The sun., 1897-12-15
II WON'T Be WELCOME.
william N. Boggs Coming, But
Will Not Be Brought.
NOT ANXIOUS TO FIND HIM
Richardson's Statement Is Rot ana
the Story Published In fhiladcI'
phia Papers Is a Mere Rehash.
Special to THE Sun.
DOVER, Del. Dec. IA.

w WlIl1Hul AkO8tSS S~'''e
William N. Boggs will not be
''brought" back by any one. He is
coming of his own free will.
The story published in a morning
newspaper of this city yesterday, and
also stories Of the same nature written
in the same office for several
Philadelphia papers is all arrant non
sense. The Sun published on Monday,
December 9th all the facts contained in
the articles printed yesterday and those
articles were by rehash of the Suns
story with fakes for seasoning.
Harry A. Richardson's statement is
rot-tommy rot. Richardson has not the
faintest idea OF William N. Boggs present
whereabouts. And notwith tanding all
statements to the contrary the officials OF
the First National Bank of Dover are not
making any effort whatever to locate
Boggs.
This idea, this a'ement.h't tie bank is
looking for him is simply ridiculous.
They do not want him. If such were
the case they would raise the reward.
Every politician in the state OF Della
ware knows that the bank officials do
not want Boggs back. He is coming
back, but he will never be drought
back and all that President Richardson
or any other man says will not alter that
fact.
So far the only activity from the Dover
end in seeking to find the missing teller,
has been shown by Detective Walls
and hes has no tangible clue
or evidence. The only coed work done
60 far;bas been done by Charles E. Holl:-
day, inspector for the American Surety
Company, with Offices at 100 Broadway,
New York.
Holiday knows man who saw Will
lam N. Boggs in New York City on
June 3. Boggs walked quietly into a
large New York bank, where he was
well-known, and laying down 500 bill
asked to have it changed. The bank
official did so and Bosgs, putting the
money in his pocket, sauntered up
Broadway and watched the parade OF
the po' ice department, which was then
going on.
Charles L. Holiday does not know
where Boggs is now and is only await
ing and hoping. The American Surety
Company admits that they can't
hope to get Boggs unless he
surrenders himself. All this stuff
about W. N. Boggs being "brought'
back is rot. He will "come' but will
never be "brought" back.
The story printed yesterday quoting
James d. Boggs and David D. Boggs,
"brothers' OF W. N. Boggs, is n fake.
William N. Boggs has but one brother,
whose name is Walter M. Boggs, and
who does not live in Delaware. The
story that Boggs "borrowed' checks
from his friends Is mot true. The
men who gave him these checks knew
what they were for and how tncy were
used. Numbered in this list of friends
are the gang of seven and one or two
good naturcd fools who were forced into
oomplictv with the gang.
President Richardson's statement to
the effect t. a. three from II mt Democrat
ic ,.oliti,ians would be arrested is Moth
ing more or less than cover for thefour
members OF the gang. Already one OF
those three has weakened and is now
giving the others away. In fact he has
about decided to give himself up and be-
tray the whole thing.
William N. Boggs lost money in three
ways. First he dropped thousands in
speculating through Cuthbert u Co.,
secondly, the money which he stole from
the First National Bank backed a
"bucket shop in Philadelphia run by a
Kent county politician, and thirdly, he
lost fortune playing faro.
In one night William N. Boggs
lost 5000 playing faro in house on
SAMSON street, Philadelphia. Boggs gen
orally won when playing poker, but he
was simply rank sucker at faro.
In playing the latter game he depended
upon his phenomenal ability as a math-
ematician to win. lie had u System
based on mathematical possibilities, and
he endeavored to use this in breaking
the game. but to no avail. He invariably
lost at faro. -
During the last few days one OF the
leaders of the gang of seven scoundrels
was in Wilmington and among !
those with whom he talked