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The sun., 1898-02-19
The GUILTY 70 SUFFER
Mr.. Francis Skunk Brown Saws
Its a Finish Fight
PROSECUTION Is PROMISED
The First National Bank Has Done all
That Could Have Been Done in
the Great Case.

''rhe hearings of Mr.. Boggs and Messrs.
Cooper, Cole, Clark and Butler ha
been contin led until Saturday bv Con.
missioner Smith" said Francis Skunk
Brown, counsel for the First National
Bank of Dover.
"Too much stress cannot be laid upon
the fact that Mr.. Boggs returned voIun-
tarily. The policy OF the bank as out
lined by Mr.. Richardson and myself
has been carried out to the letter. Mr..
Boggs is here; four men who aided and
abetted him in looting the bank are
under arrest and they will be prose-
cuted with the utmost vigcr. No guilty
man will escape"
The evidence at hand is ample and
there will be no delay in pushing the
cases.
Mr.. Richardson has acted in this mat
ter in pursuance of the authority vested
in him by the Directors of the First
National Bank Of Dover. He was alb
solute master of the situation and the
result justifies the belief that his course
was the proper one-to allow Mr. Boggs
to return of his own free will.
Mr.. Boggs is here.
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.$22,35S.76
Col. Ezekiel 7. Cooper
Specl1ated with Money
Stolen From the First
National Bank
Of Dover.
He Bought the Railroad Ticket
that Carried William N.
Boges from Broad Street
Station to New Orleans.
ntpr,St and COMM SONS Ate the
Hart Out Of Col. Cooper'S
Capital.
Clthbert 4 TO. Got Thousands Of
the Stolen Money Through
tie Genial Cooper.
More Evidence for the Officers Of
the Bank When They Decide
to Proceed.

Col. Ezekiel T. Cooper made the ar.
rangemcn,s for the flight OF William n.
Boggs on May 20, 1897.
Col. Cooper not only adcd and abetted
Mr.. Boggs in the robbery II the First
National Bank of Dover, Delaware, bv
means of worthless checks, but actually
bought the ticket that carried the fleeing
Teller from the scene of his downfall.
! The ticket bought for Mr. Boggs by
Col. Cooper was purchased at Broad
Street Station on May %, 1897. The deu-
tination named thereon was New Or.
leans, La, an1 the route was via the
Southern Railroad, in the stock Of which
company, by the way,Col. Cooper spccu-
lated through f. b. Cuthbcrt d Co.,,
with money stolen from the First Ma
tional Bank Of Dover, Delaware.
! Twenty-Five thousand, three hundred
and tiity-eight dollars and seventy-tve
cents ($22, ,35S. .75) is the exact sum Of
money paid to f. B. Cuthbert & Co..
Bankers. No. 30, Broad street, New
York, by Col. Ezekiel r. Cooper, be-
tween January "a, 1896 and June 23
1897. OF this sum upwards Of seventeen
thousand five hundred dollars was stolen
from the First National Bank OF Dover,
Delaware, 10y William N. Boggr, assisted
by Col. Cooper.
A thorough analysis Of the bank ac-
counts published herewith and careful
comparisons with the bank accounts Of
the four banks commemorative First
National and Farmers OF Dover and the
Philadelphia National and the Central
National Of Philadelphia-will verify this
assertion. 1t will be noticed that Col.
Cooper drew many checks upon the First
National Bank Of Dover, Delaware, for
sums exceeding five hundred dollars.
Not = few Of these large checks were
drawn by him and credited to him when
his balance on the books of the Firrt
National Bank Of Dover, Della y are, was
exactly twenty six cents. This asser.
tion can be verified by comparing the
figures here given with the records Of
the Farmers Bank OF Dover and the
First National Bank Of Dover.
Another significant and important
fact in this connection is that the Phila-
delphia National Bank demanded and
received q special report upon each and
every one OF Col. Cooper's large checks.
EAxCtiy WHAt NOI. NoOpeT olu WIFI ko
much OF the plunder credited to him on
the books Of Messrs. Cuthbert / Co., il
shown by the annexed book accounts.
Anv expert accountant can take these
figures and the records OF the two Dover
banks, and trace every one Of these
worthless checks. Such tracing will
show that the sums named in thefc
checks and the dates thereon we're par,
Of the steslings of Mr.. Boggs on the par.
ticnlar days named.
Oel. Cooper has confessed thst he knew
The sun., 1898-02-19
LON RATE EXCURSIONS
Stop-Oyer Privileges to be Asked
For.
FOUR TRIPS TO WILMINGTON.
Arrangements to be Made for Ent er.
tanning Visitors From All Points
On the Delaware Railroad.
FOUR TRIPS TO WILMINGTON,

