Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-16

me not alone from Mr. William N.
Boggs, but through Irving D. Boogs. a
csrk in the tank, and also by formal
letter or notice signed by the cashier,
Mr.. BAteman.
Whatever may have been said or
whatever may be said by MIR. Roggs IA
to his paying or carrying checks OF
mine when my account was not good is
untrue.
There were times when notices Of
! overdrafts came to me that scanned to
| demand examination at my hands, and
on two or three occasions | went with
Mr.. Boggs to the books of the bank for
| examination and 90 at lenst two occa
sions employed an expert bookkeepeT |
to examine my accounts to ses whether
or not the statement made by the bank |
or Mr.. Hoggs was correct. In those
cases tho result was that the banks
statement was correct.
~ had no financial transactions with
MIR. Boggs until some time 10 Septem
Der, 1856. when he came to me and said
that Col. Cooper had hHd call from a
brokers' houss 10 Philadelphia and de
sired that would give to Il. h. Cu,h
bart d Co. my check for 5000 in order
to protsct the colonel's account, stating
that before the check got back the
colonel would be home and would pro
tect it. | find that upon the return of
my bank book when the next settle
ment was mace that the check for
Cuthbert & Co. was returned to me in
my bank book. and, inasmuch az no
charge had been made to me Of the
$500, | dismissed the matter entirely
: from my mind. surprising that Col.
CUoper, al Mr.. Boggs had stated. had In
the meantime mid tina cUaCk,
During the month of October and
November of the same year Mr.. Boggs
on several occasions asked me to give
him my check to the order Of one
0 William Anderson, of Philadelphia,
stating that he had in course of
{ erection l3 houses in Philadelphia
n with Mr.. Anderson. but that, not
o hayng any bank account, he desired to
Z transmit to Mr.. Anderson several
. amounts of money and asked for the
= loan OF u check, saying that he himself
O would protect the checks when they Te
J, turned and there would be no charge
p upon my account, Imposing implicit
Is confidence in his honor and integrity,
and believing that he was financially
y able Of his own account to protect the
checks, did 10 without any hesitancy
10 whatever.
70 II do not know to-day where these
lie checks to William Anderson are.
g. Whether Mr.. Boggs delivered them &c
B. me or not | am unable to say, hut | dc
Or know that none OF them we're charged
IN to my account. The Anderson trans
action had entirely escaped my mine
I'd until many monthe after MIR. BoggI
Or had left Delaware.
q OTHER TRANSACTIONS.
~ 1.-THE Cuthbert 5000 check spoken o
1. in the Indictment was ralled to m,
~ attention through a friend who hat
=, heard it mentioned by an officer OF tn
= Farmers Bank, and Immediately there
IA after made diligent search. Havinl
~ found il, gave il to the then counse
40 of the bank, Nj. James Pennewill, il
10 the presence of the president of th
h. bank, Mr.. Richardson, explaining a
~ the time the circumstances un1e
- which 1t was given, which seemed I
-. be entirely satisfactory to them.
r. 1.-The check Of $3.50 in May, '96,
y, W Cuthbert a. Co., cannot recall and d
y, moi believe that over gave it. Th
80 check to S. l.. Shaw Of 1880 was fc
~ ami in consideration Of the purchase {
farm; 81, 200 of IL was paid to me {
Mr. Roggs on loan from the buildin
and loan association.
az "For more than a year prior to til
departure Of Mr.. Boges from Dover
= had called my attention that there wei
rs. certain people in Dover indebted I
" him iu various sums. Some time
~ April 1896, as l now remembnr, M
W Bogga called upon me as his attornt
au and said that he had made seitlemel
y with some Of the partiea. These deb
i s were gambling debtH, it was stated
ue Mr.. Boggs.
II ~.
II every transaction with Mr.. Boggs.
10 ION the Saturday before he lie
SON Dover, he came to my office and tti
~? 20 me that he had gotten to a point in h
NY affairs with the bank when fight "
'ns necessary. This statement was borrif
ing to me, for the reason that for mo
than two yesrs no reference had be
he made ny Boggs in regard to any shoi
on age or any trouhe with the bank.
ich believed all this tins that he hau TAX
and my advice given in November, 1894, "a
by had mads good any shortage.
II. From his manner ana words "
and uncertain as to whether he meant WI
+ in he said, for the reason that he show
del no excitement and seemed to be In
ard jolly mood. The reason for his sta
ment to me was because OF the obliG
q in tons held by me for his account.
Suls uoblEou ludb IL no Wout away Hhut
der convert them as rapidly as possible
ling cash and apply the proceeds to C
re- tain trust company of New York
IN which ne was bonded. He request
rent that should go to Philadelphia vi
icks him in order to make settlement
Mr.. some transaction in that city, which
sons do not understand or know. l promp
wing told him l could not go.
der From that day, with single exc
! be ton, ip the presence of the district
Col. torney, have never exchanged a W,
held with Mr.. Boggs. At the request of
aith Boggs, gave his wife my advice {
8, l counsel and services as best l CO
rank during his absence, endeavoring to
am for her all that was possible as a fri
non and as counsel of her husband"
wing nu
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