Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-02

closing TO such court that he is the
solicitor for such bonding company,
and as such received from said bond
ing company n commission of from IS
TO 20 per cent on such annual pre-
MUM, and | charge that said Fred
erick A. Fenning now holds a solicit
tors license issued by the Department
of Insurance for the District OF Co.
lumbia in the following companies, to
wit the MasSach uSettS Bonding & In
surance Co. of Boston, Mass. the
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
of Baltimore, Md, and the Great
American Insurance Co. of New York,
which expires May /. 1926, and are
renewed annually. and as such solicit
tor he is authorized to receive COM
missions, rebates and compensation
on business he causes TO be given to
such companies. And l charge that
he is guilty of moral turpitude in be-
ing solicitor for said compa MES, as
such interest conflicts with his duties
as Commissioner of the District of
Columbia. and has influenced his
action in adversely passing on an i'm
portant insurance bill of about 100
pages which he said companies have
been opposing in many respects
''See testimony Thomas NJ. Baldwin,
jr.. superintendent Of insurance, Dis
trict of Columbia, commencing page
229, particularly set forth on page 235.
showing insurance companies and
their character, of which Fenning
was agent.
Judge Siddons of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia re.
Gently ruled in the Adler case that
Fenning was not entitled to keep the
commissions which he received from
the bonding companies, for, bonding
himself. as committee of his wards.
The court stated, however, that
The evidence in this case does not
justify the view that Mr. Fenning in
tended to perpetrate a fraud or to
profit at the expense of the estate
committed to his hands. The evidence
shows. at most, a mistake Of judgment
or misconception of what his duty as
committee required of him.
Charge No. II.
"T charge that the said Frederick
A. Fenning is attorney for the Medical
Society of the District of Columbia
and is paid an annual fee by them,
and that such employment has inter
fered with his duties as Commissioner
and has adversely influenced his Off.
cial action, in that he has opposed and
refused to favorably report a bill
sought to be passed by the chiroprac
tors, and which bill his clients are op-
posing
1T is admitted that Fenning was at.
torney for the Medical Society of the
District of Columbia, at a compensa-
ton of 5000 a year.
There is no evidence that Mr., Fen
ningS employment. as said attorney.
has interfered with his duties as Com.
missioner.
There is no proof that his position
as attorney has adversely influenced
his official action in opposition to the
chiropractors' bill.
See testimony DIR. Hubert Roberts.
commencing on page 4S3.
Charge No. 10.
"I charge that the said Frederick
A. Fenning, as attorney for the said
Medical Society Of the District of Co
lumbia, in disregard of his duties as
said Commissioner. has melted, aided
and abetted the doctors employed in
St. Elizabeth's Hospital, who, by law,
are required to devote all of their time
to such institution, to engage in pri.
vate practices here in the District Of
Columbia; that as attorney for said
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