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Show rled happily, and by that marriage two dauchters were boru. They are married and have children. Ills ilrst wife died. A second marriage ended in divorce and his divorced wife now lives in California. Alice Webb, the Texas promoter, was his third wife, and this alliance developed laio a national sensation She brought abeiut I.iuke"? Incarceration Incarcera-tion In a private asylum on lxng Island Is-land as Insane. He was subsequently released by relathes and secured a divorce. MINISTER REFUSES -. TO MARRY DUKE WASHINGTON, June 10 Rrodle L. Duke, tbe tobacco magnate, cam quietly to Washington today to negotiate nego-tiate his fourth marriage contract, and. after carefully laid plans, ran a foul of a Presbyterian clergyman's aversion to divorce. Mr. Duke had planned to be married at 1 o'clock to Miss Wylanta Ros-chelle Ros-chelle of Durham, N. C, where arc situated his tobacco interests nnd his magnificent estate. The Rev. McLeod. pastor of , the Flrt Presbyterian church, had agreed to perform the ceremony. That understanding was reached between be-tween Duke and the pastor about ni.ie o'clock in the morning, soon after the tobacco manufacturer and Mi6s Ro-chelle Ro-chelle had arrived in the city. The law of the District of Columbia Colum-bia requires lhat the name of the minister or marrying justice appear on the license application and the license before it is Issued, and Mr. Duke, accompanied by a friend, called on Rev. Mr. MacI.od before he applied ap-plied for his license. Having arranged ar-ranged to be married in the pastor's study at 4 o'elcck Mr. Duke procured his license. He gave his residence and that of Miss Roschelle as Durham, Dur-ham, N. C, his ago at 02 years and hers nt 2R 1iter In tho day the newspapers printed the story that lirodie 1 Duke, the tobacco man. three times marrlei. twice divorced and on several occasions occa-sions Invoked in marital difficulties, the chief of which involved trouble with his last wife, the late Alice Webb Duke, was to he married, and reporters report-ers and photographers gathered atlhe First Presbyterian church. Half an hour before the appointment Rev. MacLeod arrived at the church. He entered his study and a few minutes later came out and requested the photographers pho-tographers to leave To the reporters report-ers he said there was to be no wed 'The marriage license bureau records rec-ords thow that you are to marry Bro-dle Bro-dle L. Duke," was suggested. "Well, I am not goln? to marry him here or anywhere'," replied the preacher. preach-er. "Have you refused to marry blm en the ground that he has figured In the dl vorce coui t ?" "Weil, that is nel for me to say," ' i he reply. "You are a good guess- trSubsequcntly Mr. MacLeod declared be had agreed to perform the ceremony, cere-mony, not having known the applicant's appli-cant's marital history. Miss Roschelle was discovered late tonight al the home of Mrs. Mary L. Hersley. a private tutor, under whom she hail been ulndylng. Mr. Duke called there shortly after !' o'clock, had a brief miivpn.'iilon with her and disappeared ngutn. Miss Roschelle was highly Indignant over the noioriely attending the attempted marriage, and announced her Intention of returning Immediately to her heme In Durham. , "I wr.s going to marry Mr Duke todav," Khe ' "t I rtnl kno now 'whether 1 will or not" : Miss Koxchelle Is the daughter or a Durham merchant. Duke I, estimated to be worth n u.Ullou dollars. Early lu life be ma.- |