The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-28
oNE or TIMES REvENGES.
,c,cAL SEQUEL TO THE MURDER
OF ROBERT RAY HAMILTON.

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co,snicators-Myste Fatality
All connected with the Noted
Episode. 'i.sxiA
From the Boston Herald.
,.b, y. Sargent of New York, who was
'.oacrsd of the murder of Robert Ray
,I.r,iitop. wealthy young New Yorker,
ubo now stands charged with the
der of his wife in Jackson in March.
,.o- has been released from custody ow-
~, f. his mental condition.-Recent dis
a.,,b from Cheyenne, Wyo.
mere are some souls placed in their ten
.,srts Of clay to in quiet seek out kin
I'D souls and with them unite into the
dist harmony of life, to spend their
&c. an earth with no disturbing elements
=, mar or blacken, and finally to pass into
w. unseen. leaving behind the mortal bod'
n he tenderly cared for by grieving loved
ones
There are othe souls whose entrance in
- the world the evil genii-sometimes il
ms the very fiend himself-take not of.
r.. ,bosa who have these souls all that lie
~, .onoes. Gifted with genius, posses
s,cs of wealth, honored in their parentaSe
e.,.,b they may be, the evil spirits that
si5ed 9t their birth bring upon them
nsls that darken life, burdens unbear-
bJa send them hurting into the abysses
If crime-their own ana others' as the
.sss NAV be-blacken and mar the soul
Thin them and bring their lives TO some
,"1Ient aud untimely end. And then, dis
.nnointed at their prey having been taken
rram them. these spirits of evil all too
,den urn upon the friends of the de-
araed vex and harass them, drive them
to despair.
4 Tragedy Recalled.
rbsea latter truths are all made manifest
l. tLo rr,gicsl life and death of Robert
po,, Hamilton and the still more tragical
ssouel Of his taking off, which is briefly
SCI forth above.
To few is given such seemingly happy
lat as was this young New Workers.. Born
to a comfortable estate, of a distinguished
lineage. his talents recognized by his fell
Ias, men he fell the prey of designing wo-
mon He was lured into marriage by
most unnatural plot, the proud name of
Hamilton was dragged through the mire,
ana he saw his wife a convict. Freed
from me calling chains of marriage by
The courts. he fed from the sight of men,
far Out into the wilds of Wyoming. Find
ing only bitterness in life, he announced
his intention of there passing all his days.
But even there the evil spirits that mad
been his bane sought him out and slew
him He came TO an untimely end in
f1rding a shallow stream.
John d. Sargent. his friend and partner,
wrote to his people that he died by acct
den. The story was accepted for a time.
His will was offered for probate. Bitter
contests in the courts resulted. The old
scandal was revived. Then came rumors
mat his death was not an accident. Sar-
gent claimed the ranch where they had
lived as his Suspicion fell upon him,
ana in Wyoming the accusation was made
tha, he had slain Hamilton in order to
seize his property. Threats of lynching
were made, but nothing came of them,
ill., in the midst of a Wyoming winter,
ne story came that Sargents wife was
dying on the ranch. A rescue party rode
for miles through the storm and snow.
They found the woman bruised and brok-
~. Her husband fled to escape their
wrath. The woman died, but gossip had
It that before her death came she had
told of the evil deeds her husband had
done to her and months before to Hamil-
ton
Returned TO Find u Prison.
Sargent returned to his old home In the
East bringing his children with him. He
pat on a bold front He denied the ru-
mors that connected him with Hamton's
death. He declared his wife's injuries were
accidental due to a fall from her horse.
But the Tumors would not down. Driven
TO IT, he returned to Wyoming with the
avowed purpose of bringing suit for defa-
nation of character against his accusers.
No sooner had he arrived in Wyoming
last fall than he was seized on a charge
Of murder in the first degree for having
caused the death of his wife. He was
cast into Jail TO await trial next April
lie stoutly maintained his innocence. He
declared himself the victim of a plot of
powerful enemies Brooding over his trou-
nles affected his mind and, fearing that
ne would become hopelessly insane, the
authorities a few days ago set him free
from confinement. He is still under in
. uelmenl but the authorities say they have
no lear OF his taking flight while his con-
oluon remains as it is now.
such are few of the evils that have
4 come more or less indirectly from the
Il marriage Of Robert Ray Hamilton to
-Faneelne C.. Steele on Jan. Z, 1899. Ham
\ toI was then SS years old. He was a son
"I ten schuyler Hamilton of the stock of
Ale$ander Hamilton, who fell i'm the duel
M-n aaron Burr Educated to the law,
4 Iahlllon quickly made a name for him
4 ~ and elected to the assembly, had dis
4 ihSuished himself there.
HnmiIton's InfatuatfOn.
some time in 1885 he met Eva Mann. or,
use me name on her marriage ceruh-
4 "le HFanSeline l.. Steele. She was
"Il4H of slender build, with well-rounded
5.m not surprisingly beautiful but still
ud. ming enough to bind Hamilton TO her
~ lAe next five years AS was alterward
i'aIH7d She was at the time the wife of
9VsHua Mann. although when Hamilton
Ire, A'f She was living in a house on West
oiA -lhld street For the next four years
t' tnelr meeting Hamilton was COM
,"'et under her spell. He ldvished gifts
%o" ner' lie sent her to Europe. The rich
was wen plucked. No one knows
u''. IMAM women of the Eva Mann type
st ."'onstarcy of man. She was not
,GS''o despite Hamilton's liberal gifts
"'I, new chapter in the tragedy
Fgl' Enter Mother Swinton."
NoIher Swnton" came from Baltimore
,- "isI husband, DR.. Kyrle, had lived
J', year or two, and soon after his
r' soe married Mann, the father of
fH1' Mann. Her second husband soon
gl"" lhe first to the grave and in 1850
s., i.ad become the wife of Prof e. j.
'H-lIut connected with the New Work.