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DASHING WOMEN OPERATE
LOVE SYNDICATE In NEW YORK
WINSOME WIDOWS" SPIDER WEB CAUGHT ONE HUN
DRIED RICH DUPES WHO WALKED INTO
1T WILLINGLY
One Of the Victims Told His Story the District Attorney
and the Syndicate Came to UntmeB End
Secured 100000 While 1t Worked.

ter Lillian. II is said they are en-
gagged TO be married.
Oashing Leading Spirit
of the Love Trust.
Mrs Brown, the guiding spirit OF
the love enterprise, is forty-two years
old and has had a Kaleidoscope ca
reer. Her deep hazel eyes have a
bewitching and dangerous softness.
She has a subtle grace and dignity.
Her hair is of the blazing peroxide
variety. Tall and with a strikingly
symmetrical figure, she is woman
who would Immediately attract atten-
ton. There is shrewd cast in her
countenance, but it is tempered by
the melting languor of her eyes.
1t is easy to see from an observa-
ton of Mrs. Brown how she was able
to hold men in her clutches. She is
a woman of keen wit, brisk con-
yersationalist and one quick to take
advantage of every slight opportunity.
With her suitors she has been by
turns affectionate, adoring, gracious
and stern. She has a heart of steel,
but her admirers never suspected it
until they We're violently Tilted.
Mrs. Verrault is a woman OF a
softer type. Her deep dark eyes, rosy
complexion and beautifully moulded
face give her an atmosphere of daz-
cling charm. She is scarcely past
thirty, yet she has broken hearts ga
lore. Her chestnut-brown tresses con-
tribute to her bewitching beauty. In
manner she is the opposite of Mrs.
Brown. She is at once impulsive,
summing and loVable. 1t is said that
Mrs. Verrault actually fell in love
with a few of her admirers, but she
held herself in check because to love
was not one of the principles of the
extraordinary matrimonial syndicate.
All her Witcheries and graceful tricks
of manner and speech were put forth
to lead her victims on to their doom.
Youths Helped Along
the Game of Cupid.
The youths who helped along the
tricks of the love trust were scarcely
out of their teens. Robert Emmett
Keene, who for some time played
small parts in Proctor's stock com
pany, was the oldest of the Group.
He was quick to see the opportunity
offered by the matrimonial enterprise
when first he was introduced into the
household. Promptly giving up his
stage career, he entered into the af-
fairs of the syndicate with all the
fervor of his ardent spirit.
In his position as butler many a
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skyrocket company exploded, leaving
large number of financiers holding
bogus stock, Angel felt like troucing
his sonin-law, but never could find
him.
This chimerical concern procured
its victims by advertising in newspa-
pers and also through the means of
the spirituaiistic seances that were a
part of the matrimonial plans.
Matrimonial Manaion Was
deliberately Fitted Out.
The matrimonial mansion was fitted
out i'm a way calculated to inspire the
dupes. Each room has a name ac.
cording to the kind of paper on the
wall. The parlor was the green room,
because it had green paper with lit
tie splashes of pink. The library was
furnished in red. All the books were
of red. The library cost Mrs. Brown
$4,000
Mrs, Brown had a red room on the
third floor which harmonized with her
blond hair. Mrs. Verrault's boudoir
was of delicate pink.
Mrs. Verrault and Mrs Brown were
always very careful about receiving
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tently, and the only thing that saved
me was the fact that a smart breeze
was blowing directly from him toward
me, and thus preventing him from
getting my scent.
Now while / had been watching the
harmless animals / had found 1t easy
enough to sit perfectly still, and had
not made a twig rustic enough to
friehten even the shyest beast.
But now, when my life depended on
absolute silence, I felt an insane de-
sire to move. ! wanted to sneeze. l
wanted to cough, | wanted to stretch
my arms, which began to develop
cramps. My legs twitched and my
neck itched. Il was almost unable to
control myself. and the strain of sit
ting still brought the Precipitation to
my forehead.
How long this terrible situation last
ed l do not know, but all at once the
strain was relieved by a discovery
that brought me up 'all standing" as
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self, there came sound like thun-
der and a mass of huge objects
doomed black against the sky behind
the beast. Before actually realized
what happened the mass crashed past
me and / had only just time tc roll
behind a tree.
Then l comprehended what had oc.
CURED. A herd of buffalo, coming
down to drink, had scented the lion,
and as lie the practice of these savage
brutes, they had Immediately charged
up wind like mad. These African buf.
falo have been known to charge big
caravans that same way.
/ stepped cautiously to where the
lion had been. He was there yet
but he was stone dead, and not only
