, 1876-10-28
TIE REV. COPELAND.
Tho unlteu States supreme Court on Ono O,
Ills Exp1olts.

Tic United Statcs Supreme Court on Ono oI
Ills Explolta.
Special Correspondence Qf The Tribune.
DEs MONIES, H., Oct. 2a.-Eyery nuw and
then turns up SONS exploit Of the Rev j. A,
Copeland, who has agurc1 extensively through.
out the country as swindlcr, Be.luccr, 'agarnist
and tmpossor generally. When last heard from
hcrealouts, he liat Just swtmllesl church al
Indianapolis, md made wreck Of thu reputation
Of sD1ne VI Its female mctnhers who ftnl been
drawn iiito Ills snure, and was locking fot
green pastures III Vermont, With the Can
ada line ct,nycncnt for escape and refuge.
lie formerly iiourished for . ttule It,
W, i"%a ,.n'ma %na lift ieit t, ,r rotDF M of rae-
ten,lary II he is caught and the statute ol 1Im-
tuition aoeR not Intervene. His VilInI,y hero
lias bccll revived t,y regent decision OF tie tu-
lrcnr conFt Of The United Sktps cr,l,ccsul,lg Il
matter Y, n wli'sll i,e played prominent part
eionul by the Northwestern Mutual Insurance
Company, Of Milwaukee, to negotiate loans il,
Iowa Oh hehalf Of tht Company. lic arranged
a loan Of s1ooo with II. a.. Angle, Of Cedar
for loan to tlnt amount; to secure which Ile
guvc to Copeland bonds and mortgages on
real estate, ai,l policy Of insurance,
a,lH a. nlse stEht dF4ft, r. printed form, s'gnu
May, ls7l, appeared at tho o,il..o Of the Coul.
lc, at,l received the 80 0O; md that wa lie
last seen nt Copeland. Anglt brought an NC
tton III equity IN tho unltotl states Circuit Court
hccl,lse Copeland was the agent Of tho Conf
pany, and therefore tic payment OF thu money
to lsiiu WINS no payment 10 Angle; t!iat thso
ws. ,no,'ey in ~. tho r,a1 bands Of their assnt
until lmtd to Anrls, ltwas al.o sct up tfat the
ur'lcr glyen b. Angle WINS The usual printed
form Of hght-raits, made payable to Ills or,trr,
mid that the words, "or or1rr u had tccn
sTased by Copeland, and tho words in current
sent Tie c'l,st tJudge Loyc) held that Cope
this transaction. The question va hot one Of
ngcncy: Assuming tint Copeland was the agent
competent for Atgle to commission hin, to 70
ce'Ye the money: Thu eStteure allowed that
Copeland went to Milwaukee at the request ii
Angle: lie l!a'i the bonds, mortgages, and
tikned by Ans'u. The order va. originally 10
ply In 'lrafts4o tbs onlcr Of" These won.s
were stricken out after thu order wns signed,
and "ctlrrctt funds written In. There was no
evidcneo but that at Anglo to that tiEert, ur to
tercst, ind, II true, was II forgery. 1t woull br
dangerous prucefent tn aYoll splenIlI written
Instruments, and act aside transactions
eyidcuccd hy writing signed by thu parties,
a pnrty to tho transaction, md that nn,,or cir-
cunista'lccs rendering II Impossible To procure
the testimony 0f ather parties to tie inhtrt,-
ment. II copefand was The Cotnpany's ngtnt,
why dill Angle Ksye an urier 10 pay monoy to
the Co,npanJ's own agcuti rt,at wntlld be my.
Ing TO thomselye6. Tho Court. In IN ulaburalo
argument, went on 70 show that It r,u thu In.
variable rule of the COMPANY to pay i.s tnans IN
to who.l the loan waa nladc. Ths presun],-
circumstances, was, that tho departure
from the rule and tho change nf the order, were
with the knowledGc mud consent ui Angle;
therefore tho loss must fail III him, through
whom, by lila own carelcsAness Or Undue s1,l-
flsunce tn another, It Ncurred. and mt on lin
WHO exercised good faith uh al rrasohaLle dill
Eenru. AR. AnEle's bill WIS dismissed, md o
clslnn II thu Court heltw WIS ruytrdc,l. Thu
orfnI0n OF That Court Is as follows:
Persons dealing with .an uYsnt nru entitled 10
lhe aaAlr irnletlun ~ II dealing with Tho l,rlnci,
lMl. to the aAtcHt that tht agrHt acts within tlls
brnl!n Ut hts authority Pursuant IL thai rule II ID
*trlhirht iMsrHsts H. to snollef fur u.c ~ such,
with hlaHks nut filled up. sHrh instrument, pu ,,c.
lssrt, cArflea Oh lts fucD lhIpllrl Rllurtty tu
eoplGte tlle tnns 6y ll!ng w ths blanks; but tho
aufInrity tp!!ed from thu Ga!atencc Of The blanks
would not an.horlzo tho person lntrusted With Tie
instrument tu Fnsy OF alter tho ulatgrtna terms of
tbs instrument by sTasng what IL written Or print,
III - part OF the saHie, nor NO perYett ths scope
sna r. meaning Of the sann by tIpy tho btanks win
50 delivered. "~'
l'y virtue OF tho implied anthority, such dc.
posItsty nsL Hssfoet ia bis di.sret!en. what Is
not nuke now "seralnsns b. srssns ' Vial Va III Il
written Or printed, uos BY hlng Ills blanks With
st1pg!slons tapnGnant to tho .expsc44cd In