MORE OF MRS. HAMILTON'S STORY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 58, 2 December 1907, Page 7

MORE OF MRS. HAMILTON'S STORY.

CROSS-EXAMINATION. CONDITION OF THE DUKE'S NOSE. (Rec. Dec. 1, 3.47 a.m.) London, November 30. Mr. H. Avory, counscl for tho defenco, askod Mrs. Hamilton: "Has it not,struck you as a curious coincidonco that tho gentleman whom you call father and your fosterfather both died in tho samo year?" : Mrs. Hamilton promptly replied: "No, it never occurred to me." Sir. Avory referred to certain omissions in her testimony beforo tho Queen's Bench, where she stated that she lived in G.owor Street up, till 1868, and did not inform Mr. Bargrave Deane that she was living with her husband at Liverpool from 1858 to 1871, and often visited London and stayed with her father in Gower Stroet. Witness said she was novor asked about Livorpool. Mr. Avory: "Thoy wcro not aware of it at that time, but we found it out." Mr., Avory quoted evidenco given at tho Queon's Bench Division showing that Sirs. Hamilton did- not mention lumps on tho Duko's face. Ho suggested that tho prosent testimony was based on Caldwell's. When confronted with the discrepancies thus revealed, Sirs. Hamilton blamed tho stenographers. She confessed that sho had confused dat-es, or, sho' declared, tho questions put to her on a previous occasion had misled her.

Replying to furfclier questions by Mr. Avory regarding.' the. handwriting of tho Dnko, witness stated that ha was able to write almost any hand ho liked. The Duke told her, in reply to a question asked him, that the mock funeral cost £1000. Witness supposed that tho officials wcro bribed, or they would never have taken tho coffin witliout a certificate. Mrs. Hamilton, replying to the Magistrate, Mr, Plowdon, said that between 186G and 1876 her father spoke to hor about Caldwell going to do a good thing for tho Duke's nose. She supposed lie moant Caldwell.' She knew tho Duke's nose looked nice up to 1864, though, if it worn closely examined, one might see a little- mark. She afterwards saw that tho lump had disappeared. The Dulto used to refer to an outside correspondent, though her father was unaware why he wanted l a woman secretary.