The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-11
new POINT is RAISED
ON 1T HINGES THE FIXING OF MOSES
f. CHASE'S RESIDENCE.
Frederick 8. Chase Tells Again the
Other Features of the Session.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, June 10.-In the
Chase case proceedings at Fowler, this aft
ernoon, Judge Hammond, counsel for Fred
erick s. Chase, raised a startling question
that may go far toward determining the
domicile Of Moses Fowler Chase. He holds
that when an adult son, bereft of reason,
Is rescued from abandonment in a foreign
country his residence is resumed where 1t
was in his minority. Judge Rabb will be
called on to render decision on this point.
The feature OF the day was the testimony
this afternoon of Frederick s. Chase, who
was called again to the stand in rebuttal.
He told of taking his son from Flint to De-
troit, Mich, In June, 1899, and of his in
tention to come to Lafayette and have a
settlement of minority guardianship. At
the depot at Detroit he met Mr.. H. L. Kum-
Ter and the Duhmes and then the alleged
kidnapping took place. Mr.. Chase, on the
witness stand, charged Mr.. Kumler with
treachery. of breaking faith and violating
an oath not to permit any trickery on the
part of the Duhmes He said the boy was
spirited away without any notice Mr.
Chase told of paying a large share Of the
expenses of the South-street home while
Moses Fowler Chase was alone This was
offered to contradict the letter of young
Chase to Mr.: Wildly asking to have his
name changed.
Letters were introduced. dictated by
Moses Fowler Chase during the month of
May, purporting to contain instructions
regarding the handling of his property.
These letters, which were dictated to the
young man while he was of unsound mind
will tend 20 show that other letters papers
deeds, etc, signed by him some years ago
when he also of unsound mind NAV
have been secured by the same method
II. l.. Kumler and Joseph Wilby the latter
of Cincinnati, were put on the stand by
the petitioner in order to ascertain the
whereabouts of an alleged will of Moses
Fowler Chase. Following Mr.. Chase to the
stand this afternoon was John Haas. the
Flint sanatorium nurse. The major mart
of the testimony of both dealt with the al
legged kidnapping at Detroit
The Duhmes were expected here TODAY
but IL is thought that the departure of Mr.
Kittridge for Cincinnati precluded their
departure for Fowler.
The feature of the morning session was
the reading of the deposition of paul
Paquet. OF Consul General Gowdys office
at Paris. He described the Comar Sana-
torium where young Chase was kent and
told how difficult il was for himself and
Mr.. Murdock, of Lafayette to obtain ad-
mission. He said the board cost on an
average $50 a month. When Mr. Pauuet
with Attorney Baird and other agents of
Fred Chase. took the boy away from the
retreat DR.. Comar protested and threat
ened. The deposition OF Leon Panchon was
also read.
The last days of Moses Fowler Chase will
probably be spent at the "Norways' I'm IN
dianapolis. Those who are familiar with
the boys condition say he will probably
end his days there 1t is not known how
soon he will be taken away from Fowler