The herald., 1896-11-21
Preliminary Examination Be-
hind Closed Doors
\ DEGENERATE WRETCH
His Unsavory Record In Oakland Pur.
sues Him
Bonds Fixed at $10,0O0-The Prisoner
Cool and Collected-His Defense
Is Reserved

The preliminary examination of John
Lee, the rape fiend, was held behind
closed doors in Justice Owens depart
ment Of the police court yesterday af-
ternoon, Deputy District Attorney
James, assisted by Del Vale and Mum
day, conducted the prosecution; A. A.
Montana appeared for the defense. Only
three witnesses were sworn for the
prosecution, the victim, her father and
DR.. K D. Wise, the attending physi-
clan. 1t took only a short time to put
in all the damning evidence.
For the defense Attorney Montana
announced that he had nothing to offer
at that time and an order was accord
ingly made holding Lee for trial in the
superior court, bonds being fixed at
100000 During the hearing Lee sat cool
and collected, seemingly having recov-
cred from his first attitude of craven
fear On the commitment being issued
Detective Steele at once took the prison
er to the county Jail, where he will be
held awaiting trial.
LEES OAKLAND RECORD.
The San Francisco Call of Thursday
prints the following:
John Lee who is now under arrest at
Los Angeles, has an Oakland record.
He lived several years in this city, where
he has a wife and child living at Third
and Grove streets. Lee, or Bsbee, has
been married several times and it is
limited by friends of his Oakland wife
that he has committed bigamy.
About two and a half years ago Lee.
as he called himself here, was a hack
man employed by the late Peter Pum-
yeas stables. In June, 1894, he met Miss
Minnie Deel, who was one of the most
attractive young girls in this city. Lee
was a very smooth talker, ard he won
the girls heart. He was quite sporty
in appearance, and was one of the best
known men of his class around town.
On June 20. 1894, he married Miss Deel,
who was then only II, and the couple
lived pleasantly for more than year.
About year ago a little boy was born,
and soon after its birth Lee began to
show signs Of uneaSinesS' and expressed
a desire to leave Oakland.
Some months ago the couple went to
Los Angeles, but their happiness soon
ended. According to the story told by
the young wifes relatives Mrs. Lee
overhauled her husbands trunk one day
and then there was scene. She found
a letter from woman which stated that
unless he produced papers showing that
he had been divorced from his former
wife, all correspondence should cease.
This opened the wifeg-cyes, and she
demanded several kinds of an eXplana
ton. Lee did not give her the satisfac-
ton that she sought, so she came back
with her child to Oakland, and has since
resided with her mother.
After returning to this city Mrs. Lee
started an investiga tion and discov-
cred that under the name of Bisbee her
husband had married a woman in Sar
Francisco. but she could find no record
of a divorce. She also found that al
that particular time her husband wa;
anxious to leave Oakland his San Fran
cisco wife was making inquiry regard
irg him. His young Oakland wife ther
made a demand on him for divorce pa
pers. but he would not produce them
so she secured the services of ex-Judge
Gibson, and Lee was recently served
with the papers in Los Angeles.