The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-28
AGAIN BEHIND PRISON BARS
DE. LEE's PERFIDY TOWARD 4 F4ilI-
 ILY THAT BEFRIENDED HIM.


 meal-Mrs Palmer, Mother of the Girl, Learns of Her Daughters Condition From the Oficers-Lee Arrested-A Hack Drove Up for Him While the Officers Awaited the One Ordered by Them.
 Dr. J. Edward Lee is again behind the bars. He was arrested last even- ing at his residence by Detective Ser geant Toronto and Patrolman John H. Moore. Dr. Lee is charged with being criminally intimate with Bird, the nineteen year old daughter of Elijah F. Palmer, who lives at Az Whalley avenue.
 The facts which led to the arrest of the prisoner came to light yesterday afternoon when Coroner Mix and pr. White, the medical examiner, were mo- tified by the Grace hospital authorities that a woman had given birth to child under circumstances requiring an investigation, as the infant was still born.
 The coroner and medical examiner went to the hospital and talked with the mother.
 At first she refused to give any infor- nation as to the cause of her being in the institution, but finally said that she was a married woman and that her husbands name was Lee. Further than this she refused to talk for some time.
 1,n Ia% searching inquiry, during which she acknowledged that her name was Palmer and that her parents lived at AZ Whalley avenue. There being no more information to be obtained, the officers went to the house of the young girl to continue the investigation.
 The parents were surprised to find that anything had happened to their daughter, whom they thought was visit ing friends. She had been away from home about two weeks. Mrs. Palmer grew hysterical when the name of Lee was mentioned, and the whole story seemed to break upon her mind with all It's blackness. She could not make up her mind that an awful calamity had happened to her daughter until reas- sured by the officers that the \ young woman was ill at the hospi- tai. Mrs. Palmer then told the coro- ned how she and her husband had stood by Dr. Lee In his time of need during the Schloss and Miller trials. The doctor had always been kind to them and they pitied him. She had never noticed until very lately that pr. Lee was attentive to her daughter. Some time ago the daughter wanted to go riding with the physician, but she refused to grant her request Mrs. Pamer gave as a reason for not allow ing her daughter to go riding with Dr. Lee that it had come to her ears that the doctor was taking other. young girls out riding. She also had good reason to believe that Dr. Lee had wife and children in Canada. Taking the latter and what she had heard about the doc- tor flirting with young girls, Mrs. Palmer thought she was justified in re- fusing the request.
 Yesterday afternoon Coroner MiY again visited the young woman at the hospital, and she admitted that Dr. Lee was the father of her child. She added that there had been no criminal operation performed upon her.
 
 to newspaper men and told the coroner on Saturday evening that she would not talk to him if he were reporter. Miss Palmer practically admitted that she was at the Mansion house, Derby, on Friday with Dr. Lee, though she said nothing about his maltreating her or that she had come to New Haven by herself.
 The supposition is that if Lee left her at the Mansion house, Derby, as ne IS reported to have done, that she came to New Haven as soon as she was told 10 leave the hotel by MT. Hotchkiss.
 There are several different rumors afloat as to the fracas between the landlord of the Mansion house and Dr. Lee, all of which, however seem to agree that he was at the hotel and that he had young woman with him. One report has it that the doctor regis tered as Dr. and Mrs. ,. Edward Lee. 1t is also learned from good authority that the man and woman were around Derby for several days. The report says that Lee and the woman stopped at the hotel on Thursday evening, say ing that the carriage had broken down. He said that he had driven from Tor rington. He was driving pair of horses. The doctor was driven to this city by one of MT. Hotchkiss' drivers. The young woman was left at the hotel. It Is thought that Landlord Hotchkiss became aware of the woman's true condition and that he sent her to New Haven. Arriving here she went to the hospital.
 It was the day after or Thursday that the fight between MT. Hotchkiss and Dr. Lee came off. The doctor vis- ited the hotel on that day and some words took place, during which time Lee started in to do the landlord. How well he succeeded his face and the re- e ports of the tussle show.
 Dr. Lee came very near escaping last evening before he was arrested. It happened in this way: The detective had sent for a carriage and was await ing its arrival when another carriage drove up. Detective Toronto did not notice the mistake and stepped into it with his prisoner. When the order to drive to the police station was given the driver demurred. He was soon convinced that he had better obey the officer, however, and drove as directed. The carriage ordered by the detective