The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27
Miss Bingham To
Recover Property

The case of Miss Elizabeth Bing-
ham has been brought into the lime
light again, this time thru the prob
able recovery of certain lands In
crowley county In this connection
the following article is reproduced
from the Pueblo Chieftain of recent
date:
In one of the wards of the state
hospital for the insane in Pueblo.
IS woman who has just regained til
tie TO 1000 fortune, and desper-
ate efforts are being made by friends
10 OBTAIN her release from this in
Stltution> under the plea that she is
not mentally unbalanced. The wo-
man is Miss Elizabeth Bingham for
merly a talented musician of Ord
way.
word has just been received by
Miss telice Cohn. attorney in the
land office in Denver that the COM
missioner of the general land office
IN Washington, d. c., had ruled that
Miss Bingham should be reinstated
IS entrywoman for $40 acres of land
near Ordway with usual proving up
rights. By the ruling it is under
stood that Mrs. Alice Mcclure Jack
son, who purchased the land in two
parcels for $500 is ousted as entry
woman and the sale of the land to
her by the conservaior and executor
is declared null and void.
Miss Cohn is responsible for the
land commissioners ruling for she
became interested in the woman's
case several months ago when she
learned that the woman had been de-
clared insane and that her entire for
tune apparently had disappeared.
Miss Cohn investigated and, accord
ing to Denver dispatches, the investi-
CATION disclosed the land, half of
Which represented Miss Bingham's
lead mothers estate, had been sold
nnder ruling that Miss Bingham
,ould not have legal title to 1t be-
'ause OF her mental condition. Two
men, one appointed as conservator
+ her property and the other execu-
,ot of the estate of the mother, are
alleged to have accepted the $500
m return for their failure to oppose
l contest, started by Mrs. Jackson.
Miss Bingham's career for the last
len years has been a stormy one.
FINE after time she has been con-
tined in sanitariums as mentally un-
balanced. Her friends deny she is
hSoht, Dut 5ue Is extremely
nervous and inclined to become un-
tuly excited over trifles.
In former years the woman, who
now is 81 years old, was a talented
musician. Thirty years ago she
graduated from the Boston Conserva-
cory Of Music, and has taught in var
ious parts of the country A woman
Of culture and education, at one time
she was socially prominent.
Now that her title in the land has
been established thru the good offices
Of Uncle Sam and Miss Cohn, it is
probable move will be started to
free Miss Bingham from the asylum
20 she may enjoy her modest fortune
and prove up on her property.
Il am convinced that Miss Bing-
ham has been very badly used" Miss
Cohn asserted Wednesday. "She is
my friend and one of the most inter-
esting women l have ever met 1t
seemed to me grossly unfair that she
should have her property taken from
her while she was confined in an asy-
ium and began an action to have
the matter cleared up. Today's
communication from Washington
shows that we have been successful.
"The land it is claimed, will bring
at least $50 an acre, Miss Bingham
having refused that much for it some
time ago."