The Washington times., 1906-08-17
LOVE SYNDICATE
BEAT WALL STREET
IntriCaCieS of FlouriShing
Business Explained by
Chief Siren.
WIDOW FOOLED THEM 8LL
Grandmother's "Ghost" Scheme Was a
Big Moneym 'ker for Clever
Woman.

NEW YORK. Aug. H.-Assistant
United States District Attorney Car
mody had an his available meL busy
today irving 10 locate two millionaire
stock brokers whose names are well
known in Wall Street, in order TO Sc
cure them as witnesses against Mrs
BIna f. rrault-Hamilton and Mrs.
Izella Brown. now known as the Cassie
Chadwicks OF New York.
The search for the two Wall Street
milHOnaires followed revelations of the
alleged activities OF Mrs. Hamilton and
her friend. Mrs Brown, which rival
In ingenuity the schemes of the famous
Ohio woman who neeced James W
Friend. head of the Pressed Steel Car
Company. out of 100000
According 10 the information which
has reached the United States district
attorney the two women OF the upper
West Side marriage syndicate used the
matrimonial bait merely as a side issue.
Their chief victims. 1t Is alleged, were
wealthy wall Street brokers. and 10 get
them il is declared that they resorted
20 everything from spiritualism to
roulette and faro layout.
Mysteries OF the upper west side love
syndicate We're revealed last night by
one who has been closely Identified
with il,
IL develops that not only has the
galaxy or charming widows worked
upon the suscepubilues of merchants
such as James Y. MacClellau, and love
sick counts such as lguaz Lolinon, but
iIaO its eutanglements We're drawn mill
li0uaire Wall Street men and railroad
magnaIes whose names are known the
ii was Mrs. IzeIIa Brown. the blonde
of captivating manner and deep hazel
eyes, who took care Of the big, game;
SS the milltoaalres We're called. Whlle
20 Mrs. George T. NeTTaulL was left the
suitOrs OF the MacClellau stripe. The
methods of holding the attention OF
these various clients were unique, run
ming the gamut from plain love sitting
90 the gambling table and splrltualistlc
seanCeS-
Mrs. Brown Meets Bina.
Mrs. Brown ran away from Halifax
about twenty years ago with J. 7.
Brown. a civil engineer of that place.
They were married in Brooklyn. Brown
was twenty years his brides senior
They lived In New York until about
fifteen years ago Brown died. Then
Mrs Brown went 10 Boston. Soon
queer stories reached the police about
her and Mrs. Brown left town. Before
she departed she made the acquaintance
of Bina Finnegau, and from the mo-
menL of the meeting they became IN
volyed In various transactions that at
tracted police attention, They made "a
circuit OF the country, touching Chicago,
Philadelphia, and other cities Then.
after a separation. during which Miss
FlBneEdn was married to George y,
Nerraur, they met IN New York,
Mrs. Brown had several thousand dol
lars OF life insurance left by her hus-
band. but when she arrived in New
y Ork she was without funds Her eX-
JraVagant mode OF living would have
dlssipated a fortune, With no money,
she secured position IS a cloak model
In an uptown department store and
maintained a small fiat on EIghty-sec-
ond street One day she saw an ad-
Nerusement In newspaper calling for
a steuOgrapher TO a man of wealth
Sn" answered IL and in a few days was
on very good terms with a Wall Street
man who has a large family
Wall Street Man in Tolls.
Mrs. Brown did not waste her spare
moments, but became acquainted with
a number Of other prominent men OF
finance The Wall Street mans wife
died and he wanted Mrs. Brown to
marry him. but she preferred being
fancy free, To win her heart her ad-
mirer sent her 10 Atlantic City for the
summer and indulged her every whim, |
but he failed TO win her for a wife.
Returning from the seaside in 1902
Mrs. Brown Installed herself in the
mansion at ia West Seventy-third .
street
She worked the personal" columns /
or newspapers 10 great advantage from /
the very start. A Broad street sock .
broker was one of the first 10 call He
zen violently in love with Mrs, Brown
ana wanted 10 elOpe with her. She got
much money out Of him. but did not run
away, because there were other adver-
flsements being put In the papers and
otnef candidates We're calling.
Assistant Found Necessary.
When the love business got too heavy
for Mrs. Brown TO handle alone she
sent for Mrs. NerFault, and that ac-
commodating young woman promptly
lefI her husband, then in Baltimore, /
and went 10. ,he Seventv-thfrd stree
house Then began a rush Of business |
Tor the personal columns ana a steady /
procession OF lOve-lOrn men and for
tune hunters 20 the brown stone front /
on SeNenty-third street. The ansWers 20 I
Inc advertisements We're read in Cabinet 4
conclaVe at which Mrs. Brown Dresided
-hFs. NeHrault would generally read them
aloud and a critical discussion would 4
Ioilo"; I'l..,,' IN Eany Instances photographs I
We're lnclosed I'm the letters and these [
would be carefully scrutiniZed
Actor Hired as Butler.
Mrs. Brown did not rely entirely upon /
the advice of Mrs. Verrault IN the sa- /
lection OF the victims. but had around /
her several younger women and a few /
men, most of whom have figured In the
developments Of the last few davs. Ona /
or these men was an actor connected /
with a Broadway stock company. When /
the love project began 20 bring in sub.
stantlal returns he quit the stage and /
took a job as butler in the household /
Mrs, Brown s. pretty daughter. Helen /
donned a maids outfit and waited on the /
table. This young woman is now mar. /
rIed
Whenever an accepted applicant for /
love honors would appear at the man /
sion he would be Wined and dined until /
he was dizzy. The invaTiabie impress |
sion would strike him that the widow" /
had nothing but money. His delusiOn /
would be shaken somewhat when he /
would be told that Mrs Brown was /
very suddenly hard pressed for funds !
Tor the Kentucky Coal and Fuel Com !
Baltimore and Return, SIas, Baltimore
& Ohio r. r. Every Saturday and sun /