Show ANGRY esl at False Story that Wife is Daugh John D Lee I George Sutherland and d his friendS nd yesterday f expressed much Indignation I at the publication in the Washington Star and other papers of the country of ofa ofa a story that Mis Sutherland Is a daughter of John D Lee who was ex cx in 18 after being of complicity in the Mountain Meadow massacre of 1857 1851 that Mr Sutherland was as the favorite of John D Lre etc Mr Sutherland vigorously denounced the storY as entirely false uIt It Is I am convinced ed started by po political enemies of e for political et ef feet only he said eaid The story waS told In Utah several years ago but was never given publication until this time Mrs Sutherland Is not even een distantly related to John D Lee Her lathers fathers name was John Percival Lee and the story stor no doubt grew out of the simi larRy larity ot of the names or of the two men but there was no relationship My ye re recollection collection Is that Johi D Lee was a native of New England Certainly he was a northern man while aU all of Mrs Sutherlands Immediate were Her rather father was a mem member her ber of the same VIrginia tamB family ot of Lees to which General Robert E Lee be belonged belonged longed and she Is distantly related to General Lee Her fathers branch of the famil family moved from VIrginia to Tennessee where her father was born Her mother was a southern woman and the two families milles f are re In no way re related related The story is IE annoying ot of its evident nt malice maUce althOugh It is ab absurd absurd surd because of its absolute falsity I could not well vell have been toe the favorite of Jolla John D Lee because I Iwas Iwas was not married until sl six years ears after his death Some of Sutherlands friends ad advised legal action but Mr Sutherland desires to litigation if possible He contented content eel himself yesterday b by sending the fOllowing telegram to the Washington Star expressing an Intention tion Of Instituting libel proceedings should his demand for or a correction be J ignored To thE Evening Star Washington I D C Your stor story connecting oils Mrs Sutherland with Ith John D Lee iS absolutely I false There the remotest relationship I demand Immediate anti and complete retraction to be published as prominently as the origInal article GEORGE SUTHERLAND |