stone dead, but SO terribly mangled
and trampled that there wasn't enough
of him left to serve as a trophy.
But at any rate / was glad enough
to do without trophy in this particu
lar case.-Bostop Globe
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New York-If Robert Emmett
court of love operated by Mrs. Izella
Brown and Mrs. George T. Verrault,
had not used bad judgment and let
James V. Mcclellan, the obscure
Philadelphia grocer, into the West
Seyenty-third street mansion, all the
fuss about the love syndicate might
have been avoided. 1t was Keene
who used to determine which of the
eager applicants for love honor should
come in. When he passed fayorably
upon Mcclellan he let in the man
who, when ruthlessly rejected by the
charming Mrs. Verrault, promptly
went to the United States district
attorney.
The extent to which the love syn
dictate operated has amazed the dis
trict attorney. 1t is calculated that
in the three years during which the
combine ensnared it's victims more
than 100000 was taken from them.
A census of the dupes shows that
they range from prosperous store
owners to millionaire Wall street
financiers. Probably one hundred of
them walked into the spider web.
Four women figured in the active
work of the love trust. Mrs. Brown,
shrewd and fascinating, was the
schemer who kept the syndicate afioat.
Mrs. yVerrault was the official letter
writer. 1t was she who sent the cap
tivating love missives that won the
hearts of the susceptible dupes. She
attended to the correspondence of
both herself and Mrs. Brown.
Daughter and Niece
as Side Attractions.
The golden-haired daughter of Mrs.
Brown was a conspicuous member of
the combination. She did not make
love to any OF the men nor receive
their attentions, but it was handy to
have her around as milady's maid.
The same interesting role was as
sumed by Mrs. Browns beautiful
niece, Miss Mary Mason To the
credit of Mrs. Brown, it may be said
that she watched these two damsels
with the eye of hawk and never
permitted the slightest indiscretion so
far as they were concerned. The two
girls when not engaged in the palace
of love had the time of their lives in
going about the country with Mrs.
Brown.
The niece is the daughter of a
struggling Boston storekeeper. He al
ways held high regard for his sis
ter, and feeling that she could pro-
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the sailors say, with the grave import
OF 1t. The wind was beginning to
change.
Slowly IL veered. First it blew
over my back. Then it began, slow
ly, but steadily, to veer farther around
so that at last it was blowing be.
hind the place where the lion still,
lay.
At that rate it would be only a
few minutes before it blew directly
over the beast and toward me.
There was no prudence in sitting
still any longer. moved by impercep.
tible degrees toward my rife. l do
really think that at no time did ]
stir more than quarter of an inch in
any one motion. My ears, strained
to their utmost, could not detect that
l made the least sound. Yet ] had
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their guests. Each of the women
would have three men a week calling
upon them. If Mrs. Brown had a
suffer who seemed to be particularly
recalcitrant about buying extravagant
presents, Mrs. Verrault, who was al
ways able to corral the most obstrep-
erOus caller, would be called in to
use her persuasive influence.
Mrs. Verrault used to go out often
er than Mrs. Brown with the infat-
uated lovers. She would always wear
heavy veil and would tell her spell
bound admirer that she did it to keep
her wicked brothers from seeing her.
These relatives, she said, were always
trying to make trouble for her. They
were scheming to get part of the es-
tate left her by the rich husband she
said had died. Often when out with
one sutton dining at a fashionable
cafe she would be startled to find
another sweetheart sitting idly at a
nearby table. She would then hurry
the dinner through on pretense of
feeling faint and would hasten home
with her escort.
Ingenuity Exercised in
Receiving the infatuated.
Both widows" had to exercise some
ingenuity in receiving the society
women whom they had on their string.
These members of the 400" they
met through the medium of adver-
tisements, and used them as a means
of getting unlimited credit for expen-
sive dresses. They had to arrange
1t so that these fashionables would call
I'm the afternoon, for at night the par
lors were given up to the explicit
use of the love victims.
There were many exciting scenes
at the front doors of the establish
ment run by the syndicate on West
Seventy-third street and later at No.
1923 West Eighty-second street. Dis
appointed lovers who had handed over
to the syndicate much of their money
used to storm on the front stoop and
threaten to dynamite the mansion if
their lady love would not see them.
Roebrt Emmett Keene was quite diplo-
matte in handling these excited in
divid uals and managed to save the
house of love from an explosion.
