The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-13
BEGINNING OF The END
IN COL, {. 7. COOPER'S TRIAL
District Attorney Vandegrift and
Senator Gray Make Their
Pleas to the Jury.
WITNESSES EXAMINED IN RDUTTAL BY GOVERNMENT
Levi C.. Bird, ESQ.,, Yet to Make
His Address for the
Colonel Today
INTEREST MANIFESTED As 70 THE VERDICT Of THE JURY

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charged with aiding and abettng Will
liam N. Boggs in defrauding' the First
National Bank of Dover, will soon be ;
matter OF court record.
His trial before the United States Dis
trict Court in the Federal Building is
rapidly drawing to close, and all that
remains to be done in the famous case is
the plea OF Levi G. Bird, Esq, one of the
counsel for the tense, and Judge Brad
ford's charge to the jury.
The government presented the testi
mony of witnesses In rebuttal yesterday
morning, and in the afternoon United
States District Attorney Lewis G. Nande.
grift made his plea to the jury for the
government, and United States Senator
Gray addressed the same gentlemen for
the defense.
During the afternoon the court room
was again crowded with interested spec
tators, and the eloquent pleas of the gen.
tlemen mentioned was heard with unus-
ual attention.
The trial OF Colonel Cooper was re.
sumed yesterday morning when Mr.
Vandegrift to rebut the testmc ny given
by defence.
William B. Satterfeld of Dover. was
called. He said: 81 was in Philadelphia
on May 7th, 1896, and expended $3.50 in
Bay State Gas stock, Cooper giving his
check for the amount. Cooper also put
up his check for $500, for a pool com
posed of myself, Cooper, Boggs and
Others whose names | do not remem-
ber."
Next, Hezekiah Harrington, Speaker
of the State Senate, was called.
Mr.. Nandegrift said "Were YOU sum-
moned here for the purpose of produc
ing check for SlOO?"
"Ycs.'
The defence objected, Mr.. Bird con-
tending that the district attorney should
have put the check in earlier The OBJ
lection was sustained.
William N. Boggs was recalled. He
was shown deposit slip, and said that
he had made it when the deposit cred
tied thereon was made.
Mr.. Nandegrift said: 81 desire to
show that this deposit was Cooper's
profits in his and Boggs' stock specula-
tons"
"The deposit consisted of check for
$500 given by +. B. Cuthbert 4 Co. to
Cooper Against this check were
charged two checks aggregating S53O-
me check for $3.50 and another for
SlSO-for interest. | had to put $50
o Cooper's credit to make up the differ
.nce."
The deposit slip was then admitted to
evidence.
John II. Benson, of Dover testified |
hat Boggs was not considered to pos
ess property sufficient to advance loans
II $50 600 or $4,000. Boggs was getting
fair salary and living up to it, possibly
little beyond it.
On cross examination, Mr.. Benson said
hat, in 1896 and 1897, he knew nothing
whatever of Boggs' resources outside Of
lis bank salary.
William e. Postlcs, of Dover, said that
he general supposition was that, Boggs
vas living off his salary. He never heard
i Boggs having $50, 600 or 100000.
On cross examination, he said that he
id not know of Boggs being engaged in
tier enterprises.
DR.. p. s. Downes, Of Dover testified
hat he never knew OF Boggs having the
equation Of being capable of loaning
Money.
Prof. W. l.. Gooding. of Dover, said
nat he did not consider Boggs man OF :
leans
+. L. Clark, of Dover, testified that he
'oud not have gone to Boggs for loan,
ecause he supposed that Boggs was al
ays like himself-short (Lauglt'r.)
On cross examination, Mr.. Clark sad ,,
nat he had heard rumors of Boggs' !
At Ills O'Clock, the prosecution an I
ounccd that it would rest.
After lull, which continued wenty- \
We minutes, the district attorney, who t
nd spent that time In his private Office, r
'ep,ring his prayers, addressed the d
'urt regarding the points upon which
, desired it to instruct the jury. His a
'opositions emphasized that the intent )
injHrc and drfraud did not presume h
at the defendant has malice towards i
e First National Bank OF Dover. Mr. Il
andegrit consumed thirty-tive min k
es in the presentation of his prayers. ii
Senator Gray devoted the ensuing p
iry minutes to discussing the prosecu- b
ms propositions and submitting the il
fences prayers. He emphasized that C,
'oper could not haye aided and abet-
Boggs without their having like in p
lt. .
At 9 O'Clock the court took n recess I'm.