The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-25
MIR. sSIyELEY AND THE FALLOS
CHILDREN.

| va invite the attention of the public 10
| that portion of Mr.. sniveiy's defense IN
| which he undertakes to explain the man.
| ner in which he has dealt with the Failon
| children. He processes to believe that ne
| is still! their guardian, in spite Of the de-
| cree Of the court rendered more than six
| years ago. He would have the public be-
| lieve that there never has been any ques-
| ton between him and those entitled to
| this money IS to the possession OF 1t,
when he is stared in the face by suit IN
which judgment Was rendered against
him by which he was ordered to pay into
| the court within ten days the entire
| amount Of money which he held for the
| Fallons.
| Mr. Snively is a lawyer: he knows per
| fectly well that he is not entitled to hold
| or use one penny OF that money; he knows
| that he holds it in defiance of a judgment
| rendered against him; he knows that
| while he has been making use Of this
| money the FalIons have been living n
| poverty; he knows that the money con-
| tributed by the Catholic Knights OF Amer
! lea for the support of these children has
| been perverted from the use fox which it
| vas intended; and he knows that he has
| enjoyed that which was intended for the
support OF orphan children.
When Mr.. Snively says that he paid one
| Of the Fallon children the amount coming
! to him when he was of age, and that he
will pay the others when they come Of
| age. he seeks to mislead the public. These
| are the exact facts:
| On the death of Barth olomew Fallon the
| Catholic Knights OF America paid TO his
| heirs the sum Of $1,000. One hundred and
| ten dollars of this money went to pay the
| funeral expenses. The remainder, 81, $50
| was to have been divided into six equal
| parts; one part for Mrs. Failon and one
| for each of the five children making s3i5
| for each. Mrs. Falion received her money
Immediately. John B. Falion, the oldest
child, became Of age shortly after his
fathers death and was paid his proper
| ton. The other children who were
| Sniyely's wards, have never received one
| cent of the money due them, although. as
has been repeatedly said, Mr.. Snively was
long ago ordered by the court to surren-
| der it,
When Mr.. Snively seeks to make a point
from the fact that John B. Fallon, the old
est child, received his proportion of the
money, he undertakes TO mislead the pub
| lie into believing that he il earnestly work
ing to secure this money for the purpose
| of paying the children one by one as they
come of age, and that in this manner he
has already paid one of the children. AS
amatter of fact John B. Fallon was paid
his proportion Of the money long before
| Snive!ys failure in business and flight
from West Virginia. That amount is not
| included in the judgment rendered against
Mr.. Snively in July, 1886. and has nothing
10 do with the question at issue.
The facts, made so plain that any one
can understand them. are simply as fol-
lows: Mr.. Snively. as guardian of these
children, received insurance money which
was paid over by the Catholic Knights of
America for their benefit. He still holds
| the shares Of the four minor children, al
though he is no longer their guardian and
was ordered 10 pay it more than six years
ago. He has been enjoying the use of
this money for more than eleven years,
and has never paid one cent OF interest
therefor. These facts are admitted by Mr.
Snively in his statement. and they alone
are enough to condemn him.
Mr.. snively declares. however, that
part OF this money has been loaned, and
that he holds perfectly good note there
for. We suggest that he show this note
If ii is good note and will be paid on de-
mand, as Mr.. snively says it will be, il
would he well for him 10 demand por-
! ton Of il az once and make an effort TO
satisfy the judgment that has been hang
| ing over him for the past six years.