The parlor in which the lovelorn
admirers were received had mas
sive mantel adorned with gold orna-
ments. Upon it would be placed pho
tographs of the callers, particular care
being taken that the right picture was
in the right place for the occasion.
Count Zolinoff, the Fifth avenue deli
catassen dealer, had his photograph
taken in 81 different styles and would
insist that Mrs. Verrault. whom he
was counting. should have them all in
plain evidence around the room.
Don't you think l take a good pic
ture?" he would ask.
You're the sweetest thing In the
world" Mrs. Verrault would reply.
Then she would get the promise of
another expensive present.
The old man who caused Mrs Yer
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tages than he was able to afford sent
her to New York. Mrs. Browns
scheme to marry the girl to New
Yorker of wealth was given a rude
shock when the girl eloped with a
man she really loved. She met her
husband while attending a regimental
ball to which Mrs. Brown had taken
her.
Gregory Allen, who was one of the
buffers in the Brown-Verrault house
hold. knew this young man and intro
duced him to the blue-eyed beauty.
1t was love at first sight. Three
months from the day of the meeting
Miss Mason broke away nom the in
fiuence of the love combine. Gregory
Allen had been very much smitten
with Miss Mason himself. When she
Tilted him he got bravely over 1t and
fell In love with Mrs. Browns daugh-
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generous tip came Keene's way. The
enraptured suitors of Mrs. Brown and
Mrs. Verrault regarded him as the
court jester Gregory Allen, who was
an amateur sculptor, became asso-
ciated with the matrimonial trick
sters through his acquaintance with
George T. Verrault, husband of the
pretty brunette. He donned uni
form and helped Keene in his job
as butler. Mrs. Browns four broth
ers helped In many ways to keep the
syndicate going,
George Mason was one of the pro-
moters of the famous Kentucky Fuel
and Alcohol company, which was one
of the side issues of the syndicate.
He made his father-in-law, William
ID. Angel. Of Chicago. vice president
of the concern without asking the
old gentleman's consent When the
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land in Kentucky. He called at the
love palace many times to get point
ers about fuel. 1t is said that the
broker invested considerable money
in the scheme.
Mrs. verrauIt Had
Real Love Affair.
Among the real love affairs that
Mrs. Verrault was interested in was
one with Boston lawyer She was
greatly attached to him. One day
after he had failed to call around and
see her at her Boston home she went
to his Office and created scene. The
lawyer ordered her out The next day
Mrs. Verrault was taken to hospital.
Her nerves were all unstrung and it
was alleged she had taken bichloride
of mercury in an effort to end her
life.
Mcclellan, the Philadelphia, has
been quite upset because of the fuss
he has caused in having his erstwhile
sweetheart arrested. The next day
after Mrs. Verrault appeared in court
Mcclellan came to town and tele-
phoned to the West Eighty second
street mansion He got Mrs. Brown
on the phone and told her he was
sorry he had caused all the trouble.
If Mrs. Verault would return the pres
ents he had lavished upon her he
would withdraw the charge.
Go on, you fool!" was the snappy
reply. Mrs. Verault doesn't care
what you do"
Mcclellan, the picture of despair,
hung about the house seeking a
chance to speak to his lady love, but
when Mrs. Verrault emerged from the
mansion she swept by him as though
he didn't exist
The Philadelphia Lover
Kicked over the Traces
The wall of all the overthrown suit
ors has been that they lost so much
money. 1t is this very thing that
has given Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Ver-
rault such keen delight. In one of her
merry moods Mrs. Verault said:
What fine spectacle this is, all
these men having me arrested because
| was too sharp for them! They are
fortune-hunters, and of very low
type. They are like the foreign no
blemen who come over here to win
rich American girls, but they go it on
a cheap scale. They think the Ameri-
can women soft, and all they have to
do is to look wall-eyed at them and
they will break their necks to hand
them money. They only called be.
cause they wanted to get homes where
they wouldn't have to work. l really
think that / have done a service to
American women in showing these
brutes up.
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not moved more than half the dis
lance toward my weapon before the
lion arose and looked straight at ME.
threw myself over and snatched at
my rifle, but missed it. In the effort
| lost my balance and fell fiat on by
back. Instantly / felt as if all hope
had gone, for l knew only too well
how swift lions charge is.
But even as was regaining my bal
ance and pulling my gun toward my
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Among the Minors.

