Evening journal., 1898-12-10
KENNEY ON THE STAND
The Senator Denies Boggs'
Story of Bank Transactions.
HIS ACCOUNTS WE'RE STRAIGHT

PROM TRENTON AND WILL BE
PIACED, ON THE STAND BY THE
DEFENSE THIS AFTERNOON,
MIR. vANDEGRIFT'S RIGID
CROss-EXANlTNATIoN.
Upon the opening Of yesterday after
Moons session of United States Court,
Mr. vandegrift put Waiter E. Sexton
on the witness stand
Mr.. Sexton was clerk for Cuthberr
& Co., and kept the firm's books. He
identified them and explained the en-
tries, showing that at various times
Senator Kenney had purchased Bay
State Gas stock. This concluded the
testimony for the government.
SENATOR KlENNEY TESTIFTEs.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Sections tes-
timony the defense opened its case and
called as its first witness the defend
amt, Senator Richard r. Kenney.
Before he was sworn Judge Brad
ford asked him IL it Was his desire to
testify in his own behalf. "R your
honor pleases. it is" was the clear re-
ply. The examination was conducted
by Mr. Biggs.
The witness began with a short his
tory of his life, stating that he was
born in Sussex county, this state, where
his parents still reside; that he went
10 Dover in January, 1873, to sturdy law
with John Salisbury; that he was ad-
mitted to the bar in October, 1881, ever
since pracficing his profession in Do
yer. He was twice elected to the Leg
islabure, and has flied the posts o.
state librarian, adjuSant-general and
United States senator. He said he first
knew William N. Boggs in 1882 or 1883,
about the time Boggs became connect
ed with the First National Bank ot
Dover.
CONTRADICTS BOGGS.
He said he was never intimate with
Boggs in a social way. Either in 1892
or 1898 Boggs had consulted him pro-
fessionally in a matter relating to some
estate. In November, 1894, the senator
I said, BOggs first consulted him aboU
his predicament at the bank. Bogg
. said this was in the Spring of 1893
but Mr.. Kenney denied this positively
He fixed the time by the election o.
= 1894, and further by the fact that 4
was before he went to Europe, whici
was in July Of 1895. Continuing, tn,
witness said:
Mr.. Boggs came to me at my house
and told me that he was in trouble witt
: the bank. I was astounded and horri
fed at the statement he made, and ad
vised him to see his relatives ant
. friends, and make the amount good be
fore the affair gained any publicity. H
did not name the amount Of the defal
: cation or tell how he had manage'
to get the money. He was at m,
house only ten or fifteen minutes.
gave him no eneourag cement whateve
to stay. L never advised him to kee.
on fcoling the directors of the banl
He did not mention the name Of an
man in connection with his shortage.
'qThe next time he spoke to me abou
the bank was in the FAN Of 1895. II
told me then at a casual meeting tha
he had been called before the board {
is directors for playing poker, that ne ha
= told them his accounts were all righ
10 and had satisfied one of his bondsmel
M George v. Massey, TO the same effec
q took from THE that he had made goc
n the defalcation, about which he sr0A
,q TO me in 1894 /, as his counsel in ce
. tain matters, knew that he had quite
IN large income during 1895 and 1896 ar
M 1 thought he could easily pay back Il
&C money he had taken"
Senator Kenney here read fro
memoranda accounts, which he kne
"a Boggs had received during this perio
and which aggregated S4,2S2.13.
said Boggs had said in. his presen
llo anu lut pLtocuSc u OtuNlr tAtit uc "
nd a winner at cards and in stock specul
tx tions. The witness declared he h
ire reason to believe that the teller W
Of making lots of money. which led h
lly 10 the conclusion that the defalcati
had been made good. He had no CO
nectfon with Boggs, he said, relati
to the defalcation, until the Saturd
w before Boggs fed. 1t was never ms
WY toned until then.
IAN TRANSACTIONS IN STOCK.
the Respecting the Cuthbert &
owe checks, given 10y him for his own be
Mr.. tit and his own puposes, Mr. Keni
said there was NO understanding
tween him and Bcggs that Be
should pay these checks out Of
om- funds of the bank. He said he
loI had overdra1ts on his account, but
~ ~, ways made them good. The Cuthl
ver checks he gave to Boggs, and the