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

mind. and as said attorney said Fen
ming did prosecute such claim before
said United States Veterans Bureau,
in violation of law, and had Such
claim allowed, and on January ~,
1926, as such attorney said Fenning
made report to the court showing
that his client had received a check
from the United States Veterans Blu
reau and had deposited 1t in the said
National Savings & Trust Co.
There is no evidence in this case
Of violation of the law.
See testimony Paul V. Rogers,
page 303.
Charge No. 90.
81 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 goth day of October, 1925. filed
petition in lunacy case No. 1902,
seeking to adjudge Francis d. Allen
of unsound mind, and in such petit
ton recommending that he be APP
pointed 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 as lieutenant in
the Navy, and that, as such attorney.
said Frederick A. Fenning tried said
case on November 20, 1925, and caused
Allen to be adjudged of unsound
mind and caused himself to he APP
pointed committee, and that on De
cember 9. 1925, said Frederick A. Fen
ming reported to the court by his
sworn pleading that he had received
from St. Elizabeth's Hospital $11G.55
due said Allen, and that he expects
to receive from the United States
Navy $3.50 per month as retired pay
due said Allen. and that he expects
to receive certain funds said Allen
has on deposit in a New York bank,
and that he expects to receive pro-
ceeds from the sale of certain lots
said Allen owns in New York, and
that he expects to recover a refund
Of deposit which said Allen made
on a house in Pennsylvania. and
upon all of which proceeds said Fen
ming will unlawfully receive at least
10 per cent annually.
There is no evidence In this case
Of a violation of the law.
"See testimony Of Edward c. Allen,
commencing on page 276.
See testimony of Mrs. Annie X.
Piquett, commencing on page 28S.
'See testimony of Mrs. Pickrell,
commencing on page $50.
Charge No. 81.
"I charge that the said Frederick
A. Fenning, while a Commissioner of
the District of Columbia, appeared as
an attorney for his client in the SUI
preme Court of the District of Co
lumbia and on December 2, 1925. filed
a petition in lunacy case No. 1877 in
said court, seeking to adjudge Charles
L. Cunningham as of unSound mind,
that the case was tried on December
4, 1925, and the judgment decreeing
said Cunningham of unSound mind
recites that petitioner appeared as his
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A. Fenning-and
I charge that on January 27. 1926,
said Commissioner Frederick A. Fen
ming, as said attorney, 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, Janu
airy 27. 1926, said Frederick 4. Fen
ming secured a signed order from Chief
Justice Mccoy authorizing the pay
ment of said $3.50 fee to said Frederick
A Fenning and Paul V. Rogers, as
attorneys, and that said Fenning re-
Ceived such fee in violation OF the
laws hereinbefore mentioned, and that
on said January 81 1925, said Fred
erick A. Fenning filed a petition for
his client showing that petitioner had
collected from bank and the United
States Navy the total sum of S1,605.l3,