The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-08
Mrs. Duke Was Absent
From Court.
Mr.. DUKE RESTS PLEA
Rumored That Mrs. Duke May Allow
a Decree TO be Entered Against
Her. Miss Sands Cross. Exam
ined. Counsel for Mrs. Duke
Embarrassed.

LiilUd dSStu.
New YORK. Ma AT the opcuin.
Of the Duke divorce case today couu-
sci for Mrs. Duke asked for au "G-
jouInmcnt until afternoon. saying
Counsellor kaIiseh was engaged in a8-
other court. Mrs. Duke was not uIe
emit. Neither was Huntbon. the corr
respondents Ia discussing the motion.
Vice Chancellor Pittney said ne IA
yored the Old English law which pro-
hIbited an ordinary barrister from &C.
cepting rctainers To practice in more
than one court. lie decided that the
presence OF Mr.. k;jlisch was not alb
sClutelN necessary. The one witness
for the petitioner who has not been
"rOsS-eNafnined, Miss Sands, Is here"
said the cOurt IF ii has been arraug-
Cd to have Nj. Kilcsch c~goss-cNamiue
Miss Sands why does not the defense
put it in the cross biIl2 The petition-
ar, / understand, has rested
This WAS notice shat AIR. Duke in
ends to rest his plea for divorce ON
the evidence already in.
The absence of Mrs. Duke and the
apparent embarrassment Of her coun-
sci caused q renewal Of the rumor
that she had decided 70 abandon her
defense. allow Il decree t. be entered
against her u then marry Huntoon.
After consultation Of counsel for
Airs. Duke Chauncey Parker %2nnounc-
ed that he would cross examine Miss
Sands although he had not thorough
~ prepared himself. This action
showed that Mrs. Duke is not ready to
present her cross bin and Inaccurate
her Defense It was noted that John
Il. StanchicId, Mrs. Dukes New York
counsel. WAS not in court.
Miss Sands took the stand for cross
examination.
Sac said she entered the employ of
Mrs. Duke when the defendant was
Mrs. McCreddoc<, "a grass widow"
She told of the mental arrangement
Of Mrs. Dukes mother, which led to
her Incarceration and death IN Bloom
m@iaIe ASYLUM. New YORK. she aG-
mitted that Nh. Duke had given her
a ring ana other presents.
The witness was questioned as TO
loW n was TO testify for Mr.. Duke.
She said that Mi. Duke telephoned
her to go around the ornet where q
.2h WAS in waiting.
Mr.. Duke was in the cab. He was
greatly a@itated," said the Witness.
At last | hegan to cry ana asked hiTn
% forgive her, but he said he
couldn't
Miss Sands was ask cd why she did
not go back to Mrs. Dukes house.
When | heard everything" was
The reply. Il knew ! could not take
ner part and I could not go back to
her"
Ibid you even tell anybody you were
kidnaDped?" "Of course not. because
it is not true"
The witness said Mr.. Duke had also
given her some stocks.
"What's that" asked the Vice
EFpap1AIl,t. ssc+nrl-Cp ' ooh NO - nov
rected the witness. Shares Of stocks
III the American Tobacco Company.
He promised them to me before he
married Mrs. Duke and gave them to
me on the first of last June
Haven't YOU always told everybody
that vou were very fond of Mi>
Duke?'
q was very fond of Mrs. Duke; very,
and yet YOU never went back to
herr"
NO. sir; 1 was disappointed in her.
I thought the way she carried on with
Mr.. Huntoon after she married MI,
Duke was disgusting"
When did you first fell his disap-
pointment?"
Right after she Got married, when
| found hat she was not going to give
up Mr.. Huntoon."
But You never mentioned it to
Mrs. Duke"
Eyes, sir. [ did"
In no material point was the girls
testimony shaken by Mr.. Parker. IN
Allan Strong. counsel for Huntoon. the
correspondent, took Il hand ct cross
examination. Mr. Strong tried to
confuse the witness as TO her knoWi-
edge of Huntoon's handwriting. She
admitted tina she never seen Hun
I.4 M JD,,I-1 clio cold
told her on a number Of occasions n q
Mr.. HuntOon wrote to her.
The witness said she often took mes
sages addressed to Mrs. Duke IN
Huntoon's hand writing, from mes
songer boys. at the SiXty-eighth street
house. she said that she had fe!t
sorry for Mrs. Duke, because She was
self away. MIR. strong moved that
the petition be dismissed on the
grounds thai neither Mr.. nor Mrs.
Duke was q resident of the State OF
New Jersey at the time of the com
mission of the alleged acts of unfaith-
fulness on the Wife's part.
Nice-Chancellor Fttney held that III
a previous proceeding brought bS
Mrs. Duke. tn residence and dom!-
plainly established
1.-The CORRESPONDENT has no right,
said the court. ito raise the question
OF jurisdiction. You voluntarily
came into court to defend yourself"
The first witness for the defence
was Frederick Reinert. The witness
was examined in detail as to the in
terror Of MIS-. Dukes house, the idea
icing to pave the way to refUte the
testimony OF Louise henderson, Who
testified that standing on the hIth
Enor in the hall she saw Mrs. Duke
and Huntoon ascend the stairs from
the secOn to the third floor and go
bach through the hail to Mr.. Dukes
Il heard the door close and the key
turn. ~Itsinert sWore the door of MI
Dukes room is not visible from TIE
fifth floor hail.
Private detectives have sworn they
saw Mrs. Duke from the street. stand
ing in a hay-Window on the third floor
|. with 4 light burning in the room.
! ReineTt said he stood in the street
| after dark last night and was unable
To see either Mrs. Duke, Who stood ~