Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-16
TRIAL OF THOMAS S. CLARK
Started In the United States District
Court, Tuesday Morning.
JURY DRAWING SOON COMPLETED
Some Excused and Challenges
by Both Sides.
GRAND JURY MEETS AND IS ADJOURNED

OourL Tor inc DlAtrlct OF Delaware con
vened at The Federal Building at 10. 8
o'clock Tuesday morning, with Judge II
@. Bradord On the bsnch Long beior
court opened the portion Of tue court
room for spectators was filled with peo
pie from all parts OF the State, th,
matter OF great interest boing the pros
pective trial Of Thomas s. Clark
charged with being implicated will
william N. Boggs, the defaulting tele
OF the Fret National Bank OF DIVER
Immediately nron the opening u
court the roll Of the grand jury wal
called. and all being present, the jur,
was sworn. The members ara as fol
lows: Wilmington hundred, Henry +.
Dure, foreman John Bancroft, Thomal
II. Slavery, Charles S. Rowland, Alex
ander j. Hart, Nathaniel u. Cul.
bert, Frederick E. Stons. Frsdericl;
q. Mammelo. j. Smith Brennan,
John S. RosBell, Joseph S. Dunlap,
James p. Winchester, lsanc 4. John
son and Jacob s. Beetem; Appoquini.
mink, George Whitlock; Duck Creek,
Edward Ii. Beck and John 2. Hudson
Gumboro, William Is. Walls; Broad
Creek, George A. Bryan, s. Harry
Bacon and jesse Giles; Ksntun, Ed.
ward S. Laphum; Now Castle, William
II. Mccoy.
Judge Bradford addressed the grand
Jury. lie said it was unnecessary to
deliver formal charge at this time
lie simply desired to draw the attsn-
tion OF tue jurors to the fact that Ia
find an Indictment l6 of thu jurors
must be present and IL must concur.
The Jurors were then sant TO their room
10 charge of Court Crier Gallagher.
When the names of tho petit Jurors
were called, Judge Bradford said he
would excuse Francis g. Sellers of Will
mington hundred and Thomas Pickering
of North Murderkill, as physicians GER.
tihontea had been received announcing
TINT they were physically unable to
serve.
THE GRAND JURY DISCHARGED.
The grand jury returned to the court
room at l.20 o'clock, and Foreman
Dure said there was nothing 10 pre-
sent, whersupon the grand Jurors we're
discharged until II. 30 O. clock Tuesday
morning, June 2sth.
It's understood that willis tho grand
jury was out District Attorney Vande.
grit outlined the work which he would
have to prenent when it again meets.
What il will be is not known, hut it ia
bupBohNoh shht ognoi ndblbfH
to the Dover bank hefalcatiDp will
probably be brought to the attention of
the jurors.
cLARK's TRIAL UNDER WAY.
The case against Thomas S. Clark
was next called. When Clerk Smith
ran over the list of witnesses, il was
found that several we're absent. John
Riggs, counsel for Clark. said the
dafence was ready, and Mr.. Vande-
grit constntod to go on, notwithstnnd-
nssses, including Walter Morris OF
Dover, who was detained on account OF
important business thore.
The jury as at fret drawn was as
follows:
John Pratt of Blackbird hundred,
James @. McComb of Brandywine,
William I. Porter of Wilmington, Will.
liam Abbott OF Cedar Creek, John W.
Casson of East Dover, Alfred G. Nc
Causland of Wilmington, Lewis n.
Morrow of Wilmington, George ii.
Gildersleeve Of North NJ urdeYkill, Joseph
II. Caleb Of White Clay Creek; Josenh
MilligRn of Ssaf0rtl, William A. BAKER
OF Little Creek; Robert Wilgus of Bal.
timore.
The defence challenged Messrs. Nc.
Causlsnd ana L. Is. Morrow. and Dis.
triut Attorney vandegrift objected to
John W.. Caason and James Q. Nc
Comb. Charles G. Kurtz Of Whining
ton, William Deakyne OF New Castle,
James L. Crossan of White Clay Greek
and Napoleon b. Hearne Of Little
Creek were substituted. For reasons
satisfactory tn the court, John Pratt
was excused and George W. Spicer of
Seaford was substituted. william T.
Porter was selected foreman OF the jury.
Alter the jurors had been sworn
Judge Bradford announced that the first
ia, the 18th, Goth, 40ih, 4lst and 42d
counts IN the indictment against Clark
we're out. A leo that it was admitted that
the $3.50 check referred to iu the 18th,
3iith and 43u counts was given to
II. u. Cuthbert & Co. and was more
specifically set forth Ia other counts.
OPENING THE CASE.
4. In addressing tho jury District At
torney Vandegrift said Clark, iu the
indictment was charged with aiding
and abeitiDg William N. Boggs in alb.
straoting or wilfully misappIying
m0neys, funds or credits Of the First
National Bank of Dover, with intent to
injure and iefraud the bank. He read
the section from tie Revised Statutes
OF the United States bvurine on the
subject. lie also said that tho en-
bezzlement counts we're sticken out, but
Clark was also accused of conspiring
with Hoggs to commit an offence
agalnst the United States. He said
the money involved amounted to about
$4,000. and he outlined the plan alleged
to have been followed by Clark. He
said he would ask, after the charges
had been proved. that verdict of
guilty he rendered.
PRESIDENT RICHARDSON TEsTIFIEs
Harry A. Richardson, president OF
tbs Fret National Bank vf Dover, was
the fret witness called. He was called
to prove the organization OF the bank.
He snid be had hesn president sinca
February, 1906. The defaloation was
discovered on June LIST, 1897. having
been committed by Teller William N.
Boggs. lie gave data concerning the
affairs Of the bank and also the defalca.
tion. For three years prior to May 2Sth,
1897. he said, William N. Bogga was
teller OF the bank. This teller had no
authority to loan money, permit over
drifts or hold up checks Boggs ad-
mitted TO him that he had committed
the defalcatiou TO the amount OF
el07. 600. Thomus s. CLARK had trans
acted business and obtained loans of
money at the bank prior to that time.
The bank would not have loaned Clark
money ON his own name. CLARK had M
credit at the bank at tho time in his
own personal name The defaluation
nauaed a denreciation tn the extaut Of