The sun., 1897-12-20
DOuGg LAST TRANSACTION.
Protected Checks for Two Well.
known DOyerites.
THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.
w, N. Boggs' Flight Marked the close
of New York and Philadel-
phia Bucket Shops.


The situation is practically unchanged
The developments in the Boggs case
during the last forty-eight hours may b'
summarized as follows: The arrival o
Mrs. William N. Boggs, two telegram
and two newspaper stories.
A misguided person sent two signifi
cant kilograms on Saturday.
One went to Dover and the other ont
came to Wilmington.
A TRADE OF abuse and a wealth of libe
appeared Saturday, in the Milford Her
aid, and was reprinted yesterday in tn
Sunday Star, by Jerome B. Bell, wh'
has not yet given explanation OF th'
grossly libellous paragraph, which h'
printed about the Farmers Natlona
Bank, at Georgetown.
How William N. Boggs spent his las
day in the First National Bank is inter
esting at this time.
For quite while prior to the discov
cry of the defalcation, Boggs had inter
ested himself in the welfare of u we'll
known citizen Of Dover.
At first it was from social standpoint
and next from a financial point.
This person was at that time carrying
a good sized insurance on his life, and on
account of certain pverses. became un-
able to pay his premium, which amount
ed to $3.50.
Will Boggs had several times stated in
the presence of reputable persons that
he would like to help this man, who
was unable to pay his premiums.
The day after Boggs' flight an exami-
nation of the check drawer Of the First
National Bank revealed this mans check
ior $3.50. ..
That man admitted that William n.
Boggs had called on him and told him it
was shame that he should lose the
whole insurance for such: a trivial sum
as $3.50, and in conclusion made a propo-
sition.
Boggs told the man to draw up check
for $3.50, bring it to the First National
Bank and it would be cashed, and Boggs
would protect it.
The man did so and the check was
protected.
Along with this check another one
was found in the drawer. In Dover there
was q man engaged in the real estate
business who kept an account at the
First National Bank. Upon one occas-
ion this man was in great need of sum
OF money amounting to nearly $500 but
there was not sufficient money to his &C.
count to cash check for that amount.
The mans check was given and the
mans check vas protected
These checks and several other small.
er ones issued in the gang of seven,
amounting to ST., ,0S6.54, were found in
this check drawer.
Boggs flight was announced to the
world on Thursday, June B., but he
left Dover just three days before that.
Before leaving he satisfied himself that
cashier Bateman had gone away
until Monday night.
Saturday morning Richardson and
Robbins presented a deposit Of cash
amounting to S140O, at that time
Boggs took out of his pocket some silver
and small bills aggregating $l3.46 and
put that in this check drawer, which
was not a regular depository, and no re-
cord was taken Of the Richardson u
Robbins deposit. BY substituting these
checks, they and the $13.46 make Boggs'
memorandum tally.
The condition of these checks was
discovered by Irving Boggs in subse-
quent investigations. The $l400 repre-
sents about one-third of the actual cash
which Boggs had with him when he fled.
A significant feature OF this, is that the
leader of the gang not only knew Boggs
had the checks but how they come in his
possession. These accommodation
checks were tho subject of exhaustive in
vestigation on the part of the bank Of
ficials and settlements more or less salts.
factoi.' have been made.
1t il doubtless true that these two
checks represented the only faith trans
actions of the kind yet brought to light.
The saving of that mans insurance was
q characteristic thing for Boggs to do.
The first irregularity discovered in the
First National Bank of Dover was a
surplus of 500 in the banks safe.
1t was carried in the stamp drawer
and could not be accounted for.
Boggs' explanation was that deposit
of 500 was made by some inactive de-
positor and said it would be discovered
when that depositor came in again, and
he was so earnest in his personal investi-
CATION of the matter that the officials
were thrown off the track.
William N. Boggs left Dover on the
first train after u o'clock midnight, and
that hour marked the close of Il bucket
shop, run in New York by an ex-Kent
county official.
Seventy-six hours aftcrwsrd bucket
shop in Philadelphia, run by the same
man, closed.