New-York tribune., 1906-08-14
MRS: YERRAULT MISSING
Husband She Declared Dead, Tells
of Her History.

Another warrant was issued yesterday for Mrs.
George I. yerraul:. alias Mrs. Helen Hamilton,
now bail following "a complaint OF James y.
MaccleIlan, a Philadelphia grocer, who charged
that she swindled him out OF $500 when. he sup
posed he was engaged TO marry her. Mrs. Yer
ral:lt could be found yesterday her West SGD
street home. Deputy Marshal James Reed. who ar
rested her in the first instance. met az the
aoor by young known Gregory Alien
Mason. who declined TO admit him or give him any
Information.
Later IL rumored about town that the woman
had jumped her bail She is out Of the city. but
her lawyer, Hugh Gordon Miller. gave out state
unent that he would have her at Marshal Henkel's
office at O'Clock this afternoon. He denied that
she had skipped her bail. Charges are pling UP
against the woman. and II is likely her bail will
be increased 10 several times the amount to-day If
she appears
An elderly woman called late yesterday after
noon at Marshal Henkels Office and said she be-
lieved Mrs Verrault was the woman who ordered
a seO0 dress from her and then refused 20 take H.
The biggest card in the prosecution turned up
yesterday in the person of George T. Nerrault a
newspaper artist who lives No. 1914 Benson
avenue, Bensonhurst According 10 his own adj
mission 20 United States District Attorney Car
mody. he is her husband. According 20 Jamie. by
which endearing name Mrs. Verrault addressed the
Philadelphia grocer, her husband Is dead lie
says she told him that he died six months ago.
Nerrault corroborated everything friend OF his
satd yesterday about the woman 80. .,u 7,or
This woman. the friend Sal0s is sun kelt-
rault's legal wife. He IS a Catholic and has made
no attempt to secure a divorce.
so FAR as we know, she was born Bina Finne-
gan, in IrOnton. Wis. As girl she was taken Dy
a named George T. Morse. Of Schoharfe IN
whose family she reared and acted as a nurse;
She went 10 Chicago. where under the name OF
Bina FORESTER she went 10 work for the Prus-
sian National Fire Insurance Company. II was
also there that she met this Mrs. J. Pemberton
Brown, who has played so important part IN
her subsequent life.
.sVerrauit met her In Philadelphia, where she
known Bina F. Brown She had in the
mean time made numerous trips 10 New York, and
eight years ago met with an accident on the Man
haitian elevated road. She sued the company and
recovered $500 damages. She told VerTaut she
widow named Brown. She has. a matter
of fact. never been married. She then
ployed a stenographer by the Delaware Fire
rault her they married by q civil judge.
This. so far know. was her only marriage.
"One week after she married 70 Nerrault in
Philadelphia she arrested for sEoplftiug. He
got her and time and time again the same
thing happened. Then Nerrault moved 10 Bati-
more where he lived four years. During that
time she repeatedly in trouble. and upon prom
back She made many trips 10 New York to visit
Mrs. J. Pemberton Brown. At that time Mrs.
Brown. far Verraut knew. all right and
Wnen he moved to New York and took house al
No ia West I'D she lived with them. In the
mean time Mrs. Nerraut got into trouble in this
city time and again until. in 1903. Nerrault made
up his mind to part company with Mrs. Brown
and left the place taking his wife with him. A
few months later, learning that Mrs. Brown was
his wife mixed up in #. Verraut left his wife
al