The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-26
Kidnapped Girl Has
 Appealed ForMcGee
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1 about those men. I cannot forget them. I have visited them in pris- on. Something drives me to do this. | cannot let them go." ... Others in Pic. Besides Melee in the Kidnapping were his brother, George, serving a life sentence; Clarence Click on whose farm she was held, serving an eight year term, and Clarence | Stevens, who never was appre- | hended.
 Miss McElroy has exhibited con- siderable interest in George McGee. who was her guard during the hours she was kept chained to a ring in the cellar of Clicks home. She visited him often in prison and urged him to take up a course or study in the interest of seif-im- | proyement.
 Appeal of Miss McElrOy q am appealing to you on be- 1 half of the victim as well as her captor," the Kansas City girl daughter of City Manager Judge H. | F. McElroy, told tho governor m pressing an appeal which most ob' servers believed would be granted "Through punishing a guilty | man, his victim (Miss McElroy) will be made to suffer equally. He {, would even have this advantage; he would not have to think about his execution afterwards | She handed the governor let | ter-a 3OO-word letter-in which she outlined her own role in the | case ard told him of the terrible mental distress she has suffered She said she believed the case had served its purpose as q warning | and test of the states new kid nap law.
 q do not forget the suffering, she said. "But Walter McGee's death will not erase nor ease that suffering.
 Once before, driven to despera' ton by worry, she had exclaimed
 'I feel like murderer. Hi blood will be on my hands" Contents of Letter
 The letter said:
 Dear Governor Park:
 q am asking your clemency fol Walter M. McGee, who has beer sentenced to hang on May 10th This is the first request l have made as the victim in this case. mention my role as victim only because, technically I believe, am the only one whose right it i' to ask for clemency. So far, pub licly at least, I have tried to fil the purely mechanical part of 6 states witness.
 "Walter McGee's trial was pri' marily important as test case The state of Missouri was tryinf to prove the possibility of givinf the death sentence for Kidnapping The sentence was passed by th' jury and has been confirmed b! the supreme court. l believe tha the full force of the law has beer emphasized and that 1t is clea that Walter Melee has no lega means of escaping the gallows.
 hope and believe that this ha served to warn men like him tha kidnapping is Q serious and danger ous crime to contemplate.
 And now, may we conside this as private case? As tn
 victim, l am appealing to you
 furthermore: I am appealing t you that Walter McGee's sentenc
 has hung as heavily over me a over him. Through punishing guilty man, his victim will b
 made to suffer equally. He woul' even have this advantage: H
 would not have to think about hi execution afterwards. In pleadinl for Walter McGee's life, I an
 pleading for my own peace 0
 mind.
 T do not forget the sufferinI
 this case has brought In man
 ways to many other people. Wal
 ter McGee's death will not eras nor ease that suffering. Rather,
 believe the mercy shown him, an
 tho feeling of warmth and hop that my act of moray brings, vii : serve as balm to us all. ''Sincerely..
 ] (signed) MARY McELRoY."