Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-27
.F0RGERY CHARGED
John Kennedy Under Bond in
Sum of $1,000
TO APPEAR IN POLICE COURT
Alleged to Have Used Names of Sure
ties Without Authority.
EoUITY PROCEEDINGS TODAY
Chief Justice clabaugh Signs Order
Requiring Surrender of Certain
frepsrty By Kennedy q Som.
TO APPEAR IN POLICE COURT
FAULTY PROCEEDINGS TODAY

john Kennedy. coal dealer I'm this city
was taken into custody by Detectives Null
Ter and CornweiI at o'clock this afternoon
upon warrant charging him with forrery.
me charge was preferred by William 3.
6ro~ning. disbursing agent of the House
OF Representatives. 1t is alleged that with
out authority he used the names of Charles
Shelton and Joseph s!nes to the bond which
ne gave to carry out the contract for fur
nisning coal to the House of Representa-
tives.
After his arrest Kennedy was taken to po-
lice Headquarters by the detectives and was
held there until bond could be given As
sistant District Attorney Ralph Given fixed
Inc bond In the case at 5000 and soon
thereafter D. W. McGrath qualified as sur
ETY. In that amount. Mr.. Kennedy was re-
leased to appear In Police Court tomorrow
The alleged forged bond was given In
connection with a contract for supplying
5000 tons OF coal to the House from July
1. 1901, to June 30 1905
~ Is alleged In the warrant that the hid
WITH the bond, was submitted to Alefander
Mcdowell. clerk of the House, and that the
bid OF Mr.. Kennedy was sSoeDfed fbsfe.
upon. Under the teTps,. II Mr.. Kennedy
goes not carry out hs contract fof sup
p sGm g, EEL sad = dT 6gss ths bond in th.
4 signed h shs 5 & @fEf 9, Ta,n The paper
MOO Ss sf nSSl s slns' p as9nssy
WI when b. thIsy up the e9atraet, saying he
e ees sna ' SUNG 81 With the mine eg
After that. 1t is said. the authorities en-
deavored to collect on the bond. And In
that endeavor. 1t is stated, the alleged forg-
cry was discovered.
Suit for Receiver.
Chief Justice Clabaugh in Equity Court
No. today signed an order in the case OF
the susquehanna Coal Company against
John Kennedy and others. directing John
Kennedy and John J. Kennedy, jr., to sur
render certain property in question to VIII
liam Hltz receiver, for sale, the proceeds
TO be held subject to the order OF the court
Unqer the order thirty-seven horses. two
will be disposed of at public sale,
The hearing has been engaging the atten-
ton Of Chief Justice Clabaugh's court for
several days. Equity proceedings were IN
stituted by the complainant company in
July, 1900. after the company had obtained
Judgment In a suit at law for the recov-
cry Of the sum Of So, 400 95, alleged to be
due for coal furnished by the company t6
the defendants.
1t is further ayerred In the equity suit
wholly unsuccessful
Proceedings were then instituted. the
complainant states, for the appointment OF
receiver to take charge of the property
OF the defendants and to prevent any dis
position of the assets without providing for
the claim Of the complainant. An order
Of the court. II Is added, was obtained and
the receiver, William Hitz took charge of
several horses and other property In sta
bic near Rock creek.
It was on the petition of the complainants
for rule to show cause why the property
should not be sold that the order of the
court was obtained.
Allegations by Complainant
In the equity suit the complainant COM
pany alleges that the coal in question was
supplied to the defendants under an under
standing that the defendants were supply
ipF government orders.
After large quantity of coal had been
thus furnished, 1t Is ayerred, the complain
ant company made an investigation, and
charges that 1t was discovered that the coal
had not been used to supply government
orders, but had been sold from the cars on
the railroad tracks to other coal dealers
at figures below the market price.
Attorneys Forrest & Evans, representing
the defendants. gave notice of an appeal
from the order of the court. The complain
ing by Attorneys John Spaulding Flannery,
Frederick D. McKenney and William Hitz.
A warrant was issued from the Police
Court Yesterday evening for the arrest Of
house following The OWL proceedings re-
fsrred to h4 was placed in custody.
In regard to the charge of forgery against
him, Mr.. Kennedy said at police headquar-
tiers this afternoon that he knew nothing
about the basis for the charge and could
not understand 1t. as he said he had heard
nothing about the matter since he gave up
his contract. He added that the names on
the bond are those OF drivers In his employ
Vt the time.