Show TO INFLUENCE COURT Judge in Duke Divorce Case Receives Letter Leter Favoring the Fair Defendant Defendant Newark X N. J J. April 26 The Thc The hearing hear hear- lug ing In lii the lie divorce stilt snit of or If James Jame 1 B. Dul Duke the lie millionaire tobacco manu manu- aJain against t Lillian X N. Duke took a n sensational turn today when Vice Ice Chancellor Pitney announced that an attempt had hind been een made in writing to 10 Influence the court In iii ol fa jf t f one of oC the lie principals This he lie he characterized a as offensive lve and amid said that the writer was liable to lo tion lun While the lie court refu refused Cd to lo dl- dl ulc the contents of the lie letter It I IId Is Said Tild Id to have ha hen been from rein Mrs Olive Oliv Norton of oC nea Reading ln Pa said s' s to lo have huv contained an appeal in iii favor favol of Mrs Dul Duke who the writer said still ll loved her ler ier h husband 1 i 11 DuKe Is I III lii I. I Another sensation was Wa caused causeL by L bylie lie announcement that Mrs MI Dul Duke was lUS too ill 1 t to be bo present ent at toda today's s hearing This was recel ed received with wih Ith by counsel for or 11 Mr Duke and It was as a agreed rel that a physician be ont ent t to the thc defendants defendant's home 1 11 1 West Ves e t street New YOI York to a ascertain ascertain as as- certain whether the he her condition he I I was such mch as s to pi prevent event her hier from flom appear appear- in ing Dr Joseph was appointed ap ap- pointed b by the court and had made 10 report on the he ca case e up Ui to 1 the lie time line jf adjournment f for or the thc day Strong objection wa was m made by ly th th- counsel to the ho Introduction uc- uc ton tion lon of ot Nellie Sands Mrs Dukes Duke's former for fUI tub mel maid on un account of oC the defendants defendant's defend defend- sots ants nt absence but thin the court it t with wih tho thie understanding that ah hp JC je e recalled recal 11 for examination cross exam cross s I nation In Iii Mrs Mis I. I Dukes Duke's presence I I to I the lie The Time maid te testified that Huntoon ac- ac Mrs Ir Duke on num 01 several trips to p. the lie White mountains before lien her carriage to the thc complainant nail and that thai lie tho two Live hn had l kept UI up a U constant cor- cor with th each oth other She ilso that hint Huntoon was a R contant con- con tant caller caler at Mrs rR Dukes Duke's et Dul home and he couple often addressed each oth- oth 31 r in endearing terms CiniS She called him dearie deane and ho lie jailed her hel sweetheart and dearest ald aill the witness wines But of course not when others were present Sent Her Ilet Night t Robes A 4 laugh was wa caused through th it wh when n the witness related low Mrs hs h's Duke Dulce had received a present IHS pres ent Jt of or half hult a dozen V very ele elegant ant nl night ht robes mom from Ru Huntoon WI Witness mess knew about this she said ald because the they hall hail boon been sent to to Mrs Ils Duko Duco through brought herMis her Mrs Mis Dul Duke l told lieu het she was not going to wear ivear the lie gowns when Mr Duke Dulce was home Th The witness witness' testified to lo tho lie affectionate innate parting of oC Mrs hs Duke from Huntoon in iii Philadelphia when tho the was en route to Camden to toe oe JC e married Doth Boh kl kissed cd each other othol timid ind nd wept witness said 0 Other t private detectives os testified tn to tl the visits of or Huntoon to Mrs Dukes Duke's hi home e. e |