Evening star., 1926-04-19

| tempt to collect ransom when h.
plans went amiss and he left thu
child at home in st. Peter, Wis.
| represented client and as attorney
filed In the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia a petition in lunacN
case No. 10S90. and as such attorney
caused Michael F'laherty to he ad-
| Judged OF unsound mind, and In his
petition had himself recommended for
| committee, and had himself appointed
1 as such committee. after which az
| such, he prosecuted claim against
| the Government of the United States,
and on June 30. 1925. reported to the
court that ne had received from the
| United States Navy the sum of S565. 80
as back pay due said F'laherty. and
! that he expected to receive from the
| United States Navy the sum OF $94.30
each month thereafter as pay due his
| said ward.
II charge that said Frederick A.
Fenning, while Commissioner OF the
| District OF Columbia, on September
90, 1925. appeared In the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia as
an attorney for a client, whose bust
ness he had solicited and as such
attorney filed petition In IunacX
Case No. 1l,041. seeking to adjudee
! Richard NJ. Norris of unsound mind
said Fenning in his said petition al
! legged THAT Richard NJ. Norris is en-
titled to war risk compensation
monthly. the amount not vet known.
showing that to recover same II would
he necessary for him to prosecute a
claim before the Veterans Bureau.
and as such attorney said Fenning
ind nf
mind, and as said attorney said Fen
ming did prosecute such claim before
said Veterans Bureau. in Violatio Of
law. and had such claim allowed. and
on January 20. 1926. as such attorney
said Fenning made report to the
court showing that his client had re-
ceived a check from the United States
Veterans Bureau. and had deposited
it in the said National Savings and
Trust Co."
Iieutenant's LiInary Case.
II charge that the said Frederick
A. Fenning, while Commissioner of
the District of Columbia, appeared In
the Supreme Court Of the District Of
Columbia as attorney for his client.
which business he solicited, and on
the 2Oth day Of October, 1925. filed a
petition in Lunacy Case, No. 1892.
| seeking to adjudge Francis ID. Allen
OF unsound mind, and in such petition
recommending that he he appointed
committee. and said Fenning alleging
in his said petition that the said Allen
is entitled to recover from the United
states Navy retired pay OF $3.50 per
/ month az a lieutenant in the Navy,
I a nd that, as such attorney, said Fred.
erick A. Fenning tried said case on
November 20. 1925, caused said Allen
| to be adjudged of unsound mind and
caused himself to he appointed com
mittee. and that on December ., 1925.
said Frederick A. Fenning reported
to the court by his sworn pleading
that he had received from st. Eliza
beth's Hospital $l16.55 due said Allen,
and that he expects to receive from
the United States Navy tl58 per
month az retired pay due said Allen
q nd that he expects to receive GER
! tain funds said Allen has on deposit
in n New York bank, and that he eX-
poets to receive proceeds from the
va les Of certain lots said Allen owns In
New York, and that he expects to
recover a refund of a deposit which
said Allen made on a house i'm Penn
sylvania., and upon all of which pro
ceeds said t'enning will unla wfully
receive at least 10 per cent annually.
Says He Appeared As Attorney.
II charge that the said Frederick
A. Fenning, while a Commissioner of
the District of Columbia appeared AS
attorney for his client. and ON Decem-
ber 2, 1925. filed a petition in lunacy
case No. 11.l37, seeking to adjudge
Charles l.. Cunningham as of unsound
mind, that the case was tried on
December 4. 1925. and a judgment
,iecreeing said Cunningham of un-
sound mind recites that petitioner ap-
peared by his attorney, Frederick A.
| Fenning, and l charge that on
Frederick A. Fenning. as said at
| torney, filed with said Supreme Court
| petition for his client, stating that
petitioner had employed said Frederick
A. Fenning and Paul V. Rogers as
attorneys, and asking permission to
pay them their fee of $3.50, and that
| on that same day, January %, 1925.
said Frederick A. Fenning secured a
signed order from Chief Justice Mccoy
! authorizing the payment of said $3.50
| fee to said Frederick Fenning and
Paul V. Rogers. as attorneys. and that
said Fenning received such fee in
violation of the laws hereinbefore
mentioned, and that on said January
! 27, 1926. said Frederick A. Fenning
filed a petition for his client showing
that petitioner had collected from the
United states Navy and others the
total sum of s.. .605.13. which had been
| deposited in said National Savings and
| Trust Co.
Charges Sane Persons Held.
81 charge that the said Frederick
! A. Fenning while Commissioner of
| the District of Columbia during this