The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-02
FILED
ALLEGED
USE Of
FRAUD
Or. Julian 8. HubbelI Wins
Action Against Mrs. Mabelle
RaWson Hifons

Mrs. Mabelle Rawson Hirons, Of
Glen Echo, Nd, was ordered to
return To- Doctor Julian B. Hub
bell, seventy-year-old physician,
and personal friend of Clara
Barton, founder of the American
Red Cross, approximately $4,000
worth Of real estate, bonds and
money, which he alleged she OBJ
tanned by fraud, in a decision
handed down at Rockville today
by Justice Hammond Urner, Of
the Sixth Judicial Circuit Of
Maryland.
The suit Of Doctor Hubbell. who
also lives at Glen Echo, created
mild sensation when it was filed in
1920, as it brought in the names
of Clara Barton, Senator Clark Of
Montana, and other prominent men.
as well as ghosts, mediums and
"spiritualistic messages" from Hiss
Barton.
According to attorneys for Doctor
Hubbell, Mrs. Hirons came to Glen
Echo from some city In Mas6acE1a-
sets in 1914 and represented herself
as being interested in the Clara
Barton Memorial, and wanted to
help Doctor Hubbell in putting the
project through.
Named Senator as SuitOr.
She told him, it is alleged, that
she was wealthy, that she owned
property in Philadelphia, Mexico
and in the West. She also alleged
to have said hat Senator Clark
of Montana wanted her to marry
him, and that she could command
unlimited funds in helping Doctor
Hubbell build the Clara Barton
Memorial.
Doctor Hubbell, his attorneys
said, asked her to Join him in the
project and invited her to live at
the Clara Barton home in Glen
Echo, which he was occupying.
Upon learning that Doctor Hub
bell was an ardent spiritualist. she
also became interested, and both
frequently attended seances In
Washington and received, it - al
legged. communications from Miss
Barton.
A short time later, attorneys
charge, she told Doctor Hubbell
that she was medium herself and
could go Into a trance and COM
municate with the dead. On
numerous occasions she would go
into an alleged trance, and upon
coming out state she had been In
communications with Miss Barton,
it is claimed.
Had Property Transferred.
On one occasion, on coming out
of trance, she told Doctor Hubbell
that Clara Barton had sent him q
property to her, including 1913 lots
ing, and other property, consisting
of about 81, 900 in personal property,
S., 900 in Glen Echo water bonds
and $4,000 in funds.
Sometime in 1920, according to
Doctor Hubbell, he learned that she
was not interested in the memorial,
but had acquired the property for
her own use, even selling some OF
the building lots in Glen Echo. He
then filed suit for the recovery OF
the property.
In his decision today. Justice
Urner said;
II am convinced by the evidence
in the case that the transfers Of
property, challenged by the bill Of
resulted from the exer-
ton of undue influence by the de-
PENDANT, and the retention OF the
property for her personal benefit.
to the purposes for
which it was conveyed. should not
be permitted by q court Of equity.
Upon the facts proved, the defend
ant must be regarded as holding
the title in trust for the plaintiffs
benefit and subject to his right to
a reconveyance."
In q decree to be signed by JUS
tice Urner, Mrs. Hirons will DO al
lowed to retain the money she ex-
pended in taxes and improvements
on the property, although Doctor
will receive money obtained
In rents.
Doctor Hubbell was represented by
Robert Peter, jr., and Al
bert Bouic, Of Rockville. T. Morris
Wampler, Of this city, appeared for
Mrs. Hirons.