The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-05

coming down the street. He here!
Almost the identical words with which
she met the plaintiff. This woman
was registered as Mrs. Anderson. New
ark, N. j.; but the name was no doubt
assumed for she let out to a table girl
named Mary O'Neil that her name was
Lenora. Miss O'Neil is present among
the witnesses for the prosecution.
"All this makes it evident that Le
: nora expected to meet her husband,
but not in Grovedale, for she was sur
prised when she thought she saw him
coming. This argues a strong resem-
blance on the part of the twin broth
ers, and which we know existed. The
woman said at the Essex House that
she was going to Coaticoke, no doubt
to meet her husband. When Mr.. Ham
ilton recognized her, as he did by her
emerald hair, he asked her if he might
talk with her and mentioned that he
was intending to take the next train
for Portland. The woman appeared
puzzled, but replied readily enough that
she would talk with him on the train.
What does this prove but that she
| still supposed he was her husband. and
| that from prudent motives he did not
wish her to recognize him on the
| street? l shall prove to you that her
! husband, Victor Hamilton, otherwise
! Ashley, was a fugitive from justice,
| and his wfe's caution was needful not
| to bring detection upon her husband,
| whom Unexpectedly she supposed she
| had met in Grovedale when she
thought he was safe in Canada. In
/ her first excitement she forgot her eau
| ton, but from that time was prudent.
| In proof of this wrong conclusion re-
| garding the identity of her husband.
| she took the train south instead of the
north. Why did she do this? Simply
| to travel with her husband, as she
| supposed him to be, and learn his
| plans.
MY client remembers vaguely that
he saw her on the train and talked
with her, but recollects nothing that
twas said, for it was at this time that
his mind became eclipsed. Conductor
Libby's evidence comes in at this
point. He will tell you that he saw
the two together-Mr. Hamilton and
the green-haired lady. Mr.. Hamilton
appeared strange. did not seem to rec
ognize him though they knew each 9TH
er well, for Mr.. Libby has been on the
train for a matter of thirty years or
more. He listened vaguely. it seemed,
as if he did not understand what she
was saying. There was strange look
about his eyes that Mr.. Libby noticed.
What followed? The woman, doubt
| less convinced of her mistake, left the
train at Mechanic Falls and went
north to join her husband at Coati-
coke. Mr.. Hamilton went on his way
to Portland. Mr.. Libby testifies that he
saw him at the Portland depot, but aft
| err that lost sight of him.
Now comes in the testimony of a
commercial traveller, named George
Barnstead. Mr.. Barnstead is a wide
awake man who runs for the firm of
! Eaton & Glover of Boston, who will
vouch for the probity of Mr.. Barnstead.
| His testimony is of so astounding "a
nature that it needs to be well anthem
ticated and vouched for, as it is in this
instance. Mr.. Barnstead is of an ao-
| tive, alert nature, and little goes on
under his gaze without notice.
And this was what he observed at
Portland depot, where he loitered for
some time, expecting to meet another
runner named Hurd. He saw a man
whom he has since recognized at
| Vane Hamilton, the plaintiff, by his