New-York tribune., 1906-04-24
DUKE DITORCE CASE UP.
DetectiCes Tell Of Meetings Betueen
HuntO0n and Defendant

Vice-ChahceIlor Pitney's chambers IN Ne,v,rx
were filled yesterday. when the hearing Of tes4i
rnony in the suit for divorce brought by James T
Duke against Lillian y. Duke was begun Fred
erick G. Mumford, private detective was The
first witness.
Mrs Duke sat near her counsel and listened with
air Of unconcern TO the testimony Of each W.T.
ness Far back in the room sat Frank T Huntoon
who is named by Mr. Duke in his petition
-Four witnesses were called. and the case went
over until Thursday Mr.. Duke was Represented
by Richard '. IInda5ury. ". ". Fuller Alvah A
Clark and Junius Parker. ChaUncey c. ParKe-
and Samuel Kallsch OF Newark and John a
Stanchfeld looked after the interests Of the de-
fendant. Hdntocn had Alan II. Strong Of New
Brunswick his counsel.
Detective Munfords testimony was relative y,
the watch he kept Mrs. Duke while Mr. Duke
abroad The witness said that Huntoon had
paid frequent visits TO Mrs. Dukes home. at No II
West 18th street. and had frequently taken auto
mobile rides with Mrs. Duke to Coney Island Cen
trai Park and other places. de said that on july
II he saw Mrs. Duke drive in her automobile ac-
companied by a chauffeur. 10 the I'd street en-
who Joined her and proceeded to Clarernont The
following night, NUmford said. he saw Mrs Duks
go in her automobile to the Hotel Wacott. where
Huntoon lived. That same night. ne added. Hun
tOOn and the defendant were driven over the Will
iamsburs Bridge and down Bedford avenue r.
said he saw Huntoon go into Mr.. Dukes home and
leave about O'Clock the following morning
Munlford was mistaken in hts testimony under
cross examination. The next witness was Caleo
Dula vice-preside1t Of the American Tobacco COM
pany. He said that in August , last he was called
Mrs Dukes house by one OF the private detec-
tives employed to shadow the defendant
He said he saw man leave the house about Is
o'clock the following morning. who after he had
gone a short distance, turned and waved parting
salute TO a woman at a third story window, whom
witness could not recognize distinctly
Mr. DuIa continued by saying ue -o-oWed the
man to Columbus avenue, where SOth got on Jne
same car Witness later identified Eli1toun as ths
man he had seen leave the Duke hoUsa.
MIR Dula told OF a later occasion Whe0 with a
private detective he saw Huntoon leave tEe house
giving Mrs Duke a similar parting salute when
he had reached the sidewalk Witness declared
he positively Identified the woman on thar occasiOh
as Mrs. Duke - - -
Victor L. Mich ard Charles L. Munford, ths
latter cousin of the first witness, petl private 0s-
tectives cOrroborated the testimony or the preeed-
ing witnesses NIumford had not finished when ths
hour for adjournment had arrived.
Before the hearing Ntc2-C Chancellor Pltaey IoIil-
ally announced that he had received deposlll0as
taken in New York City last week oy Hernert W.
knight es a special master in chancefy. ana uio7s
heard in Durham. n. g., April T.
The depositons referred 10 personals al.eseG %
have appeared in the Paris edition or The asr-
ald The court remembering phase OF the nIst
hearing in the suit. gave warning tnat any psisESa 80
who would attempt to take any pictures IN tas
courtroom would be severely punished pnoIos-
ra pher managed to make picture at the hrsI seS
sion without the knowledge OF the court