Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-14

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telegram.
Senator Kenney--I could not produce
the receipts
Next, Senator Kenney handed the
telegram to Mr. Vandegrift, and the
latter compared it With the letter press
copy.
Vandegrift-In response to the call.
they have produced eight out of Is
kilograms.
Gray-We have produced all that we
had.
Mr.. Vandegritt offerad in evidence one
telegram each of June 4th, 25th and
10Th, 1896, and two telegrams each OF
July Let and 18th, 1886.
Bird-Certain Of them are anterior
to any date mentioned in the indict-
ment.
Gray-We have no objection, pro-
vided nothing is considered which re-
lates to matters anterior to the dates
mentioned in the indictment
The kilograms were admitted 10 evil
dence with this understanding.
Vandegrift Turn to May 10th, 1896
the defendant mas not been notified to
produce this telegram.
Mr. Bird objected
Vandegrift--This ia book regularly
kept by Il. B. Cuthbert e. Co. Before
a telegram left the oompany's office an
impression of the telegram was made
In the BUOY.
The objection was sustained.
Mr.. Vandegrift gave notice 10 pro.
duce the telegram, and it was produced
and admitted in evidence
Vaudegrift-Tu to June Gath, 1869.
Page-I can't make it out; il is
blotted.
Vandegrift. after assisting the wit.
ness TO decipher the letter press copy.
What is the date?
| NPage--Juna 25th, 1896
The witness added that 1t quotsd tho
price OF Bay Stats Gas stock, and asked
Senator Kenpey to send a check for
| $1,000.
| Bird-We have been notified to
| produce check OF June Gath, 1896 /;
We have one of June 25th.
A few minutes later Mr.. Rird paid
the defence would consent to admitting
in. evidence +. B. Cuthbert e Go. is
letter press book containing copies Of
kilograms sent by that company to
Senator Kenney, and the book was
admitted.
Mr.. Burton of the Philadelphia office
of the Western Union Telegraph Co.
then was discharged from further at
| tendance.
The croHs examination of Mr.. Page
was commenced at 10. 40 o'clock.
Bird-To whose account was the
check for $500, loansd by Kenney to
| Boggs. credited9
Vandegrift, after some pnrleying-I
admit that 1t was credited to William
N. Boggs.
| Bird-Do you admit that the check
OF $3.50, of date of May 9th or sth, went
to Boggs' account too?
Vandegrift--No.
Bird-Mr. Page, turn to your books /:
loox at this check and state, if you
can. its history.
Mr.. Vandegrift objected. cootending
| THAT this was not the proper time.
-Bird--I thought you wanted all
tho facts 10 go before the jury
Vaudegrift--I do.
Bird-l wantsd to show that the only
two checks given by Kenney, one for
$500 aud the other for $3.50, were
| credited to Boggs.
| Tho objection was Hustainsi.
Bird--Re will examine MIR. Page in
our time.
Receiving Teller Stesl OF the pbila-
delphia NaSioaai Bank was the next
witness. fIe was handed books con
tanning records of the deposits matle
by r. B. Cuthpert & Co. in that bank
Vandegfifb--Turn to May llth, 1896,
| and stats whether the entry shows that
+. B. Cuthbsrt & Go. deposited 81, $50
on that date.
Steel-It does.
Gray-For the purpose of shortening
| the case we admit it,
The books were adm itted in evidence
Corresponding Clark Bartol of the
Philadelphia National Bank testified to
| sundry letters with references to checks
drawn by Senator Kenney which had
been deposited in that bank. All the
letters we're admitted in evidence with.
out objsctiun.
William Anderson was sworn. Mr..
Vandegriit stated that he had made a
demand upon the defence for the
Andersen checks.
Haven't them; never had" replied
Mr.. Bird.
Mr. Anderson, who resides in Phila-
delphia, testified that in the fall OF 1896
he receive checks signed by Richard Il.
Kenney md deposited them in ths
German American Title Co. They were
paid on account of houses which
Anderson was erecting for William N.
Boggs.
"What were those checks from r. r.
Ksnney applied to2" asked Mr.. Vands.
grift.
"Thay went in payment on thoHe
houses. -
Mr.. Bird then announced that the
defence admitted that Mr.. kenney
loaned a check to Boggs for $500 on
September 2lst, 1896: $3.50, September
30th; S275, October 18th $3.50, October
22d; 5000, November 9th. He said
these checks were given by Mr.. Kenney
to Mr.. Boggs, but added that onu for
$3.50 in the indictment had never been
given by Kenney.
II admit | have no proof of that"
said the district attorney.
,"That was given by Cooper" said
Mr.. Bird.
All the checks were admitted in evil
dence.
Il admit" said Mr.. vandegrift,"
that these checks were drawn to pay for
houses built or.Boggs."
"And that Kenney had nothing to do
with it, added MIR. Bird.
81 don't think he did," said MIR.
Vandegrift.
After the witness. Anderson, had
left the stand. mir. Bird asked him to
sac him at his Office after adjournment
George j. Ritter, general bookkeeper
OF the German A merican Title Co. OF
Philadelphia, testified to the trans
miHsun Of the Anderson checks in the
regular course of business.
Mr.. Gray said that to save time they