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Show DUKE DE CHAULNES DIED WHILE KNEELING IN PRAYER NEW YORK, Juno 2. On his return from Paris today, Thcodoro Shonts, president of tho Interborough Metropolitan Metro-politan company, declared that tho reports that tho death of his son-in-law, the Due do Chaulnes, was duo to indulgence in-dulgence in opiates yvoro infamous libels. li-bels. Mr. Shonts said that the duke's death was caused by heart disease, nud that ho was not addicted to tho uso of drugs. irThc duko and my daughter were knooling at their bedside in prayor, " said Mr. Shonts, "when tho stroke camo upon him that carried him off before medical aid could be summoned. "Tho memory of tho duke has been grossly maligned, and outrageous reports re-ports wore printed about tho mauner and cause of his death. Tho facts aro these: "On the afternoon of tho day on which ho died, the duke and my daughter daugh-ter wore out riding. Thoy dined together, to-gether, and then retired to their apartment apart-ment early. "They wore kneeling close together, and tho duke held ono arm about his wifo's shoulders. Suddenly ho lurchod forward and then tumbled unconscious at my daughter's feet. He was a big man and she a slight girl, but she lifted him bodily upon the bed and screamed for aid. lie was dead before anything could bo douo for him." |