The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-22
Insane Young Millionaire Will Re-
main Under the Guardianship
of His Father.
PROBABLE END OF THE FIGHT
HOADLY'S PETITION FOR WRIT OF
HABEAS CORPUS DISMISSED.
Appeal VIII He Made to the Suprem,
Court. but IL May Avail Nothing
History of the Case.
Special to the indianapolis. Jsanal.


CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-The legal battle be-
tween the aunt and father of Moses Fowler
Chase for the custody of the young man
and his property, which has attracted
notice for several years while being waged
I'm the courts of Ohio and Indiana. was
probably ended in the United States Cir
cult Court of Appeals here to-day. Judges
Jenkins, Baker and Bum heard argu-
ments for and against the appeal of George
Hoadly jr., who is seeking to secure con-
troll of young Chase. now in the custody of
his father, Frederick S. Chase. of Lafay-
ette Ind. The case has attracted unusual
attention because of the fact that young
Chase has almost s1.o00.0o0 worth of prop
erty inherited from his grandfather, which
his relatives have been struggling for. At
present Mr.. Hoadly is the legal guardian
of the young man in Cincinnati. while the
father has a similar authority under ap-
pointment from the Indiana courts; Judge
Anderson, of the Federal Court Of Indiana.
refused to grant petition for habeas
corpus writ for the release of the young
man from his fathers keeping, and II was
from this order that Mr.. Hoadly APP
pealed.
The United States Circuit Court of APP
peals this evening affirmed the decision of
trict Court for Indiana, which declared
Frederick s. Chase to be the legal guardian
of the person and property of his son. BY
this ruling of the higher court George
Hoadly, jr., was loser, and the aunt OF
young Chase, Mrs. Ophelia Duhme. on
whose petition Mr. Hoadiy was appointed
guardian of her nephew In CINCINNATI
failed to secure control of the young man
and his valuable estate.
While an appeal to the United States Su-
preme Court issued. to-day's ruling Is con-
ceded practically the end of legal battle
which has been carried on for several years
for the guardianship of young Chase, who
has been pronounced mentally unsound
The decision dismissing Mr.. Hoadly's pc
tition for a writ of habeas corpus for
Young Chase affirms the order of the Fed
eral Court i'm Indiana appointing the boy
father custodian of the latters person ana
property Thus the plea of Mr.. Hoadly
that only the appointment by the courts OF
Ohio was legal fails.
The legal battle for control of young
Chase and his estate has been waged in the
courts of Indiana and Ohio for several
years and has attracted unusual attention
because of the large sum OF money al stake
and the sensational charges made by the
contesting parties. While IL has always
been conceded that young Chase had been
given to his aunts care with his rather
consent until he came OF age, the charge
was made that the continued detention OF
the young man by his aunt until last March
was in pursuance OF her plan TO innuence
Chase to give over his property to her.
ON the other hand, Mrs. Duhmes attor-
news charged that the father was especially
eager to gain contrci or the young man
ing of his estate to others. the father would
he sole heir to the valuable estate. Young
Chase is now I'm the custody OF his father
in Lafayette. Ind.