The sun., 1897-12-06

The statements printed above refer to
two of the best known banking insttu-
tons in Delaware.
Mr.. Jerome b. Bell, of TIE SUNDAY
STAR stands sponsor for the first para
graph and will doubtless be glad to
prove the truth OF his assertion to the
entire satisfaction of the managers Of
the Farmers Bank in the proper court.
The publisher Of TIE SrS assumes the
entire responsibility for the statement
concerning the First National Bank.
The second night before VIM. \.
Boggs fled the country the members OF a
gang OF political schcners, poker players,
Office holders and bank lootcrS met in
the Dover Office Of conspicuous mrm-
Der Of the bar, Il man especially con
spicuous at this time because Of the
prominent part he plays in the affairs OF
the nation.
At this meeting Boggs announced thai
the country was getting too hot to hold
him. He had to flee.
One of the gang was delegated to az
range for the flight oi the teller who Lad
ruined bank TO serve this gang. Boggs
had Il few thousand dollars and declined
to take a purse OF $500, which his coron-
r,I hin, l., diana, ,,ritb
them.
Two letters received in Dover tell the
tale.
VIM. n Boggs will proclaim the truth
to the world.
He is in South America.
A director OF the First National Bank
his address and if this official saw fit he
could produce two letters that would
drive seven prominent politicians right
out OF Delaware.
In the first OF these letters Boggs com
plains bitterly. He asserts that the man
he trusted with the money to placate
the Surety Company, had never turned
it over and the agents OF the Company
were o nling his every step.
This letter forced prompt settlement
with the Surety Company.
VIM. N. Boggs will return to Dover
and tell all.
This gang traded through +. b. Cuth-
bert & Co., who had palatial officers in the
Drcxel Building, Philadelphia besides
the main office in New York and
branches in other cities.
Checks drawn upon the First National
Bank, OF Dover, Delaware, signed by
Boggs, or any member OF the gang were
accepted for any amount at the counters
of this frm---Cuthbcrt 4 Co.
n No matter which member Of the gang
signed the checks, they were good at the
Dover bank.
N These checks were deposited in the
philadelphia National Bank, Of which
B. B. ComcgyS is president, and credited
- the accol.nt of t. l.. Cuthbcm 4 Co.
HE Philadelphia National Bank for
S&arlcd them to the Farmers Bank, at |
Dovcr, ior collection, and finally Boggs
paid them at The First National Bank.
S$&Onc Of the gang drew checks to the
amount Of ST. 800 although the books OF
Tile institution will show that he never
deposited cent thclin. lie boastcd
that he could "nmkc' money bv merely
writing checks ON the First Nationa!
Bank, Of Dover. Many of these cheeks
Werc paid to +. i. Culbcrl 4 Co.
1 Another member Of the gang got his ,
plundcr BY really Keeping II good size
account with the bank lie would have
BoggsAhand him the actual cash outside
Of tlSS bank after hours, and !;
bright and carly in the morning he ,
would appear ut the Receiving Tcllcrs ,
window with substantial sum which
was placed to his credit. His checks
we're, Of course, good on the books OF the !
Bank and his pass book showed then :,
as it shows today that his checks were "
"good." 1t is, however, none the less
true that the money that made them /