Evening journal., 1898-04-21
BOGGS SAYS GUILTY" :"
Ezekiel T. Cooper Pleads Not
Guilty and Spars for Time.
NEVER SPOKE AS THEY PASSED

BATCH OF UNITED STATES MAR
SHALS TO BE SWORN IN TO
SUMMON WITNESSES FOR COOP
ERS DEFENCE E-DEdURRIotsS
MUST BE FILED BY MONDAY
NEXT.
Guilty" was the plea entered by
William N. Boggs, the defaulting bank
teller in United States Court this
morning upon being arraigned on the
charge of embezzling S107 600 from the
Dover First National Bank
When Boggs entered the court he
was accompanied by his brother and
William S. Hilles his attorney. Pre-
vious to their entrance Levi G. Bird,
accompanied by Ezekiel T. Cooper, who
stands at he head of the alleged con-
spirators, were busily engaged preplr-
| ing papers for presentation to the
court. As Boggs crossed to the jury
box he brushed past Cooper. but
neither looked at the other
GUILTY" SAYS BOGGS.
United States District Attorney Van
degrift opened the hearing and asked
| that William n. Boggs be arraigned
| Boggs stood up at the signal OF Judge
| Bradford, but as Clerk Smith was
about to read the indictment charging
him with the theft Of the money his
attorney, Mr.. Hilles, interposed, and
said that he would waive the reading
of the indictment. as the defendant was
acquainted with its contents.
BOggs was commanded to raise his
right hand and in this attitude he was
charged "Are you guilty or not
guity?" asked Clerk Smith.
The defaulting teller answered hrm-
ly, Guilty"
Judge Bradford then remanded him
to the custody of Marshal Short. Boggs
did not leave the court room, and re-
mained during the arraignment OF
Cooper.
COOPER SAYS MOT GUILTY"
( District Attorney Vandegrift. after
Boggs was disposed Of asked that Il
- T. Cooper be arraigned. Mr.. Bird a Sc
. waived the reading of the indictment
r | saying that 1t was too lengthy. "Ar'
f you guilty or not guilty?" asked Clcrl
o Smith. Not guilty" Cooper answer
It ed, his voice shaking with emotion
- Mr.. Bird informed the court that upoi
J, his plea OF not guilty he would ask 70
r. leave to withdraw the plea and file
j. demurrer.
5, Mr.. Bird said that the indictmen
y | was a vSy lengthy one, and that h
only received a copy of 1t last nigh
It He recalled the famous trial OF IN
n Minneapolis bank case, which was trie
in the United States Supreme CouT
ls before Justice Field. The district al
Igl torney in the case brought an indie
e, ment covering ninety-six counts. Jui
oil tice Field said that a district attorne
IS bringing in so many counts should
n | indicten himself. Mr.. VandegIl
l. smiled, as did the court.
oil Mr. Bird asked that he be given III
n | til Thursday to prepare for trial. tn
ed | court objected but said that IL had II
in | intention to hurry the case, but
i" would be too much expense on the gov
r ernment The petit jurors would
~ here on Tuesday and the court theugl
Is that the case ought to proceed.
Mr.. Bird said that he may file d'
S., murrer or make a motion to uuash tt
IT | Indictment, but as Senator Gray WI
as | I'm the case he could not tell as to whi
course they would pursue. Judge Bra'
s. ford said that the case must not be d'
iu ldyeQ Dy llt dUStutt VI pthnNoi vi "a
)n The district attorney asked that u
defendants files their demurrers on Sa
ce urday at 70 o'clock. He did not wal
d, any delay on the part OF the COVER
Is. ment. and should the demurrers not
b. filed before that time 1t would necess
tate his asking for time to consider q
he demurrers The court then fixed Mo
an day. at II o'clock, as the time for q
defendants to file their demurrers
ny THE MYSTERIOUS PAPER.
Attorney Bird then handed Gle
10 Smith an affidavit containing q
81 names OF the witnesses to be summc
de ed by Cooper. There are about twen
of them, but the court officials refus
ON to let their names be known. II "
,os take about three additional Unit
States marshals to summon the "
.ed nesses. The papers are now being pi
he pared. The grand jury has been d
-, charged until Monday.