The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-01
OESERTION
AND BICAMY
Lieut.. McCua Disappears In
tho Face Of Grava Charges.
SHOWS Ev DENCE OF INSANITY
Previous Marriage Discovered BY His Re-
quest to Send Wedding Cards 10
wife Number One.
SHOWS EV DENCE OF INSANITY

Chicago, Ill, July 1.-Lieutenant VIII
liam X. McCue, OF the United States
army. has disappeared. with a charge of
bigamy hanging over his head. and
deserted bride OF two weeks mourning
his absence and fearing he has commit
ted suicide. The bride was Miss Viola
Simon. OF San Francisco. who was mar
ried 10 him after courtship of less than
fortnight. She is now at the Great
Northern hotel. waiting for money with
which to return 10 her fathers house.
About the tine the lieutenant was bid
ding his bride soodby this morning and
telling her that he would soon return TO
the hotel a woman I'm Cincinnati, who
says she Is his wife, informed the chief
Of police there that McCue was an en-
listed soldier stationed at Fort Thomas.
Desertion from the army is also
charged against the lieutenant. who has
been absent without leave since June 6.
few daye before that date he returned
with his regiment. the First infantry.
from the Philippines but when the com
mand proceeded east he stayed behind
TO pay court 20 the girl. whom he has
left 10 her own resources I'm Chicago.
Insanity. caused by tropic feverss which
have cost so many American soldiers
their reason in the war against the FIJI
ipinos. is assigned as the cause of the
officers strange actions. The exposure
of his unlawful marriage was brought
on by himself when he asked his new
father-in-law in San Francisco TO send
cards announcing the wedding 20 Miss
Ida w>stcott, in Cincinnati, who now as
serts she Is his wife.
DENIED PREVIOUS MARRIAGE.
McCue and his bride arrived here nine
days ago She said yesterday that he told
\. Y, Where his regiment had been as,
signed 10 duty. AS day otter day went
by and he made no preparations TO con
th .se See With the
laughing assurance that they would go
the following day. McCue received
ried Ida Westcott in that city. He
showed the dispatch to his bride. and in
her presence wrote denial.
from the first When he left this morn
ing h. said he was going TO get his pay
ters waited until noon and then went
10 see Gen. Bates My husband had not
been there. and then feared the worst. "
L. IS Simon. nei who has has been % cashier and
bookkeeper in the sheriff's office In San
Francisco for several years. Mr.. Simon
communicated with Chief OF Police
cisco chief and arrangements are being
made 10 send Mrs. McCue back to San
Francisco today.
Miss Ida westcott. of Cincinnati. is a
daughter Of Leonard Westcott. a fireman,
OF that city. She married McCue four
years ago. and. according to. the girl $
father. she never obtained divorce from
him.
WIFE BELIEVES HIM INSANE.
Cincinnati. Ohio. Monday.--when seen
at her fathers residence today regard
ing the report that her husband. Lieuten-
ant William X. McCue. had married Viola
Simon I'm San Francisco last Monday
Mrs. McCue. who was Miss Ida Westcott
said:
~ believe my husband is insane His
letters have all shown that he Is unbal-
anced. Some time ago he wrote me that
he was examined by a medical board as
TO his sanity. He did not tell me what
| the result of that examination was"
Mrs. McCue said she was married tc
| McCue four years ago.
We were happy together" she said
although our life was broken by the
demands OF the service
| Mrs. McCue. accompanied by her faith
| err. Leonard Westcott. called on Chief OF
| Police Miliken this morning to ask that
| he communicate with the war department,
| at Washington and ask to have Lieuten-
| ant McCue relieved from active duty and
| placed in the government detention hos
| pital until he recovered his mental bal
/ ance.
Mrs. McCue states that so far as she
knows no divorce has been granted the
! lieutenant.