The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-04-17
SENSATION II COURT
Caused hy Efforts 10 secure posseS
sion Of Yonng skase.
FIGHT OF ATTORNEYS
IN Piteoas Teaes the Millionaire De
eiared Sat He Il . Ratienai
BeiRg, bat Doctors Held
TO the Contrary.

Lafayette, lad, April l1.--I7ers was
= fist fight in the circuit courtroom
Thursday afternoon between Attor-
neys Dan Simms. representing Fred
Chase. father OF Moses Fowler Chase
and A. L. Kumker. representing Mr.
ana Mrs Chas Duhme OF Cincinnati
who are asking for the possession OF
young Chase. the millionaire,
The attorneys had met for a con.
ference with the judge as TO whai
should be done with Moses Fowler
Chase pending the pending Of the
guardianship case fIemmler aenognc-
ed the attorneys on The other side and
also Chase's father. and declared thai
Moses Fowler Chase had been brought
20 Indiana from France by force ane
fraud
He bad further asserted that the un-
fortunate young man wss put on Ell.
hihl,iou a. the Iaw Offices Of Chase's at
toFney. when former Judge f r. Ham.
noud shouted That's an abrupt
false hood"
Attorney SImms Jumped ap from bis
seat and assaulted Kumier. who tried
to ward him CT sImms thea landed
fsrce right hand zwing on kumler's
law. and followed ~lth a smash witf
bis left Both hlows landed kumler
Protecting himself rs best BE could
The courtroom vas crowded and
lawyers court officials ard spectators
spranE toward the CON aasIntx and
dragged them apart The iadge fined
simms IS for striking the first blow
aud this quieted matters
Simms then apologixed and Kumiel
asked the court to remit the Ire a.. b
said, he felt sure that SAmms struck
in momsat q temper The court
Yemitted the ane and directed IN q
Moses Fowler remain 10 this courts
Jurisdiction wEth ths Understandings
that Mr. and Mrs Duhme. wh0 are bis
aunt and uncle are not 20 interfere
with him They have the prtwilers
81 applying 20 courT for authority C
see him. however
The guardianship application serves
or the young millionaire j. Fsfarr1s ss3f
April q. for which day the case Is set
prs " NJ Larry. T. G Davidson
and " W Finhedgs OF Lafayette. Anc
DR.. c. y Burr Of Flint. Mich exam
ined yong Chas~ that morning ant
prono8 eed him insane They daclar
Cd that kts answers 20 tie most simple
questions were ineohorent although b.
appeared perfectly sane when taken
eft the train.
Dr. Larry saia Z asked the boy IL
he had had bis dinner. and be mum
BLEED ont Not of dts3ointed words The
result vas the same when I asked him
whether be had been In Paris. where
be is now and lot OF other taings Just
as staple II ~ax Just Is il he bad
picked a lot Of words at random from
various parts Of a dicsionAry~
Moses F0wler Chase arrived here at
O'Clock Thursday In company with
his father. A big detail OF policemen
was at the station. Young Chase De-
elared pitsoasIy I am just as sane
as any one ! am not crazy
His father held one arm tightly and
lasyer held the other as they bur
risd the Young mAn 10 A carriage wait
Ing
Let me go; let me- SO. I'm not
crazy the young man pleaded lie
recognized old friends In The crowd
and tried 20 stretch out bis hands &c
them There vas almost a riot wheu
tao attorneys tried 10 speak TO YOUNG
Chase
;@tornsy kumlcr pushed through
the crowd from behind and said
Moses. your aunt Is here
Take me 10 my aunt; take me tc
my aunt" pleaded Moses and the
young man vas nnaily iAken TO . Law
oEAce