The sun., 1908-03-19
LABORI SCORES mrs. M'KEE
ACCUSES HER or MISCONDUCT
IN DIVORCE HEARING.
Beautiful Externally. but DIabOlIc In Soul,
Hart McKee's Lawyer Calls wife VINO
sues 10 Break Marriago-PrOOfs Of
Lavish Spending Damages for Charity.

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sues TO Break Marriage Of
Lavish Spending Damages for Charity
Special cable D,,paich 10 THE sun
PARIS. March lS.--The divorce suit Of
Mrs. Mckee against A. Hart Mckee came up
for It's second hearing to-day. Two weeks
ago Maitre Barbour gave Mrs McKee's
side Of the case in a sensational speech.
This time Maitre Labor. counsel for tho
defendant. had his innings, He began
by expressing confidence that the Court
would reject the plaintiffs 3 demand and
grant a divorce to Mckee. He character
lied the suit as one Of the most audacious
ever pleaded He accused Mrs. Mckee
Of lying and alleged that her beauty con-
cealed "the ialsest and most unworthy
Of souls He said he would prove by
papers left in the Chateau of Varennes
that Mrs Mckee had no just reason for
complaint. Mckee has been the kindest
OF husbands and stepfathers. The accusa-
tions made that he was veritable satyr
were really due to Mrs McKee's hysterical
shameessness
Maitre Iabor read a long interview with
Mrs. Mckee. published In an American
paper, to prove that she had carried on a
campaign Of scandal which had made It
necessary for Mckee to defend his personal
and family honor. In the suit for divorce
and the suit for defamation against Mrs,
Mckee and her father. Mckee demands the
usual one franc damages and the publica-
ton Of the verdict in 500 newspapers, The
American suit calls for heavy damages,
which Mckee would give to charity. labor
read many letters asking Mckee to give to
American newspapers interviews rebutting
his wife's statements This he had always
refused to do
The lawyer went on to say that 50 far
from living on sardines the household
expenses at Narennes were 10000 francs
02 OOO) a month. At the same time Mckee
bought his wife 5000 900 worth Of jewels.
One August night Mckee, returning from
fishing, saw his wife and the Marquis
Guihemi returning from some trees in the
grounds This began the rupture. Mrs.
Mckee went to Paris stwo days ,ater.
She telegraphed him twice to rejon her.
He gladly started with tho children in an
automobile. He found the Paris house
upset, a Raphael picture gone, the safe rihed
and his wife demanding a separation. Nc
Kee did everything to avoid this, including
writing to Col. Baxter, Mrs. McKce's father
to intervene.
Labor used all his well known eloquence
in denying that Mckee had tried to get
hold of Hugh Teviss money, but most Of
his four hour speech was in reference to the
time before the marriage. He alleged
that at this time Mrs. Mckee, then Mrs
Tevis was in Europe with her aunt. Mckee
and Mrs Tevis then passed as -Mr. and
Mrs. Davis" and McKee's people begged
him to return to America, as the scandal
threatened to prevent him from getting
divorce from his first wife. He finally
went to America to hasten his divorce
at any cost in order that he might marry
Mrs. Tevis at once.
LAbori read a letter from Ambassador
Leishman as proof Of the status Of McKee's
father. He also read Hart McKee's Prince
ton diploma as proof Of his education; also
letter from Mrs. Tevis TO Mckee, setting
forth her despair when his first divorce
case seemed likely to be interrupted. II
was written in most loving terms and was
signed "Your wife. Tom rs she often
signed herself.
Besides the above Labori read letters
written by Mrs, Mckee in February and
March 1907, which did not show Cny signs
Of the unhappness alleged 10y the other
side. lie drew vivid moral picture Of
Mrs. Mckee as beautiful externally but
dabolic in soul. When she was 10 years
Old. he said, sle was betrothed % lawyer
for two years. but threw him over for u
richer man
He did not hesitate to charge her with
having been the mistress of Lord Rosyn
before she was engagei TO Mckee, pro-
ducing as evidence letter Hritten by a
Folkestone hotel keeper, at whose place
both stayed at the same time, and letters
from Rosyn beginning Dear, Dear Con-
stance and referring to their pleasant
voyage together to Queenstown. Another
expressed his regret that she was engaged
TO Mckee Nevertheless, he said he would
remain her truest friend.
Referring again to the alleged sardine
diet Labor read for twenty minutes ac-
countants' figures showing the great ex-
penses Mckee incurred during his European
visit at the Villa Rocabello, and how much
he spent on flowers and luxurics.
The hearing Of the case will be resumed
on March 25.