The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-27
SAYS SON-IN-LAW
TRIED TO KILL HIM
7. F. Schneider, Wealthy Capt.
talist, Has Daughters Hus-
band Arrested.
4 CONFESSION REPORTED
Prisoner Accused Of Hiring a
Waiter for $500 to Assist
Him i'm Crime.

PrrrsBuRo, June es-Thomas q. For
ney. nm attorney OF Washington. n. C..
10 under arrest on the charge Of at
tempting 20 kill his father-in-law. T.
Franklin Schneider also Of Washington
Schneider has large real estate Inter-
ests in the capital.
The attack, 4; is alleged. took place
in Schneider's room in the Anderson
Hotel. early Thursday morning.
George McHenry. who IL charged with
being an accomplice OF Forney and who
Is n waiter. is under arrest in Washing
ton. Both men are charged with felo-
nious assault and battery with intent to
kill
Forney was arrested az the home OF
his brother near New -Comerstown. Ohio.
He was brought here late last night
The police say he has confessed and
implicated McHenry. The latter. ac-
cording TO Forneys confession" was
paid $500 to kill Mr. Schneider. who was
to receive $4,000 on an insurance policy
to-day Forney's wife is the beneficiary
in will made several months ago by
her father, who ls reported TO be very
wealthy and is the owner of the Old
virginia candy shops located throughout
the country.
Forney and McHenry are alleged to
have attacked Schneider with a hammer
about l o'clock Thursday morning as
Schneider was entering mis- hotel room.
schneider say. he warded of the ham
mer blow and that one OF his assailants
dropped a straw hat in getting away.
The Hat Identihed.
The hat was the first direct clue. and
was Identified by MIR. Schneider rs one
which had been worn by his son-in-law
and which had been purchased IN WASH
ington.
The police had made a search for For
ney. but found he had left the city.
Later they discovered he had gone to
the home OF relatives, sixteen miles
from New Comerstown. Ohio.
Approaching a farmhouse near the
Ohio town. the officers saw Forncy rua-
ming across a field. He was placed
under arrest and hurried to train for
Pittsburg. on the way to this city
Forney, 1t Is said by the police. con-
fessed everything to the officers and
last night, when confronted by his
father-in-iaw, admitted the crime, II IL
stated.
At first Mr.. Schneider refused TO be-
lleve that his son-in-law was the real
instigator of the crime. but when the
two were brought together he was con-
WINGED. Forney denied, however. strik-
ing his father-in-law with the hammer
blaming this part Of the crime on Nc
Henry.
schneider Talks.
when the officers brought Forney to
Pittsburg last night after his arrest IN
Ohio" said Mr.. Schneider this afternoon,
they took him to my office in the Jen-
kins Arcade Building, where confronted
him. He denied that he was my as
salant. Becoming indignant because he
Insisted upon calling me papa ! struck
him on the Jaw ! would have inflicted
more punishment had not the detectives
interfered."
After his attack upon his son-in-law
Mr.. SCHNEIDER says the detectives took
their prisoner to police headquarters,
where Forney was subjected to rigid
examination.
81 was present during the auizzing.'
continued Mr.. Schneider. land 1t 10
probably due to the way | handled the
young man that he confessed that he
hired a man TO come here from Wash
ington. u. &.
II held the muzzle of a pistol within
\ few inches of Forneys face and told
him with display OF seeming anger
that would shoot him II he did not
tell the whole truth.
"Forney told the detectives. after I
had cowed him with the pistol, how II
plot against me had been Matched by
him In Washington. lie said that he
became acquainted with MclIenry when
! the fellow retained him to act as hAs
| attorney In case before the police
court. Forney told the police that he
paid $500 TO McHenry before he came to
| Pittsburg.'
| Forney was married TO Schneider y
daughter on December l2, 1914. His wife
| il II years old and he is 81
They live in the Cairo Apartment. Wash.
| ington, which In owned by Schneider.
Forney Is graduate Of Georgetown
University.