The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-24
Former Resident Of Machias,
Me-, Said to Have Been
Killed in Wyoming.
Cruelty to His Wife the Cause
Alleged For Committing
the LawIess Crime.
John SARGENT WAS THE VICTIM.
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his Father q PromInest Citizen and Pro-
prietor Of the Mschias Iron Foundry
- Highly Conneeted In Boston.

Machias, Me. July PA report Just
John ID. Sargent Of this place has been
Iyncbed by a mob In the region OF Jack
sons Hole. The news has created a
profound sensation here. where Sar-
gent was born and has resided until with
In few years. His father u Henry
sargent OF this place, prominent cit
izen and proprietor OF the Machias iron
foundry. Leander II. Crane. one OF the
leading merchants Of this town, is the
father-in-law OF the man who is said TO
have come to his death In this unto
ward fashion.
Attendant circumstances make the
case one OF more than local interest.
John Sargents name was prominently
before the public at the time OF the sem
sational disappearance Of Robert Ray
Hamilton, the well known New Yorker.
few years ago. Sargent was Hamil-
toms friend and intimate companion on
the Wyoming ranch near which the
Hamilton tragedy occurred. At the
time there was an allegation that Sar-
gent was In a position to know mere
about the case than he had seen fit to
make pubic, and there has been a mys-
terry In the relations OF the two men
that has never been satisfactorily cleared
up.
- Since Hamiltop's death Sargent has
lived on the ranch, except for occasional
visits to the East His wife. who was
Miss Addie Crane Of Machias, has resided
there with him. Sargent. who Is re-
lated TO the Hemmingway family OF
Boston, has received generous remit
| tances from the East, both from his peo-
pie and from his wife's relatives.
But from time TO time't there have come
reports that the young wife was not re-
ceiving all the care and attention that
were due her.
1t appears that two soldiers who were
passing the Sargent ranch noticed some
suspicious circumstances, and made in
| quiries of one of the FIVE Sargent chill
dren. From what they learned they
| decided thatinterference was demanded
| and they reported their case on their ar
rival at Jachson's Hole Several set
tiers there, accompanied by two ladies'
made the trip to the ranch and inves-
tigated
AS a. result OF what they found they
TSIloNeu IfS. SdTBent ana the cflIQTen,
although the husband protested The
wife was very sick, and apparently suf-
| fering from lack OF suitable care and
proper medical attention. She was con-
veyed to Jackeon's Hole on a sledge,
and though everything possible was
done for her. she died and was inferred
at Jackson's Hole.
The reports that came from parties
that corresponded with the Machias rela :
tives stated that the settlers were in
censed at Sargent, and had made threats
OF personal violence. 1t was also re-
ported on the authority Of the nurse and
the physician who attended Mrs. Sar-
gent that she had made a statement to
be used after her death. in which she
made some important declarations re-
garding the Hamilton case.
A few weeks ago. shortly after the
death Of his wife. John Sargent came
East TO Portland, and his father went
on from Machias and met him there.
After a conference the son went bacl;
to Wyoming. He told his father that he
had been misrepresented in the earlier
reports. His relatives, however. frankly
declare that they are unable to credit
all his disclaimers