Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
TO INQUIRE INTO
DUKES SANITY
WILL APPOINT COMMITS
SION TO INVESTIGATE Els
MENTAL CONDITION.
EFFORT FOR IMMEDIATE
EXAMINATION FAILS
Charges of Great Conspiracy to Rob
and Perhaps Murder Him Made by
Lawyer 49, Principal Declares he
Will Fight Case to End.

New York. Jan 14.-BrOCie L. Duke
half brother OF the president of the
American Tobacco company, whose re-
cent marriage resulted in his commit
ment to q sanitariuE, was brought into
the supreme court in Brooklyn Friday
on a writ Of habeas corpus, and after
hearing was sent to the Long Island
home until Thursday next On that date
a on-.nissi0n appointed by Justice Gay
nor is to meet to inquire into Mr.. Dukes
condition and to make a report as to
whether he is insane
Sensational Charges.
The writ Ofhabeas corpus on which Mr..
Duke was brought intocourtw vas obtained
by W. c. Bran ham OF Durham, n. c.. no
has acted as private secretary for Mr.
Duke. Counsel for MIR. Bramham ar
gued for an immediate examination of
Mr.. Duke in court to determine wheth-
er or not he was insane. This was OBJ
jected to by Delaney Nicoll. who said
he represented members CT Mr.. Dukes
family. and who insisted that Mr.. Dukes
sanity should be determined by COM
mission appointed by Justice Gaynsr.
Mr.. Nicoll declared that he desired to
secure witnesses for himself and that
the persons whom he represented
wanted to rescue this man from the
tolls of one OF the worst associations
of criminals which existed for the pur-
pose of robting this man and perhaps
killing him.
Immediate Examination Asked.
Mr.. Bramham's counsel insisted upon
an immediate examination by the court,
but Justice GaynOr refused to 90 30.
and ordered Duke to be committed to
sanitarium until January 10. when he
will be examined as to his sanity Iy
commission which Justice Gaynor las
already appointed OH application by
counsel representing Mrs. Alice Webb
Duke, wife OF Brodie L. Duke
AS the proceedings were about to aG-
jcurn Delaney Nicoll requested that Mr..
Duke be transferred from Sanford
all, where lie has been held for sew
eral days, to the Long Island home Mr..
Nicoll represented that DR.. Brown. of
Sanford hall. was about to depart for
he south and would not be here to take
part in the proceedings. This request
was granted by Justice Gaynor and the
proceeding was closed.
During the argument of counsel the
attorney fer Mr.. Pramhaln declared
that Mr.. Dukes son, who had instituted
the proceedings which resulted in Mr..
Dukes commitment. was on bad terms
with his father and had been excluded
from his fathers home for several
years.
Will Fight Case to End.
Mr. Duke was not on the stand nor
did he offer any statement during the
proceedings. He sat quietly by the
lawyers and appeared pale and nervous
His wife was net in the courtroom An
attempt was made to question Mr.. Duke
as he entered the carriage to so to the
sanitar:um. but the PHYSICIANS prevent
ed 1t. rs the carriage started. however.
Mr.. Duke leaned out Of the window and
shouted: Il am going to fight this thing
to the last"
Before Mr.. Duke was taken to the
sanitarium he was in conversation with
three physicians at tho courthouse. Al
the conclusion OF the talk one of the
physicians said that Mr.. Duke was ap-
parently sane but in weakened phys
ical condition.