The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-05
WITNESSES FOR DUHMES
THEY TESTIFY AS TO YOUNG CHASE'S
CONDITION IN THE PAST.
Say He Was Sane in 1900, but Became
Confused on Cross Examinations
Proceedings of the Day.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, June 4.-The feature
of the morning session of the Chase trial
was the statement of DR.. Giles s. Mitchell,
of Cincinnati. whose deposition was read.
DR.. Mitchell attended Moses Fowler Chase
in Cincinnati and stated that he received
$1,000 for his services and was paid $1,000 by
Charles H. Duhme to go to Paris and ex-
anime Moses Fowler Chase in the asylum
of DR.. Conan. DR.. Mitchell also stated
that he had made up his mind to charge an
additional 5000 against the boys estate,
though he could not say that the account
was on his books and he absolutely refused
to produce the books. The deposition of
DR.. William Jenkins, specialist of Gin
cinnati, who treated the boy, was also read.
and he stated facts relating to the mental
condition of the boy.
The morning session opened with the re-
sumption of the reading of Dr. Mitchelrs
deposition. A startling statement was that
which told of DR.. Mitchell going to the
Conan establishment in Paris to see Moses
Fowler Chase. He alighted from an auto
mobile with Baddington, a Paris attorney
of the Duhmes. When he asked to see the
boy he was Immediately produced. This is
a contrast to the statement Of Paul Pac-
quet that when the police called they were
told that young Chase was not there. Dr.
j. c. Webster. of Lafayette, was called to
the stand. He said he had examined the
boy in November 1899. which was five
months after he left Flint, Mich, and as
many more before he was taken to Europe
DIR. Webster said that when he examined
young Chase he found him to be a person
of sound mind. He found the boy perfectly
coherent and said his physical condition
was good.
In the cross-examination, which began
just before noon, Dr. Webster was unde-
cided to the definition of coherent and
could not swear that the boys answers to
his questions were not incorrect.
Aquilla T. Smith and his wife, a negro
couple of Lafayette, who have been con-
nected with the Fowler and Duhme house.
holds, were put on the stand later, but be-
fore their testimony was taken DR. 7 M
Smith. of Lafayette, was examined. He
corroborated the testimony of DIR. Webster
and said that In November. 1892 young
Chase was of sound mind. In the cross
examination he became confused. He adj
mitted that the examination had been made
at the request OF the Duhme attorneys
Early in the afternoon Aquilla Smith was
talked TO the boy a good deal and that from
his conversation and actions thought him
to be sane. He was one of the best wit
nesses for the attorneys for the respondent
He said that the boy ordered him TO pack
all of his belongings, books and clothes.
and send them to the Duhme home in Gin,
cinnati. He was subjected to a severe
cross-examination directed by Mr. Wood
He said he slept at the Chase home ON
South street all the time that the Duhmes
were there with Moses F. Chase. Walter 7
Ball, of the Lafayette Loan and Trust
Company, followed him on the stand. His
testimony dealt with his connection with
the boys estate. The Lafayette Loan and
Trust Company was the receiver for rhe es-
tate from June Is. 1899. till Nov "a 1899
when the company delivered the estate
over to the boy by order OF the court