Evening journal., 1898-04-12
CURTAIN is NOW UP
Boggs Case Opens in United
States Court.
JURY NOW HEARING INDICTMENTS

NONE OF THE ACCUSED MEN
PRESENT AT THE PRELINIINlAR-
TES-ClASE MAY CONSUME
WEEKS, AND IT MAY NOT BE
TRIED AT THIS TERM OF COURT.
Exactly at 11SO o'clock the curtain
hiding the great Boggs case, in which
the entire state is interested from the
fact that all of the men implicated
therein are prominently connected in
the makeup Of Delaware's social and
business slate, went up. Unlike the
preliminary arraignment of the men,
no great crowd was present, and only
one of the alleged BOggs acccmplices,
Harry Ford of Dover, was present. The
rest, 1t was learned, were with their
counsel
sInside Of the railing, which separ-
ates the public from the court, sat a
few members of the bar On the out
side of the court room, especially in
the corridors, walked several groups
Of men, whose conversation was the
probable outcome Of the case.
Inside of the United States district
| attorneys room was William N. BOggs.
whose escapade and confession brought
about the present proceedings. When
| Commissioner Smith began calling out
the names of the juryman. each one re-
sponded promptly and took his seat on
the jury platform. After the men were
sworn. the jury, which is to decide
whether Boggs is to suffer alone or in
company stood: Foreman, John S.
Mullin, Jr.. Robert j. Beswick, Francis
Salevan, William M. Bell, Robert Tai
bert, William r. Allaband, j. c. Hutch
| insOn, Nathaniel III. Brown, Sewell G..
HOlton, Harry Raymond Ira Melvin,
Nicholas StaytOn, Julian b. Robinson,
Benedict w. Hutchinson, James S.
Soraway, Sanders M. Truitt, Frank w.
Pierson, William r. smith, Edward T.
Candy, Daniel Burton and Edgar
Haynes.
Judge Bradford then instructed them
saying: Gentlemen Of the jury, you
are now sworn and affirmed to go tc
your room to hear the United States
district attorney bring certain mat
ters, whatever they may be. Th'
court does not feel inclined, at thil
time to give its opinion to your bod.
concerning the matters that VIII b
, brought before you. The foreman o
| ~
examine an witnesses, and no indict
ments can be found unless twelve o
you are united. But that must be don
when sixteen Of you are present" Tn
jury then went to its room.
United States District Attorney Van
e degrift followed the jury and began
[ recite the case, but as it was the din
ner hour the jury decided to adjour
e until O'clock.
t. The real facts in the case are nS
e looked for until next week, as there al
@ ! sixty-One counts in the Boges indie
T. ment alone. not considering the Otht
p six II is thought that it will take Oh
T. jury a week to go over them, as eac
J. count must be carefully explained.
e can safely be said that the case wi
not be heard at this term OF court, a
> after the work of the grand jury
= completed, il will take the defence
p least a month to prepare their case.
The proceedings this mornin
!. aroused very little interest. That wi
q be expected at q later day.
j. All OF the witnesses summoned
the case were present The principa
n in the case will not be present uni
& Thursday.
j. John A. Collins, one of the with essG
in the case, and who was thought
be non est, was at the hearing tn
morning.
OTHER COURT MATTERS.
On motion OF Walter Hayes the a,
l. w. Childs Drexel, owner OF the yacl
AlcedO, for wages, was transferred
Commissioner Smith.