Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-12-03
THE FUGITIVE FEE.
The Job Put up by a Runaway Hus-
band to Create the Impression
of his Death.
Ney Orleans Picayune.

day morning last, and his contin
ued absence, the explanation G
which were confidently looked 70
in the answer to Col. Longley's dis
patch to Jackson, Miss, is as mex
plicable as ever.
No answer was received from tn,
man E. Alexander, who sent the in
formation to Col. Longley; and al
though the Chief of Police at jackson
Miss, asking for some information in
reference to the case, he also has no,
yet received an answer. Mrs. Fee
was greatly exercised on Saturday
and Sunday at her husbands absence,
and she wept bitterly. On Monday,
however, she appeared to have form
ed sudden resolution as to her fu-
ture course of action, and yesterday
afternoon began packing her trunk.
She protested to feel much better
than she had on the previous two
days, and said she would return to
her parents, in Louisville, where she
was sure of a VAIN welcome home
and the sympathy of loving hearts.
In accordance with this resolution
she left yesterday afternoon on the
Louisville and Nashville train.
Regarding the man Alexander and
his story Of how he came to send the
message, which created SO much in
quiry, the following was learned
from jackson, Miss, last night:
A-man giving his name as E. AL
exander, approached policeman last
Sunday, and drawing him aside, |
mysteriously said: 81 have got a
clue; may be you can make some
thing out Of it." The policeman ask
ed him what it was. He replied sub
stantially as follows: ~ came down
on the train last night; as l was
about to step from the platform, a
man getting off said to some one on
the ground. Hello, Paul, what are
you doing here?' The man on the
ground replied, / got into some
trouble and had to skip | then
changed my mind about getting off |
the cars, and walked back through
the coach, Keeping close to the win
dows, to hear what further converse
tion occurred between the two men, |
who were also walking toward the
rear end Of the car. The man on the
ground continued
got into a fuss with a man on thef
boat at Algiers, and knocked him offl
into the river"
who was ltg His name was Fee
After a this I could hear ny thing fur L
ther.D
Alexander described the man PAUL
"a a rather tall, slightly built man, =
wearing Derby hat and gray coat
The police have observed in town al
stranger answering the description =
The men who got off the platform :,
head of Alexander be could not de
cribe. H.
Alexander left last night on the .
East bound train, going, as he said, o.
North vis..Chattanooga. He is mani
bout IS pears old, has the appear n
Ince OF drummer, and claims to be
he senior partner in a firm of E. Alex! .,
Ter u Co., corner of Franklin and
,hristie streets, st. Louis. His con- =,
luct seemed to be mysterious.
The police attached but little i'm :.
ortance to his statement until thei :,
ews Of Edward Fees disappearance W
cached Jackson Yesterday in Mon 10
ay mornings Picayude. =,
This explains how it was that Col. al
'ongley received no answer to his ~
ispatch. The man to whom it was -.
ddressed, Alexander, was not in
ackson when it reached there. and ~
hief Boylan's dispatch, asking in il
'rmation regarding Alexander, was 70
Unanswered for the same reasons. 80
The description given of Edward o..
ee and that of Alexander are iden- =,
cal, and hence it is believed that he ~,
asely deserted his wife and concocted :
10 story of his death to n,islead her 10
I'd ehectually check any, efforts to .
seover his whereabouts save in the of
ississippi River, where I'D wel,kpew ~.
search Would no f,t;,a