The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-23
STORY FROM CHASE'S SIDE
OF THE CARRYING OFF OF HIs RICH
SON BIZ TIE DUHMES

| Pursuit by Lawyer Probasco OF Cincinnati
| Brings Him to New York-Gov. PinEree
Has Not Yet Granted - Requisition for
Abduction-Duhmes said to Be Here STILL
Harry R. Probasco OF Cincinnati. for several
years q United States Commissioners in Cincin-
natl 4 nephew OF John Sherman aud the cour-
eel for Gen. Miles before the recent court OF in
auiry. arrived in New York early yesterday
morning and put up at tho Holland House. He
came to New York as the legal representative
OF Samuel F. Chase OF Lafayette, Ind.
| the father OF Moses Fowler Chase. Tho
| father alleges that mis- son has been abducted
! from Detroit by Mr.. and Mrs Charles Duhme
| OF Cincinnati. who are with him. and their ply
stefan. DR. Porter. at the Waldorf-Astoria. Mrs
| Duhme Ia young Chase's aunt. Mr. Probasco
gave out statement at the Holland House last
night which gave his clients side OF the story.
| Mr.. Probasco says that young Chasos father
| is a lawyer OF standing in Indiana and man OF
means. who retired some years ago from active
practice to give his entire attention to his own
affairs and those OF his son. Tho elder Chase
is a graduate OF Yale. and has been widower
for several years Mr.. Chase. believes that his
son Is of unsound mind He employed
nt fhs G eSnFft n Mich s to whs
was Dr.: carlos F Macdonald O this city. who.
Early last month the boy expressed in n letter
It WIS was na arranged Rat yeSn S' Chase
accompanied by his father and pr Haas,
tfsf yes On wsy hhe 70 e
arrived in Detroit on the, night OF Sunday.
June 4; and. according to Mr.. Prob oi. were
when Mrs. Duhmc appeared. embraced her
nephew and made a great TO do over him, They
agreed that the party should journey together
to Lafayette. the home OF the thasss on the
was ready 1t to start The Duhmes ' and young
Chase were missing
Mr. Chase. according to Mr. fro6asco, imme;
tsSsysas 6n the B SDS%S s Ss
propsr court in Wi Latavette for the appoint
n %ent Of t fpara aenans for Bis Biz June T9s
having learned that the D9hmes were at their
home in Clifton. a suburb q CINCINNATI. Mr.;
KIM to oo lis
in Cincinnati, thinking that an attempt would
be made to have guardian appointed there
found that no proceedings had been taken for
hs SI 9e
Chase to Judse Ferris q the Probate Court q
10 e TO Es
reason. the application stating that Chase
had ft %Rs Of 2b The gs
that out ne asked Judge Ferris II he had been
told what had occurred In Detroit. and Judge
Ferris said he knew nothing about i, where
upon Mr.. Probasco made an application to va
cate the order issued by Judge Ferris. This
motion is still pending. In the meantime Mr.:
Chase has secured the appointment Of trust
company OF Lafayette as receiver OF his sons
amounts to between $9OO,O0O and $l.000.0o0.
Mr.. Probasco. learning that the Duhmes were
to follow them. He boarded the same train on
last Sunday afternoon on which Mr.. and Mrs.
Duhme, Duhme's bookkeeper. George Peter
man; and another man were PASSENGERS, he
tried to arrange by telegram for writ Of
habeas corpus at Cleveland. but failed on ac
count Of the street car strike to reach Judge in
basco left II for about three minutes. and when
he came back the Duhmes had disappeared.
Knowing that they had bought tickets for Dan
to Poland Springs He didn't find the Duhmes
or young Chase. but he found lot Of the bag
gage. Through Geographic communication he
gone to New York. and he came here as quickly
Mr.. Probasco would not say last night what
he Intended to do. but he did say that Gov.
reanisltion Tor Mr. and Mrs. Duhme until
this morninE. when he w2ulc give hearing
IL n 6s as
terday afternoon that Mr., and Mrs. Duhme.
young Chase and Dr. Porter bad rI left p, Tor
so. Willard A. Mitchell. attorney for Mr..
Duhme said yesterday that he was simply
Duhme to arrive in Albany. He said that
requisition because It had been granted on a
IN Rrm. 1t would he resisted upon that ground.
Mr.. Mitchell would not say what course he
would pursue should the reqpisitiop be
tax en back to Detroit.