There is lot of money wrapped up
In some crack ball players. Frequent
ly a small fortune is netted by the
sale of one player who ranks head
and shoulders above his mates.
"Heine" Berger, of Columbus, sold to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-14

This game, called THE Devil on
Two Sticks" which was very popular
in the last century, is coming into
vogue again, says the Illustrated Lon
don News. In it's general rules it re-
sembles tennis, but there is no net,
which is replaced by a rectangular
court between two square courts. In
stead of a racquet the players use two
sticks connected by a silk cord, and
instead of a ball they have the so
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-09-14

called devil. which resembles a dice
box, or two tops placed peg to peg.
The devil is slung upon the cord, and
is spun from the servers court into
the service court. The player receiv-
ing the service allows the devil to hop
once, then catches it on the silk cord
and returns it If possible. The scor-
ing is much the same as in tennis, ex-
cept that at the first fault the service
passes to the opponent
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It Is.

Gee! l had rotten luck today"
John, don't you think rotten Is
a-er-rather rotten word for a father
of family to use?"-Houston Post.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

Proposals for hay and gross beef-Brcon. Colo
RADIO, June 2s, 1906, sealed proposals plainly
married. on the outside OF tho envelope pro
posals for hay or beeii as the case may be, and
addressed to the undersigned at Breen, Cilu.
RADIO. will bo received at the Fort Lewis Indian
School until o'clock p. m. OF July 2lst, 1906,
for furnishing aud delivering 100 tons of hay M
tho school, and l25,Dc0 lbs. of gross beef al
Navajo Springs Agency. as may be required
during the fiscal year ending June 30. 1907 ] ns
per specifications obtainablo at the school
Bidders should state clearly In their bids the
proposed price of the hay and beef TO be ntlere'
under contract. These supplies will bo subject
TO rigid inspection. The right is reserved to
reject any or all bids. or any part Of any bid, II
deemed for the best interest of the service.
Each bid must be accompanied by certified
check or draft some U. 5. depository, or sol
vent national bank, made payable to the ordcr
of the Commissioner Of Indian Airaira for .at
least per cent OF the amount OF the proposal.
which check OF draft will be forfeited to the
United States in case any bidder bidders re-
ceiying an award shall fail to execute promptly
satisfactory contract with good and sufficient
surotes, otherwise to be returned to the bidder
Bids accom- panied by cash in lieu of certified
check will not be considered, For further nfor
nation apply to John =. Spear, Superintendent
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

This Is becoming a common head
ing in our daily papers. Accidents
are becoming more and more fire.
quent. There seems to be nothing to
prevent them, yet an accident policy
is a safeguard. Be prepared for ac-
cident and sickness by carrying our
combination health and accident pol.
icy. written by the National Casualty
company. 1t costs but one dollar per
month. Insure today, tomorrow may
be too late.
LA PLATA ms. & INV. CO.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

WANTED-Local representative to
handle the sale of our new Unrivaled
Series of Charts and Surveys show
ing every state and foreign country
reliable, historical and descriptive
matter; beautifully illustrated. We
anticipate sale large enough to net
our representatives from 5000 to $500
in every county. Address Rand. Nc
Nally & Co., Chicago, III.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

PASTURAGE-Hors will be tax
en- on good pasture and taken care OF
during the summer months, on the
old Benidito Martinez ranch, quar-
ter of mile south of Trimble Springs
for SO per month j. T. Brazier.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09
Old Chronic Sores.

