The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-09

this city week or two before his
mnrr. age. which was on Dec 10. Miss
Webb had been living at the Park Avenue
hofel since October, but some weeks before
her marriage or just about the time Duke
arrived, she left the hotel although retain
ing hcr room there. Manager Reed OF the
hotel said yesterday that he understood
that she had gone to "A hotel in Harlem
whero she had meetings with Duke She
frequently came TO the Park Avenue Tor
clothes
Miss Webb always seemed a very busy
woman. said Manager Reed. She was
always getting letters and kilograms about
STOCKS and other matters from Chicago
and seemed to be well supplied with money
She got checks from Chicago which she
ca3hed here. She did not return here to
live until she came back with Mr.. Duke
md introduced him as her husband That
was on Doc. -
Detective Fay and Fogarty who have
hecu working on the case. say that they
had learned that for "A week prior to tho
marriage Miss Webb and Duke we're IN
hotel In West 10th street and that much OF
THE time Duke was drinking heavily.
Where Taylor was all this time nobody
knows.
Il was about $50 o'clock on the evening
Of Monday, Dec. 10. according TO The Rev.
Mr.. Goes story. that carriage drove mp
20 the side door of the Madison Square
pre-hytPr1an Church and Duke ana Miss
Webb got out With them in the carriage
were two mon who seemed respectable
There was a church entertainment that
night AID Mr.. Coe was called downstairs
from 1t to perform the marriage.
Everybody seemed 10 be in good spirits
md when Mr Coo asked whore the bride
groom-to-be was Duke stepped forward,
lie says, and said
Here l am. doctor Don't make
mistake and marry the wrong man.
There WAS absolutely nothing out of
t-e way with any Of the party, sud Mr.
Coo last night MIR. Duke appeared 90 be
PEI lily rational l shouldn't say he was
~. nor was he drunk Miss Webb
said ~ = lived in this city and Duke gave
his home ~ Durham When ] asked mr.
If he had beeE married before h said yes.
] told him would have e ask him some
questions, then.
Fire away, doctor. - he said IN answer
all of them Hctold me then that he had
got divorce from hia wife for de7ertion
because she had left him and Gbne TO Cali
tornia three years ago. A he was not the
guilty party ! agreed then 10 perform the
ceremony. The two men with them acted
as witnesses. One said he was {. w
Thompson and the other said he was DR..
II rsch. a physician ! did not know who
Mr.. Duke WAS until after the ceremony,
when Thompson turned to me and asked
me II | knew whom | had just married.
That's a brother of the tobacco man,
and he's got lots OF money he said.
Mr. Coe said that2he looked at the bride
n little more nQuisitvely then and was sur
nrised because she was rather plainly
dressed and not particularly comely
In my opinion, said Mr. Coe, Mr. Duke
knew absolutely what he was doing. | was
surprised when ! heard no had been taken
to sanitarum.
Duke and his wife are said to have gone
back TO Harlem after their marriage Man
ager Reed OF the Park Avenue Hotel says
that when they turned up at that hotel they
ordered a good many drinks and he began
10 wonder Visiting them every day was
the Desplaines woman. according to Mr.
Reed Duke never went out alone. Mrs.
Duke was always clinging To his arm
just how Mi Dukes brother, Benjamin
y. Duke. learned what was going on. isn't
uowh. On Fudpy, 1 corcing TO District
used 20 be Z Assistant District Attorney,
and Lawrence Duke. Dlke's eldest son,
clnc % the MS ct Attorneys Office. They
brought sfiid wife from two doctors. said
20 have teen those oil Or. ..llau NacLane
Hamilton aud DR., Carlos j. MacN Maid.
They were told t. go down to justice Wyatt
With .,iam. Deputy l. ID went with them.
1t was upon reading To a;lidayits nat jus
tice Wyatt issud a order committing
Duke to Pei ne for five days examina-
ton. This ordeer VI. executed 10y Detec-
tiyes Flay and fogarty.
The order committing Duke 10 the sani-
tarium was obtained the next day from
Supreme Court Justice TruaX. Applica
lion LOT II was Iuaue by Orb. macdonald
and Hamilton at the request OF Benjamin
y Duke, Dukes brother and his son, Law
renee
Or. Gregory Of Bellevue diagnosed Dukes
case as one OF alcoholic dementia. The
result of the alienists' examination was
stated 10 be- the same In their appca-
ton TO the court they said Duke was in an
irresponsible condition resulting from al
coholism.
II was said at the Park Avenue Hotel that
on Friday an attempt was made to serve
EubpPaas or some kind of summonses on
10th Mrs. Duke and the Desplaines woman
iva %John Doe proceedings, the object being
20 examine them a. 10 Dukes condition.
The attempt failed AZ the women could
not be got at.
Mrs. Duke and the Desplaines woman
were told on Friday night by Manager
Reed that they must leave the Park Avenue
Hotel. They refused TO go and he said
that II they didn't go on Saturday he would
get dispossess order. They went ON
'SatIirday night.