The sun., 1919-07-10
COURT TO ACT ON
CHALONER'S SANITY
Exile to Appear Before Judge
Next Wednesday for
"Showdown.p
LONG FIGHT NEARS END
No Bitterness Shown in Peti.
ton Against Members of
His Family.

John Armstrong Chaloner, the sage OF
Merry Mills, Va. will have an oppor-
tunity mex. wednesday to provo to the
Supreme Court Of New York county that
he is sane and competent to manage his
estate and AFFAIRS. -..'-
Formal application was made yester-
day by him through his attorneys, kap-
Ian, BOSNIAN q Streusand. for an order
removing Thomas T. Sherman, an attor-
ney, as committee OF his person and es-
tate. Justice McAvoy fixed the day for
the show down" which Chaloner de-
| mands. The motion will be heard IN
Special Term. Part l., of the Supreme
Court. -... -, y.
According to Chaloner. his brothers
and sisters, who include winthrop Chan
| Ter, Elisabeth Winthrop Chapman, VIII
lam Aston Chsnler. Lewis Stuyvesant
Chanler. Margaret Livingston Aldrfoh.
Robert winthrop Chanler and Aida
| Beekman Emmet, will not oppose the
| motion. He states they Will remain
away from the court room. signifying
by defaulting in appearance, their Will
| ingness that he should be restored to
complete freedom as to person and prop
erty.
This step marks Chaloner's final move
in the long and systematic campaign
he has waged to have vacated the court
order which had the effect Of banishing
him for many years from his native
| State. A writ OF protection granted In
the Federal Courts permitted Chaloner
| to return temporarily and while here
! he started the machinery through which
he seeks to have his sanity determined.
In his petition Chaloner states that
on March 10. 1897, upon the petition OF
| two brothers and a cousin he was COM
mitted to the Bloomingdale Asylum by
Justice Henry A. Gildersleeve and that
committee OF his property was ap-
pointed on the following June 80 with
out appearance on his part or by counsel.
Declared sane in Virginia.
| Continuing. Chaloner. states that on
November s, 1901, he was declared sane
by the Virginia courts he having es-
| tablished a residence in that State some
time before his commitment to Bloom.
| ingdale. 1t was while in Virginia. he
states, that he was found competent to
bring a libel suit against The Evening
Post. .'
| As evidence Of his sanity Chaloner sub
mits that he manages hil estate near
Gotham, Va, known as Merry Mills, Is
q member OF the Grace Church vestry OF
Gotham, also of the Modern Woodmer
OF America, the Masonic fraternity. the
Independent Order OF Red Men. the Benz
VIOLENT and Protective Order of Elks and
1.-the Fraternal Order of Eagles He fur
Their states that he received his "A u.
and AM" degrees as 4 student at Co
tlumbia University, and that he studied
at the Sorbonne, Paris. also at the Col.
lege de France and the Bcole des Sci.
ences Polttiques - l'.....- %" Pc
| A letter written to him by his sister
Elisabeth in which is expressed The
wish of herself and other members Of
the family that he be restored to thu
management OF his property. is quotet
In the petition. which Is altogether free
from everything in the way OF stronf
protests against the treatment OF him
by his family such as Chaloner uttered
on frequent occasions during his exile.
Chaloner Is confident that no seriou!
opposition will be encountered by hin
from members of the family and that tn,
course of few weeks will see him II
charge OF his fortune. Following the sue
cesRul outcome OF his recent libel &C
ton here he motored to Toledo and oc
Icupied a ringside seat when the heavy
weight title changed hands. ..