Evening journal., 1898-07-20

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train"
''What period do you refer to Mr..
Kenney, as to not being in Dover more
than six times?" asked Mr.. Vandegrift
in cross examination.
From July 21, 1896, and three weeks
thereafter"
Haven't you testified that you were
away from Dover almost all Of this
timer"
"Yes."
'Will you look at these desposit slips
which cover that period OF time and
tell me which are in your handwrit-
ing?"
Mr. Bird objected to the question and
on being overruled by the court with
drew his objection and Mr.. Kenney
said none of them was in his hand
writing"
Mr.. Kenney, here are twenty-four de-
posit slips Of yours which cover the
period of July and August. Neither OF
these include the six deposit slips now
in evidence. DO these refresh your rec
objections that you were in Dover Of
tener than you have testified to during
the time you were at Rehoboth?"
'No, they don't"
James Wise was the last witness
called by the defence"
where do you reside?" asked Mr.
Bird.
= I'm Dover"
. did you live there in 1882"
"Yes, sir"
i Had you any relations with Mr.
q Kenney after July q, 1882"
Il did"
What were they?"
General Kenney said he was goinl
to Rehoboth and as there would not b
much business to attend to asked m
. to take charge OF his orice during hi
!, absence"
How often did he return to Dove
= during the three weeks he was away?
- "Five or six times, and for one wee
he was not at the office at ALL"
"Cross-examine, said Mr.. Bird.
70 "Mr Wise, what did you say your n
lations were with Mr.. Kenney?"
), "Oh, l would open the office abol
. or 10 o'clock every morning and S
~ around, and Mr.. Kenney told me If an
one called to say that he was at Reh
-r both"
"What other business did you have
"a, ''None at all, only sat around"
The easy job the witness testified
- having created laughter in the cou
and when this had subsided Mr. Va
degrift continued his cross-examin
9r tion.
How did you fix Mr.. Kenney's visi
ar at five or six times?"
'Well, the first week he was In D
yer twice; the second week twice al
the third week four times, so I ga
Or six times so that l wouldn't be out
,gs the way"
ef- ''Did you know how many depo
lo- slips were here in evidence covering
period Mr.. Kenney was at Rehoboth
YES"
err 'How came you to know that?"
mt Il read it in the papers"
ZEN so that you took that in conside
ton and made it six not to be out
not the way?"
"Yes, sir"
LET me see, that was twice the Fl
hat week; twice the second and four tin
ery the third week, wasn't it?"
"Yes, SIR"
THAT will do" said 0ir. Vandegr
at The case here closed and both the g
ernment and the defence submit
'er- their prayers.
Mr.Vandegrift theuaddressed the j.
He said in part: Gentleman OF
Jury: The question which you have
ken consider in this case and which
must consider privately is the in
lest cence or guilt of this defendant.
had counsel for the defence informed
not that they were more concerned over
gravity OF the charge than Of the c
be- When 1 heard that sincerely ho
that he would from that stand di
this charge.
lehO "I supposed that when he said
tep- that he spoke advisedly; l supp'
that he had some evidence. Let us
at it. The grand jury sent this inc
oper mint here that the charge might be
"a 70 swered upon the part Of this def
~ ant. That is what the grand jury,
"lun resenting the people, meant whe
II Vi sent the indictment here. Taking
general view Of all this testimony,
man this been done? The governments
DER timony has shown that defendant
v h checks when he never intended to
Ina' them; he gave them to man who
'our' teller in bank and to man who
known to him to be a defaulter IN
hen- bank.
ISIS would not have been willing to
y IL - tbfr man ,,r,on the uncOrrObOl