Show MRS ALICE C WEBB WEBB ON TRIAL I Former Wife of Millionaire Tobacco Magnate Accused of Passing Worthless Check Chicago Aug Aus 11 Mrs Alice L I Webb ebb former wife of at Brodle Brodie L Duke millionaire tobacco dealer sat garbed in black from head to toot foot today In lit Judge Kerstens court while a jury was wa selected to try tr her on a charge of de defrauding defrauding the Great Northern Norther hotel out of at 50 by b means of a worthless check Two colored men In the venire were from service on the Jury jur at a hint from rom Mrs Irs Webb ebb to her attorney that they the might ml ht be prejudiced against her because be ause she Is Isa a southern woman Mrs Irs Webbs ebbs defense Is that she did not know the heck check was worthless M f P Parrish clerk In the Commer Commercial cial National bank of Tex on which Institution Mrs Webb It Is alleged drew a check for 50 tes testified testified that Mrs Irs Webb had no account at the bank Leonard W V Giles a R broker the first witness for the defense told t ld of visiting Mrs Irs Webb In her room and of ot drawing up the check at her request were several check books on the table the witness said and he took up the first one that came handy and drew the note |