Four cheap excursions are to be run
from all points on the Delaware Railroad
and branches to Wilmington on dates to
be determined later by the committee
who have this matter in charge.
Rates and privileges for these excur
sions will be similar to these given by
the p, W. K B. Railroad from Whining
ton to Rehoboth and Ocean City in the
summer, except the first one, on which
occasion the committee will ask for a
''twO-day' privilege on all tickets, and
it is expected that complimentary en-.
tertainment of some character will be
given all visitors.
1t is now proposed to give the enter
tainment in the Opera House and have
some OF our best speakers in the State
to welcome the people and show Others
that the citizens of Wilmington as well
as the business men welcome them and
will be glad to see them on all occasions.
A musical program in which some Of
the best local talent have offered their
services will add to the pleasure of the
visitors. In the event Of the four cheap
excursions now arranged for prove sue
cessful, arrangements will be made by
which the cheap excursions to Whining
ton will be fixture and it is the popular
opinion that such thing would mateti-
ally benefit our merchants as well as the
general public.
Too much cannot be done by the com.
mite in charge of the cheap excursions;
every detail should be perfectly arranged
for it is without doubt the best effort
that has ever been made to directly ben
eft the citizens OF Wilmington.
All merchants should give the com
mite their moral and financial support,
Us they are the people who will be the
most benefited by these excursions. The
subject of stop-over privileges was dis
Gus ell ut length by MesSrs. Pusry and
Moore, who are anxious to obtain Il stop
over privilege for Wilmington ON through
tickets from all Eastern and Western
points, which would benefit our manu-.
iacturers very much, as it would bring
to Wilmington gentlemen who are
directly interested in the OUTPUT OF
our principal manufacturers.
The Stop-ovcr privileges on excursion
tickets from points on Delaware Railroad
was also discussed. 1t is however be-
licved that it would not materially bene-
fit the city, provided the cheap excur.
sions are = success. but the evil of the
p, W. 4 B. X. r. in charging people y
larger pro-rata rate from points south Of
Wilmington to Wilmington than to
Philadelphia should not be overlooked
and the Board CT Trade. it is believed,
will ask the T.. W. 4 B. r. X. to remedy
this evil The following are the present
rates from some OF our principal towns
down the State to Wilmington and Phili.
delpIi1
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where Mr.. Boggs was the night before his
flight. lie was with Col. Cooper, Mr.
Cotter and Mr.. Collins.
Col. Cooper has confessed that he
loaned Mr.. Boggs worthless checks
which were used by Mr. Boggs in the
plnndering Of the First National Bank.
Col. Cooper will also confess. no doubt,
that he went to New York and to Lewes
seeking a sailing vessel to carry Mr..
Boggs out Of the United States.
Col. Cooper will also confess that he
houglt and paid for the ticket that car
ried Mr.. Boggs to New Orleans and that
he (Cooper) was the last man to shake
him (Boggs) by the hand the night he
I (Boggs) fled the State of Delaware.
As to Col. Cooper lending Mr.. Bnggs
worthless checks this paper has nothing
to say.
This newspaper never asserted that
Col. Cooper loaned Mr.. Boggs worthless
checks.
The charge made before and the charge
now made is that Col. Cooper drew
checks amounting to upwards Of $l7.5OO
on the First National Bank of Dover,
Delaware, said checks being worthless at
the time of issuance.
These checks were paid by William n.
Boggs with money stolen from the First
Nantional Bank of Dover, Delaware.
The proceeds of these checks were
credited to Col. Cooper's account with
Messrs f. b. Cuthbert 4 Co., Bankers
No 30 Broad street, New York.
In other words William N. Boggs stole
upwards of $l7.50O which Col. f. r.
Cooper lost thought speculation.
There is no lending of checks about
this.
This is stealing pure and simple.
The dates on these checks are here
given.
The amounts are correctly stated.
The stocks bought and sold are named.
The transactions in cotton, whisky,
I sugar and wheat are set forth.
The gains and losses are shown.
William n. Boggs stole upwards of
Sl7 800, and these accounts prove that
Col. +. 7. Cooper lost it in speculation
1t will not cost the "licers Of the First
National Bank one dollar to trace these
transactions.
Mr.. Walter Morris, cashier Of the
Farmers Bank, of Dover. has the mem.
orandums OF these checks, all OF which
passed through his bank in the ordinary
legitimate routine o. business.
With these figures Mr.. Morris data
and the books of the First National Bank,
any expert accountant can show to the
satisfaction of any court that Col. f. r.
I Il nt n
Bogss in the robbery ofthc First Ma
lional Bank of Dover, Delaware, within
the meaning OF the law.
Here are the days and the dates.
Here are the facts and the figures.
1t will bp noted that this Journal has
now accounted for over one-third oi the
entire sum stolen by Mr.. Boggs.
Next Monday THE Sun will publish
more facts, more figures and more dc.
tails.
The sun., 1898-02-19
DOVER IS PARALNED
Action Of Federal Authorities
Creates a Shock.
EX.TELLER'S WIFE FAINTS
Sust aimed by Strong Will Power. She
Goes to Join Her Husband.
Great Excitement.

