Evening journal., 1898-12-06
BY BOggs, and that it came from the
American Surety Company, which was
on Boggs' bond.

on Boggs' bond.
ADMITTED CHECKS.
After the examination OF Richardson
the defense announced that in order 10
save trouble and time it would admit
ais evldenee the various checks, as far
as they had knowledge OF these named
in the indictment. They are as fol-
lows:
Check dated September %, 1896, for
$500, drawn in favor OF E. b. Cuthbert
& Co., loaned by Senator Kenney TO
Boggs to play his CBoggs) obligation to
Cuthbert & Co.; the five checks agge-
gatlng S1,250 and drawn in favor OF
WilIiam Anderson, drawn by Senator
Kenney and loaned to Boggs to pay
HIS CBoggs) obligations; the checks
aggre gating $500, paid by the First
National Bank, having been sent by
Senator Kenney to CuthDsr1 & Co., to
pay his obligations TO that firm; a
check for s1,65O in favor Of Samuel L,
Shaw.
All these checks figured in the first
trial, and evidence was produced an
THAT time to show that they were drawn
upon and came back to the First Ma
tiOnal Bank at Dover, and were paid
out of the funds of that Institution.
The ten checks named in the second
Indictment were taken up. District At
torney Vandegrift called the defense
to produce them, and number were
forthcoming. OF the ten checks the
following were admitted ais evidence by
the defense: Check for 5000, drawn
May z, 1896, in favor Of S. II. Han;
check for $500, drawn May 6, 1896, in
favor OF e. B. Cuthbert & Co., check foi
800, drawn May 13, in favor Oh
Thomas M. GOodsn; check for 500
draw June %, 1896, in favor of James
H. Hughes; check for 500, drawn Junt
&c. in favor OF Thomas S. Clark; check
for s62S, dIawn August 21, 1896 in "a
vOr OF John Kerren.
Ths defense also admitted several
telegrams that passed between 2. B
CuthbeVt & Co. and Senator Kenney
regarding stock speculation. Aftei
these had besn admitted court adjourn.
ed until this morning at 10 O'Clock.
At the opening Of court this morn.
lug at 1910 O'Clock Mr.. VandFgrif
read a notice which ne had served upog
Messrs. Bird and Biggs last night foi
them to produce certain checks draw1
upon the First National Bank Of Do
yer by the defendant, as shown by tw'
pass books, betwEen April "a, 1896
and january Z, 1897. Mr.. Biggs state
that, notwithstanding the short motto
given counsel, that they had produce
an but two of the checks desired. H
claimed that owing to the immens
amount Of business transacted by III
client as an attorney that the motto
was mot specific enough in its demands
That it WAS not just THAT Mr.. Kenne
! should produce an his private chsck
drawn between these dates which ha
+ MOT bearing upon THE case. The dis
} tTict attorney had not slated to whor
these chscks were payable. Mr.. Van
degrift claimed THAT his notice ha
been specific in every respect, as
Stated THAT he desired any and a
chkhks drawn by the defendant upo
the First National Bank OF Dover b'
tween THE dates named. Authoritie
. were cited by Mr.. VandegEdft. Jud9
I Bradford asked Mr.. Vandegrift II Il
e point Of his argument was not TO r.
Quire the defendant to produce a
checks DRAWN upon the bank in favS
Of AMY or an PERSONS by the defens
amt. Upon a reply in the affimatiV
r Judge Bradford stated THAI he thougI
3 such proceedings would be gross in
q lproprdety upon the part OF the proseri
+ tiOn, and that to demand such a pr
o duction Of checks, irrespective as
k whom thsy were drawn, would be g
s ing too far. He declined to give an o
II der for the production Of the checks.
e BOGGS TAKES THE STAND.
l. AT II O'Clock WGIiam N. B5ggs, d
e defau.kfng teller of the First Nation
Bank, took the stand, and in reply 70
e question: by Mr.. VandEgrift stated th
r he had been chosen teller Of the ms
tuition in 1891 and had remained
: such until April 9. 1897, when he /,
Dover.
'e 'TWhy did you leave Dover at th
timer"
Because there WAS a large shorta
n in the bank at that time which / h
been carrying on for some time, a
which l could cover up no longer.
had to either expose myself or fee"
"When did the shortage first
gin?"
ge "In 1898, when ! paid a check
is ThCmas S. Clark"
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