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Show ALLEGED THIEF MARRIES HI BUFFALO, N. Y., June 23. Ed- ward Valentine Lee, who is under ar- rest charged with the theft of ?4G,000 j from the paymaster's 8ofe while sorv- lug aB a clerk on the battleship Gcor- gla at Havana last February, secured J a license today to marry Miss Audrey j F. Kolsey of Washington. Leo nnd I Miss Kelsey were married at Trinity j church in the presence of the United States marshal, two secrot service men and a clerk from the United States district attorney's office. Im mediately after the ceremony he was taken back to a cell. Girl Goes to Buffalo. WASHINGTON. Juno 23. Miss Au-droy Au-droy E. Kelsey left this city for Buffalo Buf-falo Thursday despite tho protestations protesta-tions of her parents and members of hor family. Mrs. Kolsey said tonight she did not know how long Lee hnd been attentive to her daughter. Miss Kelsey was employed as a telephone operator. It was announcod tonight that the department of Justice will conduct the prosocullon of Lee The navy department de-partment has Jurisdiction to try the case If a trial by court-martial should be deemed expedient. |