SPECIAL To THE SuN:
DOVER, DEL, Feb. i0.-Dnver is par
alyzed.
1t has had shock from which it will
take some time to recover.
Thomas S. Clark has been arrested and
likewise Charles 1. Butler.
Marshal Shorts deputies have car
rolled Col. Ezekiel T. Cooper and Amos
Cole.
1t was done so quickly that no hint
of the matter leaked out until this
morning.
Then there was a gathering on corners,
in stores and offices.
John Clark was the man who served
the wrts and when he went Clark and
Butler went with him.
Samuel Hall also went out on the S.355
train. His mission was to go security
for his friends None have yet returned.
The first news that the wife of the re-
turned teller had was received by teIe-
graph this morning. She fell in faint.
Her strong will and her dev ,tion to her
husband sustained her however, and
she left in he afternoon.
SHILLING.
The sun., 1898-02-19
sorry They Cannot Vote.

The wife OF Councilman Haley last
night presented him with two b,uncns
boy babies, weighing thirteen pounds a
piece. Mother and children are both
doing well. The happy Councilman
said last night that he was only sorry
that the two boys were not old enough
to vote ut the election next Monday.
The sun., 1898-02-19

William n Buggs gentlemen.
companions dcaung abcondng OF
National Bank Delaware preliminary hearing
before Comm a o'clock this
exactly O'Clock this when Hon. Henry Richardson
Mr. Boggs o United Commissioner Smith
Ezekiel cxSerif Thomas
H. Butler the with Mr. Bs the instance of President Richard.
Colonel Cooper Clark Two and Cole Three in
o crime Of the
G. 5of nron,th
National Bank, the
through E. B. Cu'bs Bankers OF No. 80 Broad New York
No asked o offered for Mr. Fgg.
Clark for Butler for
1t or furnished of
Alexander Maxwell the Merritt House. offered bonds
for Col Cooper, but refused. lie could qualify.
Mr., hgys Skunk
for Iaggs
only brother
Mr. Brown Dawareln by birth but leading member the Iha-
epha Bar liz absolute control the with the
The
himself and " noble woman--his wife.
He said guided
trely by her" She Come home and stand trial.
William Bggs the custody the officials and ask for
the mercy the
William Bog, lovely children good
perform hat tduty
His debt people Of paid
full.
Marshal morning
7oclock Deputy Marshal James Hswkn Cooper
The end printed concerning
Let he Boggs returned tie
scene OF his Of his free will and accord.
Levi G. Bird appeared Butler ggs
Clark
The sun., 1898-02-19
"M y Of Chester" atAA iy F,r Use.

The steamer City OF Chester was re-
moved from the Harlan Il Holings.
worth Company's shipyard yesterday,
where she has been undergoing repairs
Her owne.s, Wilmington Steamboat Com.
pany, made very complimentary re-
marks on the beauty and substantial
manner in which it was repaired.
The sun., 1898-02-19
DESPERATE LOVERS act
George Bernhardt Attempts .
Triple Murder.
ONE VICTIM HIS SWEETHEART.
A Tragedy In Philadelphia that Led
to the Death OF One and Prob
able Death of Another.
ONE VICTIM HIS SWEETHEART.
Special to The SUN.

