The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-27
SERIOUS CHARGES ARE LODGED
AGAINST A. r. LEE, ON AR
RIVAL WITH BRIDE.
BRIDE RETURNS TO Her HOME
Groom Held Awaiting Requisition
Papers From Georgia, Charging AS
sauIt, Rape And Many Other Crimes
Makes No Statement.

A telegram received by Chief of
Police Bennett this morning from the
county judge and sheriff of Emanuel
County, Ga, requested the holding Of
Augustus F. Lee, wanted for assault,
rape and many other crimes in that
state.
Lee is in Jail, having been arrested
upon the authority of telegram from
the chief of police of Mobile, Ala,
Tuesday afternoon as he and his bride
were going into the dining room for
lunch at Hotel Hattiesburg upon
charge of bigamy, preferred by the
brother of the young woman from his
home, Pensacola Fla.
Lee, said to hail from Atlanta,
Ga, and Miss Dovie Smith, of Milton,
Fla, eloped from Pensacola, Fla.
They were married in Mobile Thurs
day, Aug. 21, and shortly thereafter
Lee was arrested in that city upon the
request of the young woman's brother,
who charges Lee with being big
amist Lee was soon released from
custody on the first charge and the
couple left at once for this city, reach
ing here Monday night
Immediately upon Lees arrest, with
out stopping to lunch, Mrs. Lee re-
turned to her room at Hotel Hatties-
burg apparently very much disturbed,
while Lee accompanied the officer to
the City Hall, where he prevailed upon
the authorities to detail an officer, at
mis- expense, to stay with him at the
hotel instead of requiring him to go
10 jail This permission was can
celled as soon as the young woman
left town. He also at once visited the
law office of Sullivan & Conner for
the purpose of retaining them to
handle his case, which he decided to
contest from this point-saying that
before requisition papers could reach
here he would be able to show con-
clusively that he is legally divorced
from his first wife.
When seen shortly after his arrest,
Lee asked to be excused from talk
ing, as he was then on his way to
the Western Union Telegraph office
to dispatch a number of kilograms, an
swers to which he expected by 5
O'Clock, after which he would gladly
give any information desired
At 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
Lee was again. visited at the hotel,
when he stated that he had decided to
give. out no statement. except that
Mrs Lee would leave for her Florida
home Tuesday night, with the idea OF
remaining the few days it would re-
nuire him to secure his release.
Mrs. Lee, a neatly dressed, intelli
gent-looking young woman, apparently
twenty years of age, was seen in the
parlor of Hotel Hattiesburg and asked
if she had any statement to make fol
publication, to which question she re
piled that she had not, except that al
this trouble was the result of her fam
ilys opposition to her marriage tc
Lee, whom she had known for only
three months, showing as she spoke
perfect composure, but laying EN-
paasis on the fact that her brother ir
Pensacola was the main cause of theil
discontinue.
Mrs. Lee confirmed her husbands
statement that she would return al
once to her home, but was quick Il
add that she was sure 1t would be bu
for a short while, as she was thor
= oughly satisfied that Lee had a lega
divorce from his former wife.