The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-04
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who has been a Government employee
for twenty-five years, went to Chicago
on Sunday. Coan, the authorities say.
accompanied Gee as far as Pittsburgh.
Pa. Upon his return he was arrested
with Mrs. Gee at the offices of the
War Labor Board IN liz Massachu-
sets avenue northwest
Protest Their Innocence.
Taken before United States Commits
sioner Isaac r. hits. in the Maryland
building. both protested their limo
cence. but after hearing evidence Of
the Federal agents at a preliminary
hearing. the commissioner released
them on bail for the action OF the
Federal grand jury.
Search of Gees office by the Fed
eral agents resulted in the uncover
ing of q number of negotiated checks
bearing names, said to have been forg-
ed. Of former employees of the War.
Labor Board. 1t was said today that
the names of many employees who
either have been dropped or have quit
the service were found on the payroll
and that when checks for salaries
were made out they were appropriat-
ed and cashed.
Gees first wife died several years
ago. He divorced his second wife.
whose maiden. name was Miss Evlyn
Niles. last June Several days after
the divorce had been granted, Mr. Gee
married Mss Marie JunKhaus, SIS
Florida avenue northwest, following g
romance which had It's inception in
the Offices OF A. Mitchell Palmer,
alien enemy custodian, where Gee and
Miss Junghaus were employed.
Visited Mrs. Gee No. 2.
After the divorce was granted, Mrs.
Gee No. 2, went to live with. Gees
daughter by his first wife. The
daughter is Mrs. Ruth Evans. of 1919
Columbia road Mr. Gee was q fire.
quent visitor at the home Of his
daughter and he and his divorced
wife became reconciled. The divorced
wife obtained employment in Gees
office when he was transferred to the
War Labor Board offices from the Of
fee Of the Alien Property Custodian.
MRS. Evans said that her father and
Mrs. Gee, No. 3, had had marital dis
agreements, and they had been sepa-
rated. She said that an arrangement
had been made to pay Mrs. Gee, No. 3.
$40 a month allowance during the
separation.
Gees salary is $4,000 a year.
When seen this morning by a Times
reporter, mrs. Evelyn Niles MCGEE, the
divorced wife, who is named in a war
rant in connection with the charges
against Gee, said that her arrest and
release on bail is an outrage.
"If Mr.. Gee has been forging checks
as charged against him." she said, 81
have no knowledge of It. Mr.. Gee has
had a lot OF domestic trouble and he
has been greatly worried. He has
frequently gone to the races and he
has been drinking heavily because of
his troubles. He has come to me and
told me his troubles. i have accompa-
MEL him to the race tracks and have
gone to Baltimore with him when i
knew he was drinking. 1 knew that
IL was with him, he would not drink
too much"
BIanea Family Tr0ubleH.
Mrs. Evans. Gees daughter by his
deceased wife. also told The Times
reporter that her father had been
drinking and that IL he had done
wrong it was because OF domestic and
family troubles.
HE has been nervous and worried"
she said, but 1 believe he Is inno-
cent of any theft"
Gees arrest followed the finding of
a package of checks in a Fourteenth
street drug store and through hives
tigation made by Secret Service
Agents Miles C. McCahiIl and Mat
thew Griffin.
The druggist returned the checks
to Gee, but also reported to the Treas.
ury Department that the auditor had
been careless" This re-
port proved Gees undoing. The Sc
cret Service agents began to watch
Gee. He was trailed to the race
tracks and to Baltimore. His every
was kept under surVeh.
lance. and during his absence his
books were inspected. The auditors
have not finished their work. and As
sistant United States District Attor-
ney Charles w. Arth, who had the
warrants issued for the trio. said from
present indications the amount in
volved would be several thousand