The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-18
Ola MOND JACK
IS WHAT HIS FRIENDS USED
TO CALL HIM
VERY GAY YOUNG COUPLE
They Land UP in Chicago in the Police
Court. Charged with Obtaining
Food with Intent 40 DefraUd tho
Boarding House.
Diamond Jack, This acquaintance

used to cSl him in Roanoke.
| He came %, this city halfayear ago
and with him was pretty little wo
nan whom he called his wife. They
Stepped at the Hotel Felix, and regis
s-tsrsAas BenrysC. Bingham and wife.
Mr.. Bingham did ut seem to have
Il great deal to do except wear good
clothes ard enjoy himself. He was a
young fellow who spent good deal
of money, wore blonde mustache
with about seventeen hairs on either
side of his rather long nose, and III
his expansive shirt front was q stone
that would turn Il hotel clerk green
with envy. He was an all round
sporting man, and he soon picked up
any number of uaintances. Ii
was not long before he became the
center and semi-idoi of n group OF
chosen spirits who liked to linger
around the card table until the mar
ket carts commenced 10 rumble into
town. Mr.. Bingham industriously
circulated thsreport that he intended
to start stock exchange in Roanoke
and his gilded sign still hangs out in
front of IL rather pretentious Office on
Salem avenue.
After having remained at the Hotel
Felix for u couple Of months, Mr..
Bingham decided to exchange 1t for
the Hotel Roanoke, especially as he
had had some words with the proprl-
etor Of the former place. SO he took
up his abode on the h:ll, and contin-
ued to live in the most luxurious
style. 1t was not long before he be-
come II well known character. He
passed rs the son or nephew OF the
millionaire proprietor OF the Bingham
House. of Philadelphia. and this made
him many friends. 1t this time he
weighed exactly ninety pounds by
the scales in the lobby OF the hotel
This included the big diamond i'll his
shirt front and pair Of corduroy
trousers.
One day about month ago Dir.
Bingham and his petite wife We're
missed. and have never been seen
since by any of their Roanoke friends.
Yesterday they were in Chicago
police court charged With obtaining
TODD with intent TO deifaud the pro
prietors of the boarding house at
which they were stopping. There
they were registered As II. q. Brad
shaw and wife.
The questioning Of the police court
Judge brought out the romance OF
the affair and also the prose 81 elope-
ment. 1t seems that Bradshaw $
right name was Il. c. Bingham and
his'wite's name is Katie Spilman. The
pretty girl smiled when questioned
about her folks in Baltimore. She
was informed that her uncle, who Is
president of the German Savings bank
there, would take steps 10 get her
back to her home. ~ must get rid
of Bingham some way" she said. u
don't think he has been dealing fairly
with me. have been supplying him
with money for some time. l cannot
face my relatives in baltimore after
all this trouble"
1t was not long, however, before the
reporters got at the bottom OF the
story. Both of the young people are
natives of Baltimore, where Bingham
is we'll known as q, high flyer. Miss
Spilman, who captrSeIed the hearts
of the young men of Saoanoke is a
niece of President Spliaaan of the
German Savings Bank.
When she arrived of age recently
she had some dispute with her uncle,
who was also her guardian, and in a
pet left his comfortable home to go
out at service. She made the ac-
quaintance of Bighan. who took her
to the st. James Hotel, Washington
where they registered in luxurious
apartments as n. G. Gordon and wife.
His hotel bill for two Gays was S52
which he paid with q bogus check
that was compromised by his father,
who is a highly est -emed citizen.
Bingham also tried to Guy carpets on
bogus, checks asking for the difference
i'm cash but did not succeed.
The case against tie couple was
continued until further evidence
could be produced, and the girl was
released in 5000 bonds.