Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-08
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STORY
SPRUNG
Los ANGELES PAPER GIVES AN
ACCOUNT OF LIFE OF BINA
VERRAULT.

The Los Angeles Examiner of Wed
nesday, May 9Th, has the following
thrilling account of the life of Bina
Verrault, woman who died in this
city last October, together with her
photograph. The Hearst papers have
been searching this section for news
as to the manner of taking off of the
Verrault woman. The article, under
Tonopah date line, is, to express 1t
mildly, the limit:
THE fate of Bina f. VeIrauit, tne
fascinating young woman who lived
like 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 a woman drifted to this
mining camp as a prospector. She
had little money, but number OF
fine gowns, as unsuited for the worG
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 a great deal of attention.
No one asked where she came from
nor why.
Mrs. Hamilton lived well fos
while. Money was easy in Tono.
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 mer
who had been her admirers Ths
reason, they kept to themselves. The
woman began to frequent the res
taurants and concert halls and sci
dom refused to drink with any mar
who asked She seemed to find he
only solace in strong drink, and !
was not long before it's effect wa!
noticeable. She was no longer tn,
woman of fine appearance who ha,
dazzled the mining camp.
'Then she fell i'll. A doctor wa
called and gave her attention, bu
the call had been too long delayed
The woman died in delirium.
coroner's jury was impaneled. TIL
verdict was that the woman had com
to her death from alcoholism
"The camp decided that Mrs. Ham
ilton should have decent burial A
: undertaken was given charge of tn
Z body. On the day of the funeral
y few men acted as mourners an
i watched the body consigned to tn
grave. Then the woman's effeci
= were turned over to J P. Brissell q
special administrator.
y 1T was Bina F. Verrault who die
u unknown in a mining camp. Tn
l. administrator learned of her identit
u and revealed it today in answer
II questions of one who had receive
= word that the woman was the noto
~ iouC NIrc Vprrault
Geo T. Verrault the husban
who turned against his wife, told
her history. She was about "a yea
old at the time of her death. 81
was born in Ironton, Wis. Her mai
VI en- name was Bina Finnegan HI
4 father was a frequenter of salool
and was killed in a brawl. H
mother died after spree. In h
teens, Bina, beautiful girl, went
d Chicago and found employment. 81
~ soon plunged into gay life al
by when it was convenient INDUCED
- shoplifting to supply herself wi
r. clothing or money.
IL "Her operations in New York
ne August, 1906, where she opened
ct Love Syndicate in conjunction wi
- Mrs. Zella Brown, and coaxed lar
nf sums of money out of many dup'
are well known and gave wide note
iety at the time.
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