Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-21

Stssa,ioa. isssesssd from O., 900 In lss6.
q esssssD An lstze
Business hous~s In New Ydkk. Chi
easo. Paris and Leadca With whom the
Lsonards dealt. had for more than
three years advised the nru Ia have
guardian appointed for Fred foS their
.psn urot~ctssln. and ca February IL.
Irxk.. Application vas made 10 The pro
bate court II this county for q guardian
a.i.i Fred Lsonar1. on March .. lss.. vas
ai.ustged insane.
oa March - iss.. n. y. Al.ea pro-
..ure.i dlvorc- for Mrs. Mary L. Ric-,
sho xss Ayiny Ia the block With Mr..
allrn and hn. wife. and the next day she
sas al tho Unfia house in Detroit
bunting for Pred Lsonard- She finally
t.sund ksa. and as the adjudication ia
me probate court precluded legal
1-afriase, she took him over "a Windsor
IN Canada. ami there had q marriage
ceremony peri DFm.d on April =. l-..e
Then TIE Adjudication 81 the probate
sour, as appealed To the circuit court
ty Mr. Allen. and he took a nephew OF
Mrs Rice doxn 20 Detroit and they had
Fred Leonard swear 10 Was a resident
"a WAYNE county. in crdcr la give the
probate court ~ Wayne county Iurissiic-
tion, anu Pred went through Tire form
% adopting this child and making u his
heir. on October ~ i-.r-
la The circui. court last December
Frel -wcre be dldn't know the name of
this pretended heir, and when asked
Why he adopted IL he replied. the Load
knows. l dent" " alan appeared that
Fred received go each wees FOR his
support. and that be. Mr. ard Ms Alien
AMI Mrs l.iee ate AZ the came table IN
Mr. Ailen's rooms ia the hOuseman
block IL also appeared that ST. had
been furnished Mr.. Alien With which 20
subpoena WITNESSES IN the case and not
:sO wee expended. Ii also appeared
that when Fred was IA Detroit the
weekly allow snce was turned over 70
Mrs Rice and she allowed red not 10
cxc--,i - % ~.
The circuit court jury found that
Frc.l Was on the 9TH day 81 March. lst,
az incompetent and since has remained
~. and tho circuit Judge made the same
finding. AL IL which Was affirmed by the
supreme court These are the facts
which appear u record in the courts.
and Mr.. Whitley. as the guardian 81
Fred III. Leonard. was bound To- undo
the complications which Mr.. Allen and
Mrs Rice had thrown about his ward
and devote his handsome income To- his
malntainance and not Ia theirs tie
needs care AMI treatment and the law
says has guardian shall care Tor him;
but Mr.. Allen and Mrs. Rice say no; w,
want the money furnished Ia Us as il
has been since we firs! got him after he
WAS sdluricated insane. Mr.. Whitney
has procured luxurious rooms at the
Oak Grove sanitarium for his ward at
an expense II s;0 per week where he
Will not be confined. but will have the
privilege II going where he pleascs with
AN attendant Tie is willing he should
go la any other sanitarium. but insists
that he. AMI not Mr.. Allen. shall act AS
guardian 81 his ward.
When this was known Mr.. Allen took
Fred III. Leonard and secretly carried
him to Chicago. and Mrs Rice demanded
money as member 81 his family. III
they are entitled to the custody and
control II Fred Leonard il would not bc
necessary 10 secrete him.
That the sympathy u the community
should not be with this woman and this
man who have thus controlled this in
competent and unfortunate for their
gain. but with Fred and his brothers.
-esms 10 follow from the mere state
ment Of the facts
ONE VINO Has READ rHE RECORD.