Evening journal., 1898-05-12
NEARING A CLOSE.
Boggs Refused Absolution to
Senator Kenney.
ATTORNEYS BEFORE THE JURY

ltiAl JULIUS WAS NliI A MAN
CF SUFFICIENT MEANS TO EN-
AELE HIM TO LOAN $4,000 OR
$4,000.
Judge Bradford opened the proceed
ings I'M the case of CO,onsl E. r.
Cooper i'm the United States Court yes
teIday AFTERNOON and said that he con-
sidered the entry books of Cuthbsnt
& Co. as admissible on the grcunus
that the entries coincided as evidence.
The attorneys for the defence noted
exceptions. Mn Nands grlft then asked
Judge Bradford II he had reached a
decision on BOggs' decision of absoly-
ing Senator kenney. MIR. HiMes,
BOggs' counsel, said that as il was det-
l-mental to the governments side Cf
ihe case he would not waive the abso-
luton OF Kenney.
Senator Kenney then took the stand.
He was asked by Mr.. Bird.
Did w. N. Boggs say to you that
the reason he wanted to be voters as
sistant at the election was That he could
mark the ballots cf the men whose
votes he had purchased?"
Judge Bradford-"Was THAT told you
by Boggs as a clfent, or as AM ac-
quaintance?"
"As an acquaintance and not in amy
/ way as a lawyer"
did he say to you thar he wanted
; to get Pennewll drunk so he wouldn't
q KNOW what went On?"
Words to that effect"
y Was anything said by BCggs to you
|, I'M relation to marking the ballcts?"
No"
c,e,,ia4o.r I<onnpNy r,as MAJ evor,,i,,r,l
: by the district attorney
q John ID. Hawkins, OF Dover, was
called and asked by Mr.. Bird if he was
o a member Of the pool that was 10 buy
. Bay State.
h Witness said never in his life.
Witness was crOss-eXamGned by Mr.
g Vandegsift, who asked:
, Did You not meet Bcggs, Cooper
i and Kenney regarding a syndicate tC
n buy Bay Slater"
I mo"
+ "Did You not meet Cooper and Bogg
Il and Kenney and talk about Bay
= State?"
/; NO I did not"
Is did you not go to Wilkinson's dru,
IS store and take a drink of soda watts
r; with Cooper, Boggs and Kenney?'
8: Il did not"
h. John f. Salisbury was called b.
m Mr. Bird and asked:
/. 'Did not Mr. BOggs go to you an
r tel you how much he won on card
st during April, 1852"
t. Not in '90 but in "a
el How mucn money did he tell yC'
he won?"
rk About $4,000"
in Did Boggs tell you how he mad
'r, The money!"
es by speculation"
,rt Witness was not 'crOss-eXamined.
*, Frank Vansant was called.
Dr, "HaEa you played cardd wit
Ell. Boggs?"
or YES, sir, in 1895 and we Played q
IT. gether a long while
no WAS Boggs winner
IN. "He was"
a "HOw much?"
II about 100000"
ID Mr.. Vandegrift then asked MT Var
IN cant: Don't you owe BCggs money?
u- Witness-"Yes"
~ "How do you know that BOggs VIC
~, that much money!"
70 Because he was always playing Il
- won $500 at one sitting"
~ ''Did the players hunt him up?"
NO he went after them"
John Wiley was called. He is
D. liveryman, and said that he Oftt
ub | drove Boggs to and fro from u
ed places where he wOuld play. He L
ir: one Might showed him a $1,000 bin. u
rst also said he was unlucky that day.
,b; He was cross-examined by Mr.. Va.
M. degrift, and said that he never sa
ar Boggs lose or win.
ec- W. E. Cotttr. of Philadelphia ",
ION called, and said that BOggs told hi
ID; ! that he held a great deal OF Cnlcag
M gas. especially when it was Is and l4l
I'VE Bcggs said that he made SIP 600 out
er the gas.
h-l He was asked whether BOggs to
T. him that he was good at cards.
ice HE did, and one day Boggs and
went 10 a card trickster place and sa
a man there who showed UP all %
tricks ot cards"
n Don't you know" said Mr.. Wand
,T-,, grifb. "that There is a bill against y,
| in this court for aiding and abettil
NO Boggs in his transactions?"
vas 4 do not"
the "Tlhen you were trying to lead Beg
was in the paths Of virtue?"
.ar 'Nc. l am not virtuOus enough m
fine self to do that"
era Senator Kenney WAS again called
nra the EualQu anu dSktu Nutulltl' ~ u
arv not give Boggs checks in the ban
Sbf when he (Kenney) did not have mon
,cn in the bank
3ai- He said that he did and that it W
on,s done at Boggs' solicitation and fer
accommodation.
did you know whether Bggs "
g q WINNER CT not?"
Everybody knew it,"
"u- "Did you know whether BCggs saw
my any money or nOt?'
So 'I do not knew, but l judge that
y0T- did"
Duy 'iD0 you know WHISTLER Boggs saw
se $25. 900 or not?"
%lu % Il do not"
rue Would you believe that he "
.nal worth S30O00?"
W. "If you had seen him in Dover y
lsne would believe he was worth $4,000
my ny The attorneys for the defence cal
~ Chancellor Nicholson, eX-GOverI
Le Stockley, Ex-Governor Reynolds,