Evening journal., 1898-05-10

thas yen wanted 10 mark the Dcmc-
cratic votes that you had purchas d?"
mo. sir"
Didn't you bring whiskey inao the
voting booth, and didn't You say that
you intended to set Mr.. Pennewil
drunk?"
"NO, sin" but / remember that / d.d
tak5 some whislkey in the booth anNl
gaive MIR. Pennewill drink.
Mr.. VandegIift objected and tha
count overru,ed the question.
Didn't you so to Senator Kennsy's
house in April 1895, and say to him
that you were in trouble at the bank
and didn't Senator Kenney express sur
prise, and didn't ne, as your counsel,
tell you to go to your friends TO fix up
matters? Didn't you exonerate Senator
Kennay before the grand jury?"
Yes, sir
Didn't you give Senator Konney tae
/ privilege of going before the grand
jury TO tell all he knew, and you
would cXonerate him?T
Mr. Vandegrift objected. end said
THAT There was such agreement be-
tween him and Mr. BOggs to allow Sem
ator Kenney to be ahsOlyed before the
jury.
MIR Bird recalled to NIr Vandegrfft
,he fact that he telegraphed to Senator
Kenney in Washington TO come to viii
minIgton to testify before the jury. and
that he would he all right.
Mr. Vandegrft denied having made
such al statement
WON'T you now absolve Senator
Kennsy?" asked Mr.. Bird Of Mr.. Van
! degrift.
81 will, providing the court allows me
to take the witness from the stand in
order to conl1er with him" said NIr.
Vandegrlft.
The question resulted in al general
argument, and the attorneys fer the
defence Withdrew st..
Then Mr. Bird handed Boggs q
memorandum Of al comparison OF all
checks of the bank funds paid by wit
ness to Cooper. Witness was asked
when 10 was made
"In April"
Were there any checks given by Col
ouel Cooper ON the First Nationa
Bark after the memorandum was
made?"
NO" he said.
ITO whom did You first make YOU
cCnllessiOn?"
"TO Francis Skunk Brown, attOrnR,
Of the bank of Dover"
iWhere did you meet Mr.. Brown?
I'm Chicago"
did YOU tell him everything as yo
e told 10 here in court?"
Yes, sir"
Did You know man by the nam
! cf Congdonf"
mo sin"
did you ever meet Congdon?"
y "Yes. at New Castle. Mr.. COngdl
semt a reporter Of his papcr to see m,
n but refused TO see him. Then nf
COngion came to sea me, and asked
Il / wouldn't give him an interview fc
his paper. He asked me also how
e felt ] told Mr.. CongtiOn that / ha
nothing to say. That was the r.,
70 time / ever saw CongdOn, and l new
heard of the Sun until I returned
e Wilmington
o Now, MIR. Boggs." sSid Mr. Bir
II ''you pleaded in this court to omb,
II cling S1O7 600 of the First Nation
lc Bank Did you nob?"
''I did"
VI s-examinatiOn here ended.
Wrtness waB Cross exnmiupd rel
- rectly by Mr.. Vandegrift, but the e.
animation was of Mo Importance. Bog
. then left the stand"
Edward J. Faucet. telegraph Oper
u ton at the Western Union Office at ID
YER. wns the next witness He recc.
nized several telegTams sent by Coon
~ to BOggs regarding speculatiog i'm b.
Z State, all of which were admitted
/, evidence by the court
Witness was not examined by the d
rt fence.
81 l. d. B0ggs was called and said n.
r. an entries made in the ledger Of N.
w Z. 1896, were in his handwriting an
20 regular
~ ."What balance appears i'm the le
," ger on that date to g. II. COOPER
-r "Seventy-One cents.
The defences attorneys objected. b
at the court Overruled IT,
RI Witness then went over the balanc
cf Colonel Cooper which were in u
bank and witness gave dates and q
,a emounts overdrawn by the defendal
ris On JUNE II Cooper Fad a ba-ance
the bank Of Sl9273.
to Witness was not examined by Coo
Ie- Cr's attorneys.
am Mr.. Vandegrift offered the stock H.
ger CT the bank and 1t was accept
af by the defence The book shows (
mn rames Of the stockholders Of the ban
ba from May 3. 1896 to May 3, 1897.
dn Mn Vandegrift also moved to adm
~ The ledger. The attoIueys for the {
NV fence objddted, but the court ov'
an mled the objection and admitted the
ie- Court here adjourned.
I'M This grand jury which indict
he | Cooper and Clark was in court Il
nm morning, and after the jurors had a
MO swered to their names. and ON mott
cf Mr.. Vandegrift. they were d
I'VE charged until June T. at 11.30 O'Clock
md MAY CLOSE TODAY.
'as Mn Vandegr'ft said this mOrui
Iey thai he would possibly close the 81
ks ornt's side OF the case this afterno
.ck |
A CASH REGISTER CASE.
ne Patrick McGinnis brought suit
TO sT,.o,f-f,-ofo TEo1Iovfe court fcrf