New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-10
SENATOR KENNEY TESTlFIES.
MAKES A SWEEPING rEN1AL OF RoGGs'S
STATEMENTS.
nu,s pM.Arrnxs WITH rYIr TELLER OF THE
DOVER FIRST NATIONAL BANK-Io NE
CROSS EXAMINED TO-DAY

DOVER FIRST NATIONAL BANK-To RE
CROSS EXAMINED TO-DAY
Wilmington. Del. Dec. e-The trial Of United
States Senator Richard r. kenney on charges Oh
conspiracy and aiding and nbettins in the misap-
pI,cation OF funds Of the FRS: National Bank oil
Dover did not begin until nearly noon' owing TO
the latcness Of juror.
Edward Ross. the expert accountant VINO test-
fed in detail yesterday 10 the accounts OF the de-
PENDANT with the bank, continued MS oN'nehCe
until almost time for recess. The manipulation
~ checks by Roges the witness said. was possible
under what il known as she new system or DOCK
keeping equally we'll as under the old system
He testified 70 ,hc entering in red INK OF what are
known as legitimate overdrafts. and said 1t was
trnpossihle FOR tho bank officials TO determine ny
The banks hooks the actual overdrafts OF the
defendant that ne ROSS had discovered by an OK
animation and comparison Of the First Nationa
books with tho Farmers Bank. He found IN the
accounts Of the latter bank three checks duri''s
June and July 1890 for $500 each. drawn hy SEN
afo- Kcnney and sent the First National for col
lection and paid by that bank. on July - one OF
these checks was charged TO the Senator's ac-
count and as late as September the two others
were sim unaccounted FOR. The witness related
several more Instances OF the character.
Under crcss-cXamination he said the bank LOST
nothing through the defendants accounts with the
bank He also denied that he had ever congratu-
lated Juror n tho previous trial on his vote for
acquittal
In redirect examination, Nj Ross said he re-
ferred 10 the checks given by the defendant for his
own account when no said the bank lost nothing
and not those given by Kenrey 10 Boegs for his
accommodation.
SENATOR KENNEY'S TESTIMONY
When the court reconvened Senator Kenney took
the stand in his OWL behalf and until adjourn
Inent over two hours. he told his story OF his
relations with the defaultng teller. Beyond A
slight twitching Of his eyes AT times. his manner
was calm and he answered all questions with
postiveness and emphasis He pronounced as alb
solu,ely false all the important discriminating state
Ments testified 10 by Boggs. He said he hrs' met
Boggs between 1881 and 1883. and first con-
suited by him professionally some time prior 20
II was in 1884, and not 1896 he said that Boggs
told him he was in trouble at the bank. He never
who had aided him in looting the institution Sen
ator kenney advised him then 10 see his relatives
and have his deficit made good. so as 20 avoid pup
lcity. The matter he said was never again re-
ferred to until Boggs's flight. in May 1897 ,..
Coming down TO the period named in the indict-
aPpropriated SO much of the banks money the
the teller had legitimate resources amounting to
Se fail ~ m 20 FNbru 1' ms af dend that
he ever knew BOggs was Withholding witnesses
ing Thomas s Clark Colonel Cooper and others.
PURCHASE OF STOCK on MARGINS.
margin IN connection with Boggs. for which the
latter said he paid in 81 0c OF bank funds the SEN
ator said: 1T the first stock ever bought Il
was fad in the State TO buy Bay State Gas, but
Il had no influence over me. BogGs and colonel
Cooper induced me 10 buy. saying they were on the
inside and had made a grca, deal Of money ou~
OF H. We carried $50 shares. 100 OF which be-
longed 10 Boggs. II bought at % and steadily
declined ] wanted TO close out a small loss
hut Boggs insisted that II was going 10 A. The
losses paid my check. and my understanding
was that the 5000 deposited by Bosgs to my
credit from his funds
He admitted depOsitinC drafts for over %Nfl. and
that they returned 10 the bank, but derled
that the purpose of the drafts was TO tide over any
investigation Of the books. He believed in their
genuineness and upon being informed that they
dishonored. ne at once made the amounts
good.
lie denied BOggs's statements in reference TO con-
versations about the flight cuba and tho dis
cussion possible treaties shield the teller
from arrest He also denied having written letters
10 Boggs about carrying checks. or that he had
added such words as destroy this or burn
this 10 any letters to Boges
Senator Kenney will he cross-examned tomor