The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-14
He II Fight for His Liberty,
q. ignoring His Wife.
WANTS HER SUIT DROPPED
And Shocking Charges Against
Her Pr0hed 10 the Bottom

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In Court and Transferred 10 Another
Asylum Pending Disno>ltion Of His
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W.
Interview Win Him aud Tells the RE
suit If Hes Craly. No One y SAFE
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nounces That IL the Charges Against
his vtte,. Renutati,n cl,isc nam
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dress His own Regulates Relatives.
Brodie l.. Dukes views and intentions
I'm his own remarkable case We're made
public last night through Champc $. An
dreys one of his LAWYERS Mr.. Andrew.
had inst returned from the 4anitariti-u NJ
Amityyiue TO which bv order OF the court
Duke had been transferred.
Earlier in the dny Duke had been pro.
duced before Justice t;avnor in BROOKLYN
on the writ of habeas corpus secured hy
his private secretary Tie hearing was
adj iourned until next Thursday without p
decision az to Dukes sanity being reached.
Attorney Andrews first came into the cose
when employed by Dukes secretary TO
got the writ. 1t was announced In coiirt
Yesterday that he would act as chief couuse,
for Duke and he got busy at once. Mr.
Ancrews's statement given ont last uirbt
In the Bar Association Building isa, follows.
This morning when Mr Duke cana
into court "a a result OF Mr.. Brambam'.
private secretarvl writ Of haliea, corpu,
was the first time that either Mr.. Bran.
ham or any of his attorneys had been able
10 see Mr.. Duke was unable then to
have any private or confidential chat with
Mr.. Duke. owing to the presence OF yarious
people. By appointment. however Bram-
ham and myself called on Mr.. Duke ut
Amityville this afternoon at O'Clock
and were with him until G. The papers
which Mr.. Duke read to-day gave him
the first knowledge OF the proceedings in
the cases that have clustered around him
This. then. il the first opportunity he has
had 10 present his side of the question and
he has asked me To correct some lnisappre-
tensions that evidently exist in som otlnr-
ters as to his case
sHe learns for the first time to-day.
through the uress Of an appeal which
his wife. or those renresenting her hive
taken. He desires to saw that the question
of his sanity he desires TO have determined
st the trial ON his wri, Of habeas oorrris.
and hopes that those representing his wife
Will not press the apreal "a the sarne l.sues
exactly are at stake in the writ Of habeas
oorp,,s and he rrefers TO have the issues
tried wherejn bis liberties are nj etake
Inv those whom no has retained ia renresen,
him in all bis actions namely Snlrcke 4
Andrews and Mr.. T. s pbillins He savs
that he will not no liable for any. attorney,s
feea ar exnenaas Of any kind saye exrenses
and attornev's foes incurred bv his regular
counsel
He also learns to-day for the first time
oF the shocking charges which have been
p,oda freely against hi. wife He has ro-
tajnod ma q, rrol,o No. cbsrgcs 10 tho
bottom and if they should prove false
=, ,,La ;r,,r,o,J,,to s,a,s ~ rolrcss Tho
wrong dome him and his wife If tbev should
,roye tr,a ba viii d, rho hest he can 70
redress the wrong done him.
.TIe aynressaa confidence ~ 10 ti. ooyn-
sol IN bis ahilitv 10 satisfy any t,ibtinal
cor,no,sr, 10 nv ,be iss,n If his sapitv
and thot he ia fuliv able 10 discharge all tina
d,,t;a i,lr,,,,,,o,,t ,,,,,, , ,,,, in ~ cation
in l,fo Ubilobe regrets IN trinc Dill. family
i,,, ',,re,,t,,,,,, an oJv,i, to ,iae,,,.
y onlv nrorar "a state that many voar- AGO
bo fa-haI,o HE son I.,u,rar,ca rho ,,e,itioner
IN tbe commitment nroceadine. anv
,ooass 10 hin, and on Tho occa-
aIo, ,,bon bo forbade his s,p further
;r,,o,,o,,r.o Win him ,bat be SON MA
,,'tilt,- e o,,.,,goous conduct 10Th toward
bir,se,, and ,oyy,rd o,tars ,joar to him
,bat na roaIi,c. horo,er Inn. in This c,.e
- sar j. ,,o,bo,,. NOR, -, IN, nitiej than
- - -
81 al ,,re.r,,,,,io,,s iptorosts WIN bono
lao, nom, - ,i. ,,nrb,tifnl son 20 ni,ll Ghost
nuts fror, tho fire. thai tbe4e uu.cr,Ipplou,
interasts would not take of their own ac-
- j., ,bo ,rep
o'l, 80 t.., t..,
result Oh lht H'ioH Nlh'I Nt7 ''NitH'' "dFN