Evening journal., 1898-07-13
.KENNEY AND HIS CASE.
Warrant for c. H. Congdon is
Returned Non Est.
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THE CHECKS AND 0vERDRAFTs

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BEST OF THE ARGUMENT, AND
CONGDON'S ABSENCE MAY BE
THE CAUSE OF THE GOVERN
MENT'S DEFEAT-TESTIMONY
YESTERDAY AND THIS MORN
ING.
The testimony so far produced in the
Kenney case in the United States Court
by the government has been, in part,
unimportant, and in nearly every in
stance the defence has met and com
batted the testimony. The fight which
Messrs. Bird and Gray, counsel for De-
aware's junior senator, are putting up
has caused favorable comment on every
side. The jurors, too, appeared deeply
impressed by the line OF defence, and,
unlike in the Cooper and Clark cases,
they hold conversations among them
selves in their box.
The demeanor of Senator Kenney
during the progress Of the case is won
derful. He assists his counsel on va
rious points and eagerly waits and lis
tens while they are arguing a point Of
, law, and evinces the keenest Interest
, in all Judge Bradford's decisions. He
: carefully notes every decision.
, When court adjourned yesterday az
n n.,oror. rrror IN tbn stand
7 and when it convened in the Afternoon
he was recalled. He read from tn
= ledger Of the Dover bank the deposit
e. Of Senator Kenney, and the checks tina
0 were charged against his account. The,
r were as follows: May 16, 1896, for S36.40
r May p, $3.50; May %, $3.50; May 2;
$1S25; May 26, $S8S; May 27, $13.SS
+ May 2S, $13SS; June 1, $27O6
: June 2, $27O6; June 5, $5.29
d June 6, $61.45; June to Jun
e II, S61.45; June "a, $2SS; July II
e $2s5.19; July II, s175.19; September 2
y 1854; September %, s5.71; October
st $156; October 26 to October 80, $i57O7
I November 9, $119.72; November u to 1
Il S2O5.O5; November 16, S2O.25; Decen
t ber II, $6.dS; December, 2S, s49.11; Jai
uary c, $6.7O.
l. Boggs, the defaulter, was called ar
L. went over the four Overdrafts, ov
re which there was so much cOntentiC
s. yesterday. They were as follows: Fe
lg ruary 5, 1897, $2l.94; May 2S, $142.0
I'd May %, SSS.7S. On June 1 senat
Id Kenney deposited $50, which left
IN overdraft of $3S7S. On June 4, a d
lg posit of $1O0 was made, and no owe
n draft remained.
n Mr.. Boggs was then asked by couns
for the balance of June 4, 1898.
He replied that there was no balan'
J. but an overdraft of S3S.7S.
10 The entries as read off were tn
us admitted as evidence, to which no {
X lection was made by counsel for t
ne defence.
ne Through the consent Of counsel
ba both sides Ernest H. Ball, assignee
T. e. B. Cuthbert & Co., was recognii
'on as custodian of the books Of the fiji
10 which have been or will be offered
al evidence in the case.
EN- T. Edward Ross, expert accounta
ing Of Philadelphia, was recalled by
IN Vandegrift.
as "Have you at my request gone o
Ieir the accounts of Richard R. Kenney
ms the individual ledger and compared
pass or deposit books, on the da
J. these alleged fraudulent checks "
Ter alleged to have been issued?"
AN 81 have"
'in- 'Have you compared these account
sei' 81 have"
lm' "How do these accounts comT
son son with the pass book Of r. r. K
no. ney?"
anu Mr.. Gray objected to the question
al = less the pass books were in evidenc
lreu 1t was here that Mr.. Vandegrift
'i,a' W about the erasures in the pass b
NY loaned him by counsel for the def
niS with the result given in the first
of the days proceedings.
n The objection of Mr.. Gray was
nil ruled and Mr.. Ross stated that he fc
,.ro, all balances correct with the excep
. that deposit of June 20, 1896, in
.om- pass book appeared in the indivi
,i,-et ledger Of June %; July %, 1896,
books; July 2S ledger; Decembe
1896, pass book; December IL, LEI
and February 2, 1897, pass book;
, the ruary 5, ledger.
took Deposits made after the noon
bout appeared in the ledger the day at
sale explained Mr.. Ross.
tend 'Is there anything irregular
that?"
"No, sir. 1t is customary
banks"
+ the From your examination Of the
hand book and the entries in the indiv
sctive ledger what did you find relative
account of r. R. Kenney, and
what his balance would have been
viding thee. B. Cuthbert & Co. che
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