Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-15

meGtS TO Ezekiel Cooper he, Cooper |
md Irving D. Boggs were engaged at
Mr.. Vandegrift's request. going over
the books of the bank in order to
ascertain the condition Of affairs.
Mr.. Vandegrift asked the witness If
he knew what Brockson's occupation
was. ''He was a bartender" witness
replied.
'Were you particularly careful" Mr..
Vandegrift asked, ''about what you
said when you were talking to Brock
son at New Castle iailPn
Before the witness had time to reply
Mr.. Bird objected, holding that Mr..
Vandegrift had no right to show by
Boggs alone that he had been warned
against Brockson. At Judge Brad-
ford's, request. Mr.: vandegrift, with
drew his question for the time being,
the judge saying he would be better
prepared to rule on the point later.
Mr.. Vandegrift said he desired TO show
that Boggs was warned against Brock
son and who had warned him.
In reply to Mr.. Vandcgrift, witness
said that, although he vent to Mr..
Kenney because he had confidence In
him, that confidence did not continue,
in the light of subsequent transactions.
Witness was turned over to Mr.. Bird,
who said
but you continued to consult with
him as your counsel?h
II was compelled to-" witness re-
piled.
1.-THE letters Mr.. Kenney wrote vol,
| We're written while he was away from
Dover, were they notg''
mot always"
Boggs said at the time no told Mr..
Kenney of Cooper's shortage Of up
wards Of S20,O00 ut the hank. Mr..
kenney was square with the hank.
This was in April, 1897. and at the
time Cooper knew that he Cooper
was short. Clark, Ford and Cole also
knew of Cooper's shortage,
| Witness having said in previous
testimony that he had remarked prior
to his departure from Dover that Ken
ney was "out of tho woods" Mr.. Van
degrift asked him what he meant.
Boggs explained that no meant Ken
ney had straightened everything up, so
for as he (Kenney) was concerned,
Boggs said he thought at the time Of
his departure that certain matters
could not be traced up, believing that
the foreign check book at the Farmers
Bank was kept like the one at the
First National Bank, the amounts
being placed thereon without the
names, but he has since learned that
the method is different, the names
being placed opposite the amounts on
the book at the Farmers Bank.
This concluded tho cross examination
of Roggs.
Mr.. VANDERBILT next called DR..
Thomas 9. Frame Of Dover, and
offered in evidence the entry in Sheriff
Shaw's passbook, showing that DIR.
, Frame had received 81, 576. so, his share
Of the proceeds of the sale of farm al
Harrington.
Clerk Of the Peace William NJ. Dick
, son Of Kent county, upon being called
by Mr.. Vandegrift, produced check
! for sl,CO0, from William M. Dickson
, to Richard r. Kenney, dated July
9Th, 1896, which, he said, represented
a loan made to Boags and contained
the initials "W. N. b." to show that
it was such. Mr.. Dickson said it wa,
subsequently paid with money loaned
Boggs by the building and loan asso
citation. The check was offered il
: evidence and admitted, there being nj
! objection. g.
William Anderson of Philadelphii
q | upon being called, said he had had
contract with William N. Boggs t
build some houses ii Philadelphia
> He did not know Boggs, but trans
: acted business with William L. Cottey
. who represented him. He receives
: 81, 500 from Boggs, in checks of Cottsr
r. r. Kcnney and Il. T. Cooper. II
L did not know why he received check
d of Kenney and Cooper. He believe
It he always realized on the Cote
9 checks. He did not know Kenney a
It the time.
h Court adjourned until 10 o'oloo
Thursday morning.
y When the trial was resumed lie,
W 9. Bird, Of counsel for the defence
N made application for writ Of hnbea
1t corpus directing Samuel T. Moor,
rs keeper of the prison at Tenton, N. J
N to produce Ezekiel t. Cooper, who
D. now confined there, in order that Il
might testify in the case. The petite
I'd alleged that Cooper could testify thu
ID he had conversation In Dover wit
It William N. Boggs, in the spring
er 1897, shortly before Boggs' flight, ar
10 that during the conversation Bog,
r said he was short in his accounts an
s. was going away; that he said Kenn,
r. had overdrawn his accounts at Il
as bank prior to that time, but WI
re then square with the bank and was
I'll nowise responsible for the shortag
n. also, that il he (Boggsl should rema
he and make confession il would IL
he affect Kenney, but IL it should affe
q, Kenney he would not Ieel like sparil
re him on account of the incident at Il
ut Kent county Court House on the la
nd return day.
,m The court directed the writ
by issue. Before giving his docisio
he however, Judge Bradford said he h
of failed to find any authority rs
nut whether Cooper would be compete
nd witness or whether it wns within /
jurisdiction Of the court to direct SUI
las an order tor State official outside
he the district of Delaware but as thu
were doubts in his mind on tn,
if points, he had reached the cnnclusi
ng that those doubts should be in ia,
ey. of the defendant.
ed Frank T. White, telegraph opera
ut Harrington, the first witness cal
an by the government, testified to rece
ing telegram for Deputy Shei
re- Downs relative to the purchase o.
vas farm.
Henry E, Cain, railroad telegra
ing operator at Dover, said he sent te
ggs gram for William N. Boggs, in DC
Der, 1895, to Philadelphia, in VIII
/ to Hon. George v. Massey. 81
out Judge Bradford gave his decision
the the point raised Wednesday concern
hey the conversation between Boggs
de- Harry f. Brockson Mt New Castle,
for to whether Boggs should be allowed
state whether no had been WAR
ody about talking TO Prorlsnn He M,