The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
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S3l Continued from FIRST ~ 'age5
finals which existed for tho purpose ~
Iibbp!ts this imam and killlt,E him.
III Mr. Bramliam's 1otiMBel insisted ,ipoi
lShh ,iiliinediate examination BY the court
but JuatIce Gay nor refused to do 50, an,
ordered Al Duke to- be committed NJ tof.
BsnnitariumFLintits JANUARY 10th, wllerlsll
will he examined as to 1 Ills sanity by3s
commit sslon Il which Justice Gay nori ha
8alrendy appointed n Of, application 5 D,
counsel representing Mrs. lico Webb
Duke, wife 4of 13rodI ID 1y.s; Duke.
AS tho proceedings were nborti to ad
oo1rn, Il Delaney Nicoll tequest cd li;l
Mr. Duke be&traiisfcr1:ed4 FROM Sandfort
Hall where he has beef held FOR setera
days, to the Long Island y ONE s3 u Mr.
sSNicoll represented thA r. p = WI, q
Sand cord Hill, 81 was about b to depart FOL
TIE so,it h and would not 30 Here 10 talte
part in52the proceedings This rcquest
was granted byG Justice Gayfio,S at1d the
proceeding was II osed 4, I'M
Son on Bad FERNS.
I3Dui,ing theEnrg unientS or counsel, he e
toiney} Of Mr. Brainhhhi declared hut
MY Duke y who had tit,,tedj tile
proceedings. result ted I'M Mr. y uke y
|, WIS Oh bad terms with Ills
father, and si,ad sbee1ia excluded fronl8!flis
fathers home $forS seSethl years. 81 Y
81 MI. 1otiko1 sWn sJnot duestlonedS nor I'D
he flor any STATEMENT during Tho pro-
8ceedlngs s1fo sat quietl yssby the law ~
yers and appeared pale ind II, ervotl ss55 - is
wife was not Hi the cour room:
tcrn,t {; vas made to question Mr. Duke
6ns LID entered tho carriage TO so TO 81 nc
sanltarlum,, but the physicians prevented lse
sit. Az tho cnrrlago ! started, ~ viewer,
Mr.. Duke leaned & out Of tho window and
shouted !. II am going to fight this thing ;LlA
Ito the last ,3i, t.5 li5 An Z
5;sf Before Mr. Duke was taken 81 70 the
sarlitarium,5 Ito was 4, co,lv ersat ION Wit
three physlcians q the courthouse. az
the conclusion Of tho talk, one 8 OF the
physicians said that Mr.. . ultc5 was aI'-
5phrenty snnes but in q yven kene t nv
steal condition. .Ss NIX
4! After$hisS ppcnrance In court q t - oo o
jlyn3 to-day and hsfreturns to- q mityvlnlle,.
Brodie Duke held VIC e 10 W. con 7, 4
Sferen CO with Ills private secretary, U 81.
Bra n Ian, 3nnd Lawyer Champo S. q n T.
drews. Wher, seen later, Mr. I3ranlhain.
ard Mr.. Andrews said hey had had y
long tnlk with Duke and that i 9 Ind q
message to give tho public, both as & to
his sanity and to his II future plans IN
fighting ibis commitment to an tlsy l UNI
Mr. a ndrews also announced that lile had
been retained as Mr.. Duke S attorney.
Duke Issues Statement.
The statement issued by Attorney An
itlrews said lin part: ~ # $5s b3:
M
to- day through the press Of sail appeal
which his wife or those representing her
have taken.#tIIe desires to say that the
qrsestion OF his sanity he wishes to have
determined at the trial on Ills writ Of
habeas corpus, and hopes that those;
representing his wife will not press the
appeal Vii Hc prefers to. have the Issues
tried wherein his liberties are IA stake
by those whom he has retained to repre-,
sent him in all his actions. s. III rs,
go II 41also learns q to-day for tho first
time OF tho shocking charges which have
been made freely as Inst his wife IIo'
has retained me to probe these charges
to the bottom, and if they should prove!
false to take Immediate steps to redress
the wrong done him and his wife. Il they
should prove trucfh will 5doN the best
he can TO redress the wrong done him.
while lie; regret to bring Ills fainily'sl
name Into 80 unfortunate an flair, he
deems It only properf,to state that some
years ngo he forbade his son, La rence.
the petitioner In the commitment pro-
Sceedings, any access to him. ii ss
Among other development In the Duke
case to-day was tho appearances OF Mrs
Agnes Desplaines, who has been men
TONED prominently in connection with
Mrs. Duke before Assistant District At
5torney Perkins. She listed tho district
attorneys office / in a response II q \ a sub
poena. The woman wa with Mr. Per
kins for some time, but the attorney de-
clined to discuss the nature of3the con-
versation. M s n si u