New-York tribune., 1905-01-17
MRS. DUKE LEAVES HOTEL
SHE EVADES DETECTIVES.
To Face Husband IN COuTt-WOutd
Fight Teras ErtraditiOH.

Mrz Btoass L Duke disappeared from The
Un.oz szuars Hotel yesterday afternoon. and
shere was z report that she bad left the state.
tyur Abraham Levy q her counsel said he
knew where she was and would produce her
sny tire District Attorney Jerome wished 70
hare her 81 his of8cs- The lawyer declared sirs-
Duke had left the hoteI because % annoyance,
noi because sne was afraid q being arrested
Detectives Sad 70 be employed By the Duke
FAIRLY rad been OF the watch a. the hotel ever
sInoe Il was learned that GrS- Duke had been
Etsglng there. Yesterday morning TIE pEopF1s-
Tor sent rvord 20 her that she must give ID her
roo-a. because q tie nctOr.sty she Wss causing
fhere lie tired 70 talk With her. but the door
q her room was shut n his face. and he was
tod tkz: she was too - % see any one Dr-
Eturm. her physician. vent 70 the hotel 70 see
her 81 ! % ?. n. and learned that she han ols-
appszred- She had gone oct 50 quietly as 70
attract nc ztzeution, and had eFaded the oetec-
ffyes. she left her baggage behind her.
Later IL the Afternoon Mrs Duke called Up
TIRE proprsetor of the hotel on tie teleDhons and
taid shs was out o. ahe city and would send for
her bsgEsgs-
I have been IN communication with Ars-
Duke" Mr.. Levy said lzte n the afternoon I
vii have her bzZgsge brought 70 my oHics ana
fent 20 her 80 that she VIII not be Ehado|eo
she VIII be II court 81 Brooklyn OF Thursday
when Justice Gaynor takes ~ The examination
q her husband 70 decide 4 he . sane
II there Is az attempt to have Irs Duke ar
rested and sxtrsdlte6 70 Texas On the indictment
against her t.sers We VII make q fight I have
had 10 communication with the District Aftor-
rey regarding the dispatches said 70 have been
received from Texas. announcing that requis.rion
pspe-s are 20 be forwarded from that State. We
co rot fear that Texas indictment
II Afr. Duke il discharged from custody ss
result OF the exa rninattOn as 20 his sanity be-
fore Justice CsynOr On Thursday there vii be
end 10 the suit for annulIng the marriage,
ard there can be 10 other such suit unless il is
brought by Mr. Duke himself Neither could
there be another proceeding 70 have him declared
insane. There is 10 question that Mrs. Duke
IL the legal wife % Mr.. Duke. ard he is respon-
s.bis for al expenses she may be put 70 in this
matter. Mr. Duke knew al about her past lie
before he married her"
Champe s. Andrews. or counsel for 8fr- Duke
and De Lancsy Slcou Of counsel for the Duke
family. said yesterday that there had been no
agreement 10 combine against Alrs. Duke for
annulEnent Of the marriage and permit Mr.. Duke
70 regain his liberty.
Ar. Duke examined on Sunday az the
fsnstoEium IL Amityyille by six experts In
insanity cases. three OF whom are physicians
named ~ III. Andrews Ar. Duke answered
many questions about his marriage. He said
he cta not believe his wife all she had
fzpTessnted herself 70 be when he married her
but ne did not believe that all the accusations
against her were Tell founded. or she would have
been arrested long ago. II he found on in
NeEilgauon, that such accusations were true
- said. he would begin proceedings to annul
his marriage as soon as he Tegsined his liberty.
M Duke said he knew reasons why mem
beTs of his own family might want 70 con-
EpiTe 10 deprive him OF his liberty but he had
no proof that there was any such plot by
members Of his own family. He said he had
been addicted 70 drink. but he intended TO
remain sober IN future.
Mrs. Dukes counsel seemed 10 believe yes
terday that there had been some understand
ing between Mr.. Dukes counsel and counsel
for the Duke family 20 end the insanity pro-
ce%dingB and have Mr. Duke start a suit for
the annulment Of his marriage Mrs. Duke had
received an alleged letter from her husband
saying; so long as all these charges concern
ing your pas life stand against you, IT is better
mat We should not see each other"
Some Of the charges. which papers on file in
the Supreme Court IN this city support con-
cern Mrs. Dukes attempt IN 1888 70 prove that
she had been legally married 70 George w. Hop
llnson. on November "A. 1873. In this city
Hopknson denied that he had married her
and in affidavit declared that instead of
being eighteen years ola at the time OF the
alleged marriage. IN 1878. she was twenty-five
years old. as proved by the records OF a Buffalo
asylum, to which she had been taken by her
father when a child. Another affidavit was
made by a policeman detailing q story told by
Murat Masterson. in 1890. that he had been
Hopknson. and that she had tried TO shoot
him. HopknsOn also declared in an affidavit
that he had paid considerable money to the
woman In settlement OF her alleged claim on
him. Hopkinson's counsel has declared that
the suit against him was dismissed.