The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-07
| Am Prosecuted by the
Tobacco Trust
so SAYS ALICE DUKE
Declares She Has letter From Hus-
band Saying He'll See the Whole
Duke Family Dead Before De-
serting Her. Sent Back
to Prison
to Prison
(Special to News and Observer. J

Especial to News ana observer
New York, Feb. 6.-While in court
waiting to be arraigned today, Mrs.
Brodie Duke stated that she had re-
ceived letter from her husband in
which he said he would see the entire
Duke family dead and buried before
he would give her up.
Il received letter from him on
Saturday." she said. "In it my hus-
band said he had not forgotten me.
He said he would see the entire Duke
family dead and buried before he
would give me up and that he meant to
go through the marriage ceremony
with me again just to emphasize the
legal tie that binds us.
1T is not true that my husband has
forsaken me. In this letter, which
comes from him and is an answer to
one / sent him on Saturday, telling
him OF news Of great import, he says
he will stick to me to the end.
Judge Pool was right when he
said the Indictment against me was
similar to those to be found in a back
woods country and sometimes for an
ulterior purpose. The Interior purpose
in my case can be detected by q child.
They don't want me TO be present at
the examination OF my husband in
regard to his sanity. It's case of
Dukes, Dukes, Dukes,
Il came over. here expecting to be
discharged. | know the whole trouble
in this matter, and it is u case of perse-
cution on the part of the tobacco trust.
IT is cruel to keep me in prison when
there is nothing for which / could
or should be held in Texas. But
will be vindicated eventually and
when | am free some one will suffer
for this"
Dukes Counsel SkepticaI.
Champ S. Andrews, counsel for
Duke, was asked If he knew of any let
ter that had been written by Duke to
Mrs. Duke. He replied Il .3on't be-.
lieve word of it. | have not seen
Mr.. Duke for two days, but / know
that up to that time he had not writ
ten to her and had no intention of
writing to her
Abe Levy, counsel for Mrs. Duke,
insisted that his client be released in
his custody.
This woman" Mr.. Levy said to
the magistrate, needs proper medical
attention. Her husband is willing to
provide for her and she has no in
tention of leaving the jurisdiction of
this court"
The District Attorney objected on
the grounds that to release Mrs. Duke
in the custody of her counsel would
be a discourteSy TO the State of Texas.
Then | insist on an immediate ex-
animation" said Mr.. Lew
We deny that Mrs. Duke is the
woman mentioned in the indictment
and the District Attorney will have to
prove her Identity"
1t was stipulated on Thursday last
between the wcman's attorney and the
District Attorney that if no warrant
were at hand today when the case
was called Mrs. Duke was to go free
The District Attorney announced that
no warrant to hold Mrs. Duke had
been received, but ne displayed a let
ter received from Governor Langham,
of Texas, which stated that an appli-
cation had been made to him for q
warrant for the requIsitior of Mrs.
Duke, but owing to certain inaccu-
racies, he had sent the papers back
to the District Attorney of Nacog-
doches county.
Upon the strength of this letter Mrs.
Duke was remanded to prison.