Evening journal., 1898-06-21
THEY ALL SAID bad. -
Defence Closes It's Side in
the Clark Case.
DEFENDANT ON THE STAND
DENIES ALL THE TRANSACTIONS
WITH BOGGS AND SAYS HE
NEWER TOLD THE DEFAULTER
TO SKIP-FOARD's LETTER.


TO SKIP-FOARD's LETTER.
Cross-examination Of Senator Ken
ney was continued in United States
Court yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Biggs.
counsel for Clark, said that he would
probably close his side Of the case to-
4 lay.
"Mr, Kenney," said District Attorney
81 Vandegrift, "in the direct examination
( you said that at the time Thomas S.
Clark signed this $4,000 bond that
certain part Of it was for a gambling
q iebt?"
Eyes, sir"
''What part of that bond was for the
gambling debt?"
Il do not think there were any dl-
a visions made"
WAS it all for a gambling debt?"
at was not"
Did you know anything of this in
debtedness prior to 1882"
what do you refer to? That which
is represented by checks2"
''Yes."
mot to my knowledge"
did you not say they were?"
q did not" said the senator very
emphatically.
did you not state before the grand
jury in the Clark case that part Of
the Indebtedness to William n. Boggs
was known to you, and did you not
state that William N. Boggs spoke 10
you"-
Mr.. Biggs objected to the question,
saying that the testimony brought out
before the grand jury could not be
brought out at this hearing.
Mr.. Vandagrift said that he had a
right to show that the witness knew
Boggs' Indebtedness.
Judge Bradford agreed with the dis
trict attorney.
Mr.. Vandegrift said that was what
he proposed to do.
Senator Kenney-"I will answer that
Such a statement was made by me, bu
the checks referred to were those rep
resenting what I understood to b,
gambling debts. never knew tina
Mr.. Boggs allowed Mr.. Clark to over
draw his accounts at the bank"
you state that you never kne7
that?"
Positively"
Did you not there state that yo'
knew before that date, by the confes
sion Of William n. Boggs, that he wa
defaulter at the bank?"
Mr.. Biggs objected to this questio
and it was withdrawn.
Mr.. Vandegrift-"Mr. Kenney, tn
conversation which you say did nc
take place on any Sunday night in 1S9'
when did it take placer"
Mr.. Biggs objected and held that tn
district attorney must confine his ques
tions to matters concerning Thomas
Clark.
Il will put this question. How mue
longer than a year prior to 1897, j
April Of that year, did you learn of II
Indebtedness Of Thomas S. Clark
William N. Boggs?"
Sometime in 1895"
IN what season Of that year?"
Il think it was in the Winter. 1t W:
While the Legislature was in session
possibly a little before"
WAS there at that time placed
your hands claims Of William N. Bog
against Thomas S. Clarke"
"Never in substance"
did he not speak to you about it
"He spoke to me about claims al
asked me to get a bond for them"
''Why did you not collect them?"
CLARK refused to give a bond up
the time that it was given"
was there any payments made
to 1897 on the claim held by you?"
"No."
"Do you know of any payments 4
ing made?"
mot through me-"
did Clark ever tell you that the
was?"
"No, he always refused to make p'
ment or to give a bond"
did he not tell you Of PAYNE
made in July?"
mot to my knowledge"
"Did you mean to your knowledge
recollection?"
my books do not show Boggs W
having been charged with any comm
sion. If anything had been collected
him he would have been chars
the usual fee for collection"
Mr.. Vandegrift asked a question
reference to a statement made
Boggs, but the defence objected
Biggs held that such a question co
not be asked in cross-examination,
Mr.. Vandegrift then asked regard