Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17
HEIRESS TO $25O,OOO
WEDS HER CHAUFFEUR;
AUNT SEEKS HER HERE
Letter Calls Husband "Villain
Because He Ran Off With
Girl Suffering From
tuberculosis"
BRIDE FROM NEW YORK

Grace Mclaughlin. s25O,OOO heress.
and daughter of the late Patrick n. Nc
Laughlin, deputy chief of police of New
York, was married in Philadelphia or
some nearby town to George y. Stevens,
her chauffeur. This is said positively in n
letter to Mayor Smith today from the girls
aunt, Mrs. r. Ingles, 4 West 129th street,
New York.
In the letter, which was opened by the
Mayors secretary, Mrs. Ingles asks that
the Mayor ascertain who married the
pair. She said that her private detec-
tives had ascertained that the ceremony
took place. but they were unable to find
out exactly when and where IL happened.
If these facts can he obtained she wrote
that it would be possible to proceed against
Stevens on charge of bigamy, as she al
leges that under the conditions Of his
divorce from his first wife lie cannot
remarry until April II.
MAIL AWAITS THE PAIR.
Mrs Ingles sets forth that Stevens au-
tomobile is in storage in the garage of the
Bellevue -Stratford. at Broad and Locust
streets, and she declares that there Is mail
awaiting the pair at the Hotel Windemere,
this city.
Mrs Ingles characterizes Stevens as n
VILLAIN because he ran off with a young
girl suffering from tuberculosis" When
Miss Mclaughlin disappeared from her
home last December she is said to have
carried more than 100000 worth of Sc
curties in her handbag; also $4,000 worth
of jewelry.
LETTER FROM THE AUNT.
Mrs. Ingles' letter follows in part:
When my niece left home she left
a note, in which she stated she was
going to marry Stevens. She asked
me to forgive her, and to write her
the next day, care of the Bellevue
Stratford. 1 did not write as she
requested but wrote to him and told
him what a villain he was to run of
with young girl whom he knew was
suffering from tuberculosis.
He wrote me a most impertinent
reply, saying he was a gentleman, and
in the future would attend to his
wife's health.
That there has been ceremony we
are certain, but where we do not
know. We know that it was in Phila-
delphia or some nearby town. Our
District Attorney says If we can find
out we can have Stevens indicted for
bigamy, perjury and for violation of
the Mann act. My niece had Stevens
baptized as a Catholic. She is a con-
Vent-bred girl and one of the best that
ever lived The manager of the Win
dermere Hotel in Philadelphia has re-
fused to allow his register to be seen,
as he says he must protect his guests.
There is mail awaiting Stevens and
my niece at the hotel. When Stevens
left New York he owed $4,000 in rent
for his garage. friend who saw
them in Havana, Cuba, says my niece
was a pitiable sight-all skin and
bones. We know that Stevens watches
her closely and will not allow her to
communicate with her friends. | have
heard that my niece's automobile was
stolen from in front of the Bellevue
Stratford
Detective Shea said there was no record
of any marriage of the pair in Philadel-
phia and that the police had no record
of any automobile belonging to the girl
being stolen.