The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-07-13
ATTORNEY McoHEE MAKES
STATEMENT.


he estate of the Todds. mentioned
n an article in your paper last week.
In May, 1907. received a letter
rom Mr.. p. o. Gray. who was then,
Is was advised, connected with the
Department of Justice Of the Liber
IAN Government and whom had
known in Minneapolis prior to his go
ing to Liberia. That letter is as fol.
lows:
Republic of Liberia. Executive Man
sion.
Monrovia, April 4, 1907.
Hon. F. L. McGhee,
Dear Sir
1 have been requested by the guard
ian of the Todd children in Monrovia,
Liberia, whose mother and father
formerly lived in Minneapolis, Mimi,
but immigrated to Liberia some ten
or twelve years ago and died, leav.
ing their children in the hands of
the Court and were placed under Col.
A. d. Williams of Monrovia as guard
ian. He is now dead and his wife
has the girls, one of whom is now
a young lady of eighteen years and
there is a son who is over twenty
one years old.
Will you find out the status OF
their Minneapolis property and let
me know? There Is some money
there in the hands of the Court for
those heirs.
am faithfully yours,
P. o. GRAY.
then went to the Probate Court
in Minneapolis; found that there was
such an estate and that Mr.. Morris
was guardian for the children and
then went to see Mr.. Morris and as
certained from him that he had been
collecting the rents and looking af.
ter the property. He advised me as
to the status of the estate. l then
wrote Mr.. Gray; advised him there
of and that If he desired to have me
collect the money and transmit to
him he would need to secure a pow.
er Of attorney. This, Mr.. Gray Sc
cured and forwarded to me with in.
structions to collect the money and
remit to him. Under this authority
| received from Mr.. Morris the sum
of $340.80 and RENTED the same to
Mr.. Gray, the receipt of which is
not now disputed.
In 1909, I receive another letter
from Mr.. Gray in which he advised
me: "The two children not of age are
being cared for by their guardian
and 1t is desired to get the money
due to them for their living and sup
port. viii you get this and send it
to me, deducting your fees as be-
fore. They are very well satisfied
with what you did before and are
very thankful to you for the informa-
ton.
3 I again consulted Mr.. Morris and
agreed with him that the proper pro-
cedure was to secure a power of at.
torney from the guardian of the two
children not Of age and wrote Mr..
Gray to have the guardian execute
a power Of attorney and send cert.
fled copies Of the appointment of
guardian and the power of attorney
These were sent to me by Mr.. Gray;
power Of attorney being properly au-
thenticated under the seal of the
United States Legation at Monrovia,
Liberia. Upon presenting these, Mr..
Morris paid to me the sum. of $25O.SO
Dollars which sum then RENTED to
Mr.. Gray with letter as to the then
status of the estate, deducting my
fees in each instance.
Thereafter, under the same instruc-
tons and power, Mr.. Morris paid to
me the sum of $4,000 which was in
like manner RENTED to Mr.. Gray
July End. The money was sent to
Mr.. Gray by express order. OF
course, no receipt could be had from
Mr.. Gray in advance of sending the
money. The company gave me their
receipt and they are responsible for
the delivery of the money to the
person to whom it is sent and any
person who desires may come to my
office and inspect the receipts.
In October, 1910, received a let.
ter dated September 9Th, advising
me not to send any other money or
have any other dealing with Mr..
Gray in the matter. Sept. 9Th, Bish-
op Scott wrote me to the same ef-
feet; that Miss Lucille Todd desired
that "The dealings should be direct
with her or the American Counsel
This was after the money had beer
transmitted.
May 9Th last I learned that the
Todd children had not received the
remittance. l Immediately wrote Mr.
Gray and also applied to the office
OF the company to send out tracer
to ascertain the date and time this
money was paid. Sufficient time
has not yet elapsed to- receive an an
Sw0r either from Mr. Hrav or th<