The sun., 1898-12-11
|N'S EVAS|VE ANSWERS
Raking Cross.examination
bndaut Makes Admissions
and "Don't Remember"
VERY NON -COMMITTAL
or the Stand Nearly Entire Day.
Colonel T.. T. Cooper Arrives and
Testifles-. Great Memory OF
Witness HAZEL Relative to
Boggs' Card-playing

Under the raking cross-examination OF
District Attorney Vandegrift, United
States Senator Richard r. Kenney stood
on the witness stand throughout nearly
all OF yesterday, the sixth day in the
case of the United States Government
against Richard r. Kenney, charged
with aiding and abetting and consplring
with William N. Boggs to rob the First
National Bank Of Dover.
The same tenor Of inability to remem-
ber characterized the cross-examinatlon
that was so prominent in the direct ex-
animation. The defendant contusedly
told the jury in answer to the searching
questions from Mr.. Vandegrift that he
was unable to recall certain transactions,
could not account as to why certain
checks were drawn by him for Boggs,
did not remember why the Cuthbert
checks were drawn in Philadelphia, and
could not explain why Boggs left signed
promissory note blanks with him.
The ross-examination was commenced
by the district attorney in the morning
and conducted throughout the entire
day up to one half hour before adjourn
ment Yesterday afternoon. 1t was not
tedious in any way. ,
Senator Kenney worried and chafed
under the heavy cross.fire. With great
difficulty did he retain the witness stand
until the close. At times it seemed as
though he would break down. His lore
head contracted and he nervously knit
his eyebrows in anticipation of every
question.
There was a striking feature in the
answers given by the defendant which
caused quite little comment in the
court room, that was his uniform answer
of II don't know" 81 can't recall" or
s'To the best of my opinion"
AT no previous day has such large
crowd attended the trial. The court
room was packed to the extreme, and a
long line Of would-be spectators formed
outside the room along the corridor.
Nearly every member OF the New Castle
county bar was present. From down
the State came over a hundred who de-
sired to hear Kenney's story.
Col. Ezekiel T. Cooper arrived from
Trenton prison during the morning in
custody OF Deputy Marshall Clark and
representative of the New Jersey offic-
iais. As Mr.. Vandegrift did not wish to
be interrupted in his cross-examnation
OF the defendant, Colonel Cooper was
placed in the marshall's room to await Q
summons from the court to appear at
the afternoon session. However, the
district attorney did not finish his cross.
examination by the time recess was
taken at noon. In fact, Senator kenney
was placed on the stand at 2 o'clock yes
terday afternoon, and the district attor
ney continued to fire raking questions at
him.
About clock, the cross-examinatior
being yet in progress, counsel for the de-
fense suggested, and the Court suggested
that the cross-examination be suspended
until Mr.. Cooper could be placed on the
stand and had given his testimony.
This, said the Court, was IN order thai
the officials OF the Trenton prison migh
be enabled to return to that city will
Col. Cooper last night. District attorney
yielded but stated that he was sure thu
Court would appreciate what it mean
to be interrupted during cross-examlna
tion.
Col. E. T. Cooper, as he stepped or
the stand, looked 10 years old thai
when he began his prison life. He wa
greeted by many friends and acquaint
ances in the court room. During nj
stay in this city he remained in thu
United States Marshal's office in tn
Federal Building.
When court adjourned yesterday after
noon counsel for the defense were pre-
senting authorities in support of their re
Quest to place on the stand certail
gentleman who would testify that Harr.
i, Brockson of New Castle had told then
that Boggs said to him (Brockson) tha
he would show Kenney the road. Tn
objection had been filed by the distric
attorney stating that the fact OF Brock
son having said to anyone that Bogg
had made the statement alleged, Woult
not stamp greater truth to Brockson'
testimony. 1t was for the jury to dc
eide between Brockson and Boggs. In
court will render decision Monday
after having heard Mr.. Birds authorl
ties.
Joseph w. HAZEL, lawyer OF Mary
land, placed on the stand by the de1ehs
late Yesterday afternoon is a man OF re
markable memory apparently. HIS tes
timony was to the effect that when he wa
20 years of age and w. N, Boggs was l
years old, that being in 1881, that Bogg
used to play poker for money in the vii
ness sleeping room at the Bayard Hous
in Dover. Witness caused considerabl
mirth in the court room when he state
that he distinctly remembered that tn
ante in the game was 25 cents, the ca
required so cents and the limit was 81. 81
However, the witness failed to remembe
with whom Boggs used to play. Witnes
did not play.
The morning session Of the Coul
opened at 1890 o'clock when Jude
Bradford announced that Ezekiel
Cooper had been brought from the prise
at Trenton, N. j., and was then on b
way from the railroad station to tt
Federal Building and in very fe
minutes it was announced that he ha
reached the building. Counsel for tt
defense wanted to wait until atternoo
before putting him on the stand, viii
n;.tr;ct ATTORNEY Vandegrift did NJ