Special to The Sun.
! PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb lS-LOve
jealousy and revenge prompted
George Bernhardt, waiter in an Eighth
street restaurant, to attempt a triple
murder last night and but for the un-
steadiness of tie hand that aimed his
revolver, all of his intended victims
would probably have been killed.
/ As it was, two of them, Reinhardt LOsar
and Hannah Reinhardt were fatally
wounded, but the third Annie Reinhardt
escaped uninjured. The shooting took
place under the Reading railway arch
on Vine street above Eleventh. The
murderer was captured by the po-
lice after an exciting chase and is now
locked up in the Eighth district police
station. Losar is the proprietor Of the
Vienna Cafe, at No. POI North Eighth
street. The Reinhardt girls, his cousins,
are mattresses, and Bernhardt was also
an employe. All live at No. 1903 Vine
street. a furnished room house. to which
they were going when the tragedy took
place Bernhardt has for long time
been an admirer Of Hannah, and, though
his attentions were apparently distaste-
ful to the girl. he objected to her having
anything to do with anybody else. Yes
terday afternoon he quarlpcd with his
employer about the girl.
Alter a long dispute Losar told Bern
hart that his services would be no longer
required.
Shortly after half past eight L,sar, two
girls. Brrnhart and Charles Balnhall,
e Ma L,t, lr l..p Itnnp
left the restaurant together Blamhall
stepped into tobacconistS and bought
cigar while the others waited for him.
After he came out Losar and the two
girls walked OH, four abreast and Bern
cart followed little in the rear. As
soon a. the quarettc passed into the
shadow, Hrrnllart drew Il revolver and
fired two shots, directly at the back of
his employers head The first missed
the mark, but the second entered just
back Of the ear and penetrated to the
base Of the brain, where il fractured the
skull
Hannah Rhinehartlt and her sister
turned around at the sound of the pistol
shots, when Bernh2rt leveled his re-
volver at Hannah and pulled the trigger
down twice.
The first bullet entered the girls head
at the left temple, the second struck
the left check. The weapon was next
turned upon Annie, and its last chamber
emptied. Leaving Ills two victims ly-
ing on the pavement Bernhart tried 10
make his escape.
He WAS finally captured by George
Gallagher, al employe of the Quaker
City Cab Company; Policeman Hanna,
OF the eighth district, and Policeman Ar
buckle, Of the sixth.
When LOisr was received at the hospital
the patrol sergeant announced that he
" . dead man, So the doctors just
turned Il cir attention to the girl. They
say hat she cannot recover.
4 Wagon Smashed Up.
4 horse and dearborn, belonging to
The sun., 1898-02-19
wanted to Go to Cuba.

Raymond Parsons, a small boy. aged
5 ye"rs, went to his parents Yesterday
and expressed wish to 60 to Cuba.
His parents tried to tell him that he was
too young, but he would not listen to it.
Even young America is aroused.
The sun., 1898-02-19
E. B. CUTHBERT 6 CO.,
BANKERS,
No. 80 Broad Street,
NEW%YORK,
IN ACCOUNT WITH
The Philadel )hia National Bank, PHILADELPHIA Pa

T. First National Bank lcaware.S
L
First National Bank, Dover ieawarc.
Bank,
f. First National Bank Delaware.
National Bank, Dover Delaware
T. National Bank Delaware
National Bank,
July National Bank Dover Delaware
T. National Bank Dover Delaware
check First National Bank Dover Delaware
Is. National Bank Dover Delaware
First National Bank Dover Delaware
National Bank, Dover Delaware
Bank,
Bank Delaware
National Bank,
National Bank Dover,
Dee r..
.(tmtr On Bank,
The sun., 1898-02-19
Beqscsts tO Church and to Ce0Aet cry.
GeOrge Thompson, left an est ate valued

at $4,000. lie bee ueatcd 5000 to the
Church Of the Ascension, Of Claymont.
Mr.. Thompson was an active member
and vestryman during the later years of
his life: he also left $lOO to the Whining.
ton and Brandy wine Cemetery.
The sun., 1898-02-19

DR.. Thomas Brown, of this city, is
visiting friends at Frederick.
A Cleveland Councilman has prepared
an ordinance for four.cent car fares.
The sun., 1898-02-19
4 Wagon Smashed Up.

4 horse and dearborn, belonging to
WiIlian Dyer, of New Castle, was struck
by car No. 10, OF the West Eighth street
line The front part Of the wagon was
badly smashed and the horse slightly
hnrt on the hind legs. No other dam.
vges done
The sun., 1898-02-19
Libe.ty'a New Apparatus.

