Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-12
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James j. Mckee Arrested.
Charged WITH Rape.
THE STORY IS SHOCKING
AfSes Two Years ar u Captured assd
VIII NJ Made ts Aas~er sos
Ierrtbie Change.

James J. Mckee. bf,sher % Jcssrh
rested yesterday ~ DEPUTY Sheriff
Cs~ans. charged with rape. The story
q the crime Tor Which young Mckee ~
arrested. one n the worst ever pcrps-
trstsd ia the state. il bad one. The
story IL al that has happened 10 HE
victim aai her child reads mole like
the PRODUCTIONS n Rider HsSgari than
hzs oecuFrvBees in everyday hse.
To DAVID Burma assistant prosecutor.
more than Ia any other person il due tho
ess.ilt tor Mehess capture. The war
rant ~as ssoTn cut more than year
80 aEd nothing hal been dons until
Ma burns to.a hold - the ease. Since
BE tFst heard the story - the crime he
las ieti 40 stone uaturn-i u bring
ahuu5 the arrest n Ne he-. who has not
fvsleied 81 GTaad Rapids since the crime
AS committed tic has csnps't "a the
tsail a.gAt AID day. and ~ss one II ID.
happgest men In tie state when he
heard that Mckee sas under arrest
Mabel ksyaolds alias Mabel Dunnavaa.
Nas alsn arrested. and 10 nov tn .ail as
al sccompice IL Mehee's crime.
Vested sanny-is:e.
Ia loi Charlotte Handley. a pretty
girl n To summers. cane % the city and
tand employ ment at the Valley City
Rattan works She lived with Mrs.
tuxvne Sac thalis. where Mabel Rsy
npl,lz also toarsisi iottie VAS innocent
VI the ways 10 city life. aud when Mabel
proposed a. meet James Mckee. q
wealthy young man anil chum. 20 20
cGt fJr ride. she nistrustrd nothing
wrong and went They stopped al sew
erai places and were treated 10 liquor.
uat Lcttie threw hers out each time un
al they reached Sunnysids hotel. where
she sipped little wine.
The vine Was drugged 80 that 10 rem
d~re,t her unconscious. She knew M
more until daylight the next morning.
when she found herself In bed with
young Mckee. She had been brutally
treated and had hled u such an extent
that IN. u a. weak To stop the How 1t
blood Mckee used one % his handker.
chiefs on which his name vas worked.
The handAcfchief will bc the strongest
evidence ia fixing the guilt upon Nc
Zee. as 10 Is now Ia the hands of the
prC-scuting attorney.
thalle's house. where. in short time. il
vas discovered that she ~as in deli
cate couaition. She WAC persuaded ~
20 la the L. Il. A. home. but instead Of
taking her there she was taken Ia a
doctors office IN Canal street block.
There sh. vas dragged and az attempt
mace - couinlt al abortion. About
this time TAG HEK,Lp heard II the
story. and it, publication called the at
tentIon IL Miss Patton II the Woman's
home and hospital % the now nearly
murdered girl Several women and
reputable doctor called on her and in
sisted on her removal 20 the Womans
home. This was done. but later she
Mas taken o. the L. Is. \. lone. where
girl baby was born.
STORY OF the Baby.
Poor Lottio never saw her child,
which was cent 81 New York and
adopted by W r. and Jennie l.. Rich
Tnrnd Last December the child Was
brought hack 81 this city and was
adopted by Mr. anil Mrs Csssius Sweet.
under the name q Honor Sweet The
date ~ the alleged crime was October
=. i-gi. and the date % the birth u the
chid Was august ,. ~.
Mabel Reynolds has become a woman
20 the town. and was found in block at
". ~ West BFidge street. while tho
prosecuting attorney has worked har,i Ia
seep Lcftie -.vreted from hired toughs
Who have been attempting 10 get her
0ut - the way.
Mckee Vas arraigned in Justice West
fsiIs crgrt and demanded an examina-
ticn. Nhirh Was st Tor April - Charles
Nc''Hl AL defend him. Mr.. Burns.
who hss worked So faithfully. says he
has chain - evidence az complete that
there a. no doubt about securing en-
,icfiun Nckse wa- admitted a. bail 10y
Judge tci-tt VA the -um - sl.oD. with
.I.sseg,h Mckee as surety.
Nr NrNce claims the girl went with
him Sitht,It urging snd that the sholo
matter isss cass - hlsCSmaIl