Apparently, the family of Walter Bingaman, friend to Harry K. Thaw, had more issues with which to deal than just Walter's stay at Dixmont Asylum. Walter's sister, Nancy, also had issues:
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. 1910-05-09
Pittsburg Girl Barred In Room Kills Herself
The Death of Fiance Leads Miss Bingaman to End Life
Put Bullet Through Brain
Suicide in member of one of Pittsburg's Most Prominent Families
Pittsburg, Pa. May 9. Miss Nancy Bingaman, twenty-six years old, a Vassar graduate and member of one of the oldest Pittsburg families, killed herself here by firing a bullet through her brain. Sudden dementia, caused by grief over the death of her fiance a year ago, is given by the family as the cause for her suicide. Miss Bingaman was a niece of Dr. Bingaman, an alienist, who figured prominently in the trial of Harry K. Thaw.
While other members of the family were at church yesterday morning, Miss Bingaman remained at home. When the family returned home from home, she could not be found. They finally learned that the door to a maid's room was barricaded, and looking through the keyhole saw stains on the floor. They called Dr. J. E. Johnson, who entered the room by means of a ladder. The girl was dead.
Miss Bingaman took part in many Vassar functions in the east. Her father, J. P. Bingaman, was a n associate of E. M. Bigelow, one of the foremost public men in Pittsburg.
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One way or another, this family had a lot to deal with.
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