Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-12
WYLANTA ROCHELLE
IS BRIDE Of DUKE
Continued From First Page.)

engaged for some time. but the young
| woman looked upon their marriage as
| an event of the future. She had ex-
pected to study for long time before
| wedding Mr.. Duke.
Duke Pops Question.
But Mr.. Duke proved an impatient
| lover. He came to Washington several
| times last winter and this spring to see
his ward and was pleased with her prog
| ress. Friday he was talking to Miss Ro-
chelle of everyday matters when he
suddenly said In an of-hand tone:
Il think it's about time we were getting
married. Don't your
And Miss Rochelle replied. laughingly:
why. yes"
Whereupon. 1t is said. Mr.. Duke rushed
out OF the house without saying anything
more about the matter and returned with
marriage license, much to the surprise
Of Miss Rochelle. But she fell in with
his plans. But for the refusal Of DR..
Macleod to perform the ceremony they
would have been married here Friday
afternoon.
It was denied that Miss Rochelle had
church" In fact. it was said Mr.. Duke
and Miss Rochelle had sat quietly at Miss
HOrsley's house and discussed the matter
all the time Mr.. Duke was reported to be
out visiting friends.
1t has been anticipated that members
of the family Of Mr.. Duke might protest
against this fourth marriage venture OF
Mr. Duke. 1t could not be learned last
night that any of the Dukes had come
here from North Carolina or taken any
steps to blight the joys of the newly wed.
All Given the Slip.
The disappearance Of Mr.. Duke and
Miss Rochelle. after their failure to
embark on the sea of matrimony in
Washington, and the pursuit race
started by newspaper reporters to be
first on the scene where news of the re-
suit OF the elopment might be obtained
opened an absolutely new field for the
corps Of chauffeurs in the city.
The last seen Of the couple. Friday
night, was when they stepped into a
taxicab and whirled around the corner
of 10Th street. from Miss Rochelle's
home, at 1923 G street northwest. Con-
sequently information to be secured
from taxicab drivers soon proved to be
much in demand.
fully a score of buzz car drivers ap-
peared, In whose cars the bride and
bridegroom must have travelled. The
chauffeurS stories varied in scope and
wealth Of detail as the size of the re-
ward in sight seemed to warrant.
1t is related that one young lever push
er. possessed Of q particularly vivid i'm
ag1nat1on, succeeded in separating the
Washington bureau chief of a New York
newspaper from $15.
Tale Of Hagerstown Trip.
One Of the most impressive of the taxi
tales was told by a mud-begrimed chauf-
feur who drifted into an E street lunch
room late yesterday afternoon. In &C
linz
this driver declared he had carried Mr..
Duke and Miss Rochelle to Hagerstown,
where they were married at o'clock yes
terday morning
And the mystery phase was we'll sug-
gested In this tale by the statement Of its
narrator that, by arrangement, he picked
up Mr.. Duke part way round the ellipse
in the White Lot and Miss, Rochelle from
bench still farther on. To throw off
any possible pursuit the Maryland auto
license numbers were taken off the car
until the District line was reached. Then
the District numbers were exchanged for
Maryland numbers.
Returning, the route selected carried
the bride and bridegroom to the Chevy
Chase trolley line, and they made the
balance OF the journey into the city on
the cars, according to this vivid account.
while the automobile was sent back by
way OF Georgia avenue and 18th street.
And the driver, to further earn his $50
tip, turned in his tab at the office OF the
taxi company for ST. for the trip, this
fee covering "a journey to Wilmington.
Del, and return"-a distance just about
equal to that to Hagerstown.
J. B. Walker, business manager in
Durham for Mr.. Duke. offered COR
roboration last night Of the statement
that his employer had been welded to
Miss Rochelle. and that the ceremony
had been performed in New Jersey. Mr..
Walker saw Mr.. Duke. but he said he
did not have opportunity to ascertain
any details Of the exact place and time
Of the marriage.
A special dispatch to The Star last
night from Hagerstown stated that no
marriage license had been issued there to
Brodie l.. Duke and Miss Wylanta Ros-
Gaelic. Neither court officials nor the
police had knowledge of the reported
journey OF the couple to that town.