The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-10-04

check. He read them carefully
he laughed. ths
Well" he said. MIR. Curl.
to have landed on our old frIa seen,
State Boss. with u nice upper ~, IL
his cofin." w lncs
He seems, on tho CONTRARY.
piled one Of the directors y
landed on us. His last ON, 0a's
was TO hand over the compan act
to this politician" "'hv
YES" said the lawyer. M
payment has a quito suil ciap, aa
to 1t. 1t is explained fully in hI S'',lt
ter. Mr.. Curtis advises us tina, N'
der to wipe out a personal deb, ma
legally but not morally Just aVeN
given the man n check ON The ~"
OF the company. He bers ~ ."Da'
serve that this check directs No
10 he made by the bank ou' VA
funds Of the Life Assurance Com
Of North America. and thai it il
by him as the trustee Of suc} s"e
He begs us further to observe tb,, W
payment Is. consequently. miami,
the face Of this check a paymcp, %
trust funds. Therefore. this pol,,a"
takes no title to the money sblch =
will receive by t.. and mnt, 10,
back TO the company
Il do not quite understand
one of the directors.
1t IL all entirely clear" rep,,,s Il.
lawyer. This check Ii made ma
on n trust fund. II shows on H. ,s'
that II Is drawn on moneys belorgi,.
to the Assurance Company and po =
dividually to Richard Il Curtis hi,
notice IL set out fully In the bod, .
the check. The signature with -.
word. trustee. attached. confirms n,
trust nature OF the fund upon ubiA
1t is drawn. Now. these political le.cb.
es have grown 81 accustomed 10 bel,,
fed on insurance money that they have
come wholly to overlook the law VI
doctrine or the law In better sel,ls
than that a trust has no power 70 ~,
out trust funds In sottlemcul Of nj,
private debts, and n who takes ,r,s
funds. with notice Of tina, fact A.
quires no title TO them and can /.
made TO restore them. The pccplis,
wording Of this check gave fan notice
that It was drawn on trust funds IN.
person who cashed IL wa thereby
fully aware OF that fao aud co1,c
quently. he must restore this mcrey'
But" said the chairman. is his
politician good for that amuuu'
What" replied the lawyDr a,
friend, the State Boss. good 10. H.
Why. the thief has n million daIgr.
in one building on Twonu 't'l
street,"
In their consuming intcrcst a. he
matter my presence was apparently
overlooked, and 1 STEPPED suy
through the door. These mon Gid lr,
realize It's full signincanCc. 'o then
II was merely vengeance visited By a
dead man on his enemy. a l~af.tri
TO a rogue in his own poke pieces;
but 70 one who knew all the facts,
Randolph Mason's plan had wo~k,ds
larger justice. Mason had s',H u
stantly that, II this mortgag' "urd
be lifted. Mrs. Curtis could sell lie
house. the purchasers title would 0+
clear. and she could take tn mut'!
out OF the country and conceal IT, ire
only problem was TO get the cancels
ton of the mortgage on the records
This check on the trust funds aia mat
and yet left the taker of II liable 70
the assurance company. which o"AG
the funds. Suppose II were toc'i'ra'
ly n crime in Richard r. Curtis 'iO'
temporarily to appropriate the wol,'S
held in trust. He was dead and no III
jury would come To any one lnro''h1
OF wrong. A dependent woman mac
her property returned To her, q shA'
king rogue had his own knife ~ Rs
ribs. and the Assurance Compaa! "
North America would receive Ns
money with usury. I saw no" VI!
the dying man looked upon Rando'P1
Mason ms n providence of God