The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-15
John Armstrong Chaloner a
Starts One in the North
Carolina Town.
WILL EQUIP AND ENDOWi
HE GETS FORTUNE
Tells ofthe Hope Of Winning His
Suit for Control Of Estate
and Gives Assurance of
Placing Library on
Firm BasisFair
Play for Thaw.
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! EOANOKE RAPIDS. N. c.. July

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- OANOKE RAPIDS, N. c., July IA.
MIR. John Armstrong Chaloner.
X the well-known philanthropist,
d NJ who by recent order Of court
Ff' changed his name from Chanler,
SO that he might be distinguished from
the other members OF his family, pre-
isented the nucleus OF public library
to this town tonight. The presenta-
ltion took place in the hall Of the pub
lie school, at which large and en-
thusiastic crowd gathered, and the
donor stated that when he recovered
his estate he would outdo Carnegie.
f Mr.. Chaloner. who has succeeded in
gaining the protection OF the United
States Supreme Court. will evisit New
York on October 18th for the frst time
since his escape from Bloomingdale,
where he had been confined by the late
Stanford White. and members bf the
Chanler family. His suit against his
trustee. Mr.. Sherman. comes at that
time before a New York tribunal, which
Will decide whether or not Mr.. Chal-
oner shall gain possession of an es-
tate valued at about s.. 100000. OF which
he is now deprived, and whether or not
he shall be declared sane in New York,
as he has already been declared in Vir-
glnia and other States.
The outcome OF this suit is awaited
with moro than ordinary interest by
the people both Of Virginia and North
Carolina, on account OF the fact that
Mi. Chnloner has declared that to the
University Of Virginia, at Charlottes-
Vile, and the University of North Caro-
lima, at Chapel Hill, he will leave the
greater part Of his large estate.
To EndOw ils. Library.
Mr.. Chaloner was introduced by Cap
founders OF Roanoke Rapids. He be-
gan by saying that he would be Obliged
to apologize for the smallness of the
beginning Of the Roanoke Rapids Pub.
| lie Library. which would not be &c
were 1t not for the fact that his case
! in the New York State courts, now
nearly twelve years old, had d"strapped'
him.
He next touched upon what sug-
gested the thought Of giving a pub.
lie library to Roanoke Rapids. and
said, II was ruminating in my cell In
Blooningdale upon the move with
which should open the game for
million and a good reputation. AL
the law books could get at was q
cheap dictionary loaned me by the
keeper, badly printed and worse bound
but having two priceless things in It
namely. copy Of the Constitution Of
the United States and set OF lega
maxims. From that one book was
unafded, enabled to lay the lines upor
which later to draw a brief for my
case against Sherman. and from whiot
my learned New York counsel. Mr.
William Dixie Reed. has successfully
based his brief for a writ Of protec.
ton to the United States Circuit Court
of Appeals. Books had taught me
liberty indefinitely for any cause
|whatsoever-that is to say, according
to the opinion OF the Constitution Of
the United States, whether the cause
be alleged crime or alleged insanity
without trial by his. peers.
II found the lunacy legislation
| the world over. from about 80 per
cent. Of the States and Territories OF
the United States through the six great
powers Of Europe, namely, Great Bril-
tain, France. Italy. Germany. Austro-
Hungary and Russia. I had the law
codes OF all these foreign countries
translated. and the lunacy procedure
OF the said 40 per cent. of the States
u
while certain lawyers who had seen
this work of two solid years strongly
urged me to publish it. Finally I did
so, publishing few copies. as I did
not have money enough to publish
more. This book, known as "Chaloner
Lon Lunacy; or. The Lunacy Law Of the
World" has received the highest poB-
sible praise from leading law Journals
Throughout the United States. The
book was published under the name OF
Chaloner before legalized 1t by tho
act OF the Superior Court Of North Car
olina, the name Chaloner being at that
time my pen name disguised my
personality, and nobody but legal re.
viewers noticed the'book, because no
one knew who had written It.
Fair Play for Thaw.
Before closing he seid: "Thaw Is Ger.
i3tainly sure Of a jury trial as soon as
he gets beyond the State courts o.
New York on appeal into the Federal
l'courts and the strength of the cons
stitutional question involved in his
case touching the jury trial Fair play
| is given him, and no Is spared living
with criminal lunatics at Matteawan
SO far as lunatics can be called crim!'
Nnal, until he has been properly. sober.
lily, regularly and legally found In
sane, Fair play will permit Thaw tc
Iremain where he is before being con-
demned to imprisonment as nlunat!t
i3while5 his casas3is hein. 'prsn'ca. Il
$Thaw is permitted to remain where TO-
davis papers place him FIX will shcs IN
tho custody Of my brother, Sheriff
I5Chanler, OF Dutchess county, in the
Jail a I; Poughlsecpsie.'
He laughtngly concluded his speech
by saying; "It is a rather amusing
thing that Stanford White was shot
because he was not able to tell sane
Imam from lunatc and brother OF
the gang to which White belonged
and which railroaded mo to a mad
lhouse for life Is now acting as jailel
Eover8the man White tried~to bind over
TO keep the peace White played the
Eiailer oVar me for two years at Bloom
Eingdale when hc was my #poweSi ol
Eattorney, 81 A. ~ y N
Ii35a3'rhe whirlig gg OF time brings queer
Echnnges some tlmes.s} &5iSE N Il 81
1s Mr. Chaloner L s took the $3.50 IA "A, Nj
train for the Merry Nj lls,, his conn-
try place In "a lbeHayle county. 4,