Evening journal., 1890-08-18

his crutch, and seated together on the
tsp rail, they talked the matter over in
general way. After the matter had
been thoroughly canvasEed from all
sides. he invited the reporter into the
sitting-room. The room was pleasant
and cosy in its appointments and
as neat as q pin, showing
great care in the housekeepers
Mr.. LeFevre introduced tho reporter
to This sister, Miss Ingie LeFevre, and
| giving him seat at secretaire gave
him the following information.
My sister, Mrs. Mckee, was daugh.
ter of John B. lie Fevre, Sr.. who has
resided here for about twelve years
She was the Oldest daughter.
There are, or were. six other children.
Those living are John b., Jr., Ingie.
Marie, Harry. Thomas aud two brothers
dead. named James aud Alexander.
They have ,een dead between
ten and twenty years. My
mother Is dead and father lives here with
US, My sister Anna was born about two
miles south of Wilmington on the old lie
Fevre homestead, on the river, on what
is known as the new road bet ween Will
mington and New Castle. II is about
mile east Of the road leading between
those cities.
AT the time George married my sister
he was living at stanton. They lived
there about ten years and have only
lived Ia Wilmington about three years.
he was appointed last yea- tax receiver
Of the Southern district She had three
children, Willie. aged ~ years; Charles,
aged II, and Mary, aged 6. Anna, my
sister was ~ years old when she was
killed Our family is OF French extrac-
ton, but away back, years and years.
My father was o. the firm of John d.
Myers Co., auctioneers, Of Philadel.
phia
Mr.. Mckee was farmerTnntil abou
ten years ago and he then entered into
partnership with Cranston, Newbold &
Co., dealers in lumber, etc, south Of
Market street bridge. My sister and her
husband always lived happily until
they came to Wilmington to live and
the only unhappiness they ever
had Ia their lives was the
unhappiness incidental to his re.
ported intimacy with another woman.
mentioning the wife Of a prominent
bushes man Of this city,. yes | have
heard rumors, but supposed that they
-. PiJ shNi eou " soule PelsVnhl OF
political enemy, and let them
them and therefore did not bother in the
matter, not regarding them as being
serious in their nature You may say.
however, that emphatically deny
having had warrant issued
for mis- arrest. and also that any Of my
family has. Further than that you may
say that we have never had the
slightest suspicion Of George having
any hand,iH her death We have always
from the first believed II purely
accidental, The first thing | knew Fof
her death was from the following tele-
gram which was sent me by my sister
the next day
He then gave the reporter the follow.
ing Telegram, which is print in fuled !
WLMISeToN. Del. 2, 10, go.
y. B. Lefevre, Kirk wood, Del,
annie thrown from carriage last
night and killed. Will write.
"ISoIE."
1T was Of course a great shock to us
all. But we have never suspected foul
play.
The reporter then turned 70 Miss Ingie
LeFevre, sister Of the dead woman and
| interviewed her. She was weeping.
and was very much exercised She had
| just returned from Wilmington day
or two before ana had heard the rumors
they having been told her, she said, "by
a very intimate friend. She is a we'll
educated young lady Of about twenty
five, and expressed herself clearly:
Yes, | have heard the rumors and
have beard great deal which is abso.
lutely untrue. The matter is greatly
exaggerated. l do not believe George
killed her. for even II he had
had the desire, ] do not thing be had the
nerve. He Is 3 very nervous man. They
were always as happy as they could be
until they moved to Wilmington,
and the only unhappiness they
ever knew was Ia regard 70 the
woman spoken of, and You know who
she Is. Ny sister went with her and
protested with her for the way she was
acting toward her husband, and
she said to my sister: why woman,
/ you are fool you are only Jealous
My sister also saw letters this woman had
written to George. That is the only
unhappiness they never knew. Anna
was not afraid of horses, but had been
very nervous Of late / do not care TO 20
over all | heard when ! was in viii
mington, but il is greatly exaggerated,
and most Of it false"
She Eseemed too nervous to talk, but
defended Mr. Mckee against the charge
Of murder or the thought of it,
This was al the reporter could CLEAN
beyond the fact that no legal action was
thought Of by the family even a. this
time, as they consider the report OF Mr..
Mckee killed his wife as being false and
unworthy such notice.