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Show CONE WRONG. A Prominent Kansas City Han a Forger For a Large Sum. Kansas Citv, Nov, 4. Rollins Bingham Bing-ham left this city last Sunday night. It has been ascertained since bis departure depar-ture that he- left behind him forged deeds, transfers and trusts, upon the estate es-tate of his late stepmother, Mrs. General Gen-eral George C. Bingham, that aggregate $350,000. Bingham was treasurer of the Consolidated Missouri Mining and Manufacturing company. The sums which he fraudulently obtained were largely spent in experimenting with a process of extracting gold troru fine sand. No young man was better known in Kansas City. He was captain cap-tain in the Third regiment, a lawyer of promise and mixed considerably in politics. His father was General Geo. C. Bingham, state treasurer under Governor Gov-ernor Gamble, and adjutant-general under Governor Hardan. |