The sun., 1910-06-11
BRODIE duke TRIES TO WE'D
.In LICENSE FOR 4 FOCRTH
TNNSI ~ NATRIuONI.

80 Hls Iunlor Hes -. one u TOhae-
20 FsIks Has ReeA TSise D'Nsrced.
v,.urNoroN. June 10 Brodie l. Duke.
a. wears Old. of the fami " Of tobacco
,.ssra started ont this morning With
.ss solemn intention of marrying again
he aies, and the third time that Mr..
Or, p % supposed to have vsntured upon
,ss ssa n natrimony was ave years ago,
vlsr Mrs Alice Webb ol New York
,,,v claimed him a. husband.
Thai matrimonial management led
Mr. nukss beng confined in . private
sanltarlm on Long Island on the CON-
rar' N Mrs Webb The entire Duke
fanny came 10 his rescpe On that oc-
ca,on secured his release and eventually
an annulment II the ma'riAse between
s,- and Mrs Webb
ne bride to be in Mr. Dukes latest
venture as shown BY the marriage license.
~,s Miss WylAnto ROschelle, % years
DID, uho is attending . private school
N G street IN this city. Miss ROsOhslle
nld tonight she hOd been imposed upon
tvNr Duke and that she had never given
psrnlssIon 20 have a marriage icense
made ou, or 20 engage q minister. The
marriage license which Mr. Duke made
ol' A. ths city Hall here gives Misc
Roschsllss home A. Durham. NC, Wh'oh
. ne home town Of Brodie l.. Dahe and
o,hsr members of the Duke family
Mr Duke arrived in Washington early
Aa morning and put up AZ the Ebbit,
Houss rhoss who saw him cay that he
vas happier Il anything than the average
nan Who u about - he Married Ne
showed up At the marriage license bureau
IN tha CITY hall At abou, s1o o clock in the
morning 4 tan man Of middle age who
g-rs m rame accompanied him.
Tho T'hng out ~ the marriage license
rr--e@ded smoothly enough until the
ce-k asked Mr. Duke Il he had ever been
MARRIED before Mr. Duke for the life
~ MN couldn't $50 What that question
had - Do with his present Intentions
What have sll these questions got 20
#. with ~ asked Mr. Duke
wei. have got q know to pat it N
r.s record SAID the clerk
PIT Il down that this is nv fourth and
hs' venture aid Mr. Duke The Young
-. - -. z-.tL A. nh F,tf - aatN
in reply o. a question that she had never
heen married.
The tohacCo man and h,s friend got the
..opns- and hurried around 10 the home
II the Rev Donald e. Macleod. pastor
- the First Presbyterian Church. the
Rev Dr. TalmaRe's Old charge. The
Macleod parsonage was the nearest one
& The city hall and that apparently was
10 reason why Mr. Duke select ID il
The bridegroom introduced himself
,- NJ Macleod az Brodis L. Duke n
nYraam. " e.. and sald hs desired to he
rlrrsd later in the day DR. Macleod
called upon to perform many marriaGe
ceremonies for strangers and he did not
naure closely into Mr.. Dukes antsoe-
UANLN.ENNENN
aroIt clock m the afternoon
In ne meantime somebody over in the
nsrr.aRe license bureau had been scratch.
hs nis head and wondering where he had
sen The name Of BrOdie l.. Duke before.
No interest shown IN the name resulted
m 'hs publication along in the afternoon
~ On article IN a local paper about NJ.
bikes new matrimonial aspirations. A.
no hour sst for the wedding Mr.. Duke
-s1 MT shown up. He LETT the minister
wrag 20 the church nhd indicltions
e. seemed 70 poin, 20 the fact that the
-v1a-fp-1a had some doubt IN her own
r71 1s to Just what had become oi
Dlss
ur Mcleod said tonight that under
o. srrrgmstanoes would he have per
i--rr-d ne ceremony. When asked his
Fl. saaz fpr this change u mind be aaid
'h1' re would not feel a. liberty % have
rs-'Hrmet the ceremony under the rules
F1 1rwn by the general assembly u the
Prasrvfe-en church
W Duke called A. Mrs Horslsy's
.rr.0. q street tonight but he didn't
-av uUg and according to Miss ROschslle
's-sI no explanation Of what be had
.rs Miss RoFchelle said tonight that
s'vnI.i leave Washington for her home
Ir'ran rhe fret thing in the morning
y. IA q. nouid be learned Mr Duke has
y IMMEDIATE intention of dsssrting
ASrrg'.u
TrH. VyL... ,,.trtr,,ntaI advsn-
'.rss Har- ue"n various and on One Occa-
.-r some spectacular incidents attended
20 = f.- ventures As the sou % Wash
nTor Duke the founder and one time
'ssd-r ~ The American Tobacco Com
a'v prriis Dukes several tFys at mar
age aui no uneypeCted results that
'.-s- 'nereir0m have % one time and
90 rsr gained side noiOriety
Tn NarN INi he obtained q divorce
trr u,s Grsi vifs. Minnie IN the ground
'Ss@r' after she had taken up her
'''7'r.a .r California Tor three ysars
M 'rs r.gn' N Dacember 10 of the same
'a- Dice appeared ~ the MadiaOn
Na-' Presrytsrisn Church with q woman
.fs-st nier the name of Alice Webb
m 10 vas married 70 her by the Rev
90 then an assistant - Dr.
fs.r" pr 100 said aftsrWard that
.Ha rwD male companions who
''"r. ...-l 0.n IN that night appeared
.a .afanr sober
'" ."a marriage Duke and his bride.
a-rru ~ IN the press notices
"H.rRgr az the Junior PARTNER
''rr IavIof Webb \ Co invest
.r- 80 11s IA Sale street
. -I 'nr urief psriOd ~ the