Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1899 — JUDGING CHARACTER. [ARTICLE]

JUDGING CHARACTER.

New Question That Recently Came Up for a Court to Decide. In the Wisconsin supreme court decisions appears the brief entry: “Conde vs. Stark, reversed,” that definitely settled Charles Conde’s hopes of securing SIO,OOO from the estate of the late Edward J. Stark. Mr. Stark had willed SIO,OOO to Mr. Conde, a relative, to be paid him at the age of 30 years, providing he was at that time of such moral character as to encourage the belief that he would invest the money properly. Mr. Stark’s will was not probated until some time after Mr. Conde had passed the age of 30 years. The contention on Mr. Conde’s behalf was that the administrator of the estate could not hold the SIO,OOO, and that the level of morality upon which the young man was being judged by the administrator was greatly above the average, and one reached by few young men. The county court held that the young man was not entitled to the money, because of the life he was leading. This decision was reversed in the circuit court, but in the supreme court the decision was again against Conde.—Milwaukee Sentinel.