The Washington times., 1926-06-03
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IN practice az acting IS 1iduciary
Tor menteally incompetent per-
eOnn2 Hogan asked.
sslsarly fl 1oOs, 6 fleming replied.
Eenning stated his lsnacy prac.
4ice has occupied the greater part
y lis tilne ID the last 81 years.
fleming Denies Al
Hogan then took up the iEnpeacllr
1nent charges and. IN xesponse %
his questioning, fleming began n
categorical denial Of each Of the %
Hogan read he first charge. 4
which fleming IS accused Of re.
cetyi1ig ices Tor the prosecution q
claims against the Governments
while holding Federal office.
Since June s, 1895 nave yOu
appeared Tor the Transaction g.
ai1v business before any Federal
aent n burea logan
asked
Eennine replied
Have you had any cOnnectlon
with afaE department Of the Cow
nrnlnent as guardian or committee
Or world War veterans that y NOT
before this cOmmtttee
No. sir.
Hoe,n then skipped 70 count a
nf 4fe impeachment charges -
uIlfck BIanfOn holds that Eenuing
ggSa guilty Of the first charge ln
PROSECUTING claim In the case @
Michael Elaherty, an inmate "a ~.
EIizabekas s.
fleming denied ne had prosecuse1
the claim ia this case, and kzo9als
then RAISED 10 the now famous ksicn-
krd N. Norris case.
n this case, 5t Is charged thai lessls
sing. paid nocturnal visit - ne
Veterans Bureau to examine tns
records.
wife Started Case
saow did this case come to you7"
hogan asked his client.
s1drs. Norris came to my office
ana said ahe had been advised TO
have i committee appointed Tor her
husband. fleming replied.
Eenning admitted that he pre-
nared the petition which Mrs. Nor
I.fe signed, asking the court Tor q
writ declaring her husband insane
ana appointing her - biz guard
.Do yOu appear in court In the
uaatter2' Hogan asked.
Mo. sir," Fenning replied 8.
ssWhO prepared the court caseE
Paul ". Rogers, who occupies
iaW offices with nae," answered
Have you any connection with
the commitment to Sc. Eiizabeth's
Hospital OF Richard Norrisg'
None whatever"
fleming admitted he had com.
rnunicated with the Veterans Bu.
reau three times regarding the
case, but denied be ever had IS
sisted In the preparation Of the
a similar line of questioning was
followed, With approximately the
cases listed BY BIanton in the Inn
Fenning denied there had been any
improper action on his part.
In the case Of Charles i. Gun
ningham he admitted that he had
recommended to Cunningha sis
ter. Miss Betty Cunningham. after
she had been appointed his guard,
ian. that she Deposit the funds In
the National Savings and Trust
Company. fleming admitted he q
q director oE the company and that
he owns 16 or 10000 shares Of the
institutions stock.
Court Parleys Denied
He denied he had gone TO the
District Supreme Court to confer
with the justices regarding any Of
thee cases while holding public
office:
on the second count oe the I'M
peachFnent charge, IN which Fen,
Ming Il aocured of violating section
SOC 81 the world war veterans act
which prohibits any attorney from
receiving y fee Of more than 81
IN my one case, fleming entered
q vigorous denial.
never received any fee fol
services which / rendered before
the Veterans Bureau, nor did ] re
ceive compensation for any CLAIM
which I prosecuted there before
entering public office" he said.
no speed up transportation tn,
goVernmentg 0G Australia and sew
ePa1 OF it, states plan 20 spenG
9i5.000. 900 to unity the ranges q