THE DRUCE CASE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12975, 30 November 1907, Page 9

THE DRUCE CASE.

CABLE NEWS.

MBS HAMILTON'S INTERESTINGr ENIDE-NTJE. TJnited Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. LONiDON, November 28. Mrs Hamilton said that in 1866 A* met Druco at Eu.ton, and nrniarked, "I thought you wero dead *»od buried." Ho replied, "Well, I am myself Again." Ho seemed annoyed to be addressed aa* Dtruce. and showed her -a bundle -of handkerchiefs withe coronet worked on them by his wifo Annie, which had much annoyed him. He used ftlra HamaV ton's -scissors to cut tho coronets off» and burnt most, of them. She ra~ covered one, tind kept it for some years, but burnt it when she waa told tiliero -would bo no Druoe cwee. -SSi-a last saw Druco in 187 G. Ho remarked, "I am about to die." She said, 'I hope you hovo repented of your 6ins." Cross-examined, (Mrs Hamilton admitted her baptism certificate described her as a daughter of Robert end Isabella Atkinson. She benefited under tho will of Mm Atkinson's uwt-her. She left lier grandmother wh«i fourteenyears old_ and came to London clone to seek her father. Looking tlmraujbtho window of Uie Baker etreot beaiar, sho recognised Druco, whom ahe had never aeon before, by a photography. Ho ouriio out and oonvorscd witth Ho provided for her until Iter fethaa*returned from <tlho Oon_ineint v The oaso will bo resumed on Friday*