Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-13
WEARS SERENE
FACE IN COURT
WARRINGTON NOT BOTHERED
BY PROCEEDINGS
ALLEGED PARTNER UNABLE TO
CONTROL NERVES so WELL
Three Charges Of Manufacturing
Bogus Mortgages Are Filed.
Examination Is Not
Completed

Wearing a cynical smile throughout
the proceedings and entirely self-pos-
sessed, A. E. Warrington, the young
real estate broker, charged with for
gerry, appeared In Justice Summerfield's s
court yesterday for his preliminary ex-
animation. In contrast with Warming
TONS seeming Indifference was the ap-
pearance of w. C. Carpenter, joint
defendant, who, though manv years
older than his alleged partner In the
manufacture and sale of fake mort
cages, manifested an inability to as
sumo the serene facial expression and
control of nerves which is apparently
the latter's birthrlght.
A lamented absentee was e. Jones,
president OF the. Paso Robles bank,
wanted to answer to the same charges.
Jones is believed to be In Mexico, and
an. officer from the district attorney s
office is trying to locate him.
Three Charges Filed
Three charges have been filed against
the men, but an investigation into the
records of the county recorder is said
to have shown that a large number of
criminal offenses have been committed
for which they must be held RESPONSE
BILE. The examination yesterday con-
cerned only one charge, that of forging
q mortgage and assignment to property
on Vernon avenue, the fictitious papers,
together with forged note being used
as security for a loan of $1,000 from
Robert Little, 122 South Lake avenue,
Pasadena, August 30.
Mr.. Little was too i'll to be in court
and his son, G. r. Little, who was
present at all transactions regarding
the fake mortgage sale, told the story
Of how the swindle was perpertated.
The illegal mortgage and accompany
ing note were copied from the county
recorders record of a mortgage made
by James Milhouse and wife, Matte L.
Millhouse, to Henry Genther, team
ster, 20O3 Central avenue, July l, 1908.
The forged assignment of the mortgage
from Genther to Warrington is dated
in February last.
Request for Loan Made July 29
The request for a loan of $1,000 on
the mortgage was first made July 29,
said Little, and the following day,
after looking over the property, a
check for the amount was given to
Warrington.
my father and 1 insisted that we
must meet Genther." said Little. 1.-TWO
days later 1 met Warrington by ap-
pointment at Second and Spring
streets and was there introduced to a
man whose name was given as Genther
but whom I recognize now as Car
penter e. Jones was also present.
James Millhouse and wife, Genther
and two notaries, whose purported sig
natures and seals are affixed to the
papers, denied they had anything to do
with the transaction.
When John North, deputy district at
torney, announced the close of his case,
William e. Palmer, attorney for
Warrington and Carpenter, asked the
court to dismiss the charge against
the latter, claiming no testimony had
been introduced to show that he was In
any manner connected with the Of
fense. This necessitated a reopening Of
the prosecutions case and the intro
duction of a number of rubber stamps
similar to those used in the recorder s
office. two notarial seals, and accounts
showing that these had been purchased
by Carpenter from stampmakers. A
goodly bundle of checks, signed by
Warrington and payable to Carpenter
which were found in Warrington S
desk following his arrest also were
placed in evidence.
At this point the hearing was con-
tinued until 1870 o'clock today.