The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-01
SARGENT IN TROUBLE.
Maine Man In Clutches Of wyom-
ing Law.
The Mystery Connected with the Deaa
ofRobert Ray Hamilton.

There seems to be another chapter In
the story about John b. Sargent. OF Ma
chias, Me. A despatch to the Boston
Herald from Cheyenne. Wyoming, sayi
that Sargent was arrested Lass week al
Jsckson's Hols. In Wyoming. charged
with the murder Of his wife, Adelaide
Sargent, In 1857. Sargent, rftsr pre-
liminary hearing, was held for trial a
the next term OF the Unita county crimi-
nal court.
Esrly In 1879 Z reports reached the fettle'
ments In Jackson's Hole that SARGENT,
who was living with HIS wife an d five
childre1 on a lonely ranch on the shore
OF Jscksor's lake. was ~ dramatically tor
turing Mrs. Sargent. and that the woman
Was In q critical condition.
A relief party of six stalwsrs ranchmen
and two women travelled 80 miles on
snowshoes to Investigate the report. They
found Mrs. Sargent In a pitiable condi-
ton, suffering from fracture of one les
and two broken ribs There was no
hope for her recovery, but she was ie.
moved to tbs settle ments, and medical
attention and care wsrs procured for her.
She fingered for SEVERAL weeks, ant be-
fore her death made q statement charging
her husband with being Responsible fol-
her injuries. Notice was cent to Sargent
10 leave the country, or he would b!
lynched. he left at once, going 20 his
former Rome In Maine.
Sargsrt returne to wyoming recsntly
to bring suit against rssidents CT Jack.
sons Hoe Tor defaming his charac .er.
he demanded an investigation OF his
wife's death, and this investigation re-
suited in his arrs Sd.
Sargent first came to Wyoming with
D-l. 20 "a M
Yorker, who was drowned In jackson
lake under suspicious ciroumsta n .es,
which have never teen exrl sined,
Sargent IL the son of Henry Sargent,
u prominent Citizen of Maonias, Me.
His wife was Mics Addie Crane oil
Machiss.
There YVES a mystery about the Iela-
rever been explained. Sargent lived on
the ranch after Hamilton's mysterious
death. 1t was Ie2orte on the authority
Of the nurse and the ply sicians who at
tended Mrs. Sargent, that he made some
important declarations regarding the
Hamilton case.
Sargent appeared IN Mashiss, after 1t
was reported he had been lynfhed In
Wyoming for Bllcgei cruelty TO his wife.
He said he hid teen driven from bis
ranch by his rclghbors. but insisted there
was no ground for their suspicious
Robert Kay Hamilton, direct ueScenu'
ant Of Alexander Hamilton, was ten year s
ago rising young politician Of New York
city. He served q term In the state Leg
islature, but was defeated for q second
term. He was aided In his curser by
wealth, education and family position.
His marriage to Eva Mann was kept q
secret. After JEALOUS quarrel at the
NolI outage in Atlantic City, In August,
MIR. Hamilton reproached his wife with
being too fri,ndly with Joshua Mann,
who asserted that the woman was his
wife. The woman later stabbed Mary
Donnelly, nurse.
Then 1t became known that Eva Mann
had Induced Hamilton to mary her by
represent :. that a child si6 'oiuoed
was his. 1T was learned that Oh. baby
died and she had ottainted another,
making the change without arousing his
suspicious.
Hamilton went into seclusion after the
scandal became public, and a few year S
later his body was found drifting In the
Snake river, Ari. He died on Aug %.
1890, leaving an estate valued ut $1,000, :
coo he lett $40. 900 for the erection Of
an ornamental fountain In this city. and
the gift was accepted by the city.