Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-05-09

STORY
SPRUNG
Los ANGELES PAPER GIVES AN
ACCOUNT OF LIFE OF BINA
VERRAUIT.

| ihc l4OS angeles Examiner of Wed
nesday, May 9Th, has the followin,
thrilling account of the life of Bin
Verrault, a woman who died in tbt
city last October, together with he
photograph. The Hearst papers hay,
been searching this section for new,
as TO the manner of taking off of tn,
Verrault woman. The article. undo,
Tonopah date line, is, to express i
mildly, the limit:
The fate of Bina F. Verrault. the
fascinating young woman who lived
like a princess and startled New
York two years ago with schemes OF
winning mems hearts and thousands
OF dollars through the notorious love
syndicate, of which she was the head,
has been revealed in a strange way.
Last year woman drifted to thi;
mining camp as a prospector. She
had little money, but a number OF
line gowns, as unsuited for the worS
she had come to engage in as the
woman herself seemed in contrast TO
the rough and sturdy men who were
Drawing the hardships of heart and
desert in the quest of gold.
There were but few women in the
camp at that time and this woman.
who called herself Mrs. Hamilton
attracted great deal of attention.
No one asked where she came from
nor why.
" Mrs. Hamilton lived well for
a while. Money was easy in Tons-
pah and miners impressionable. II
was reported on several occasions
that she was to be married to differ
ent men who had made lucky strikes,
but nothing ever came of the re-
ports.
Then the tide seemed to change.
She was no longer sought by the men
who had been her admirers. Tho
reason they kept to themselves. The
woman began to frequent the res
taurants ana concert halls and sell
dom refused to drink with any man
who asked. She seemed to find her
only solace in strong drink. and n
was not long before its effect was
noticeable. She was no longer the
woman Of fine appearance who had
dazzled the mining camp.
Then she fell i'll A doctor was
called and gave her attention, but
the call had been too long delayed
The woman died in delirium. AI
coroner's jury was impaneled The
verdict was that the woman had come
to her death from alcoholism.
The camp decided that Mrs Ham
ilton should have decent burial. An
was given charge of the
body. On the day of the funeral
few men acted as mourners and
watched the body consigned to the
grave. Then the woman's effects
were turned over to J. p. Brissell as
special administrator
1T was Bina f. Verrault who died
unknown in mining camp The
administrator learned of her identity
and revealed it today in answer t)l
questions of one who had received
word that the woman was the motor
ous Mrs. Verrault.
Geo T. verrault, the husband,
who turned against his wife, told of
her history She was about "a years
Did at the time of her death She
was born in Ironton, Wis Her maid
IN name was Bina Finnegan. Her
'ather was a frequenter of saloons
md was killed in brawl. Hocl
mother died after a spree In her
Gems, Bina, a beautiful girl, went to
Chicago and found employment. She
soon plunged into gay life and
when it was convenient INDUCED n
to supply herself with
or money,
"Her operations in New York IN
August, 1906, where she opened a
Love Syndicate, in conjunction with
Mrs. Zella Brown, and coaxed large
sums of money out Of many dupes,
IRE well known and gave wide notor-
ETY. at the time"
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