, 1877-12-09
M'ELLIGO1NT.
What Miss McKee Had to Say When
She Heard a Report Of His.
Death.
hore lkeut Thost Pfeyions Trouhles...What Her
Furniture Sold For.--a Shameless
Bill ef CosiS.

| AAe AC~Guk lSOt VII CtAG 6Au1kHIA a0Ia1 Is SILL
subject OF conversation throughout the city
and the former troubles Of the sisters have pro
voked much sympathy for Miss Mckee, not
few being of opinion that she did right in pro
tecting the ba}f-adozcn pieces OF furniture still
remaining in her hoine, assuming, OF course
that she shot McElltgott Intentionally. ,Thrr
arc mauy rumors in circulation regarding tn
two women. Some people have III impression
that No. sc Rush street was no
J altogether straight, aud the boys" on Chang
wink wheu the house is mentioned, but SO fat
u can be ascertaincd the impression is H.
founded. The closing OF eye-lids is doubles:
the result Of desire to have it understood thai
the owners Of said eyc-iids are sly fellows.
/ BRIGGS.
The name Of Mr. John Briggs, tho seed man
having becn dragged into the case by uews-
] paper because ht had signel the lease as srrct,
Of Miss Mckee. reporter called OIL him ycstcr-
| uay, and asked him what he kne" about her.
| t.Why," said he, ~ know nothjp. about her
business. | BECAME acquainted with her about
| year and a hall ago, and signed the least rs
| an act Of CHARITY They were very poor.'
..Ria ..Rn you ever pay hef house fen'"'
| "Exline the LAWYER, told me that you cs,nc
| to him with $40 once aud said you would pay
the rent, but he refused to make the reduction
from S70.''
uOh rvs, remember that. She gave me the
$40, and asked me to 20 10 him aud try to get
the rent reduced. Thcre was nothing wrong in
that"
"Didn't you pay her lawyers fees in the fir st
suit?''
mo. wena to lawyers Office with her, at
her reo,1rst II, ret nim To draw 1nortvart.' /
went ut act oi Kindness"
stllow did you become acquainted with hcr!'
s'5y wife aud had room, at tue house on
dr.,@rrcd intn this havn,t dane ,nyti,;nr ~
| ,lii vas out OF synpa.hy for the1u.u
mo one attributes u wrong motive to you.
The ladies were respectablc9'7
"certainly, 10 Ear US know. I never heard
ANYTHING uuaittst them. This affair was rrcar
sn1nris, II, mr.. I didn't hrar of It mnti nonn
Friday. But what is the use Of dragging me
intott I know nothing al,out the c.s,..''
And Mr.. Briggs repeated the same story two
Or three times, The reporter prumisiug to set
him rirht before the public,
AuotIIcr one heretofore mentioned. but who
had not been interviewed, was
A rcnortcr saw him. and asked:
=. What do YOU know about Col. Rar's COLI
ncction With the suits against Miss MeEeel,'
ii know that hu had no connection with
them n and 1tr, Exlinc then Ecut ou ia tell
how Sfr, Chadwick had obtained q distress.,var-
rant m which, the trst seizure OF furniture was
,na1e hr NrTneruv. who aited nj thc ren1,cst of
FLs
strcct house. except 81, had been mid
nm to Aug, l. and the warrant vas
issued because Miss Mckee lad lease
until Nav j, 1878. TIE goods we're
taken On the 5th or 9Th Of August, lust after
She had n,nvcd to Rush street. After thu sriz-
ure Chadwick cot Judgment for s5s. costs in
r1n1cd and then he sold the goods After TAX
inr ouI c1nenses, Miss Mckee was cretliteu with
s1t.I
Il Hou, m17ch did the articles brinr1st,
:. hnur ssn >,
tt 1',,en II cost ss1 tn co1lcrt s163n
uSes rnnsiderei the costs roo hfeb. and
oerna .Inst;cc Haines tn tar them. b,t h. s;w3
,s 10 h.. ~ 49,, ~ -'a,ro~ ~ ~ II !,
~ ~ 4. wbhsa instrat,on uas tbe seconf, so;v,,r,
n,aai, ),
4 Ch,du-,ck,. That VAS done apainst all.
rice + refmsed tn rive him 4 bIank distress
yarr,nt an1 he wcnt somewhere else and rot
. " 49, ri 1rf, ~ 4u-n ..os n,ndo ~ Jus+i.1 E,o.1
,,,u9 IT t9,s stnrk. .Yart1s-r
.s Iare the goods been soldsn
.sT understand not.n
stWhat In vn1, E,r,,y ahout Col. R,v1.mort. |
x,o.a for x1n1a,,
aWell, i heard Miss Mckee srcar that she
,,t +ha ,nonnv and mid - n,rt to hnr s;stsr
Ind m naid some bills. and the remainder she hal
~ aor ~ ern,r A. +he sanrd tr;a1 ~.
~. 80 1s,,.ar 49, - car+ ~ III, - 'A" s1@'
~ SDid Did RaSy S try to settle the matter With your
roof1~ were to h. re1nrnsd. he to nav sci or s1
md Mr. Chadwick to release ms Mckee from
urtbcr liability under the lease, when lc rot
,n,., frou, },cr sarinr to IN no,b;no. M Eome
,cttsr plan had hccn thought Of. After that
efusei to have ANYTHING to do With thc matter
rbeu Chad wick called on mel
!. Did Ruy know Chatl17jcE4''
Chadwick had never spoken to him before
hc sccoul distrcss-warrant was issued. and far |
! long time afterwards, though Raw had seen
i'm once or twice III INV Office. Ray haI moth |
ue whatcytr to do with the distraints or with
lie execution under when McE'Iisott ATTEMPTED
o levy, / knew the EXECUTION was ont and
old him about it, also told Chadwick that
,fFrer to forey1pse, and that the party who ,rnt |
hc po,{ls first was the besttnau;
q Tas Mics Mckee served in the fret e,,tt3,,
t. NJ h,,t sh,, cntcrei m annco.arra hnrn-. |
~, ouS 49, ssL' ~ ~ ~. ~ apps.neo uc4olG
1alnes tsHu tesL,usu, A"o .Ae e<sseHas couelnueu
her request.
Was she notified to appear the Second |
Fuc?h
Not LIE ]uusIAeut ".As eA!tsst t!le Eoous, |
be- defcnda,,t is not scrycd.n
"Was there no notice whateyer? |
Eyes; one was posted in the vicinity of the |
ustjce's olIire.''
You say the goods last seized hare not been |
o}dl'
..Yes,''
ent!"
II don't think so, From what can learn | .