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were not revealed could easily hc pro.
duced by the court records here and
the committee desired TO see these
data bt fore summoning The witness.
He also ruled oui the two sections of
testimony MI. Blanton sought to in
sert.
Nh. Cha irman. if pay this mans
way from San Antonio up here. can |
do it?" asked MI. Blan
Certainly You can" replied Mr..
Christopherson.
Then | think III do il. His testi-
mony means much more than the
documents show
Calls Patients Brother.
But the committee has not said
ii would refuse to summon him in
terrupted Mr.. Christopherson, we
want to see the court records first
and then if they are not satisfactory
we might subpoena him
. Mr. Blanton then announced he
would bow to the will of the com
mittee" in all three cases on which
it had ruled. fie then called to the
stand Edward G. Alien Of Richmond
Va. brother of Lieut.. Frank Allen
pit.l.
The witness stated the first infor
nation he had that Frank was in the
hospital here came in letter from
the inmate to him stating he was a
prisoner" He testified he came to
Washington and with his cousin. Mrs.
Annie r. Piquett. Of l62 L street
northeast, went to the institution and
saw DR.. Main who said he would
have to have an operation and TO
perform il we would have TO see about
guardian" Allen declared he knew
OF nobody to appoint and asked the
doctor to recommend somebody.
I'VE won't recommend anybody.
the witness said DR.. Main told him.
but We will give YOU the name of
Frederick y. fenning who is a Ca
pa BILE man in such cases Allen and
Mrs. Piquett then saw Mr.. FenninG
in his office. and told him about his
brothers case. adding he might have
Il million dollars or he as poor as |
am, and that's pretty poor Mf. Fen
ming said IF | am appointed guardian
il would mean the expense of getting
a lawyer. but / could handle the case
on a percentage basis, otherwise ]
would charge fee The witness re,
called he told Mr.. F'enning he had no
money to throw away and that if
my brother had nothing you would
get nothing"
Cited Commissioners Post.
MIR. Fenning said that was all
right, Allen continued. "and told me
he had handled other cases. He said
he had just been appointed a Com
missioner OF the District Of Columbia
by President Coolidge. To show me he
was all right. a man of his word and
trustworthy. He said he couldn't
handle the case himself but had some
body there to do it through him."
Mr. Blanton unsuccessfully sought
to question the witness TO the effect
he was not satisfied with Mr.. Fen
nings work as guardian, Mr.. Hogan
object ting to interrogations that called
for conclusions from the witness.
Mr. Bianton drew from the witness
;he admission that since Mr.. Fenning
had been appointed guardian of his
brothers. person and estate he never
received a report from him. Mr..
Hogan on cross. examination produced
a letter written by Allen 10 Mr.. Fen
ming in which the latter was ordered
to address all communicat tions to his
sister in Newport News and to Mrs
Piquett.
Called to the stand Mrs. Piquett
supplemented her cousins testimony
tn the extent of recalling that Mr.
Fennins told the two that lit would
be cheaper" to employ him as guard
ian. She testified, that from the time
Of his appointment. Mr.. Fenning
never had reported to her about his
ward.
Rogers Tells Of Work
Paul V. Rogers. who maintains joint
law offices with Mr.. E'enning in the
Evans Building and has figured in
directly in the proceedings to date.
testified that in the last five years he
has attended to many pieces of legal
affairs for Mr.. Fenning through
courtesy" and without compensation.
In only two cases were attorney fees
divided. Rogers said. naming the Cum
ningham and Norris affairs. In the
former the two received SIS each and
in the later, they divided a $75 fee.
Mr.. Blanton sought to connect this
fee with violation of the World War
Veterans act limiting such amounts
Of compensation to $40. but the wit
ness. under cross-eXa mnation by Mr..
Hogan stated that in neither case did
the two attorneys practice before a
Government department.