The Key West citizen., 1952-10-24
LeMAY INSISTS
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MED when we talked with him this
mcrnir--. He said he had told Le-
May he was making no appoint
ments to his staff at lest until af-
tc1 November 4. All deputies must
resign automatically when a new
sheriff's term begins, he said.
LeMay told me in our me con-
va" IL yesterday that he is
breaking the 1tire story of his
beautiful wife's disappearance in a
book he is publishing in two weeks.
Last January when / was on the
Keys / couldn't say a word. / was
being blackmailed," said LeMay.
"Now l am telling the whole story
no matter who it hurts" /"
LeMay told me he is coming to
Florida, and to Monroe cour'y for
a two months vacation in January.
/ asked him if that meant he was
waving his immunity and going to
testify before ne Grand Jury, now
meeting at the courthouse.
He said no, he was merely COM
ing down for a rest, that his book
will tell the whole story about the
disappearance of his young wife.
When I asked if he thought his
wife was a victim of white slavers
he said:
''That's all baloney, phooey about
white slavery. But / am not going
to tell you where / think she is un-
till my book comes out"
The French-C Canadian spoke
clearly over the long lines. He said
he himself has put up the money
to publish the book bout his miss.
ing wife.
Mrs. LeMay disappeared at 10
pm. last January 4 when she and
her husband were fishing off Toms
Harbor bridge.
Officials searched high and low
by plane, by boat and on foot. The
Monroe county sheriff's depart
ment, Canadian police and others
joined the hunt for the beauty. No
official word has ever been given
out about her being found.
The Monroe county Grand Jury
meeting last spring said that she
had come to her death and that if
dead, foul play was indicated. This
statement was made by the jury
after hearing Barker, and other
witnesses. At that time, it was
stated that LeMay would not be
brought to Monroe county unless he
voluntarily waived his immunity,
that is that he would allow his
statements to be used against him.
Barker told me today:
II have the LeMay file which
win naturally be used If the case
gets active again. / know as much
of the details of the case as any
one knows, outside Of those con-
nected with it.
rive never said she is dead.
Ny opinion and evidence indicate
that she Is dad. Blood stained
garments found on the Tamiami
trail were identified az having
been In fhe IsMay car"
Barker said that he is holding
the files for Monros county au-
thorities.
The calm LeMay on the phone
yesterday was in sharp contrast to
the hysterical, near violent hus-
band who talked to reporters in
Key West on January S, the day
after his wife's disappearance. Le-
May was picked up in Miami on
that day and brought to Key West
for questioning. The Citizen re-
porter who was present at the
questioning had to use a French
interpreter because he said he
couldn't speak English.
Vest lay, Mays English was
almost perfect, and l had no diff
Guilty getting every word over the
long distance lines from Montreal.
LeM-.y first ported his wife's
disappearance at 1880 on the night
of January I. He went into Deputy
Sheriff Farker's office in Tayer-
nier. He reported then that they
had eaten dinner in Marathon. that
they had then stopped at Toms
Harbor Viaduct No. 10 fish. His
wife was dressed in shorts and
bra. She told him she was cold and
went to change in the car parked
near the bridge. When she did not
return. LeMay went 10 hunt for
her. He found the shorts and bra
in the car and her dugarees and