The Washington times., 1915-06-28
Seek Information as
To Alleged Plot to
Kill T. F. Schneider

ton. authorities Of nearby counties In
Maryland and Virginia. and detectives
from Pittsburgh have been searching
several small communities near Wash
ington for the third man in~the alleged
conspiracy to kill 7. Franklin Schneider,
wealthy Washington business man. and
obtain his fortune.
1t is hoped by the police that in the
new arrest they may obtain further
details of the alleged plot to kill Schnei-
der, and possibly information leading
to a possible gang organization, as init
mated in a letter found in the possession
of Thomas G. Tourney, son-in-law OF
Mr.. Schneider. who Is held In Pitts-
burgh. with George McHenry, Washing
ton waiter. in connection with the as
sault upon Mr.. Schneider.
in the alleged controversy was found
upon a card taken from Forney's
pocket. The card said briefly. this
will introduce to you the man to do
the job"
Mr. Schneider has not determined
whether he will go to Pittsburgh 20
attend the preliminary hearing given
Forney and McHenry, probably We'd
nesday morning.
Mrs. Forney, daughter of Mr.. Schnei
| der is firm in her renunciation of her
husband. This morning she planned to
go to his offices in the Union Trust
| Building, to remove picture, and
small personal effects and mementoes
|
Gently opened Offices. The young
woman, with an occasional fearful
breakdown has packed all her hus-
bands belongings preparatory 20
sending them away.
F'orney has not, 1t Is declared. at
tempted to communicate with his wife
or her family since his arerst. Two
letters were received from him on Fri
day. one dated Wednesday and the
other Fhursday. One was postmarked
from Wheeling. w. Va. and the other
/ from a small Ohio town.
| Mr.. Schneider expressed the view to-
day that these had been prepared in
| advance.
Forney first came to Washington a
little over three years ago, to enter the
Georgetown University Law School. 1t
was shortly after his arriva, and
while he was living at a fraternity
house near the Cairo that he met Miss
! Schneider.
He had previously studied at the Ohio
State University, and later at the Ohio
| Northern, from which he graduated
was born on farm near Newcomers
town, Ohio, where his parents were
considered comfortably well-to-do. He
secured his early schooling at New
there to the Ohio State University. He
has a married brother and a sister liv-
Ing at Newcomerstown.
Forney never completed his course
not come to light. he left that institu-
ton and took up the study Of law at
the University of Michigan at Ann Ar
Dor, where he graduated a year ago.
After graduation he came to Wash
ington and was married to Miss
schneider. to whom he had been en-
gagged for nearly three years. Last
December he was admitted to practice
before the District bar
During all his stay in Washington
the young man was apparently plentI-
fully supplied with money. The
Schneider's and his other friends hao
a regular allowance by his parents
Forney was always a model SON.
in-law. and young man of exemplary
habits, Mr.. Schneider, father of the
young attorneys wife, declared today.
The man who was so nearly killed
as the result of the plot his son-in-law
Is accused of laying, stated that before
he would consent to the young man be-
coming the husband of his daughter, he
instituted searching inquiries as to For
ney's anteCedents.
The inquiry, Schneider says. was sat
isfactory in every way.
Mr.. Schneider declared that he was
convinced that Forney had been plan
ming for some months to put him ou
of the way
~~ He tited as an incident that showed
that curing the recent litigati N ovel
the will of the late Stilson Hutchins
Tor Forney said to my daughter: Say
wife. If one Of those Hitchins boys woUic
give me 100000 I would see that tn,
other son was put out of the way al
right
About ten days ago Forney and my
daughter were out walking. He said
to her: Your fathers sisters ought tc
be put out of commission and then there
wouldn't be so many divisi)n of his es-
tate when he dies
I'VE took a snake into our home" Mr.
Schneider continued. ''but he was sc
clever he COMPLETELY deceived us"