The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-17
Trouble Follows Arrival of Moses
Fowler Chase, the Young Mil
liOnaire, From Paris.
STRUGGLE OVER GUARDIANSHIP.
Father Claims Son Is Insane and
Desires TO Set Aside Will
Leaving Fortune to
Boys Aunt.

Lafayette. Ind, April 16-There was a fist
fight in the Circuit Court room this after
noon between Attorneys Dan SImms, repre-
senting Fred Chase. father OF the young
millionaire. Moses Fowler Chase. and A. l.
humler, representing Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Duhme OF Cincinnati. who are lighting for
the possession of young Chase.
The attorneys had met for a conference
with the Judge as to what should be done
with Moses Fowler Chase. who arrived here
this morning with his father from Paris.
pending the hearing OF the guardianship
case kumler denounced the attorneys on
The other side and also Chase's father. de-
clartng that young Chase had been brought
20 Indiana from France by force and fraud.
He had further asserted that the unfor-
at the law oiffices Of C MA Pst st ton s9i9 when
former Judge f F. Hammond shouted:
That's an absolute falsehood!"
FIGHT IN COURT.
Attorney Simms jumped up from his seat
and approached humler, who tried to ward
him on. Simms then landed a fierce right
hand swing on kumler'S Jaw, and followed
it with a smash with his left. Both blows
anded- kumIer protecting himself as best
he could.
The courtroom was crowded and awyers
the combatants and dragged them apart.
The Judge fined Simms s. for striking the
first blow and this quieted matters.
SimmS then apologized and Kumier asked
the Court 10 remit the fine. as he said he
felt sure that Simms struck him in a mo-
ment OF temper; The Court remitted the
fine and directed that Moses Fowler Chase
remain in this courts Jurisdiction, with the
understanding that Mr. and Mrs. Duhme
who are his uncle and aunt are not to in
terfere with him. They have the privilege
of applying TO court for authority to see
him. however.
YOUNG MILLIONAIRE GUARDED.
TIL guardianship. application served on
the young millionaire is returnable April
2. for which day the case is set A big de-
tecttve. William Weinhart. was placed on
guard at the offices of Chase's attorneys and
barred out everybody but the Sheriff.
Doctors II. NJ Larry. E c. Davidson and
G. b. Burr Of Flint. Mich. examined young
Chase this afternoon and pronounced him
insane They declare his answers 10 the
most simple questions were incoherent. al
though he appeared perfectly sane when
Doctor LaiSy said: IT asked the boy If he
Of disjointed words. me result was the
same when 1 asked him whether he had
been in Paris. and q lot OF other things
Jgst as simple; II vas lust as II he had
rious parts of a dictionary"
FORTUNE AT STAKE.
On the arrival OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
II. Duhme from Cincinnati this morning
Judge Hammond announced that he had
made a will d%isinheriting his father and Civ
ing all his estate OF $4,000 to the sister of
his mother. Yrs Duhme and that this Is
what is at stake in the contention OF Mrs.
father.
Meantime. other attorneys OF the father
charge that Moses became insane while IN
charge OF the DuhmesS At Cincinnati and the
Duhmes charge that he was not insane
when they left him at a resort In France.
detectives and attorneys OF the father got
possession Of him..