Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-03
A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
Edward Fee Parts from His
Bride for a Few Hours
and Fails to Return.
He is Reported Murdered, But
Later Developments Indicate
A Cruel DsssrtiOn.
A Sad slOry rrOm New Orleans.

A Sad Story from New Orleans.
Courier-Journal, lst.l
About three weeks ago Miss Maggie
Sinclair, of this city, was married to
Mr.. Edward Fee, Of Brownsville,
Texas. Fee was an old acquaintance
of the family, in fact, was raised by the
mother of the bride. The circum-
stances under which theywere married
were quite romantic, aud were given
in these columns at the time OF the
wedding. Fee, it seems, left this city
about ten years ago for the first time,
and nothing was heard Of him until
about a month ago, when Miss Katie
Sinclair, a sister of Mrs. Fee, on a
bridal tour through the South, met
| Fee at Montgomery, Alabama. Before
leaving this city, Fee had formed an
attachment for Miss Maggie Sinclair,
and learning from her sister that she
was still heart whole and fancy free,
he Immediately came to this city and
wooed afresh the old flame. Two
weeks afterward he
LED HER TO THE ALTAR.
Then yer married at St. Patriek's
Church. Father Lawler officiating.
Immediately afterward they weht
South on a tour, and were to have set
tied down at Brownsville, Texas. Fee
is about thirty five years OF age, and
his bride probably twenty-five. They
started out with bright prospects for
the future, and it seemed they were
happily married. The New Orleans
papers bring the sad intelligence of
the mysterious disappearance of the
groom under circumstances which
point to a cruel desertion on his part.
At first it was supposed that he had
been foully dealt with, butlater devel-
opments brand him as a base wretch.
The couple were stopping at the st
James Hotel, New Orleans, and last
Saturday Fee parted from his wife,
telling her he was going to a slaughter
house on business.
HE FAILED TO RETURN,
and the following day the proprietor
Of the St. James Hotel received a dis
patch from Jackson. Miss, to the eff
feet that a man was held there who
was supposed to have pitched a man
named Fee in the river. Dispatches
we're sent back asking that the man be
held and other information sent, but
there was no answer. Subsequent de-
velopments are given in the following
clipping from the New Orleans Plea
yune OF Tuesday:
Contrary to expectation. the mys.
terious disappearance Of Edward Fee
from the ST. james Hotel on Saturday
morning last, and his continued alb
sence, the explanation and Calculation
Of which we're confidently looked fol
il answer to Colonel Longley's dis.
patch to jackson, Miss, is as inexpli.
cable as ever.
mo answer was received from tho
man, E. Alexander, who sent the in
formation TO Colonel Longley; aud al.
though Chief Of Police Boylan subse
queutly sent a message to the Chief Il
Police at Jackson, Miss, asking fol
some information in reference TO th,
case, be also has not yet received al
answer. Mrs. Fee was greatly exer
eised on Saturday and Sunday at hei
husbands absence, and
SHE wEPT BITTERLY.
On Monday however, she appeared Il
have formed a sudden resolution as t,
her future course Of action, and yes
terday afternoon began packing he.
trunk.
"She protested to feel much bette
than she had on the previous two days
and said she would return to be
parents, in Louisville, where she wa
sure Of a warm welcome home and thr
sympathy Of loving hearts. In &C
cordauce with this resolution she LET
yesterday afternoon on the LOUISVILLE
and Nashville train.
Regarding the man Alexander anC
his story of how he came TO send The
message which created 80 much in
quiry, the following was learned from
Jackson, Miss, last night:
"a man giving his name as L. Alex
ander approached a policeman last
Sunday, and, drawiog him aside, mys
t%eriously said: I've got a clew; may
be you can make something out oft.
The policeman asked him what it was
He replied substantially as follows: j
came down on the train last night; a
| was about TO step rom the platform
a man getting OF said to some one OF
the ground Hello, Paul, Bhatare yol
doing herel The man on the groun,
replied: Il got into some trouble an,
had to skip" / then changed M
mind about getting off the cars, ant
walked back through the coach, keep
ing close to the windows, to hear wha
further conversation occurred betweel
the two men, who we're also walkiul
toward the rear end of the cirs. TIL.
man on the ground continued. Il 20
into a fuss with a mar on the boat a
Algiers, and
KNOCKED HIM OFF INTO THE RIVER.
"Who was it?' His name was Fee
Alter this l could hear nothiri
further
Alexander described the man Pau
as a rather tall, eighty built man
wearing a Derby hat and gray G at
The police have observed in town
stranger answering the description
The men who got of the platform
ahead.of Alexander he could mt de-