The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-26
Observation-Disclosures
COURTS 70 BEGIN OVER AGAIN
TO FIND or ~ HE'S SANE.

IsDiASAPoIIs. Ind. April 3s.-Deolared
sane by the Probate Court Of Cincinnati
and again by the Circuit Court Of Tpps-
canoe county, this State. and adiudeed
insane by two loading French expers,
Moses Fowler Chase. the rioh young man Of
Lafayette, will be brought Into court again
on Monday TO have his mental condition
legally determined for third time That
the case IL to be fought again through all
the courts Is evidenced BY statements from
the father. who asks to be appointed
guardian Of the person OF the son, and by
the uncle and aunt, who are resisting the
proceedings on the ground that the young
man In sane. Both sides have employed
the best lawyers In the State and have pre-
pared to summon insanity experts OF ma
tional reputation to testify.
Though there has seemed TO be little
room for differences az to the mental con-
dition OF the young man. persons who
have seen him and conversed with him arc
divided In opinion about his sanity. To
some he appears Q complete mental wreck,
and to others he seems intelligent and -
capable Of taking care OF himself % the
average person. In Paris two experts
pronounced him insane. An agent OF his
uncle and aunt Visited him and reported
that the young man was going about the
streets and that he said no did not want
to return to America, as he thought hts
father had done him a great wrong By
attempting to have him declared insane.
On the assumption that those holding
thus to contrary opinions are equally honest.
1t has been suggested that the victim Of
so much notoriety is both sane and In.
sane: that Is. that there are periods in
which his mind Is oloudsd and other
periods In which It is clear. At any rate.
his actions show that he regards Mrs..
Duhme. his aunt a. a friend and that he
desires TO be with her. and witnesses testify
that In her presence he is entirely different
from what he Is In the presence OF his father.
The latter says that hts sons present con-
dition is the result Of sunstroks on the
golf links at CINCINNATI; but Mrs. Duhme
contends that abnormal conditions exist
only when his father is present, or when
some reference TO the father 10 made. and
that It is simply a case Of aversion which
Moses Fowler. grandfather OF Moess
Fowler Chase. from whom the latter in
hcitei his fortune. cams from OHIO 70 this
State when ~ years old. He had learned
the tanners trade, and had little money.
He soon married, and bis wifes money was
similarly invested. The land vas covered
by swamps and was purchased at . time
for mere nominal sums. But Fowler began
q system OF under drainage and open ditchse,
and in fey Year, the iond g. g.: . :: ~
When the land began to be prcdncsive
there was no outlet for his crops. and Fowler
and bis brotber.in-law, who was interested
With him In his land purchases.. built rail-
Meeting at the former place With the In
dianapolls. Lafayette and Cincinnati. now
the Chicago division OF the Biz -Four
the town Of Fowler and asked that Il be
already been organised. and much oppo-
sition developed 70 moving the county
seat, but Fowler offered to build court
house at his own expense. and the people
voted TO make the change The court house
Of Fowler became q fIture. Chase lived to
see the town grow into . moderate city.
and 70 realise more than he had paid for the
court house from the increased value OF the
lots. When he died his property vas esti-
1850. and since that time his estate has been
more or less In litigation.
The first contention that arose was over
the will. Fowler and his wife had separated
several ycars before his death. snd he cut
Brought si hp" suit, and the other Seirs com.
promised with her. The testator provided
In his will that. IL Mrs. Duhme or Mrs.
Chase. his two married daughters, died
without issue their share Of the property
should vest in the surviving children. THIS
Chase and Charles Duhme from having any
OF the property that would naturally come
TO them through their wives.
Suit was brought by Mrs. Duhmc and
Mrs. CHASE 70 constr,,e this secticn, and y
a~t<(A boz = Nssrfn N M
was then partitioned among the three
children and Moses Fowler Chsss the minor
heir Of Mrs. Chase. who died while the suit
was pending. A result Of this partition
Moses Fowler Chass reoeived 500 acrrs
pecanoe county and ,O6 lots In the town
Of Fowler. besides his share Of railroad
stocks. United States bonds and Other
securities held by his grandfather at the
time Of his death. HIS shs Arr Of the estate
In the moartirne the father was appointed
guardian. Tho lad was ssnt to the besi
educational institutions In the country and
received every advantage That money
gould secure. On March u Lac. tho fs,hcr
setting out that his son had become sud
denly insane while on . visit to Cincinnati.
and asked 10 Be appointed guardian FOR
his property. The petition Wa granted.
and Is stil In f9 ,: The yours men ,n, te-
ChuiS VI nkc O,i VutH tcrs. ustu Vsr Va fFT
went 10 Michigan. where tho hair was in a
private sanitanun,, with view to bringing
him to Lafsycttc In order TO be appoh,. Cd !
guardian Of Ms perron.
Tho Duhmee were In Michigan or
similar mission, and at Detroit the son was
taken from the custody Of the parent.
From that time till In February N this
year the father could get no trace OF the |
heir. Detective were employed |
in all parts Of The world. Ard every dry |
in Europe and America vss searched with |
out results. Tbs Ptnkertons took up the |
pesrch and finally gave II up A. bad Job |
Other detective aeancics we're also baif.od |
Addison c. Harris, former Minister to |
Austria Hungary and attorney FOR Yrsder.
ick Chsse, appealed 10 Consul .oenersl
Gowdy at Paris to make an Investigation,
n wing that he had reason to believe that |
Moses Fowler Chase was confined some- |
where In that city. The ofhcerr Of all the |
denied having such q per~on |
In their charge b. I the heir was finally |
found In Dr. Coman's sauitayjum, where !!
he was known a. Janee Brown. Though |
he was thus known NJ the institution, tho |
name OF Moses Fowler Chssa was an his 1
and when Mr.. 0owdy called h /
readiiy recognized the patient from photo
graphs sent from this city. Mr.. Gowdy 1
vas directed by the State Department Al
Warrington TO sct ~ guardian Of young |
-hase tlIi his father could S~ach France, |
md for several weeks he was under the |
mnediatc caro- Of the Consul General.