The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-14
B0GGS TELLS
HIS STORY.
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gerOuS 60 use his own check Then he
borrowed the check from Kenney. II
would arouse suspicion at the bank rs ia
where witness was getting the money.
IAN investigation ofmy accounts con-
tinued Boggs, would show defalcation
and that had carried checks belonging
to tho defendant prior to that time, Sop
TENDER 1895.
did you assign the Anderson contract
sometime prior to my departure ] as.
signed tho contract to MIR. Kenney." Wit
ness hero identified letter written by
him.
This letter was to Anderson and Mr..
Bird claimed 1t could not bind this defend.
ant in any way unless he had u knowled 10
of the contents. The letter was handed
10 and read by the court
District Attorney Vandegrift said the
Objection was well founded. Boggs was
not quite sure he consulted Kenney about
the letter but he know of the intention ae
the operation.
Mr.. Bird-.Was there contract
|: Boggs.-There was on alleged contract.
District Attorney Vandegriit handed u
contract to BnggS and he identified IT..
when l left Dovcr," continued Boggl
II assigned tho contract to kenney Since
J returned all tho assignment has been cut
The counsel for tho defense stated they
knew who cut it of.
District Attorney-"Why did you assign
that contrac;?' T.
Boggs-'1 had to leave before the opera
ton would be completed and had an uu:
derSthnuirg with kenney. lilo was to re.
ceive funds from the property and use them
for the benefit of my family or in settle
ment Of my bondsmen."
What other assets did you leave with
Senator kenucy?
"Thcrc were cheeks and bonds Including
the Clark bond drawn direct to Mr. ken.
no;y;,,.
What did the Clark bond representa-
ut represented II settlement with Mr..
Clark for checks and interest and extended
from lS'l3 until early part In 1887
"A the time you had tho first confer.
enco how much did Clark owe you?
About $3.50. kennoy asked me at that
time when told him of tho condition of
my accounts. kannoy asked mo what
Ind 10 show for the indebtedness then
informed him OF all tho evidences in my
possession.
"What was the amount of tho Clark
bond?
"Why did you propose to hold tho checks
Of CLARK?
by the treatment Of Clark to me. in
foimtd kennoy would rolinquish those
checks until saw the cash"
when you had this conference in 1895
with kenncy did he ask you anything
abou, the way you concealed the defalca-
tion?"
"Ycs l feared on examination and
kenney said You have conc .aled it he
foro and why cannot you do it again.
After the examination stopped at Ken
nry's c1lce and informed him that the cx-
animation at Tho bank was about poker
PLAYING"
''Do you rccollect an incident whom this
defendant sent another person to you for
money when he did not have money in
bank"
YES Amos Cole. lie came one night
with u letter from kcnney to mo asking
for 500. advanced money to Cole and
paid checks for him This money can4e
from tho bank.
Odd YOU get that $500 back2"
mo sir, | never did and that $500 was
lost to tho bank
what became of tho Cole chcckss"
Il surrendered them to Cole and AFTER
wards received bond from him."
A general tilt between counsel here fol-
lowed over the admission OF q letter from
Boggs 10 Anderson, the Philadelphia CO.,
tractor. Several members of the jury will
make an application this afternoon TO tho
court to have he cOult adjourn this
t,rho N until Monday morning.
Finally the letter was ;tdmit,ed wi hout
objection. 1t was notice TO Anderson
that the contract had been assigLel to
Kcnney.
Nv ltn respect TO the checks for your Use
were they lost to the Dank?"
They were lost TO the bank. The real
reason of borrowing The checks from Ken.
ney was that he knew my affairs anu had
done him several favorS. ="
AT the time the books were balanced
and they showed an overdraf:, did you call
his attention to the real state Of lhings?'
MI did"
.Atthe time there was an overdraft Of
$jl.45. What was the real overdraftp
Il do not know. If there were any
checks held OUT they would increase lho
overdraft. l consulted Mr.. Kenney fro.
quently about his account and upon one
occasion checked off The items on his own
bOok2
Whose bond is that?
John Il. McGonigle's.
Il do not think Mr. Kenney knew of
the day it was drawn. Mr. kcnney drew
the Foard bond. The bond was dated Nav
5, 1897. Foards bond was ON April 7. Nc.
Gonigle's bond was for 81, jJU aud Fourd's
for $500.
In answer to AR. Bird Bcggs dcposel to
kenney'S custom coming home from
Washington. kenney's banking business
was then attended by Arie r. Magao
Can YOU state to the jury how the de.
falcation amounted to Sl07OJJg'
District Attorney Vandegrilt objected.
The question was ruled out and an ex.
cepton was noted
You have been asked TO to fifty in mat
tiers from OHJobsr '9j to May W lot mo
ask YOU il during that time you lost money
on cards, at races, and on IL faro bank"
Yes sir"
Boggs caused general laugh by saying
he knew less about playing faro than did
Mr. Bird. He had heard Mr. Bird played
faro.
Mr.. Bird said he never played faro with
the funds of the bank
mir. Boggs you know Ezekiel T. Coop
or?
Eyes, sir
Did you say to him in Dover in tho
spring of 1897 that you were going way and
that kcnney had overdrawn his account
but was then square with tho bankY"
II will answer yes, with the privilege
of explaining. Cooper asked me about
kenney. told him had carried Ken
noy's checks. l did uot tell Cooper that
the defendant was in no wlso accountable
for the trouble"
Did you say to Cooper that If you re.
NAMED aud make full statement 1t
would not effect kenncy?'
Il have no recollection whatever l
will answer, no"
DO you know Ezekiel Cooper"
:. II do"
"Did you on July 8, 1893 say to him in
presence Of |. ID Boggs that you had with.
held deposits Of kenney's prior to 1896? /
said that in 1875 Withheld deposits did
you thon and there say you had manipu-
lated Kcnnsy's account and told Cooper
not to toll it2"
Il will not say So"
"Did you or not say to Cooper during the
trial Of former defendants in reply to his
question that you had never placed the
funds of the bank to konney's accounts"
IL did SIR
mir. Boggs, have you withhold funds Of
the bank handed to you by Mrs. Cronin,
james 5. Godwin!'
"No "
did you take sums of money from God.
win and apply 1t to your own use2'
Never. There was mistake over the
matter.
'DidyCu write letter to Baltimore and |
say after your flight that no one else was
AccOuntablcl'
Yes and wrote another lcttor stating
thai whi1e.othtr5 were in it that did not
save me. -"
Did you say to E. T. Cooper in spring |
Of 1897 that ii 1t would affect kenney you |
would not fcol like sparing him on nc.
Al,