The sun., 1898-02-20
News Of His Return CluSps Il
Biz Sensation.
IT SPREAD LIKE WIINFIRE
THE SUNS Special Editions Tell the
Whole Story and are Gobbled
Up Faster Than They
Could he Printed

"Bnggs is back Boggs is back" This
was the cry that went up from every
corner Of Wilmington at about noon to-
day Boggs had not been in the presence
Of Commissioner Smith ten minutes be-
fore the news Of his voluntary surrender
his travelling over the city's streets
To say that the news spread like Wild
fire is putting it mildly. 1t travelled like
tightening. 1t staggered hundreds, and
took the breath OF thousands Few
credited the report when it reached them
for reasons that they could not explain.
1t seemed to these persons too much like
a dream; too much like chapter in Cap.
Golfers detective stories, to suit their
conservatism.
The Federal Building presented re-
nlarkable scene fifteen minutes after
formal surrender. Lawyers tiocked
out OF their Offices and swarmed into
the building to ascertain the develop
ments. The corridor leading to the
court room was sea Of humanity on
which everyone struggled and craned
neck to find out all particulars
While the main element in the interest
manifested was Boggs return, yet the
sensational feature of it brought on the
arrest of Colonel Cooper, Amos Cole, C. ii.
Butter and Thomas ). Clark, as accom-
plices OF Bnggs in the robbery Of the
Dover bank. The news OF the arrest Of
these four men plunged tue crowd into
state of CONSERVATION bordering on
frenzy. 1T is beginning to look serious,
isn't it?' "All this stuff about the gang
of seven begins to take on an aspect OF
reality that is simply appalling, doesn't
it" These are samples OF the eXclama-
| tions and interrogations that went up
from the crowd in the corridor In that
crowd were some, yes, many men who
have all along stamped the charges OF
conspiracy AMI collusion in the robbery
Of the First National Bank of Dover as
buncombe. Some Of them were gray
haired men, and some were prominent
politicians whose exaggerated conserva-
tism refused until yesterday to allow
them to believe that it was possible for
any of the honored politicians OF Kent
County or any other county in Delaware
to have helped to rob bank. When
they heard the news that told them that
President Richardson Of the looted bank
had caused the arrest OF Cooper, Cole,
Butler and Clarke, they took off their
hats and scratched; and after scratching
a second or two burst out with the
statement: "Well there must be some.
thing in it after ALL"
On Market street, all the afternoon,
the return of Boggs and the arrest of the
quartette of DOverites was the para
mount topic of discussion. Men stopped
each other in the cold, drizzling rain to,
talk about the great event. The street ears
were full of gossip about it, and even the
small boys of the city early grasped its
deep significance and Importance, and in
their youthful way discussed it with
each other In fact, it can truthtully be
said that the city was in a few hours,
in state of morbid excitement, hther-
to unknown to it.
Following up its habit Of giving ali
the views Of the big bank robbery, first,
TIE SrS issued Il special edition at II
O'Clock, few minutes after Boggs' ap.
pcarance before Commissioner smith =,
'iI That special edition OF thousand cQpiess
contained the formal announcement OF
return Of BocgS and tie arrest OF the
quartet ot alleged accompIices 1t was
ON the street before y o'clock and sold
like ''hot cakes.' 4 hundred OF the
newsboys ni tie town nuckrl to TIE
| SrN office to get a carload Of the papers
but their demand c,llG not b. supple
They waited. however. for the second
edition, which appeared shortly after >
O'Clock and which gave full particulars
I of the remarkable surrender and arrests
before the afternoon papers we've rf their
presses.
All afternoon tie big corps Ct news
boys made the streets Of tie city ring
with their cries Of ''lHG ;1rN. THE
SrX,' all about Boggs' return.
The papers Of the second edition also
was sold faster than they could be
printed, and some Of the boys were
obliged to wait until the third edition
WIS off thr press TO supply the demand
, OF their customers.
In addition to giving the news to the
people Of Wilmington rcd-hot The Sun
served up the startling intelligence in
great shape to the people Of Kent and
Sussex counties. To each town on the
peninsula. TIE SrN sent on the 2.5O and
4.27 p. Il W. trains special representa-
tive with consignmcnts OF papers con-
tanning the full account Of the matter
Ten thousand copies of TIE Sun went
into houses in Lower Delaware yes
terdav afternoon telling Il story that
will lead to the unraveling OF the great
est sensation the state has ever known.
TIE Sun said five weeks ago that
Will n. Boggs would return to Deleware
and tell the story of the Dover Bank
robbery. He returned today. He is
in New Castle Jail now. He will tell
his story.
Read TIE >rS and you will get it.