Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-31
JULIAN C. HARE, RICH,
ADJUDGED INSANE AS
BLOCK TO MULCTERS
Ex-Philadelphian, Now Recluse
in France, "Saw Devils" Says
Testimony-Local Firm
Named as Guardian
$1,000 ANNUAL INCOME

ru,Ie, e Hare. a former prominent
! phiIodelphion and now an aged recluse.
| occupying a villa AZ BarrItz. Southern
| France has been adiudged weak
| minded person by Court of Common
Pleas No. 5, and in order to prevent his
! becoming the victim of designing per
sons the pennsylvania Company for In
surances on Lives and Granting Annui-
ties is named as guardian or MS estate
and property,
The afflicted man Is under the care Of
a cousin, Edmund dc Goncer. Mr.. Hare
Is over 70 years old and also physically
impaired According to the testimony OF
Mr.. Goncer. his charge has what Is
termed "persecutlon mania
A. tt,ro,s inco,,e is slI 900 n wear and
,horo ts 70 bie credit accurnulations
a,,,o,,rtire to about sos 200. He inherited
bie fortune under the Wills of Louise de
postre s,S re- and and Edmund de Pestre. The villa
,borc bn ,nokos his home is owned by
HE cousin. the Countess silvia de Bis
cuccia
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REbAIlN hS lANb hAND'
When the Philadelphia relatives of the
man learned that his income was be-
ing diverted steps were taken at once to
have a guardian appointed. Mr.. Hare ia
n bachelor and the only relatives are
first and second cousins. including Mar
garetta Hutchinson. Elizabeth c. Hare.
Emlen Hutchinson r. Emmot Hare.
Mary II. Hare. !, Montgomery Hare, all
first cousins. MIR. de Conccr is sec
ond cousin. The latter was asked by
the PENNSYLVANIA Company to take charge
of the financial affairs Of the patient in
1910.
According TO the testimony of de Con-
Ger, his afflicted relative said repeatedly
that he had enemies everywhere and to
these imaginary enemies Mr. Hare at
tributed all his troubles. De ConCrr
said that MIR, Hare repeatedly complained
of being prosecuted by devils. His mind
seemed TO be weak and the witness
learned that prior to 1910. when he took
charge of the affairs of the afflicted man.
unscrupulous persons had succeeded I'm
getting possession of Mr.. uares income
by nretendlna 10 do all sort of thinps
for him
INFLICTED OF FUNDS
IN tho nrotext M saeinp tho French
C,ovcrnn,ant and tho limited states ON
oiais ~ U.oshineto, -, III. behaIT NJ
a. S,or,oo- soId tboso .a,,a renria ,,o,,ld
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p,,. " IL W w t &C., 10 =" ~. ie
W. "s'tr,H W - tl'i " Doi'"'u % 80 "a,
per, Vi a. az, 'm1 an iepI
W nv ia riIu ~ T.. ..iis.
OF oehaIl Oh tue thilaue!pnla cousins.
measures 10 protect ms property al
thoush ne SHOWS no nance OF resent
meht'
IL was dated November D. l9lo' ana read
Dear SRI nave received the hothca-
,lon you sem me resaII,liE StrtsIn meas
provide me with Guardian. under the
extraordinary and rroundless pretext that
| am fecble-minded. I protest. with nil
my strength. against the indlgnitv with
which I am threatened and agalns, tho
unworthy expedlent which Is EMPLOYED to
take NV income completely out of my
control. and ont OF the hands of Mr.. do
Gonccr. to whom I have entrusted the
care of NV affairs.
II am also alarmed Mt the Thought that
nv income might be stopped in order
TO force me TO leave the home which
have obtained at Biarritz, and in which
IL is my desire to end my life. | am very
old and that end cannot be far distant.
Moreover i'm the case of such forced de-
parture | should be exposed foresce
the terrible things which might happcn.
| am quite sure that my cousin Mr.
Emlen Hutchinson would never of his
own motion seek to add to my present
affiiction, and regret that circumstances
have made it imperative and that he
take part in such improper proceedings
The matter, however, changes i'm no way