The Liberty Fire Company have lst
received new suction for their engine,
to take the place Of the one that was
severed at the time of the Pullman
shop. fire. about two weeks ago. The
I.aFrancs Fire Engine Company fur
nished it.
The sun., 1898-02-19

New York cigarette girls effected the
discharge Of Z ''du!s" foreman by six
weeks strike.
The sun., 1898-02-19

Lewes to Wilmington. "...........".""N.4 AZ
Lewes tn Philadelphia" 5.l7
Georgetown to Wilmington."......" 4.D
Georgetown t" Philadelphia ........... 3.s5
Milford to Wilmington".........".". 3.23
Milford to Philadelphia ...........," sos
Delnlar to WiNmington.......... 42l
Delmar to Philadelphia ............... M
Laurel to Wilmington......,..........." 3.4o
Laurel to Philadelphia .......... .. 40
Brdgevillc to Winington..... ....." 3 40
Bridgeville to PhiladeIDhia a....."." 4.l5
Harrington to Wilmington ,..."....." 2.S9
Harrington to Philadelphia. ia.......... 3.64
Dover to Wilmington...... 2.23
Dover to Philadelphia. 300
Smyrna to Wilmington ...........".. l.S9
Smyrna to Philadelphia hia......."."." 2.GO
Using Bridgeville for an example the
distance from Bridgeville to Phiadel-
phia is l04 miles, to Wilmington II
miles.
New York macaroni makers have Or
ganized. They get 60 to 70 cents for 46
hours work.
English miners want Parliament to
make eight hour days work in miners.
The sun., 1898-02-19
DlI. William !. BOggS,
GENThEmEN.

Col. Ezekiel 7. Cooper Arrested.
Thomas S. Clark in Custody.
EX-Sheriff Cole in the Tolls.
Charles H. Butler Needs Bail.
Four Accomplices in Crime to
Pay the Penalty.
Hon. Henry A. Richardson, President Of The
First National Bank OF Dover. Delaware,
Institutes the Suits.
THE PROSECUTION MILL Be D FINISH
Let All The World Know That William N
Boggs Returned To The Scene OF His
Crime of His Own Free Will.
4 SENSATION OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE
The sun., 1898-02-19

English miners want Parliament to
make eight hour days work in miners.
The sun., 1898-02-19

New York macaroni makers have Or
ganized. They get 90 to 20 cents for 46
Ia,
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A pATRIOTIC PULPIT.

The em'nently sane attitude on the great IN
tcrnational question now agtatinS the puphc
mind which characterized DR.. Lyman Abpott
sermon on Sunday morning cannot fall TO nave
q good effect on the many who look 10 MIN
for light and leading. DR.. Abbott has been an
advanced humanitarian. an advocate of arbitra-
tIon. thinker whose fear Of an easily aroused
varlikc spirit has led him to speak against
extensive OUTLAWS for military purposes AS
a minister of religion and n worker for CIVIL
i2a,ion he has sought To promote National self
restraint and international goodwill. and some
times his u,terancas have been impressed into
the service of those whose ideal Of n peaceful
America WAS an impotcnt America whose
standard of decent American diplomacy was
an humble acceptance of what European STATES
men were graciously pleased to say.
But DR.. Abbott himself evidently has no SYM
pathy with the anpmics who would be glad TO
claim HIM as their own. He would not JOIN
them in any new Hartford Convention any
more than he would join the rampant swash-
buckler in search for fight. In common
with all other good citizens he desires peace,
and yet hopes for peace, and he still believes
that peace will he maintained. But he Is not
the man to stand and croak when events force
men of action TO the front Nor Will he tell us
that we must not have forts lest we be tempted
to war, and then, when the question Is war or
dishonor tell us we must accept dishonor be-
cause we have neglected to build forts. There
are times when combat is necessary. he says.
when war brings peace TO a suffering ana
distressed people The history of the world
"would have been much poorer than it is If
there had been no wars" And again he de-
clares: "The United States has certain duties
"to perform for It's sister nations. The Cubans
may be as bad as the Spaniards or they may be
worse. but whatever may be the rights or the
Cuban cause know and have known for
"some time, that warfare has been waged IN
Cuba which has violated every code of civil
"zed warfare The United States has no right
ito stand by and permit such atrocities 10 be
committed almost within her borders. II the
"tlme is at hand when intervention should
"come our people are ready"
Certainly nobody can regard this as n war
Ike utterance. such as one or two yellow
preachers have INDUCED in since the blowing
up of tine Maine. 1t does not assume to exer-
else the judgment which the President and his
advisers alone can rightly exercise, but COM
ing as It does from religious leader 1t shows
emphatcally that the American pulpit is in line
with calm, patriotic American sentiment. That
is where the pulpit belongs and where it has
always been found in previous times of National
trial But it is healthful at q day when the
uncivlized and cynical elements In society cry
out that the Church has drifted away from the
people to have the fact recalled that they are
AT one in devotion to the State