Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-16
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witness that the entries were made
contemEoraneously with the events
which they represented.
Mr.. Biggs began the cross examina
tion by asking tbs witness, Irving d.
Boggs, whether the book was regularly
or fairly kept. 1T was hy me- he
replied.
ut has been shown" continued Mr..
Biggs, THAT Sl0T, 900 were not there.
DO you call that properly kept. y
The witness smiled, and after hest.
tating. replied. mo, sir"
A TILT OVER THE INDIVIDUAL LEDGER.
Mr.. Biggs OBJ iected to the hook being
placed in evidence. aud the court sus-
tainud him, saying that ii was not the
proper time for 1t to go In.
when you speak OF the date Of the
chock transaction as May 18th. do you
mean that was TIM OATS when it came
over from the Farmers Bank2" asked
MIR. Biggs.
. Yos, sir" the witness replied.
Was that tho date OF the check?"
II don't know. | din not Sue the
check. -
In reply to a question nsked hy Mr..
Vandcgrift, the witness said the entry
waH regularly made in tho course Of
business, and that Claik's balance at
tho time was II cents.
Mr.. Riggs renewed his objection to
tho book being accepted M evidence,
whereupun tho judge remarked: "The
court holds that IL Ia u proper hook to
otter in evidence when foundation
has been laid: hut the proper founda-
tion has not yet heen laid. It ia adj
mittod that William N. Boggs is u de.
fHulter TO the extent Of $l07, 600, and il
has been shown that the manner was in
withholding deposits or Inc wrongful
use of money placed in the bank by
other people. Tho hook referred to, as
it now stands is not proper evidence
for the jury"
W. N. BoGGS ON THE STAND.
This appeared to surprise Mr.. Vande-
grift, and, as the court held that view,
hs said he would call William N.
Boggs. although he had not intended
to do so at his time. Elk. Teller Bnggs
was thereunon placed upon tho stand.
lie admitted having been teller of the
bank from November, 1891, until May
18th, 1887; that he had pleaded guilty
to being q defaulter to the extent Of
sl07, 600; that be bad abstracted the
money while teller Of the bank. After
obtaining these admissions Mr.. Vande-
grift asked him the following question
Thomas S. Clark 10 charged with
aiding aud abetting you in the wilful
misapplicatlon OF the funds of the
hank. tiOw was that accomplished,
SO far as Clark was concernedP''
Mr.. Biggs objected 10 the question.
lie said he thought the district attor-
ney should confine himself to the allie
cations in the indictment 10 ordei that
the witness might understand that he
was testifylng to something for which
his client was on trial.
MIR. Vandegrift thought the question
proper, and while the matter was being
argued court adjourned until 10 o clock
yesterday, as two of the witnesses
had expressed q desire to 70 down the
Stats on the Delaware train leaving
at 4.21. 1t was announced, however,
that IN the future the court will cit
until O'Clock in the afternoon. The
jurors were cautioned not to talk with
others about the case during the in
term issions.
AT the resumption of the trial, yes
to-day morning, Attorney Vandegrift
did not 60 on with William N. Boggs,
who was on tho stand at the djourn-
ment Tuesday, but called number Of
hank men from other cities to allow
them to testify and return to their
work.
William ii. Gage, who was employed
in tho Seaboard National Bank OF New
York In May, 1896, identified dspusit
slip OF Il. b. Cuthbert a. Co., and an
item OF $3.50 which he had checked off.
He stated that the check had been col
lected 10 the regular course of business
and FROM q letter sent by Archibald
McNichol, of tbs collection department
Of the Seaboard Bank. showed that a
ESQ item on Dover had been sent to
the Corn Exchange National Bank,
Philadelphia. Both tho deposit slip
and the letter were admitted in evil
dence without objection.
From the collection register of the |
Seaboard Bank he showed an item for |
$3.50 entered under date of May 18th. |
drawn by 4. S. Clark on the First Ma |
5ional Bank, Dover, date of item (date |
Of cheeky $3.50; dspositor, n. b. Uuth.
bsrt IL Co. This book was admitted |
into evidence without objection. judge |
Bradford announced that. as In the |
Cooper case, when the book should 20 |
10 the Jury, all except that part testi..
lied to should be sealed.
10 Ubviate the necessity OF keepipp
his large book Of the Seaboard Bank
nero, an agreement was reached be-
5ween counsel acknowledging the CON
,ents Of the letter from the Seabuard |
Bank to the Corn Exchange Bank, and
,he entries on the collection register OF
me Seaboard Bank with relation to a
shock of 4. s. Clark.
The district attorney then examined
'ther bank officers, tracing the check
IN its way back to the First National
Bank Of Dover. Thomas Cannon, of
,he collection department of the Corn
exchange National tank of PhilHdel
lhin, testified to letter forwarding
he check from hi1 bank to the Citi,
lens National Bank, Middletown, May
9Th. 1896.
John S. Crouch. cashier of tho Citi-
ems Bank, testified to letter sending
he check 10 the Farmers liauk, Dover,
Under date of May 18th. 1896.
A Century calendar was admitted In
vidence to show that May 18th, 1896,
ell on a Sunday.
Walter Morris, cnshiar of the Farmers
Bank, testified to recsiving tbs letter
rom the Citizens Bank and forwardin.
he check to the First National Bank,
Dover, May 18th. He has received
rom TINT hank letters showing an
ggregate of 81, 765. so for items from
he Farmers Bank, which included the
heck OF $3.50. and showing that the
'irst had credited the Farmers with
be aggregate amount.
Ezekiel Cooper, teller OF tho Farmers
lank tpeti fail THAT tho aptrv oP an |