The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-23
CONSUL GENERALS WORK
HOW JOHN X. GOwDY SECURED PER.
SON OF MOSES FOWLER CHASE.
The First Statement Of Facts Made
Public by an Attorney Inter-
ested I'm the Case.

An attorney interested in the Moses Few
lowing:
Hon. John X. Gowdy, Of Indiana, consul
general from the United States to Paris,
was instrumental in the discovery of Moses
men IN Sha sSat in c R he s Of
last March. The greatest credit is due
Mr.. Gowdy, for if he had not been consul
general at Paris, or occupying that position,
had not interested himself in the matter, Ii
may well be doubted whether the location
or the young man would ever have been
discovered. After he became an inmate at
him. and If they had found him, IL Is doubt
full whether they would have been able to
rescue him, the assistance of the police
department OF Paris was essential to that
purpose and its services could not have
been invoked by any private detective force.
Mr.. G0wdy first took UP the matter with
Captain Baird, of Lafayette, on Jan. "a or
the present year: On investigation he be-
came satisfied that the young man was
confined either in the sanitarium or DIR.
Sollier or in that Of DR.. Conan, with great
er certainty that he was in the establish
ment Of the latter. The chief of police of
Paris, through his assistants, failed TO
find the name of Moses Fowler Chase on
the record of any sanitarium or fnstitu-
ton in Paris or in the suburbs, and for
six days they contended that Mr.. Gowdy
was wrong in his suspicious and would not
believe that the young man was at that
time in either of the places indicated. The
chief or police and his assistants, however,
were most courteous to the requests of Mr..
Gowdy, and on account of his persistence
consented to enter the sanitarium OF DIR.
Conan with a detail of six special men to
guard at the same time the sanitarium OF
DIR. Solier while the attack was made
upon DR.. Comar'S establishment, though
the two institutions are at least six miles s
attack was made as indicated by Mr.. Gowdy
and Moses Fowler Chase was found on
March % In the establishment OF DR.. Co
Brown. The public Is familiar with the de-
tails OF his finding and of his insane con-
dition at that time.
BEGINNING OF INVESTIGATION.
"Mr. Gowdy's Investigations began on
Jan. %. and ended on March Is. in the dis
covery of Moses Fowler Chase in DIR.
Comars sanitarium. He was ably assisted
by Mr.. Paul F. PaQuet, an attache of his
office, and by Mr.. Henry Cachard, an at
torney of Frederick S. Chase. who held a
power Of attorney authorizing him to take
all essential and necessary steps to receive
the young man and send him to America.
But respecting the discovery of Moses
Fowler Chase everything was done under
the immediate direction of MIR. Gowdy,
and ia the performance of his duties he
partment at Washington in conjunction
with the Department of Police at Paris,
and every step taken in the discovery,
rescue and delivery of the young man to
his father was done strictly in accordance
with law.
1.-The difficulties that Mr.. Gowdy en-
countered in ascertaining the location Of
and rescuing the young man from, DR..
Comar's place, great as they were were
not greater than those with which he was
embarrassed in avoiding the plans of the
the young man to this country. Before ne
could be sent the consent of the police de-
partment at Paris had to be obtained, and
any movement in that direction was bit
terly contested by Edmund Kelly, al
American lawyer in Paris, in the employ
of the Duhmes. But Mr.. Gowdy, by his
persistence and tact and the confidence
which the French authorities reposed In
him, was finally successful and the youns
before his departure was discovered by
Kelly. The investigation which led to the
discovery of the location of the young
man and his rescue was so conducted thai
| Kelly did not learn of IL until IL was toe
| late. There Is no doubt that il an hour be.
| fore the rescue he had learned OF the
| movement the young man would have
| been removed to another place where his
| location might never again have beer
| ascertained All except the Duhmes and
| their lawyers rejoice i'm the successful
| effort that returned the son to his father
| and in the success of his being appointed
| guardian, thus enabling him TO retain the
| custody of his son. And all take pleasure
| in honoring Mr. Gowdy for his humane anC
efficient skill and service in bringing about
| these happy results.