The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-15
WILL HAVE TO 8 PROVE INNOCENCE
Duke Sane Enough to Manage His BusinessWoman in the
Case Was Indicted in Texas Last September For
SwindIinq.

New York. Jan. 14.-After a confer,
ence with his attorney today, w. G.
Bramham, private secretary to b. L.
Duke, who is now confined in a sani-
tarium on Long island awaiting an i'm
quiry into his mental condition, gave
out the following statement,
Mr.. Duke will have nothing to do
with his wife until all the charges made
against him are thoroughly cleared up.
Mr.. Duke is as sane as any man living.
and in my opinion he Will be released
from the charge Of insanity.
Il have known him for years and he
is capable of managing his own af-
fairs.
Mr. Duke told me yesterday ne
would not see Mrs Duke or any Of her
representatives until the charges
against him were cleared up. Mr.. Duke
says if any of the charges against Mrs.
Duke prove to be true he Will have his
marriage annulled.'
Mr. Bramham's attorney, Champe l..
Andrews. and John D. Lindsay, repre-
senting the Duke family, conferred
with Assistant District Attorney Per-
kins today regarding the Duke case.
Chicago. Jan. IA special from
Nacosdoches, Tex, to the Daily News,
says:
Indictments charging Charles F. Tay-
Tor and Alice l.. Webb. now Mrs. BrOdie
l.. Duke, with swindling have been
made public. These true bills were re-
turned last September and have been
kept in readiness by the sheriff, await
ing the return of either or both Of
them to the state
New York. Jan. 14.-Mrs Brodie L.
Duke whose marriage TO Brodie J.
Duke a half brother Of the president of
the American Tobacco company. WAS fol-
sanitarium and proceedings to inquire into
his sanity. made a statement OF the cir
cumstances under which she met and
married Mr. Duke today. Mrs. Duke de-
eIarad that she. wanted to be set right
before the public She told how she met
Mr. Duke as the result of an effort to
secure a loan on tobacco lands in Texas s:
said that she was dumfounbed when Duke
proposed marriage to her: that Duke HAD
promised to give her stocks and bonds,
but has never done so.
Mrs. Duke said that she had been large
~ interested in tobacco raising interests
near Redfield. Tex; that she WAS former
IL in business in Chicago. and that she
was a land and immigration agent of the
Southern Pacific company. Mrs. Duke
then stated that she had required the
sum of $500 to pay for the Redfield
land. as, although she had possession OF
It, she did not have clear title because
the land belonged to the bankrupt firm
of Sully & Co, which could not deliver a
deed to her Her first Introduction to Mr.
Duke was the outcome of her attempt 10
secure a loan from him to develop her
lands at Redfield.
Mr. Duke came up and saw me in
new ] ofk. ana three udyS dlltTHdTO ne
asked me 20 marry him" said Mrs. Duke.
Il was dumfounded the request. but
he insisted that ! become his wife. and
finally consented, and we were married on
Dec. 49,
when Mr.. Duke asked me 10 marry
him we discussed his family affairs. The
fact that be had been twice married ano
had four children made me realize IL
would be unpleasant for me to marry him
and enter into his family However.
told him that I would sign an agreement
not 10 accept any of his property IN case
of death. only securing Tor myself my
| own property at Redfield, which IS stu