The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-21

| AS was afterward learned, she was at
| the time the wife OF Joshua Mann.
| For the next four years after their
meeting Hamilton was completely under
her spell. He lavished gifts upon her.
| He sent her to Europe. The rich prey
was we'll plucked. No one knows better
| than women Of the Eva Mann type the
! INCONSISTENCY Of man. She was not salts
| fled, despite Hamilton,s liberal gifts to
her new chapter IN the tragedy open
| ed Enter "Mothef3 Swinton."
| Mother Swinton" came from Balt1-
more. Her first husband, DR.. Kyrle, had
lived only year of two, and soon after
his death she married. Mann, the father
+ of Joshua Mann. = Her second husband
| soon followed the first to the grave, and
in 1860 she had become the wife Of Prof.
F. J. Swinton, connected with the New
York geological sufvey.o Swinton lived
until 1873 After his death the woman
thrice widowed supported herself, some
times as a dressmaker,i sometimes as a
! housekeeper Her son, Joshua Mann, nao
| little to distinguish him when he first
+ came into notoriety, unless, perhaps ms
craving for liquor, but nevertheless' ne
had become the husband Of the woman
who afterward charmed Robert Ray
I Hamilton.
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| and Eva Mann had continued for four
| wears the plot was conceived that rev
months later resulted in the arrest OF
"Mother Swinton'' and GOSH Mann The
| ostensible charge against them was
| the grand larceny of $500 from Rooert
t Ray Hamilton iowa
T Tn December 1888, statements were
made to Hamilton in regard to Eva Mdnll
I that led him to pay $500, and Ie" oeas ,
| Id hi init
7 Marriage ceremony performed Or the In
I Genius Juggling of live and dead paeles
/ +ha+ followed many details were tolu
1oter in the courts, but the outcome OF II
t alI was that a child was schristened beae-
[ rice May Hamilton. q
ELIMINATING QUARREL.
Tho crisis came soon afterward. Ham
;1+on did not find the role OF huspailol'
aor+ic,Ilarly the husband of Eva Manu. q
congenial one Violent quarrels foiloWeu'
n tneust 1889, they had practically ee,
a,ded on a separation Hamilton asfeeu
- oiye the woman $4,000, She demanoeo
+ &c e00 A violent quarrel followed IN tii'ii
home at Mays Landing. N ).
Mrs. Donnelly, employed as q nu.en'
She had torn her husband ciotiiihs nc 10
was called ins Eva Mann. was III ~ 81
", off. she had hurled whisky oottie q.
his head. she called the nurse nalles'
ME- Donnelly resented it, Eva Mdni,
niolsed nm a hunting knife OF her huspaiiu
and stabbed the nurse. 1t was thoa aS.l
for q time she might die For this WI VIZ D.
Robert Ray Hamilton, otherwise ~ @
Mann. was sentenced" to Two yeas ~.
nrisonment in the Trenton penlte I'D ~ .
Her husband, driven to despair anu sain-
ing an insight into her true ch'ti q 40 :
sought the aid of Inspector Byrile, az -
so SOS ~ - hood of New York's detective
time the hedu VI -
bureau ,,+o q mar
r,aea was quickly uncovered. Mother
cr,-in+on" and her son, Josh" MANN
S.ora arrested and indicted. Hamilton
w,e,+ IN the stand and/ rather against
bis viii told how ne had been sentrapp1 ~
After the conviction OF Eva MANI ~
succeeded In having thesHnarrfage annuiz
al hut gained possessions of the chiia ana
90, tlaaf she was we'll provided for. me 10
proceedings against M9tnet '"ilieo'i
and her son were droppsn.
WENT WEST TO DEATH.
Hamilton went West He had a rancn-
Marvmere-in Jackson's Hole, near the
hcrder. between Wyoming and laano, Juse
sontb of the Yellowstone National park
IT, ,uo,+ IN lavish expense in fitting up
tho stone ranchhouse on the shore ol
Jackson lake, and there. he spent ms tlIae
b1nting. John D. Sargent and his wire
and family lived on the 2rar1ch WITH Mn;
+ Apparently they were iiongthe best u
terms. q - -, q
On Aug. %, 1890, Hamilton went on
| hunting trip. He was expected oacA 'n nc
same evening. He did not return ana an an
| . few DAYS a search was begun On
| Sent Q his body was found in, the Snake
! Was It suicide, acefasnt or murder?
| ,phe coreners Jury; after examining
| ,,anv witnesses. declared that Hamilton
| met accidental death. Residents. of Jack s,
sons Hole did not hesitate to say II was
| murder. 3
| Sargent put in a claim for Maryfnef e
| and Hamilton's relatives let MN MN. nave IL
| without contest Eva Mann refused TO
/ believe that Hamilton&was- dead and later
Tbere were reports that he was seen alive
| in various parts of the world, but the
| courts of New Jersey~in1S91 declared MIN
| dead and ordered his estate settleo up
| according to his will, one. of the oequests
| If which was handsome sum for a
| drinking fountain in New YORK city.
| Eva Mann contested the settlement OF
| the estate at various times. once siie
/ compromised for $40, 600 Suit was brought
in the name OF uhei chiilSst ii9
| Element was reached
/ R1It the evil spirits were not yet content.
The sad story and sad fate of Hamilton
! are recalled every few months In some
| manner. Now 1t is the arrest OF josh
Mann for intoxication, row some escac
! pade of Eva Mann, now the. aeath y.
4 Mrs. Sargent and the arrest or her nus
/ band. -, 10
/ who can say when the end VIII DC,
/ when the malice Of the evil spirits that
drove Hamilton to hiss death will be
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