The sun., 1898-02-21
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special to The SuN.
DovEB, Del, Feb. 6. - "Jplm y.
Hawkins draft for $500 is about due
me; he must pay it,"
The above paragraph is taken from a
recent letter written by William n
Boggs.
lie refers to John d. Hawkins, who
once served Delaware as Secretary of
State.
John D. Hawkins is a member Of the
Kent county bar. He lives at Dover
Just how this 1900 draft figures in the
plundering Of the First National Bank
of Dover. Delaware, Mr.. Hawkins can
best explain.
Such draft is in existence
1t has never been paid. Mr.. Hawkins
was afforded ample opportunity to ex.
nlain his connection with this scandal
o scandals. He said ~ have no story
to tell" and he told none. He admitted
that he rented desk room in his Office to
Amos Cole for the ostensible purpose of
transacting general real estate business
therein. The space was not used for the
sale or renting Of real estate. 1t was
fitted up as a branch office for Amos
Coles Philadelphia bucket shop.
Hugh 7. Downing and Amos Coles
son were in charge of the business for
Cole. William n. Bogan was Coles
partner in the bucket shop business.
Mr.. Downing says that when the busi-
ness of the day was done Hon. John F.
Salisbury, Co.. Ezekiel T. Cooper and
Mr.. Hawkins would meet at the office
and 60 over the accounts with the
Younger Cole.
What interest could Messrs Salisbury,
Cooper, and Hawkins have had in the
business affairs of Messrs. Cole & Boggs,
or Cole 4 Co., as they were known and
advertised?
From this same office and through
these same individuals money was posted
upon horses then running on outlaw
race tracks. The money SO placed was
lost
As everybody knows now, and as
these particular men must have known
then, Mr.. Boggs had no MONEY of his
own with which to back bucket shops or
to play on the horses Neither had he
any money with which to cash 5000
drafts for Mr. Hawkins and the others
he accommodated in the same manner.
Like the other members of this coteric
of "Seven,' Mr.. Hawkins seriously as
serted that he scarcely knew the man."
meaning Boggs.
He admitted that his account with the
First National Bank of Dover was over.
drawn on that r-to-be-forgotten
Saturday when Mr.. Boggs left Dover.
He claims to have made good this
shortage, which, he said, involved but
a small amount Of money.
Mr.. Hawkins never hinted anything
concerning this 5000 draft, but on the
contrary asserted most positively, upon
his honor as man, that he never owed
Mr.. Boggs cent in his life and that he
never had any business relations with
Will Bnggs.
The draft for 5000 is in existence.
The money is owing to William n.
Eoggs by Hon. John D. Hawkins. all
statements of Mr. Hawkins to the con-
trary notwithstanding. Six hundred
dollars is no small amount of money,
but the SIM is not the important factor
in the case. The draft honored by Mr.
BoggS is The thing not to be forgotten
The fact that Mr. Hawkins repudiateG
the transaction entirely must not be
that Mr. Hawkins is a lawyer of eX
. perience. The high office he once held
should have inspired him with degree
, of honor far above any dealings OF this
character. That the transaction was
J "irrrguIar'' is best proved by the fact
that Hawkins now ppudiates it.
He doubtless overlooked the fact that
the draft for $500 is in existence, and
that his we'll known autograph is on the
business end Of it.
Then. was time when the word e1
these seven men would have carried
weight in Delaware. That day has
passed. Today they are hiding behind
the ancient and honorable order OF Free
and Accepted Masons and dragging in
the fact that Mr.. Boggs once enjoyed
the confidence and esteem OF Harry A..
Richardson. Nathaniel B. Smithcrs and
George Y. Massey. That Mr.. Boggs was
!; Mason is true; that he had the friend
ship OF the three gentlemen named is
ungucstloncd, but there is no evidence
at hand tending to prove that any OF
these very estimabe gentlemen assisted
Mr.. Boggs III the plundcrlng of the First
National Bank OF Dover.
The connection between the Masonic
fraternity, Messrs. Richardson, Smitlers
and Massey, and this robbery is not
clear
TuE SrN charged seven men with hay
ing assisted Mr.. Boggs in plundering the
bank.
Six OF the seven men have !ecn named
! On Monday next William n. Boggs
will name the seventh man in these
columns over his own signature in
letter addressed to the owner OF this
newspaper.
Seven.