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

rate of commission received by Fred
erick A. Fenning on January %. 1926.
for the preceding year, was "a per
cent
Auditors report. pages 406-420 in
elusive. shows amount OF commission
received each year in the several
cases mentioned in this charge. set
forth both in percentage and amounts.
"See Jennings testimony on each
of these cases. beginning on page 755.
THE annual reports in these cases
show that out of total of 80 reports.
6 of them were signed and approved
by Justice Mccoy and the other 33
were signed and approved by the other
5 judges of the court.
Charge No. IL.
ct charge that said Frederick A.
Fenning made deliberate attempt to
deceive Congress when, in the pre-
pared typewriter statement he sent
to Representative Martin B. Madden
and requested It's insertion in the rec
ord on Friday, April 16. 1926. he init
mated that Gen. Frank r. Hines. di-
rector of the United States Veterans
Bureau. erred when he certified that
said Fenning received 10 per cent of
the estate and annual income of his
Veterans Bureau wards, said Fen
ming intimating that his commission
was only s per cent in most in
stances
There is no evidence to support this
charge
Charge No. IL.
81 charge that said Frederick A.
Fenning made a deliberate attempt to
deceive Congress when, in his prepared
otn hn fol CT cd g
5000 fees and commissions which
the auditor of the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia had certified
had heen allowed to said Fenning, lin
cludeS the full amount of commission
and counsel fees in cases going back to
the year 1903" because. as a matter of
fact, many fees and commissions re-
ceived by the said Fenning do not APP
pear in said auditors certificate, and
said auditor certifes officially that
since we entered the World War in
1917 the fees and commissions allowed
by the auditor to said Frederick a.
Fenning amounted to $9S,544.46. thus
showing affirmatively that of the said
$109. 07O.25 allowed said Fenning in
fees and commissions only S10,525 was
allowed prior to April 6, 1917, and said
Fenning is vet to receive his commits
sions on all cases for the last II
months that will end on the court
year expiring May l, 1926
There is no evidence to support
this charge.
Auditors exhibits heretofore refer
red to, set forth the fees and commits
sions, both in percentages and
amounts.
Charge No. Ia.
"I charge that since our brave eX-
service men have returned from
France wounded and shell shocked in
the World War said Frederick A. Fen
ming, as guardian and committee for
wards of our Veterans Bureau, has
received from said United States Vet
Grams Bureau the enormous sum OF
S733,855.87 compensation and insur-
ance due them, and that he has de-
posted same in Ibis own bank, the Ma
tional Savings and Trust Co, of which
he Is a director and in which he owns
stock, and that he receives substantial
benefits from such deposits by receiV-
ing increased dividends on his stock
in said institution
"The evidence does not show any
violation of law.
Charge No. Is.
"I charge that the said FREDERICK "A:
Fenning in making loans Of his wards
money, as the law requires him to do,
he has received discounts, or commits
sions, or brokerage fees, additional to
the interest carried in the notes or
obligations, and that when making for
said Fenning a loan of $4,000, said
National Savings & Trust Co. received
a commission. which benefited said
Fenning either directly or indirectly
There is no evidence to support
this charge.
"see testimony Of William L. Brown
ing. page $50.
"Soe page 75s. $3.50 Browning note.
credited to estate of Daniel G. Camp
bell.
Charge No. 16.
"I charge that the said Frederick A.
Fenning has deceived the Supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia by
having different Justices thereof to al
low him to deduct from the annual in
come Of his wards the annual pre-
MUM paid to the bonding company
for his tiduciary. bond. and not dis