The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-27

card statca that McHenry To the mar
for the job. OF which Forney had spok-
en-. The letter foiiws;
"s-s-fs15. Headquarters No. 10.
"Mr. Thomas G. Forney.
sir.
This paper Is code TO the most
successful people in the world; guard
c1is paper with your life. IL this pa
per Is caught out OF your hands II WIFI
cost you n trip south to settle things
which may cause you trouble. The
master crook IL our chief and there Is
not one under him who would not die
for him. Everything is o. X. Although
there Is only one of us who saw you.
II Is a rule that only one man or two
will be at your orders.
"If they get any money from you 1t
will be theirs. and nobody else's.
Yours truly,
THE MASTER CROOK"
When Forney was told this morning
that McHenry was under arrest he
said Thank God; that man has
caused me all this trouble"
Forney says. according TO the police
he got the idea to sIay his father-in-
law two months ago. He talked the
case over vita several thieves. he told
the police The latter say McHenry
was recommended TO him as the man
for the Job.
wife Surprised at Attack.
Thomas Garnet Forney, the attorney
named in the above Associated Press
dispatch from Pittsburg, has offices
In the Union Trust building. At his
apartment I'm the Cairo, Mrs. ForneY
said today that her husband went 10
Pittsburg early this week on busi-
mes trip The first information of his
nka 80 hat ing
derousIy assaulted his father-in-law.
r Franklin Schneider, was given by
reporter for The Star,
Mrs. Schneider. Mrs. Forney's mother,
said that she had received letter from
her husband in Pittsburg yesterday. in
which Mr.. Schneider told of the at
tack made upon him in hotel there
early Thursday morning. In his let
ter, Mr.. Schneider said that he was
attacked by a man whose face he could
not see in the darkness. He wrote
that he defended himself so vigorously
that he Knocked his assailant down.
the man crawling into the hall and
making off. Just then. Mr.. Schneider
wrote. second man inside the room
attacked him. his assailant, also being
beaten off and escaping down the cor
ridor. In the struggle. Mr.. Schneider
wrote. he was struck on the head with
a hammer His heavy straw hat. he
wrote DETECTED the blow, and he sus-
tanned no injury aside from a slight
cut on the forehead
Mrs Schneider said that she knew
OF no trouble between her husband and
Mr. Forney. and expressed amazement
when informed that her son-in-law
had been arrested. and was said to have
confessed to the assault on Schneid-
err Neither she nor Mrs Forney could
give any reason for the alleged at
tack.
Mr.. Schneider is president of the AS
ISOLATED Candy Stores Company. a cor
poration which operates confectionery
stores in score or more Of cities.
| He was on business trip to Pitts
| burg in connection with the stores
when the attack occurred
| Dumfounded ON Hearing News.
Mr. Forney occupies offices with
| Edward II. Thomas. who expressed
| himself as dumfounded at the infor-
nation contained in the dispatch from
| Pittsburg.
Mr.. Forney left Washington Tues
day" said MIR. Thomas. going To
/ Pittsburg presumably on business
for his fatherin- I am utterly
at loss To account for his having
supposedly confessed To having COM
mitted murderous assault on his
father-in-law or any one else, For
ney is one of the most considerate
pleasant, genial young men of nv &C
quaintance--a man who would be
the last person In the world / would
suspect of such an attack. If the in.
formation is true, ] can only account
for 1t on the superstition that he mus
have been mentally unbalanced fol
: the time being, though he has never
shown the slightest indication of any
thing of the kind since have known
him"
: large Real Estate Owner.
Mr.. Schneider is one of the larges
real estate owners of Washington, th'
Cairo Apartment House being one o
/ his holdings few years ago h,
, was instrumental In the formation o
the Associated Candy Stores Com
J pany. becoming president of the cor
! poraation.
) The marriage of Miss Schneider
who is an only child, to Mr.. Forne,
was one OF the prominent societ.
events of last fall The young coupl
had been devoted TO each other for
I long time. and Mr. and Mrs
} Schneider looked on Mr.. Fornev NOR
as a son than son-in-law. Mr.. For
ney occupied bachelor apartment
at the Cairo before his marriage t.
Miss, Schnelderu. and after. the rrsns
, riage the young people made thei
home with Mr.. and Mrs Schneider.
McHcnr,. Not In Pittsburg, He Says.
George McHenrv. a waiter living a
7 SIS Sixth Street, Northwest, was ar
rested shortly before noon to-day oil
request of the Pittsburg police ant
lis being held in the First precinct t
await the arrival of an officer to re
| turn him to that city.
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