Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-08

Cotter or Ford, handing him the testi-
mony of the last trial for examination.
Mr.. Vandegrift objected and was sus-
tanned, whereupon Mr.. Bird asked him
whether Mr.. Kenney had told him at
the time of the interview that he
would mortgage his house II he could,
assist Boggs by doing so. Witness re-
piled in the affirmative.
Had you carried any checks for
Mr.. ienney prior to that timer Mr..
Bird asked
No witness replied, mot to any
great extent There were no checks
held prior to that time which were not
promptly made good upon fair notice. .
Witness suid there had been over
drafts before that time, but no cheeks
hold chat were not promptiy<paid. ~
Mr.. Bird asked the witness whathatl
inyigorated his mind in tho lapse az
time between tho last trial and tho
one pending. W
Witness said he did not know how
to answer the question. He had
thought about the trial less and tried
to get 1t off the mind He wonid that
they were all over and he was away
from the court. lie did not know that
his mind had been invigorated
While tho examination w8s in pro-
gress there was a tilt between Mr.
Bird and the witness, the former ask-
ing: MIR. Boggs, do you know that ii
you say you don't know, in reply TO my
questions, that | cannot contradict
you,and | am trying to contradict you?'
oh, the witness replied, II don't
care anything about contradiction. "
Mr.. Bird asked the witness whether
10, ka1 - 80 A..
against E. L. Cooper said that Cooper
was the only person with whom he had
discussed the matter of going to Cuba
and extradition, and that Cooper had
looked up extradition matters and
Cooper had advised him to go to
Brazil.
Witness said he did not remember,
but the arrangements for his flight
were made-through Cooper.
Mr.. Bird asked the witness whom he
talked with Senator Kenney relative
to going to Cuba, as he testified on
Tuesday.
Witness replied that he saw Mr..
Kenney about week before his de-
parture.
Mr.. Bird asked whether Mr.. Kenney
was square in his accounts at tho bank
at that time. Mr.. Vantlegrift objected
on the ground that it was not material.
Mr.. Vandegrift was overruled and the
witness replied that Mr.. Kenney was
not oyerdrawn at the bank at tho time
of his departure, or week before that
time.
Mr.. Bird used copy of some of the
testimony in the former trial and by
referring to it endeavored to shake
Boggs' testimony.
In reply to Mr.. Bird, witness said he
had carried Mr.. Kenney for between
50, 600 and $4,000 for as long as a
month. Boggs explained his method.
Witness said If all the people he
claimed had aided and Allotted him
had paid up as Mr.. Kenney had, and
ii he had paid up, there would have
boon no defalcation.
Judge Bradford asked the witness
concerning the matter of taking care
of one Of the alleged fraudulent checks
when there was no money, whether
when the account was made good, in
terest was added. Witness replied that
interest was meyer mentioned.
Witness said the money in the bank
was counted once q week and Mr.. Bird
asked why the defalcation had not been
discovered before Witness said there
was about $50, GOO in the bank when he
left, and there would not have been
much more had there been no defalca
tion, because it was not the custom at
the bank to keep much more than that
amount on hand. Surplus money was
sent ito Philadelphia and New York,
where interest was paid.
Concerning the drafts which had
been spoken of, in reply TO Mr.. Bird
witness said it was not an unusual
thing for people to pay drafts. Every
one Of Mr.. Kenney's drafts was finally
paid.
Mr.. Bird asked Boggs if any induce
ment had been held out to him to
return to Delaware He replied in the
Mr.. Bird asked him whether he
thought his punishment would be in
creased or diminished by putting other
people in prison on his testimony,
THAT is a matter,n witness replied,
''to which am giving no thought"
How long have you boon in jail?"
Since May l9th.''
did the thought ever enter yonr
head Of sending Senator Kenney to
prison?"
"No, sir"
DO you think the same about Soma
tor Kenney now as You did when you
testified before tho grand jury in tho
Cooper !case?'
. II have never changed my opinion of
Mr.. Kenney. | have done ali ! could
to shield him. I
you are doing it WE'LL" Mr.. Bird
At this iuncture, at 1850 O'Clock,
court took a recess until 2.30 o'clock. |
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