The sun., 1898-02-21


county, Delaware, deposited in the Far.
nlers' Bank at Dover check for $1,000.
"'rhc check was drawn upon the First
National Bank by William n. Boggs,
, teller Of that institution.
"William n. Boggs, being teller Of the
First National Bank. had II" deposit in
that establishment and could not have
The rules Of the bank prohibited it.
civilian NJ Dickson, was inter-
viewed on Saturday in regard to this
transaction, and incidenty in regard to
his other relations with the missing
teller, Mr.. Boggs.
"He made the following statement,
which he afterwards repeated in sub.
stance to his counsel, former Chancellor
James L. Wolcott
Twill BOggs came to me some months
prior to his flight and asked me to use
my influence in the local board Of man.
ayers of the Merchants Building and
Loan Association, Of which am a mem
ber, to SECURE for him loan OF $1,000 on
his property in Mispillon hundred.
II promised to do So at the next meet
ing.
81 was late going to the meeting, but
the loan had already been granted with
out my vote.
II afterward. met Will Boggs on the
street, and told him that although had
not been present in time the loan had
been granted al the meeting
"Will B 'ggs then asked me to loan him
$1,000 ON the strength of the proposed
loan, as it would be some days before he
would he able to get the money through
the Association and he needed it at once.
He assured me that as soon AS he got
the money from the Association he
would return il tn me.
II agreed to loan him the money on
this condition and offered to give him
my cheek then, but he refused, saying
that he did not want to draw the money
in his own name.
'We discussed for some time as to
who won!d be Il suitable person to make
the check payable to, in order that Mr..
B'ggS would surely get the cash.
I'VE finally decided to make it pay
able to Richard Il. Kenncy. who now
represents Delaware in the United States
Senate, and as kcnney was agreeable to
me made the check payable to him.
AS the loan WAS only Temporary and
il purely personal matter | did not want
it apper on the record with my ordin-
AIRY transactions. 50 instead of making it
out upon one ~ tl" numbered checks in
my regular check book, made the $1,000
check out upon IA loose blank check.
which, of course, was not numbered.
"rhis avoided the necessity Of making
IL record of the transaction upon the
stub of my check book.
''rhis check was made out to Richard
X. kennpy, with the understanding that
he kenney was 10 get it cashed at the
bank and to turn the nloney over to
Will Boggs, in fact ! marked in the cor
ner Of the cheek, ''For W. n. Boggs'
Senator kenney gave me Il note All
dressed to Boggs TO the effect that he
kenney) had the money subject to
Boggs order.
81 have both the check and the mute.
Sometime later Will Boygs sent me
his personal check for $1,000, drawn on
the .firstNational Bauk OF Dover
a deposited this check in tine Ear.
nIcrs' Bank of Dover
Il did not know until Roggs left that
he had mo account IN the Fira National
Bank and it had lkAvar crossed my mind
thai he could ha legally have such an
account.
$50 taurh fnr ttai>i transaction.
''TlH-rc was ONLY one other direct tran.
saction between 3'oggs and myself.
"A. a later date he asked me for a
loan "t, think, $500 | did not have
that amount in bank and s.s declined
found however upon examination, that
had about $23S5N, and offered to let hin,
have my check for this amount which
he arreIted. Jwn or tltH. DAYS later he
r.tuuled this t4,cck to nee unused. and
tilN ended that transaction
another l'aggs deal in which, how
,cur. / was rot personally concerned,
was in connection with my official busi-
hess
IL: Clerk .of the Pace i received
soIlc checks ISSUED by certain persons
who claimed tn have haElnces with the
FirS National Bank nf this place These
checks ;provnA to be worthless. They
were returned to me, unpaid, by the
First National Bank and took them to
Eoggs at the hrnk. told him that it
was not a personal matter and that as II
publk; officer, in performance OF an
official duty, would hayc to secure
|
| Aere no good.
"Boggs suggested tp 1ne that ! leave
the checks with him for a day or two;
that they miglx be made good by the
makers, who aN we'll knewn here.
''.As this seemed to Mahe easiest way
out of tLe matter l left the checks and a
few days later received nntice that they
had been made good
~ instructed Eoggs to credit my &C.
count with the amounts which was done
'rhese three transactions are the only
ones in which ] was connected in any
way with Will Boggs."
After making this explanation Mr..
Dickson stated that he would leave or
,lers ut both the Farmers Bank and the
First National Bank that his accounts be
placed at the disposal OF Ties Sun for
examination, stating that they would
corroboratc his statements.
This he afterwards did in the presence
Of Hon. James L. WolcoAt, his counsel.
The rules Of every National Bank en-
prcssIy provide That no emplope of
such a bank shall be- permitted to keep
an account therein.
In view Of this generally weIl-known
fact, every man who handled Boggs'
$1,000 check on the First National Bank
of Dover should have known that it was
worthless. Mr.. Boggs had no account
with the First National Bank of Dover
and every lawyer and every banking
house enployc concerned in the transac-
ton knew that he could have none
there. This fact, notwithstanding, Will
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