The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-07
A SCION OF THE DUKES
YOUNG BLOOD CREATED 4 SCENE AT
ENGLIsH'S OPERA HOUSE.
Elected from the Theater, He Goes
to the Bates House and
Smashes Glass.

Lawrence Duke, who claims to be scion
of the House of Duke, which, though long
in trade has been aristocratic in the maxi
ing of smoking tobaccos and cigarettes,
came here from his home at Durham, N c.,
and began a pyrotechnical display of his
peculiar abilities in the merry-go-
round line and reached the CHI
max of being locked in the beast
ly disagreeable dollhouse of the police
station. The impertubable John Long turn
key, wrote opposite his name on the slate
drunk and malicious trespass" with no
more apparent interest than he would have
displayed in a member of the Boo gang who
had been brought in for draining beer
key. Mr.. Long also threw the $6S.51. which
he found in the young Dukes pockets, into
the safe with all carelessness and refused
to release the young man on bond until he
had become sober enough to see things
Alright The particular act which had led
to Bicycle Patrclmen STREET and Lancaster
laying hands on the Dukes shoulders was
that he smashed as bauble the plate-glass
door of the Bates House, at the same time
laughing in a silvery voice. He was not
heard to laugh after being committed to the
society of several drunken men and one
insane man of the lower classes, who were
also unavoidably detained in the cement
hoored ron-partitioned coop.
The Duke went to English's Opera House
early last night, passed down the aisle and
took a seat in the center of the auditorium,
the royal box being occupied. He had
enough Of that which biteth in him to so far
lose his sense of propriety as to light a
cigar, but he was persuaded by the ushers
that he had forgotten himself and he laid
his cigar aside The stage was being set
and the sight of the curtain grew monoto-
nous to the Duke and after waiting some
minutes he arose in great disgust and yelled
out word which shocked the whole audi
ence. He was promptly collared and thrown
out into the lobby. Being enraged at the
indignities taken with his person he an
nounced that he proposed then and there
to whip Mr.. Gavin, the manager of the
theater, and put his hand to his rear pocket
as If to draw a dueling pistol The ever
quiet and courteous doorkeeper Mr.. Hayes,
sprang into new being and, putting his
hands around the Dukes neck even roughly
enough to rutf1e his collar, shook him to ana
fro until he was more ratified than he was
before. He had no sooner released him than
a white-aproned bar gentleman from the
buffet Strolled out into the lobby and be-
came so excited at the sight of the Duke
that he struck him. The Duke laid aside
his top coat and prepared for battle, but
Captain Dawson came through the door and
his military uniform overawed the young
man and he became as meek a little
lamb. The police captain allowed two of
his friends to take him away.
He next paid visit to the Bates House
and asked for a room Clerk Holt told him
there was no room unoccupied. The Duke
called him liar and passed on into the
barroom, where he partook freely of stimu-
lants. In leaving the hotel he against
the unmannerly door and broke out the
glass. The police were called and the Duke.
crying that he had intended to spend $50 900
in this little town, was jailed He will sit
on the mourners bench this morning in
Court under pa M
Honor Charles r. Cox. who is so vugarly
American that he may insult the scion of
the House of Duke by fining him after the
manner of the common herd who are
charged with the same offenses