New-York tribune., 1905-01-08
TAKE B. s. DUKE AWAY.
BROTHER GETS WARRANT.
Examined by AEenists- Tobacco
Man Only Recently Married.

Brode S. Duke, ffty-eight years old. one of
the we'll known tobacco manufacturers of that
name, was taken from the psychopathic ward of
Bellevue Hospital early last night by Detectives
Fogarty and Flay, of the Central Office The
PARTY used automobile cab and their des-
tination was supposed TO be a sanitorium at
Flushing, Long Island.
Detectives Fogarty and Flay were accom-
panied to the hospital yesterday afternoon 10y
three unknown men, whose appearance indi-
Gated them to be prosperous business or pro-
fessional men, but concerning whom nothing
would be revealed by the detectives or the hos
pital officials
Acting Superintendent Rickard declined to
discuss the case or to give any information not
contained in the records which revealed only
the foregoing facts
1t Is known that among Mr. Dukes effects
when he was received on Friday afternoon in
the hospital was $4,000 in bonds Paul Fran
eel the property clerk of the hospital, is said
TO have been summoned to appear yesterday af-
ternoon before the grand jury with the Duke
effects, 1t is further salaSihat Fraazelsd.d sp-
pear before the grand jury, and that that body
discussed something that had to do with the
bonds
District Attorney Jerome said last night that
he knew nothing about any Duke case in which
| the grand jury was concerned, or any grand jury
case in which bonds belonging to any one or in
the possession OF any one by the name of Duke
concerned the grand jury which, he said did not
meet yesterday. Mr.. Jerome said he knew moth
ing about the property clerk of Bellevue being
called to produce papers found in Dukes posses
sion.
Although Mr. Jerome may not have known
about it, Franzel. the property clerk took to Mr.
Jeromes office yesterday $4,000 in stocks and
bond of various enterprises in Durham S. c.,
and three notes for 50 900 each, signed by Brodie
s. Duke and in favor OF Alice Webb. The notes
We're dated December Is. and were mature
in two, three and five months, respectively.
Alice Webb engaged two rooms in the Park
Avenue Hotel on October 1 last The hotel man
agement knew her a member OF the firm of
Taylor Webb & Co. investment concern.
with offices In the Continental Bank Building, in
Chicago according TO statements made by the
woman.
W. L. SHEPPARD the hotel detective said that
Brodie S Duke became a guest in the Park
Avenue Hotel late in October and that about
two weeks ago Duke and Miss Webb were mar
red by the first assistant OF the Rev. DR.. Charles
H. Parkhurst. Sheppard said that following
the marriage there was trouble between Duke
and his son by a former wife and that Dukes
brother Benjamin N. who is largely concerned
in the Duke Tobacco interests viewed the
riage with disfavor. Benjamin N Duke lives at
the Hoffman House.
Dukes son and the brother Benjamin N. the
Park Avenue Hotel detective said, went before
Justice Wyatt Friday and obtained a warrant
for the custody of Brodie S. Duke, alleging ne
was irresponsible. Detectives Fogerty and Flay,
of the Central Office. met not little resistance
from Mrs. Duke when they went to the hotel 10
serve the warrant. 1t was said she telephoned
information TO the newspa pers and said that she
would prevent by publicity any restraint on her
husbands movements.
On Friday night the hotel management
ferred with Mrs. Duke and she left the hotel for
good with a woman said to be Miss Agnes Des
PLANE, whose address on the upper West Side is
not known in the hotel.
Yesterday Mrs. Duke is said to have been in
Mr. Jeromes office. The official who met her
there is said 10 have had letter signed by Bro
die s. Duke authorizing George H. Mallory,
LAWYER of No 253 Broadway, to negotiate the
three notes for $1,000 each. Also in the District
Attorneys office at the time OF Mrs. Dukes visit
was said to have been check signed by Duke
and drawn on a New York bank in favor of Mrs.
Brodie s. Duke is haf-brother of James B.
and Benjamin Duke, the wen known TOBACCO
Mrs. Duke called at the hospital at o'clock
last night in great excitement ana urged tne
officials there to tell her where Duke had been
taken She did not get the information she
sought. The sanatorium In Flushing whence
Duke was taken IS Sanford Hall.
II was said this check caused the present
trouble in Dukes affairs. At all events, the
cbecl[ was sent by the bank-where Duke had
St a saY hundred dollars to his credit-to
Dukes relatives The check considered by
the relatives evidence that Duke was not re-
sponsibe mentally, and they conferred with the
District Attorneys Office. The result was a de-
csion to put Duke under restraint.
II said that DR.. Allan McIane Hamilton
and DR. Carlos z. Macdonald, alienists eX-
amined Duke and then went before Justice
Wyatt who. after hearing what the specialists
had to say. issued the warrant at the request OF
the son and brother of the principal character In
the case Ii now is said that DR.. Macdonald
was one of the men who accompanied the de-
fectives to Bellevue Hospital last night. and that
Duke was taken to a private sanatorium in
Flushing Long Island.
william Lindsay OF No 100 west Flity-sev,
enlist Who had been mentioned at the hospital
as Mrs Dukes attorney, said last night he knew
nothing about the case.
prod7a Duke obtained divorce from his first
liz come time last March. supplementary
suit for absolute divorce was also brought, and
: idiot IN favor OF Mr.. Duke was rendered.
one hundred thousand dollars was settled on
his Wife
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