Evening journal., 1898-07-14

IL was DlOuShL dDOul ny lne report lnaJ
was playing poker"
"There was a shortage then? How
much?"
q can't say; $4,000, $4,000; maybe
only 100000"
Had he anything to do with that?"
Positively nothing at ALL"
How did he learn it."
Il went to him as the man Of all
others in whom l could confde my
troubles. told him the state of affairs
as nearly as l could. He advised me
for their adjustment, and we planned
to get me out of the difficulty. Why,
he would have paid every cent OF it
for me, If he had had the money. I
expected my accounts to be overhauled
II they had been l would have been
discovered then"
"Was ne surprised at your story?"
'Very much. He thought he could
do something with Clark. He would
do anything in his power. He tried
to collect something from Clark He
did DO So"
'From what cause arose your down
fall?"
Through Thomas S. Clark"
ibid Kenney know of your contn-
ued troubles?"
"Yes, sir"
"why did you carry the Cuthbert
checl1s?"
"why, we were'all in the hole to-
gether."
This answer led TO objections, and
after an argument the witness was per-
mitted TO explain that he was in the
hole, and Kenney knew it, and Kenney
was in the hole, and Boggs knew it,
They stood in the same case Kenney
had loaned him money.
''Were you involved?"
"Oh, yes"
Then followed the story of the trans
action over the second mortgages o
the farm which has been told. He hat
asked Kenney to draw the check be
cause he was not accustomed Il
handle such big sums.
Touching the Anderson checks, h
) was forced to get rid of the application
of William E. Cotter by order OF tn
I cashier, who had said he didn't wan
COtter's business. He then had to fin
D another way to get money to Anderso
and he went to Kenney and borrowe
{ again.
n did Kenny know these things?"
- Yes, sir"
e He and Kenney had dabbled in Ba
r State Gas together and had discusse
e the possibilities Of pulling out of II
/ hole.
> ibid Kenney in January, 1897, le
you he had hopes OF taking you out
-" the hole?"
J. ''Ide used words to that effect"
e Ibid you pay him some loans?"
e 81 paid S4O7 / owed him by creditin
Il him with that amount"
o This was so obviously an iron
touching the methods of paying del
II that the court smiled.
There was a draft for $1,000" COZ
e. tinued the witness, that Kenney
ct posted, drawn up in Michigan som
where. He deposited it as cash and
at once charged up as many checks
Mt it would cover. About a week afte
wards 1 got nervous and the draft car
?" back protested. But Mr.. Kenney to-
it up at once. There was another drs
Of SO 900 about the same time. It h
be the same history and was protestC
Mr.. Kenney paid it,"
I'd With this direct examination endt
lis Mr.. Bird took the witness for crosse
animation. He said he had been tell
or Of the bank from 1891 to 1897. the fiji
he of that year, when he became the boo
ct keeper.
In the few minutes which the
se fence had with the witness before a
.al journement for the day it was sho'
that the defendants oyerdrafts we
finally made good and that the ba
ad lost nothing except the use Of
money during the time that witn'
had misapplied the funds. He quot
ey from the individual ledger containi
Senator Kenney's accounts and show
in balance Of over $1,000 in April, IS
30 EVIDENCE THIS MORNING.
in The session this morning began
,ut Mr.. Vandegrift recalling Boggs to
stand. Mr. Bird waived his conc
sion to examine the witness until
be ter the direct examination, providing
Ike met the approval of Mr.. Vandegr
bic The district attorney agreed and
rop defau,ter took the stand.
the He was asked regarding the
at check which he said went TO his
Old count instead OF Kenney's.
IS. Boggs said that he went to Ken
her and told him that he had been ca