The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-09
STIRRED UP TROUBLE.
Commitment of Brodie l. Duke to
SanitariuDl.

New York, Jan. 9.-Incidents fol-
lowed each other quickly in the affairs
of Brodie L. Duke. who was COM
united to sanitarium Saturday on
account of his mental condition. They
illuminated in the siege of the house
of George H. Mallory. Mrs. Dukes at
fornev. bv a woman, who said she was
the LAWYERS client he refused to
have her admitted, and for i've min
utes she tried to gain an entrance.
The Bellevue hospital authorizes
have deposited with District Attorney
Jerome, bonds. stocks, notes and
checks. said to have face Na-ue or
100000. found in the pockets OF Mr..
Duke when he was taken into CUSTODY
at the instance of his relatives on the
ground that he was not mentally COM
petent to manage his own analrs-
Mr.. Dukes commitm ent TO SAM
tarium was signed by Justice wyatt
Of the court of general sessions. and
DR.. Gregory, acting superintendent OF
Bellevue hospital. said today that Duke
was AFFLICTED with a type or dementla.
George H. Mallory, a lawyer, SAID
he had been retained by Mrs. Duke in
connection with some contracts IN
Texas lands. in which she was inter-
ested before her marriage However
he declined to admit TO his house a
woman whom the servants sald gave
the name of Duke
Mr. Mallory was averse to entering
into any discussion of the TRANSACTIONS
There are among the papers IN the
temporary custody of the district at
torney's Office three promissory notes
for $1,000 each. said to have Deeh
made on December 3 last by MI Duke
to Miss Webb. four days before thelr
marriage and due in three tour ana
i've months. Mr.. Mallory said he had
an idea they were to be used in con-
Dectfon with the financing of the
Texas-Cuba Tobacco company, or
which Mrs. Duke was president before
her marriage.
Mr.. Mallory said he had no informa-
ton as to the list of the securities
found in the possession of Mr.. DuHe.
Among them were bonds or the cities
of New Orleans and Durham, n g.,
stock of the Commonwealth Cotton
company and various bank stocks IN
Durham and other southern cities Inc
face value Of these securities was S40,-
900 with notes and a check bearing a
face value Of $1,000 additional. Among
the documents in the case is the pro-
epectus of the TexaS-Cuba Tobacco
company which Is said to have thou
sands Of acres of arabic land at NacOg-
doches. Tex In connection with this
enterprise further capital seems to have
been necessary. Among the effects OF
Mr.. Duke were found letterheats OF
this concern, which indicates that he
had the confidence of certain persons
to whom the company announces 1t re-
fers by permission.
The references of the corporation are
E A. Blount. president CT The Com
lnercial National bank, Nacogodoches,
Tex: G. B. Shaw, of the National Life
Building, Chicago. and f. T. Webster,
cashier of the First National bank of
Van Vert, Ohio
Mrs. Duke and her associate, Mrs
Agnes Desplaines, left the Park Avenue
hotel and are now at a hotel in the
upper part of the town. Both the wo-
men were served with subpoenas, or
dering them to appear before the grand
jury, but the reason for this move was
not made public by the district attOr-
ney's office.
Chicago, Jan. SIN marrying Brodie
l. Duke, who was placed in a sanitar-
ium on Long Island, Mrs. Duke, who
resided in Chicago before the wedding,
gave up a remarkable business career
in this city. Before the wedding Mrs.
Duke, who is the daughter of William
II. Webb, a well known Chicago Dusi-
ness man. had aided in the promotion
OF several large Industrial concerns
and at the time she became the wife
of Mr. Duke. which was less than
month ago. she was president and sec
rotary of the firm Of Taylor, Webb &
Co.. a prominent investment company
in LaSalie street.
she was understood to be wealthy
before marrying Duke.