As a dressing for all chronic sores
there is nothing SO good as Chamber
lain's Salve. While it is not adyis
able to neal old sores entirely, they
should be kept in good condition
for which this salye is especially val
uable. For sale by all druggists.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

If you are looking for a good in
vestment in Durango realty, vacant
or improved. call on the La Plata In
surance and Investment company. lis
Eighth street.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

See the Durango souvenir paper
weights and mirrors at Bowman's.
Also Indian baskets, placques, brace
lets and rings, Pueblo Indian pottery.
souvenir agate goods, Mexican drawn
work, etc.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

Try osteopathy for any kind Of
stomach trouble. Persons who have
been cured may be consulted. Our
patients are our best friends. Con.
suit DR.. Fowler, the osteopath.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09
NOTICE.
O.

My entire stock of secondhand
goods for sale at cost, with privilege
of renting building. Reasons for sell
ing, am going away
j. l.. NICKEL.
1f77 First Ave.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

For baths call at Helms barber
shop. Three as fine tubs as can be
found In the state.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

Kodak supplies at list prices. In
creased sales enables US to sell at
Eastmen prices. Only Eastman Ko-
dak agency in city. stubbs & Jak.
way.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

H. B. Brown. the boarding house
keeper at Porter. with His wife and
daughters. Misses Mamie and Nellie,
departed this morning for their old
home in Des Moines. la. Mr.. Brown
mas not Geen back for 20 years
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

White Mountain Triple Motion Ice
Cream Freezers are the best, cheap
est, at Chapman's.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

Mrs. William Gill, sr, returned to
Pagosa Junction this morning, hav.
ing spent the past week here with her
children,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09
Bowel Complaint in Children.

During the summer months chill
dren are subject to disorders of the
bowels which should receive careful
attention as soon as the first unnat-
ural looseness of the bowels appears.
The best medicine in use for bowel
complaint Is Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as 1t
promptly controls any unnatural
looseness of the bowels. For sale by
all druggists.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

If you have money to loan let us
handle 1t for you. No commissions
and gilt edge security. Phone 2s;
Black. La Plata Ins. & Inv. Co.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

No sales, no schemes of any kind
at Nathan's first class clothing store.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09
we pAv spEcIAL ATTENTION

TO all chronic troubles, sucn as Gran
ulated Eyelids. Cross-Eyes, liberated
Eyes. Excessive Watering of the
Eyes. We also fit the eyes with
Glasses for all visual defects-Dys-
pepsia, Headache. Constipation, En-
uresis, St Vitus Dance; all Female
Disorders. We remove the cause and
nature cures. Office over Whites
store, opposite postofiice, Durango
Colo. Consultation free. Call or ad-
dress.
sEABRIGHT & SEABRIGHT.
Neurologists.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

A good building site for sale; price
reasonable. Good location. See
ROCKOOD & PERKINS.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09
STATEN EMIT

OF the condition of the Colorado State
Bank, located at Durango, Colorado,
at the close of business July 2, 1906.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

Great variety Oh Fishing Tackle a
Ricney's.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

When you get separated from your
money at Nathan's you get your mon
ey's worth
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

All kinds of bar and sideboart
glassware at Kellenberger's.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09
TO CONTRACTORS.

Bids will be received up to July 8
2 p. M, by The Florida Mesa Tele
phone company, at the office of The
Durango Board of Trade, for furnish
ing poles and setting the same fol
about six miles of line. Plans and
Specifications can be seen at the Of
fee of the Durango Board Of Trade
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
G. w. SPENCER, Prest.
CHAS. w. GRIFFITH, Secy.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

Go to Nathan's first class clothing
store.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

Hand reading for ladies' and gentle
men. Windsor rooming house. Gen
tiemen, 81; ladies', 80 cents.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

The tootnsome and wholesome can
dies are at Richey's.