The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-01-20
BIG 1LhCxHA|LING
PLOT is EXPOSED
Duke Case in New York Prom.
ises Some Remarkable
Developments.
PREY ON M~ILLloNAIREs
Systematic Methods Used in Ropina i,
Rich Men Out for a Time" and
Marrying Them to Women
OF Town Waen Drunk.

Marrying Them to Women
OF Town When Drunk.
New Nor]i. Jan. LITTLE civil pro
coedinss begun to annual the marriage
of Erode l.. Duke and Alice l.. Webb.
and criminal investigation begun by
Jerome. developments are expected.
The charge is That Duke is only one
OF many lu cd into marriage by con-
spirators. who mulct them of for
tunes; that these marriages are en-
tered when the victims are i%rresponsi-
bic from drink and drugs.
This charge is made by Or. +. =. Os-
baldston to the grand jury. Through
this man the Duke family We're &C
quainted with the condition of Duke.
He was called as masseur when Duke.
his new wife n Nine. Agnes Des-
llaines. Mrs. Dukes friend, were at the
Hotel Winton. Realizing the serious
condition of Duke, Gsbaldston thought
ii his duty to save his life.
1t is claimed II regular gang of women
engage in this business, Headquarters
in Chicago. There arc men. too, and
they start afte, m~illionaires and take
money from them by all methods.
Mrs, Alice Webb Duke. from her hid
ing place. is making efforts to have her
husband released from the sanitarium
III flISftln@, Wlelh ne was taken Tor
alcoholic deinentin.
She has employed counsel who will
take steps in habeas corpus. 1t is said
she Will have Il score OF witnesses, who
will swear her husband is sound of
mind and Illegally detained on the
representation of his SON.. II. Lawrence
Duke, and half brother. benjamin n.
DUKE.
Search for Mrs. Duke.
Jerome is not inclined to credit the
report that she is 50 unable TO appear
before the grand jury and explain her
marriage. and a long list of mysterious
transactions.
The district attorney has evidence
that Mrs. Duke made grave m%isrepre-
scntations 10 her husband concerning
Texas properties. Notes of $4,000 We're
about To pass from Duke to his Wife.
they represented the purchase price
OF land upon which Duke put Il %fictiti-
Gus value.
Osbal7ston charges that Mrs. Duke
and Mrs. Desplaines are b~lacknailers.
headquarters in Chicago. He closeted
with Jerome for an hour. Osbaldston
threw much light on the case.
Mrs. w. w. Coe. Wife of Rev. Dr.. Coe.
assistant 10 DR.. Parkhlrst. throws
light on the marriage. Her husband
inonN, though he did not know any
thing about Duke or the
she says her husband realized they
were in mature age and he had nc.
the RIGHT 10 refuse. The clergyman de-
iectea liquor on Dukes breath.
Mrs: pespiaines appeared at the Ho-
tel Winton. where detectives say the
plot was Matched. and demanded the
haegage belongi : to her and Mrs.
Duke. The proprietor said their bag
gage was still there ara did not know
when il would be taken away.
one fact connected With the inquiry
was made known. 1t is that several
d~isreputable women in this city who
make it their task to learn of men of
wealth VINO are dissipating. They have
elegant flats ready 10 receive the vic
tins.
wonan's checkorcd Career.
osbaldston. at his home I West Six
to Mrs. Duke by Mrs. Desplaines. five
or six years ago. Mrs. Duke went by
the name of Mrs. Alice Powell. Her
husband, j. a. Powell. conducted
gambling establishments at Long
Branch. this city II Chicago
Osbaldcston never SAW her again un-
III the Duke ease. Mrs. Desplaines
came 10 lis home ana he went with
her to the Winton at II o'clock at
night. He saw Il man and a woman
and recognized the woman as Mrs.
- ~ - ~ tlic NolIldIl Sdlu,
here is a patient worth having. He is
a member of the Duke family. the
wealthy tobacco man, N has made all
the money for the family. He is worth
S20.OGO.000. We are going to get mar
RED"
He was mitch under the influence of
liquor or drugs" osbaldston said.
Mrs. Desplalnes. when was
through With him. mixed some
thing In a glass that looked like whisky
and milk. She ave i: to Duke and
In a few minutes he Mas asleep,
breathing hard.
on the day before the marriage ]
found Duke SO near death that | in
sisted that a practitioner be called in.
Next day Mrs. Desplaines told me Duke
and his iiance had gone away to be
married.
"When l called the day after the
marriage. Mrs. Duke, showing her mar
rage certificate. said: Now address
me as Mrs. Duke. with 100000, 900. oh
what | have gone through in the las
few weeks to get to this. Thank Cod
1t is over
Mr.. Duke was low that night and
| told them to bring Il doctor"