Show J H HAMILTON MURDERED domestic infelicity lo in the family 01 ol john jobs H hamilton monday cost him his lire he being shot dead at first south street on the lawn isau in frontal front ol 01 the real residence uerice of thomas thomaa P seddon his brother jn in law the oc currel curral about bc lock look six shots were fired hamilton bau baa gone to his hie brother in laws to see sea his bia wife and talk over matters prior to beginning dlvore proceedings which were to be instituted today W C pavey the wel wd known merchant long known tor for bib alf handsome lorm and feminine gallantry was named as a co respondent in tact fact mrs hamilton had bad appended her ber signature to a written statement acknowledging their ailt this she abe aen ed to a NEWS man today but when the docu mout was wag prod produced produce acou a with ott ot er evidence in toe the possession of the officers ficera of last light she ahe admitted that it was waa tru that ste had bad visited mr pavey at his rooms from time to time and ana had bad been criminally intimate with him mr hamilton had satisfied Batie fled hini himself self on this thie score boore several betke ago and a separation followed mrs hamilton Hamil toa first joing going to her a to remain for a time and then to her slaters where the dread idl tragedy occurred jesse W fox and ancl george H taylor were in a house at the rear of the promises premie ea at the time and with several other people beard the shooting after the first shot was fired there was waa a brief spell apell of silence then four shots in rapid succession followed by another peri berid d oi 01 quiet and the last shot hot the first was waa muffled somewhat while the remaining live five were sharp ebarp and clear on 00 this the testimony 01 witnesses witness ee la is quite uniform several citizens now aw men in we the neighborhood they were more or leea lea excited and can give no definite information as all to who did the shooting this thia statement of mr seddon la in credited by many m aay ae a giving alving the key to the affair L u and john had some trouble on the outside she claims that be struck bar who did the shooting I 1 kont know 41 this thia detectives sheets and raleigh who have worked continuously on the case since bince the shooting may aay tells ell the story atory of the trouble they believe that mrs hamilton did the shooting the dead man mana relatives ivea say bay they are certain of thing alleging alle ginK that she be has baa has baa frequently threatened his bis lift of late several weeks aweeka ago she ehe secured pones of her husband hua bauda a revolver and apparently kept it until an til last night when it wee was ret returned that is ia it it was returned at all monday afternoon he be called upon his hia attorney and asked for advice as to its recovery later he went down to mr Seddon Sed done li and met his bis wile wife where according to a statement made by him last evening to D 0 calder a friend amri hamilton informed him that she abe was waa about to write him a note telling him to call and get the revolver whereupon where t be said lou liou why not give it to me now because was the reply ajl it is ie down to father a 11 the truthfulness ut the reply to la strongly questioned and ana the allegation made that abai the weapon was in her bar possession sion all the time the body was taken to the under taking parlors of joseph joeeph william taylor within a very short period alter after the shooting an examination disclosed the fact that a bullet had bad entered the body obliquely to the jett of the heart suicide was suggested by the wife aind her friends but declared by others to be ridiculous and impossible it Is argued that no person would miss mies his body five times out of pix eix it in an attempt at self destruction A 82 caliber bullet ballet was found in the caslib ot or a front window today by officer office armstrong and by a 14 NEWS maio mac found to fit exactly the revolver picked from the ground where his dead body lay the hamiltom are young people having baying been married bat a little more than two years they have no child ren mrs hamilton was a mlee miss priday before marriage and Is ia a native of eagland her husband was born in scotland 26 years ago his mother and sisters are prostrated with the death of ef son ou ald brother who seems to have been respected by everyone who know knew him hla his scout the suicide theory in all its ite and the she investigation so BO Is far r as ae it has proceeded supports their tbell conclusions in every particular after his bia gifta s confession his hie mental agony was wa very gre great t andl only yesterday exclaimed that he was glad he soon be fre free through the medium of divorce he said he loved his hie wife dearly but could not so ao far sec sacrifice his hie manhood as ae to take her back to his bla home after her confession to him mrs hamilton was wag interviewed by bj a nims NEWS man in chief paul paupa a cafice tuesday where she passed the when the interviewer entered she was in the personal custody of captain eslinger slinger fi and at first declined to an swat any questions but immediately began to talk she said 1 I last saw mr hamilton about hair bait put pait nine o last night he came down to my sisters listers to see aee me we were together quite a while I 1 con 0 ont it remember how bow long we talked over out our troubles but were friendly about it once or twice mr hamilton said he would do something we would both regret I 1 told him it was foolish for him to talk that way but he salio be meant it all the same my sister mrs seddon and ancher her husband retired while we were in an am ao so joining room ewhen when grham mr ham ilton got ready to go we walked into the hallway together we stood there talking for some acme time and tie be put his arms arma around me and kissed 1 abile I 1 did the same in return then the we went toabe to the bour abour and he passed out cut I 1 followed to the steps and he be w went ant down and when be was just a few I 1 beet away I 1 furled with my hand band on the door to close it when I 1 beard a pistol ahot abote 1 what did you do thela asked we the NEWS man i went into the house and my sister bister and brother in law sprang out of bed and met we me in the hafl hallway way mr seddon said my god lou what has baa happened bappe neaV I 1 said I 1 dian didn it know and went to say my room 91 11 dicing dian t you go outside to see what the matter wae was the next query propounded to her 1 I did not was the response were you IN no I 1 aida it realize what was the matter I 1 know that mr ham won was killed until I 1 was wai told and see eee anyone on 00 the outside when be left the house bouse what to ie your theory mrs harrill hamil ton as aa to who billed your hueham hue bam 0 1 I think from what he said eald that he be would do something eom ething we would both regret that be killed did he ever talk of committing suicide eu iride so BO far as you kno snow not that I 1 am aware of but he bad a terrible temper and of late help baa been very determined he always abway insisted on OB having his bia own way how about your temper hamilton Hamil too as a matter of fact bereit 96 you rather quick to anger yourself your seli 1 yes yea I 1 was came the response promptly supplemented by the confession K 1 I could row with him one make up with and lore jove him the next but we aide aidel have bare much trouble of course we had bad our little ups upa and downs but that is ia all there Is ie of it we thought a good deal of at each other it is not true that he wanted a divorce neither did I 1 PP you say eay you heard beard but one shok shot mrs hamilton daml you know that there were six ox first fired JI no I 1 dont the one I 1 beards maio me kind of deaf lo in one ear and I 1 can cant 4 hear with it yet 2 how long have you known mr pavey mrs since I 1 was wag a little girl we were children together but were never intimate I 1 olten met him as a friend but tbt was all we were always what about your written sion that you had been criminally afi II 11 alimate mate with hini him ill never made any I 1 signed a paper for noy my husband some time ago when we had bad some trouble over mr pavey and myself but don dont 4 kemem ber what it contained out our troal had been serious and I 1 had fainted two or three times siad and it was while I 1 was waa la in wat condition that I 1 signed it i what was the lost last thing your husband said to you last night on leaving you yoa at the dool after kissing diesing me he be said he be would meet we me today we were to talk over matters again about our divorce but bat I 1 dibut want it mr hamilton always lood good to me and provided everything I 1 deeded until seven weeks ago when I 1 went to my mothers after that he gave me nothing at all ail s mrs hamilton a great deal has baa been said about mr Hamilton Pa revolver when did you return it to hino him five days day ago five days day before yes yesterday sy |