The Washington times., 1915-07-01
laws undoing within few months
after his marriage to Florence Schneider
last December.
Police Hold Forney's
Motor Car Stolen From
Cabin John and Ditched

Police OF the Seventh precinct are
holding onto the automobile. purchased
recently by T. @. Forney. and reported
as stolen from near Cabin John Bridge,
on June 49,
Representatives OF the agency from
which the car was purchased went to
the Seventh precinct station yesterday
to take possession OF the machine, but
were told by Captain Schneider that he
would hold 1t until matters were cleared
up. An insurance connpany that gave
and theft. was preparing to mail a
check TO Forney covering the loss, when
It was learned OF his arrest in Pitts
burgh.
The machine was found ditched off
the road in Rock Creek Park by Mount
ed Policeman Turner yesterday, who
with assistance righted Il, and drove
II to the police station. Just how the
machine reported stolen from the Con-
duit road, came to be dltched In 1tock
Creek Park Ia not known.
Taken To Pittsburgh.
William Bowers, who Is admittedly
the Bill" In the Forney &C. o. D. Muir
der note went to Pittsburgh on the
midnight train last night. accompa MED
by Detective Robert E. Bevard of the
Pennsylvania city.
Before leaving Washington with his
prisoner. Detective Bevard expressed
the belief that several crimes similar to
seSnedsf ef Ssd sssn sanis Sstehca %h.
he felt was an organized gang He
said that he did not believe that this
gang had any control over Forney. but
was Of opinion that Forney controlled
ed by young Bowers.
Washington police and detectives
arc skepttcal Of the stories coming
from Pittsburgh. giving intimation
organiScd gang Of crooks is opel operat. K.
ing in this city, and that Foraey
headed such a gang. Men who have
worked on the Forney Ease here. de-
clare that so far as they have been
able to learn the Schneider plot is
tho only one ever Matched by Forney
and there have been no other organ
lied efforts.
No Effort Made Here.
No effort has been made by the
Washington authorities to connect the
men in the Forney-schneider case with
unsolved assault and hold up cases IN
the Caiptal. 1t was declared today
that there Is no ground for such effort.
and nothing upon which the authorities
here can work.
Forney's law offices in the Union
iNSN pululHB nave DcCH ClOSeQ up,
and his possessions moved by the at
tcrneys who shared a suite with him.
PITTSBURGH, July 1.-"Bill' Bowers.
fourth man detained in connection with
the assault here a week ago on T.
Franklin Schneider. wealthy Washing
tonian, was brought to Pittsburgh from
Washington today He was unconmun-
icatlve. but denied any participant tion in
the plot.
Bowers was mentioned in The prom
issory note which young Forney, Schnei-
der's son-in-law, gave to McHenry. the
walter. The three now occupy cells at
the central station, and the PIttsh1rsS
police may yet attempt to extradie Har-
ry Carlisle, who Is being held Atlantic
City as the man who sent McHenry TO
see Forney when the alleged plot was
brewing.
J. A. Forney. of Plainheld. Ohio, father
OF the accused young Washington law
yer. was with him at police station fer
an hour today. Attorney william lie
Gulloun Is attempting to raise ball now
assessed at $4,000. and the father will
mortRage his stock farm, II necessary.
10 get his son out OF confinement
The rather appears completely crushed
and had nothing to say today except
that no Will take his son back home
with him IL bail is arranged, and For
nev junior will not return to Washing
ton. The elder Forney. however. said
ball proba bly, will not be arranged for a
couple OF days