Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-15
.OUPES PAID HER BILLS
Love Syndicate" Woman Appears
at Hearing.
K|fslER TELLS HIS own sTosl
Published an Advertisement. "pesire
Acquaintance With Lady Of Means;
object, neutrality-suspicious.. verrauIt,
oashlns Widow Replied.

3.
F. Vcrrault, of so.called Love Syn.
dlcato" famo emerged from the ohscu
rlty which has enshrouded her cyeI
since her arrest about three mouths
ago and appeared for examination
before United States Commissioner
Shields.
Tho charge against her was uslne
the mails In matrimonial scheme
with intent to defraud Leo Kiesler
prosperous Hungarlan-American
connected with the foreign depart
ment Of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company.
Another case against Mrs. Verrault
based on tie complaint OF James Nc
Clellan, n Phlladelphl agrocer
comes up for EXAMINATION Saturday
The third complaint, alleging use o.
/ the malls with intent to defraud. tina;
OF Gregory Zalnoff, Fifth avenue
delicatessen dealer, has been dropped
There arc besides at least one charge
OF grand larcency in obtaining tn
furnishings of the Love Syndicate
house at 323 West Eighty.third stree
pending In the police courts against
both Mrs. Verrault and Mrs. Sara
Nj. Brown Mrs. Vcrault's friend
and companion.
In Maroon Gown, Black Hat, Roses.
Mrs. Verrault appeared before Com
missioner Shields to-day accompanic,
by her counsel, Hugh Gordon Miller
She was attirel in Il modest taller
made gown OF maroon broadcloth,
| with black hat, trimmed with red
roses. Tho charge against her Is
that she fraudulently obtained about
$4,000 In money and jewels from
Kiesler by means OF letters and othei
communications In which she prom.
iscd to marry him.
kiesler, who is Il big, good-looking
chap, was on the stand throughout
| the examination to-day, and told nj
about his experience with Mrs. Vcr.
rault
! On October %, 1906. he said. lie
inserted this personal in a morning
newspaper:
"a gentleman of thirty-nre, pcrma
nent income desires acquaintance
with young lady of means, objec.
matrlmony; strict Investigation ex
pected and desired. Honest"
kelsIer Called on the Woman.
| The next day" said KeiSler. 81
received an answer 10 the adver
tiscmcnt, signed Miss Florence Mont
Eomery.' inviting mo 10 call at ia
West Scventy-thilI street. went
there the next evening and found
the woman, who, aftcrward learned
was Mrs. Verrault, the defendant
She afterword told ME her real name
was Mrs. Helen Hamilton. widow
This vas before she moved 10 the
West Dlghty-third street house.
was very much pleased With
her In every way was not after
make q good marriage with nice
woman. and from what could learn
she was just the sort. Well she
kept mo coming along. took he,
to dinner at the Waldorf. She
asked mo for money to buy an en-
gagement ring; gave 1t to her
She asked me for 5000 to buy a
turquoise locket she liked gave
It to her-afterward learning tina,
Mcclellan had given up 5000 to
buy the same locket. In all gave
hor. mostly at her request. about
$4,000 most of which had borrowed
from my sister to give her.
Har Castles in Kentucky.
I'm January she went away, she
said, to look after her large proper
ties in kentucky. 7 wrote her many
letters, getting more and more unsat
isfactory replies. I asked her for
| the return of my money. She refused
ito give it, and in May 1906, she
wrote me defiant letter of good-by.
This is the first time have seen
her since then"
! Under Mr.. Miller's cross examina
ton. Kiesler admitted he had opened
up correspondence with a wealthy
Troy schoolgirl. with the object OF
| matrlmony in the same way. But
his Intentions were always honorable
and he dropped tho matter as soon
as he found his prospective fiancee
was schoolgirl.
Assistant United States District
Attorney C. s. Houghton announced
that the examination would % con-
cluded Saturday, when the case of
Mcclellan comes up. Verrault, the
defendants husband. will then up