The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-30
THE RICH BOY IS FOUND.
Moses Fowler Chase Has Been Dis
covered in Paris.

Paris, March sO.-In 1899 Moses Fow-
Ter Chase of Lafayette, Ind, was
brought here by his uncle and aunt. Mr.
and Mrs Charles Duhme of Cincin-
natl. and placed in a sanitarium in the
suburbs of Paris Two months ago Adj
Olson c. Harris. ex-minister to Austria
and counsel for young Chase's father,
cabled Mr.. Gowdy, the American con-
sui general here, to trace Chase. About
three weeks ago Secretary Hay cabled
Mr. GoWdy to act as Chase's guardian
under the French law when he Was
found.
Mr. Gowdy hired a woman to work
up the case. She followed the eonsufs
Instructions and found Chase. NJ Iep-
inc, the project of police, rendered all
4 the assistance in his power during the
/ search but the discovery Of the youth
was due to Mr.. Gowdy's efforts. Chase
4 was found in DR.. GOmar's institution,
/ No. 13O Rue de la Glaciere. Mr. Gowdy
+ instructed Drs. Fischer and Antheaumes
( eminent experts. to examine the young
man.
They did so and Immediately pro
nounced him to be of unsOund mInds
whereupon he was removed to a recog--
nized French sanitarium, where he VIII
receive every care Attorney s4at u
has entered proceedings IN the ms Ilet
court of Indianapolis and an order mas
been served on the Duhmes. requiring
them to make an accounting OF the
business and financial affairs OF chase
during the time they had control OF ms
business and himself. In reply to
question as to whether the Duhmes were
1 likely to come to Paris, Mr.. GoWdy sad
he thought there would be more urgent
demands on their time at home IN an
swering the complaint that mad been
filed in the circuit court Of Fowler city
and the Indianapolis court.
Mr.. Gowdy estimates young Chase's
! fortune at $1,000, 900. 1t is emery IN
n
/ inherited from his grandfather, Moses
! Fowler after whom the city of FoWler
/ was named. The youths mother dled
when he was years old. Chase at
who is associated with Mr.. Harris in the
/ case, has been in Paris several days IN
behalf of the youth NJ. Cachard, coun-
sci to the American embassy, acted IN
behalf OF young Chase IN tne rIeilSil
+ courts, having received power OF attor-
ney from his father TO look out Tor ms
/ interests whenever legal representa-
tive is required. M. Cachard received
I every courtesy at the hands of the
T.afevefte Ind. March 2O-Three
wears ago Mr. and Mrs Charles Duhme
/ of Cincinnati secured the custody Oh
young Chase. who is the nepheW OF
/ Mrs Duhme. Chase was taken to Paris
/ but the location of the hospital WAS
/ known to none of Chase'S relatives save
/ the Duhnes and they kept the place q.
/ secret Before NndSe was lut-Cl ~
/ Europe he renowned the name OF his
father and called himself Moses Fowler.
! taking the surname of his grandfather.
Within the last two weeks Fred =.
/ Chase, father of Moses Fowler Chase.
who was appointed guardian OF his son
bv the Benton circuit court, has filed
suits TO secure control of his sons es-
1 tate. Last week action was brought
! against the Fowler National bank Tor
the payment of s3o,925. alleged to belong
to Moses Fowler Chase. The feud Of
I the Fowler and Chase families dates
back to the marriage of the daughter
of Moses Fowler and Fred S. Chase
Moses Fowler, young Chase's grand
father, was not averse to the union. but
Mrs. Eliza Fowler was bitterly opposed
James M Fowler, president of the Fow-
Ter National bank of Lafayette, took
his mothers part Moses Fowler Chase,
the only child of the daughter, was not
a faVorite of his uncle, James Fowler,
nor of his grandmother, Eliza Fowler
After the boy inherited the great
wealth of his mother. Mrs. Chase, and
it was alleged he was insane. a contest
began for the guardianship of his large