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Show iBEALLV THORNY PATH FOR i I MRS. ALICE WEBB-DUKE ! ; CHICAGO. April 11. Mrs. Alice j Webb-Duke, Ihe divorced wife of Drodie Duke, of the, American Tobneco company, who was arrested last night on the charge of issuing forged chocks. was todnv held to await the action of the grand iury in bonds of $2000. She was unable to give surety and v.ns sent. 1 to (he county jail. Mrs! Duke did not deny lhat the signatures to the checks were her own, bur, she said that becauso of sickness she was not responsible for her acts at the time the checks wore passed. She also claimed that she was being persecuted bv the American Tobacco To-bacco company. Through hor attorney she oO'ored to restore tho full amount of the forged checks, which totalled .$75. but tl ourt took no cogniznuco of the proposition. |