Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-01-14
Said 10 Nave Raised Much Money On
Worthless Collateral
A VERY SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT
One Who Knows the Career OF the
Woman Who Recently Became the
Wife CT BrodIe I. Duke. Of Durham,
Says She Is Shresd Character and
Adds: ''Wsit Till You Hear From
Some 6snt<s Down East"

Chicago. Special The German Ma
honal Bank. OF Little Rock. Ark. is
suing Alice l.. Webb and her promot-
Ing company for $4,000 the face of
two notes OF $4,000 each. due and un-
paid. Just now FAR Taylor. Webb 4
Company's business has progressed
since iis birth. April :. 1903. is only
known TO the two partners. have been
after Alice l.. Webb since last July 20
get service or these notes and did not
succeed until she bobhet up 10 New
York and became the bride OF Brodis
l.. Duke. said Attorney Packard Il
then SEM the notes and papers on tn
New York and she was served there.
I am inclined 10 believe they are oh-
solutoly worthless
\ man who knows Alice L. Webb
gives this outline OF her resent career.
Alice l.. Webb is IS years old She
married +. II. Powell. OF Pittsburs.
Who formerly owned the seventh Ave
nue Hotel. Pittsburg. and in this ! am
Informed. she invested $50. 600 and lost
ehe money. She was later divorced
rom Powell who now lives IN Ale
Eheny. Pa. know she has a wealthy
uncle living near Titusville. Pa. With
whom she was constantly in correspou-
1ence. and her father was also q great
friend OF Prof Holden. owner az the
Hotel Holden and The Cleveland Plain
Dealer. and be has always taken -
great interest in the woman. I don't
know much about her connection with
Brodie l.. Duke and was even surpris-d
10 hear o. her marriage 10 him , an
inclined 20 believe that Il was not her
intention 70 marry when she vent
East Mrs. Webb-Duke was the shrevd
est woman / ever met IN my life She
Nas All business and could look thro lgh
a mas az a glance. Wait till You hear
from some banks down East"
Charles F. Taylor. her partner. said:
Mrs. Duke Is the daughter OF William
"a. WEBB. ~eo was a wealthy CORPORA
lOn lawyer 81 New York When her
father died ten years ago he LEFT her
300 GOO and she engaged in business
she did not care for society and pr0ved
20 be very shrewd business woman.
She told me that her first husband
Powell. had sQuandered her fortune.
Since forming the partnership J have
been associated with Miss Webb IA
many business ventures"
Taylor. who was formerly Chicago
agent for an insurance COMPANY or
Iowa. laughed at any idea that The
firm was not ali that il was resre-
sented 60 be- He said.
Mrs Duke IS an extraordinary
woman and attends strictly 10 bust
ness ! never heard her say any uu-
kind thing 20 any one She is not
handsome or even good looking. Any
body who clashes with her Will meet
his match. have known her IA years
and have been in business with her
two year,"
Nh Taylor said further. Il can safe
~ say thar Mrs. Duke has made fully
s. 600 600 In investments since ] have
known her. Outside OF the fact that
We may he involved in our land deal
IN Texas Our firm IS all right We
purchased - acres OF ground az Ma
cogooches. Texas. from Col. \ r. r..
Morse. and paid $4,000 down. BE is
the eN-traflr manager % the Southern
Pacific Railway Company. IL devel-
opel after the failure Of Daniel J..
Scliy. tle cotton king. that Morse was
his partner and that the property
which he had about purchased was in
cluded IN the assets. This brought
the property into court and Il is still
there. All 81 our transactions have
been bona nde. / don't know Duke
and did not know Miss Webb was 90
inc 90 marry him. / never knew any
o. her private business"
Taylor is married and lives with his
family in South Chicago Mrs. Tay-
Tor Us q sister Of Or. r NJ Webster
81 south Chicago