New-York tribune., 1905-01-15
MRS. DUKE DENIES PLOT.
Continued from first page

the litigation was cleared so she could take over
the tite at cost of S1Ss5o0. and it was for this
that she wanted money from BroGie Duke All
this she explained In much detail with help from
her lawyers.
There was much opposition to my taking this
land" she went on. "A certain man threw OBJ
stscles into my way all the time, and believe he
is at the bottom of this indictment there now.
don't know what that is but have no reason to
fear anything from any OF my acts there. In
fact. I've most of Texas behind me-" She con-
tinued IN the same cold tone In which she had
spoken of her business affairs:
Now. ia like to set forth accurately how Mr..
atef Te s had T. met ct he asked me to marry him and
every day after that until the wedding ne INSISTED
aars anal Teey SaGg0 Rnew he been married twice
he'd f9Tr for m 70 F aDG into hSt amY for
Be said that was after his money. In fact told
cams @ on ne his propeTty taking only what came out
of the tobacco scheme, and nave witness Mho
laughed at me.
SHE TELLS ABOUT THE MARRIAGE
willing TO receive you without any agreement. I'll
never forsake you I'll stand by you ana eve even II
stocks and bonds during my hfe' and Wen let them
On December Is, when I married Mr.. Duke We
had been downtown attending to our usual business
that of j. NJ Ayres where l didn't get out of the
carriage proving that Mr.. Duke was fully able to
take of himself and not intoxicated When
he came out he had with him an old friend Mr.
House. We left him there and went uptown to cali
on Mr.. Thompson who lived at No. 139 East Sew
that should marry him, We were going to
m to oWS be ID fee aT SS S Words
At Thompson,s we talked 1t over for an hour
He got a Mr. Hurst to go with us. We drove to
Dr. Rainsford's church. but they. being Episco-
divorced so we siG went to Dr. Parkhursfs Church.
Then, after leaving Mr. Thompson and Mr. Hurst
at their home, we went TO the hotel. From then
harmony 1 have never been so happy in my life
friends and fro his foO for that mater from my
''It has been said that a Mrs Broadhead.
who Mrs. Desplaines. your friend. went to
Durham and arranged a scheme whereby you
were to meet Duke and marry him. Is that
true?' asked.
1T is not true" she replied. with spirit 'I
wish to repudiate that. I don't think Mrs. Des-
PLANES was ever In Durham. I never have
been"
She went to tell that Charles H Treat,
Internal Revenue Collector. who was inves-
tigating her proposition advised Mr.. Duke to
go home and get some collateral so he de-
parted, returning on tho Wednesday after De-
cember "a. He declared, she said that his
daughters Pearl and Mabel had treated him
shamefully when he told them about his mar
riage. Mabel-Mrs. Goodall-had threatened to
leave his house. taking the servants with her,
said Mrs. Duke If Brodis Duke brought his
wife there. He told her, said the wife, that un-
less she could give the respect due to his wife
she would better go.
On January two men had come for a private
interview with her. Mrs. Duke SAID and when
she refused to talk to them they served a sum-
mons on her and took her. with Mr.. Duke and
Mrs. Desplaines, to the District Attorneys office
where, after seeing Mr.. Lord, she was excused.
Two days later she and Mr.. Dul13 had just re-
turned from downtown when two other men
walked into the room without being announced
and told Duke he was wanted" Duke told
her not to worry. she said; he'd find out who
behind that and punish them. From then
until she found he was in Bellevue she could
get no word from him. and when she went to
Bellevue she was told he had been taken away.
She thought. she declared the Tobacco Trust
was working to take away her land, but she had
no proof OF this"
She obtained a divorce from Edward P Powell
year ago on statutory grounds. she contin-
ued. When she was "a girl in short dresses"
she admitted she had been foolish enough to
run away WITH one George w. Hopkinson, and
was as she supposed. married TO him. It was
later discovered that no ceremony had been
case out in 1895. She had never had any chill
dren.
Asked about Shooting affair."" she answered
lightly that that was that Masterson affair"
One night, as she was abed. man came up
drunk from Chihuahua. This was in 1880, she
thought He broke down her door, dragging
her out of bed and shot at her. She was i'll for
fourteen months from the shock. She did no
shooting she said.
The stories OF a masseur that he had seen
her in various disorderly houses she character
lied as Infamous"
At the end of her interview, Levy e Unger
gave out the following letter. dictated by Brodie
L. Duke, to the stenographer at the Park Ave-
nue. Hotel they said:
My Dear Father: have felt considerable remorse
O6 o a5d cd9 drop 10 yo these ew es y to m
form you that the new responsibilities which I
disregard or forget my obligations to you.
9e e @ woman OF N my Gaol?1 mas as prqven % al
i see and know OF her, the more delighted am at
when we come home and you know her. you will
with ~ gaS ms that b dtt have MADE ID N no mi mmsths We
Texas where she has some considerable interest
ha nS nave do3a VIII NH ho y Own fang nope that
ginning @ of OF ne new year viii bring into your life
has done to me.
Champe S. Andrews, counsel for Duke had a |
talk with Mrs. Duke yesterday. about which he |
refused to speak. 81 am devoting my time to |
these charges against Mrs Duke" said he "I |
shall be grateful to any one who Will furnish
me facts about her."
w G. Bramham. MIR. Dukes secretary, and |
Mr.. Pope, the Durham friend, went to Durham |
Before they left here Mr. Bram- |
ham said: