Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-12
CASE OF FERDINAND KING.


The case OF Ferdinand King. who was the sec
rotary of several bailding associations m West
Washington. was called for trial before Judee
smell In the Police Court this afternoon. Assist
ant District Attorney Lavender appeared for
the government and W. ID. Cassln for the de.
iendant. The prosecutor called the cas- to the
attention OF the court and presented the am
davit I'm the case, which was sworn 10 by Miss
Fannie Lowry and charged "that the said Ferdi.
nand King did falsely and unlawfuliy make,
alter, forge and counterfeit, and cause To he
made, altered, forged and couuterieited. a Ger.
TAM paperwriting purporting TO be an order Tor
,e pay nent 81 money, addsessed TO the treas.
lowing:
GEoReErowS. ID. c.. May Is, 1854.
Treasurer ofthe Eleventh Building Association az
ueorgcfo.cn, ID. C.:
ray 10 ferdinand King. trustee for Fannie
Lowry, or order, ten hundred eleven ana 7-l0o
oo.ia,rs' shares drawn Oh.
Si,oiLos. WILLIAM CLABAu.H. Pres't
Attest-FERDiNANn KING, secretary
70 the prejudice OF the right of a certain volun-
tsI ASSOCIATION, doing business In the District
whereot on the said 18th day OF May, one Nil.
naul Siaoaugh Was the prI ident .one Robert l..
rie. was Tue treasurer aud the said Ferdinand
h.ns was the secretary, and with intent To de-
iraed said voluntary association"
Sunnsel Tor defense said he would like the
prosecution 10 state what has client was charged
with, as ne must confess he could not tell from
reading the warrtSt that any crime was
Charged. lie wou.G dc, like Ia know whose
Maine a. is charged he forged.
LIE prosecutor read tue affidavit above pub.
Eshcd. e f
Counsel said II the court held the aff,day,t
10 DE a portion OF the warrant, he would enter a
plea OF mot guilty"
William Ciabaugh. ex-president of the Flew
EMU ouiiulng association, testified that an
president OF tue association 10 was his duly to
Sign AL checks drawn upon the treasury. Wit
ness nad signed as many a. flIty blank checks
IN advance, which. lie said, was the universal
custom, which, however, might have been "A
wrong one. These checks, witness said he
gave over TO Mr.. King. To be used In the orders
oi the association. The cnecS set out In the
aridavit was offered In evidence: also other
CHECKS showing that 2l shares beIonginr tn
Miss Lowry had been drawn of. Witness said
that aIier the cneck was signed by himself aud
| attesied BY the defendant al then went 70 the
treasurer OF the association.
Robert r. Frey, eN-treasurer OF the associs-
uon, aud John Leitch next gave testimony
Miss Fanny Lowry testified That She had been
SHAREHOLDER OF tue Eleventh. Building Associ-
atiol Tor several years, bying some OF her
| shares through Mr. King. Witness never m.-de
Mr.. Ming her trustee. She had had fifteen
SHARES, out sold out tive shares, receiving "A GER
tlnea,ie Tor ten shares, and she never had dis
| posed OF the latter. Witness was handed tne
checks, which she said she had never seen before
She, however, Identified the check on which
she drew The money, $685., for nve shares sur
senoered-ft was Mr.. Kings indiv idual check
witness never authorized Mr.. King To draw
out six shares or nine shares she mad paid Mr.
King IN ali 81 62c.