The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-26
MRS. EDWARDV.L
ROUOOF HUSBAND
Wife Of Alleged Dcfaulter
Discusses Her Recent
Marriage.
HAD "NlcE LITTLE WEDDING
Ceremony Not Marred by Fact
That. Groom Was a
Prisoner.

Washington. June 25.-Mrs. Edward
Valentine Lee. who until Friday a after
noon was Miss Aub-tw +. Kelsey re-
turned to her home al 2203 Fourteenth
street Yesterday afternoon from Buff
faio \. y, where she was married to
the former paymasters clerls In tho
navy who now faces trial charged
with the theft of $4,000 from the bat
tleship Georgia
Mrs. Lee discussed her marriage with
perfect freedom. She said she thought
the publicity given the affair was I'M
called for and in no way justified by
the circumstances.
q am proud to be his Wife" she
declared. lie is the best man in the
world. and if he has done any wrong
IT was simply because he has had a
hard time of 1t for the past 1--WE years
Rumors Denied.
Asked regarding the reports that
she had accompanied him 10 several
cities in this country and had sailed
with him TO England. Mrs. Lee de-
clared there was absolutely no truth
in them. and called upon her brother
/ in-law, Robert Gibson, who was pres
ent at the interview, to substantiate
! her statement that she was at home
/ during the period Lee was abroad.
i II met Mr. Lee more than year
ago a the Westmoreland apartments.
Z
} was a perfect gentleman and I liked
Z him from the start. Our friendship
! grew, and we saw q great deal OF
I each other until he was again as
4 signed TO sen duty. He corresponded
! With me regularly until some time last
February. when his letters ceased"
| Did you know why he stopped writ
| ing?" She was asked.
! II had no Idea" was the reply. but
III have always had implicit confidence
| in him and never questioned his sill
+, ence l did not hear from him or OF
him since last February until last Wed :
! nesday. when the Department of JUS
[; tice notified me he was in Baltimore !
| consulted with the officials of the de
| partment and Thursday my brother
| Bertram c. Kelsey. and went to Buff
| falo. Mr. Lee called at the hotel
| whore stopped, and l went With him
] TO the marriage license office. where
we We're given permit to marry
Husbnnd Not Hnndcuired.
| In answer TO query whether Mr.
| Lee was handcuffed. she said:
"All nonsense. We walked together
to the courthouse to obtain the IL
cense with my brother, United States
District Attorney Palmer and the two
! secret service men, Garbarno and
| Pinginuolo, behind us. From there
we went to Trinity Church, where the
| rev II. III. harrison married us. M
| we had quite the incest little wed
| ding YOU ever saw. Everybody was
! SO nice to us. particularly to Mr. Lee
| and although he fully realized his
| position. he did not seem any more
disheartened or downcast than was
| II don't know whether or not l shall
be present at his trial understand
| it is to be held in Jamestown, ~ Y,
! early next month. do so hope his
1 sentence will be a light one-if he is
sentenced. The papers said only $685.
! 600 was recovered. but together with
| his car and the jewelry he turned over
| to the authorities. restitution OF near
| ~ $4,000 was made, and SO should
not think the sentence would be very
heavy.
| Wants to Comfort Hin.
mo, I do not know where I will
live" she said in answer to another
| question. Il am going TO try and
make my residence in Atlanta, should
he be sent there, SO can be near him.
I, i understand 1 could visit him quite
often. and L know would be a com
fort TO him.
| "If I cannot live in Atlanta / will
continue to live here with my brother
in-law and other members of my fam
lily They know Just how everything
is, and am welcome to stay here just
as long as I please. My husband Is
| going to start all over again, and I am
going to be help to him-I know l
| shall"