Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-12

had made, The account
Tor which had heceme personally re
anonsihle was IN large that fearei to
present it, and submitted amaller
account. This was prior to any trans
action with Cooper. Tho money was
not used for purchasing votes was
the Republican voters assistant, and
John O. Pennewill was the Democratic
yotere' assistant never said to Senator
Kenney that wanted to bs voters as.
sistaut so that / could mark ballots
had purchased. | did not take LIQUOR
intp tine booth. | took flask OF whisky
to the voting place on election day, and
Penpowill took drink with me. Fen
Gewill also bad bottle, and took
drink with him. daughter.
| doa't individually in Bay State Gas
stock. My first information about bay |
state Gas stock, obrained In March, |
1896, waa secured from John h. Bate-
man. then cashier OF the bank ana
iirertor OF the Bay State Gas Co lie
advised me to buy some Bay state Gas
stock.
Bird-Did you go to Senator Ken.
ney's residencs in November, 1894, and
saw that YOU had come for advice2
Boges-No. That ia not the correct
date.
Rird-Did you 90 to Senator Ken
psy'a house carly in 1893 with promis-
sorry notes ranging from S25 TO $3.50 and
ask him to collect them, and did he
| tell you that they were worthless and
for pulitical purposes?
Boers-I consulted Senator Kenney
| regarding the note Of Willard Is.
| Cahal | do not remember any other
notes.
The prosecution objected to this line
Of testimony, claiming that it was u
4 violation of secrecy between counsel
and client.
Bird-Did not Senator Kenney go
before the grand jury with your con
sent?
Boggs-Yes.
Bird-District Attorney Vandegrift
telegraphed 10 Washington, telling
Senator Kenney to come to Whining
ton. Mr. Vandegrift came to my office
and showed me the telegram, and
said t'alI right " 1 met Senator Ken
ney and Mr.. VHndegrift at the latter 8
priyate office. was told by Mr.. Van
degrift that Boegs had Rhsolved Senator
Kenney OF his responsibility az attorney
to d.aclose hefore the grand jury their
confidential relations, and l was also
informed that the absolution would
apply in court.
Mr.. Vandegrift thought that Mr..
/ Bird misunderstood the agreement. lie
! would not consent to Boggs continuing
this line of testimony until after he
! had privately conferred with MIN.
, The Objectionable line Of testimony
| was discontinued.
. Bird-After your first purchase O
Bay State Gas stock did you confer
. with anybody? Who did you confe
7 with between your first purchase AMI
8 the time of your going away? Did YOU
n confer with Mr.. Richardson?
The prosecution objected to the ques
. tions, anu the objection WAN sustained
! MIR. Bird handed Boggs memoran
q DUN, and asked him when he made 1T
Boggs replied that he made it ii
y 1897. and added that it was the recor
il Of Cooper's checks that he and Cnope
a had arranged should be paid with tn
" funds Of the First National Bank.
70 Bird-Were any checks given b
" I Cooper after the payment OF the check
ct included in the memorandum!
!. Boggs-None that were paid with th
Or bank'H funds.
to Bird-How often have you rehearse
l. this case?
W Burgs-I have gone over it only onc'
p Bird-How many times have 20
or bean brought to she district attorney
TO Office?
Boggs-I do not know.
). Bird-Ten times?
40 Boggs-H Hardly 10 times.
in Bird-To whom did you make yot
first confession?
~ Boggs.-To the bank, to the attUrns
ng for the bank. Francis Skunk Brown
D. Philadelphia.
to Rird-Where did you fret meet NJ
IRE Brown 10 relation to tho transaction
he Boggs-In Chicago.
lal Bird-How did you know where NJ
ng Brown was?
I'm Boggs-I was informed by telegra
Il, from my brother in Philadelphia.
20 Bird-Did you give Mr.. Brown I,
on history OF the case2
va Boggs Not then.
ny Continuing, Boggs said / surrender
gh myself to MIR. Brown in Chicago
Ike understood that he was an officer.
ny accompanied him to Philadelphia.
of have not ha6 any conferences vi
ess Congion OF the Wilmington Sun. L
ON day / arrived at New Castle, Congd
on sent me letter, asking that IL b
on any statement TO make that / give 1T
l the bearer. declined to sec the m
the whu brought The letter. Subseauen
ner CongdBn called upon me, but declin
or to discuss the case with him. The q
Of that / fled from Dover | told my Gov
his eel of my intention to leave. do
the remember when l told Clark that ! y
lay going aw6y. Clark was AT the rRilro
o Il station. to hid me good bye.
ut Boggs' cross examination was CT
len cluded at ii. % o'clock. and during
hey ensuing Ii minutss tho witness
IRA under redirect examination.
100. Vaudegrift-E Explain your first ira
| antibn with Clark.
,m Boggs--I carried over one oil Clar
ne. chscKs, to prevent its going to prote
ion Later I wont to Clark, and pleai
On with him. Then the others hoard
;ets the matter. and there ware C
l tinuatiena of ths holding out busine
In Vandegrift--Wh was your purp
ng- 10 engaging in race track transHctio
The defence objected, and the
me, lection was sustained.
Mr.. Faucet, manager of tho Do
,k's oti;ce of the Western Union Tslegri
Co., was recalled and read imp
led, copies Of kilograms which had pas
the between Cooper aud Boggs. Mos
ges. them were in regard TO stock ira
Jury actions. One Dispatch arranged
t OF ths meeting of Boggs, Cooper
sum Collins at the Lafayette Hotel, IN
ting delphia, and another notified 30
der. that the bank examiner was 10
nington. A dispatch sent to Coo