The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-05
TRIAL OF THE
COLONEL
Case of the First National Bank
of Dover to Come up
Today.
SOME SENSATIONAL FEATURES
Promised During the Progress Of
Col. E. 7. Cooper's Case.
Important Witnesses Will Testify as
to the LOOting of Bank and Will
Produce Books and Records.
May Prove Interesting.

When the United States District Court
convenes in the Federal bnilding before
Judge Bradford, at 1915 O'Clock this
morning, it will be for the trial OF one
vi the most sensational cases in the
State of Delaware.
The defendant in this instance will be
Col Ezekiel I. Cooper, who is charged
with aiding and abetting William N.
Boggs in the looting of the First National
Bank of Dover, and fraudulently using
1928, 600 OF the $l07 900 embezzled for
his (Cooper's) individual benefit.
The counsel employed by Colonel
Cooper are Levi G. Bird, Esq, and
United States Senator Gray, both of
whom, it is said. state that the trial will
not again be postponed.
United States District Attorney Lewis
c. Vandegrift will look after the inter-
ests of the Government.
When the Grand Jury indicted Colonel
Cooper nearly two weeks ago they were
only able to account for $4,000 OF the
S23,00O used by him and the checks for
the fist named amount were paid by
Mr. Boggs on the subjoined dates:
July |, 1896, $1,000 in favor OF f. B.
Cuthbert & Co.; July 3, 1896, $1,000 in
favor of +. B. Cuthbert 4 Co.; July %,
1896, 81, 800 in favor OF +. B. Cuthbert &
Co.; August 8, 1896, 5000 in favor of Il.
B. Buthbert Il Co.; October II, 1896,
s., 600 in favor of +. h. Cuthbert x Co.;
November2l, 1896, 5000 in favor of Il.
B. Cuthbert & Co.; December Is, 1896,
81 800 IN favor OF T.. b. Cuthbert & Co;
December 90, 1896, 81 900 in favor OF f.
b. Cuthbart 4 Go.
The checks for the balance of the
$23, 900 or 50, 900 are alleged to have been
"lost," but it is said that it " i'll be Shown
during the trial that they were DESTROYED
with the purpose of covering up . por-
ton OF the defalcation.
Many interesting developments are
likely to occur during the progress of the
case and the allegation is made that the
books OF +, b. Cnthbert q Co, OF No.
80 Broad street. Nav York, will possibly
be admitted as Gy';;..sc:iltt. =.
This step will be taken, however, after
the evidence of Ernest H. Ball. assignee
OF the firm of L. B. Cuthbert 4 Co., and
John Nugent, book keeper for the same
party have testified.
Ii this testimony is admitted then
matters will, it is alleged become de-
cidedly Interesting" to United States
Senator Richard Rollins kcnney and
John F. Salisbury.
1t is said that the testimony Of these
two witnesses will only draw the net
closer around William n Boggs, Col.
Ezekiel T. Cooper and Thomas Clark,
who have also been indicted by the
grand jlry.
The mtshes of the net will also more
firmly enclose Amos Cole, Charles Fl.
Butler Harry Ford and John Il. Nc
Gonigal.
If the books are admitted it is alleged
they will show that Mr.. kenney did get
part OF the funds OF the looted bank,
and drew many other prominent men
into the hungry nav OF justice.
1t is understood that Governor Tunnel
and ex-Governors Stockley, Reynolds
and Watson and Chancellor Nicholson
and ex-Congrcssman Causey will appear
the trial and testify to the character"
Of the colonel and also to his "intcgrity'
and "honestv."
Marshal Short went to New Castle
yesterday and brought William n. Boggs
to the Office of District Attorney Nande-
grift. They were closeted the entire day,
but the nature of the interview could not
be aScertained.
The petit jurors for the trial are as fol-
lows:
Wilmington-Thomas Wolf, James II.
Beggs, Jr., Charles Cannon, Samuel Nc
Daniel Harry ]. Stoeckle, William II.
Blake, Thomas Naudain, William w.
Lobdell Isaac T. Parker, Bernard Bonner
and Charles II. Dubell
Red Lion-W William A. Jester, J.
Thomas Price and Richard 7. Cam, Jr.
New Castle-Frlnk X. Diehl, David
W. Elkinton, John &. King, Harry A.
Dennison, Douglass II. Mccoy and All.
Padburg.
Christana William 7. Gallagher. ..
Seaford-Isaac A. Kinder.
Mispillion--Jacoh II. Graham.
Indian River-Thomas A. Joseph.
South Murderkill--Wiliam +. Kill
len.
Naturalization J. Person
Mill Creek-Richard Deeross.
Northwest Fork-Edwarl G. Sudlor.
Observation-Disclosures s. Whitlock.
BroadkiIn-Benjamin F. Gray.
Cedar Creek Joseph 7. Holland.
Duck Greek kJohn II. Iloffecker and
Llcius Z. Campbell.
Nanticokc--Janfs p. Conoway, Lewis
W. Mustard and Morris Short.