The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-19
TRICKED MANY GULLIBI.E MEN
Lulu Brunsman Wheedlcd $4,000
From Them in Six Months.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Jan 19.-Lulu Bruns-
man, alias Grace Lewis, alias Lulu
Raines and other names, has come to
grief. For a brief while she revelled
in presents made by deluded men and
Knocked their grief. Then she fell into
the clutches of the police
The woman established herself here
years ago in photograph gallery. She
was not handsome woman attract
i've to men, but she had a knowledge
of men, a wit to trick them and no
conscious to disturb her. She adyer-
tised herself as a widow with thous-
ands, in search of a husband. To those
who responded she sent pictures Of
handsome women selected from the
collection in her gallery.
For time she operated from No.
6lS Marion street, and later from No.
1880 Merchant street. In time she be-
gan playing two brothers at the same
time. They lived in a small Missouri
town. To one she wrote under the
name of Lulu Raines. and to the other
as Grace Lewis. In the Grace Lewis
letters she wrote she was well ac-
quainted with Lulu Raines, who was
immensely wealthy, and was glad that
her fiance's brother was to marry her
friend. In the Lulu Raines letters she
wrote in the same strain regarding
Grace Lewis.
With other correspondents. at diff
ferent times, she assumed the names of
Lulu Hunter and Mrs. Smallie. As
Mrs. Smallie she posed as a dashing
young widow. She is in fact. a grass
widow. Her former husband, Carver
Raines, TO whom she was married in
Houston. Tex. about nine years ago.
still lives in Texas. She was divorced
from him in st. Louis.
One of her admirers in Florida. be-
fore proceeding with the CorTespon-
dence, asked her for references. She
sent him the name of Henry Smallie.
giving his address as No. 1900 South
Broadway. When her admirers letter
arrived inQuiring as TO her character
she answered it in glowing terms, sign
ing her letter Henry Smallie.
The Merchant street house had two
entrances. At one she received letters
as Grace Lewis. at the OTHER as Lulu
Raines. After she had managed to
wheedle a correspondent out Of money
or jewelry she would break off the cor
respondence and begin new one.
When her lovers began to make in
quiries of the police in regard TO her
last December the woman fed. She
was found in Chicago and arrested. to-
gether with man whom she had mar
lltU. SHe WAS DTbuSHl bdth mere udN
before yesterday.
The woman admits that within six
months she got $1,000 in cash and
s., 600 in jewelry from gullible men.
From Sherman and John Hunter of
Savannah. Md. / got horses. a bicycle
and $780, she said. Jake Craig. a
traveller living at No. A North Wells
street. Chicago, was my next victim.
got $500 in cash and $500 in presents
from him. Philip Housan, soldier at
Fort Wallawalla, Wash. sent me n
diamond bracelet, four diamond rings
and a set of fine earrings.
Then l correspondent with Lew Jor-
dan. a railroad passenger agent at No.
AS Fort street. Detroit, Mich. Albert
Sloan, of Cripple Creek, Col, was
among my admirers. L send you So
he wrote. 1T is my house rent. but
that don't matter. / am married. and
if you will pay for divorce / will get
it,
Eugene Sloan, of Laredo. Tex. sent
me a ring, but got foxy, and L fr)ze
him out. Jack Stanley, a young collie
gian of Pittsburg, wrote that he was
charming Jack and wanted me to
send him So which | didn't do
The authorities have $50 unopened
letters addressed to her.