Smyrna times., 1898-07-20
SENATOR KENNEY'S TRIAL.
TESTIMONY OF BOGGS THE DEFAULT
ING TELLER.
He Says the Senator Knew of His SpeCn.
tiOns Almost From the
Beginning.

The third day in the trial of United
States Senator Kenney, of Delaware,
charged with aiding and abetting the
self-confessed defaulting teller of the
First National Bank of Dover, William
N. Boggs, in defrauding that institu-
tion of over 800, 900, opened Wednes-
day with further testimony relating to
Senator Kenney's individual account
with the First National Bank.
During the moments prior to the
opening of court, Senator Kenney,
pale and apparently nervous, assisted
his counsel, Senator Gray and Levi G.
Bird, in arranging the papers of the
defence. Meanwhile the small OblOng
space reserved for the public was
crowed almost to suffocatiOn with peO
pie, among whom were seen some of
those who have been indicted by the
Grand Jury as result of the defalca-
tions of Teller Boggs.
Boggs, the defaulting teller of the
bank, who gave important testimony
relating to Senator Kenney, occupied
seat in the courtroom. The court was
late in Governing. The first witness
called by District-AttOrney Vandegrift
was E. E. Cooper, boOkkeeper in the
Farmers National Bank of Dover.
Mr.. Cooper testified in detail to fifty
nine cheeks by Senator Kenney, of
various amounts, and aggregating
over $4,000, being transferred from
the Farmers Bank to the First Nation
al and acknowledged by the latter.
These checks covered the period from
May, 1896, until the defalcation by tel
ler Boggs year later.
The remainder of the morning ses-
sion was taken up with expert testi-
mony by T. E. Ross, of Philadelphia.
His testimony showed that Senator
Kenney had frequently Overdrawn his
accounts with the First National from
May, 1896, to November of that year,
in amounts ranging from less than 800
to over $4,000.
Under cross examination witness
stated all of these checks were subse-
quently charged to Senator Kenney's S
account, and that as far as the checks
referred to in his examination were
concerned, all Overdrafts had been Sc
cured by deposits.
At the afternoon session William
N. BOggs, the defaulting teller, was
on the stand for over three hours. He
told of the manner in which he carried
along checks of Senator Kenney re-
cieved from other banks, and credited
deposits for him when he had over
drawn his account and while Bogge
was defaulter in large sums of money
That he was a defaulter, witness said,
was known to the Senator, and when
asked why he carried the defendant
checks along for weeks without charg
ing them, he said it was because "w6
were all in the hole together" During
nearly all the period in which the wit
ness's defalcation took place, he sale
Senator Kenney was cognizant of thu
fact.
Boggs said the checks spoken of by
former witnesses, drawn to the ordel
of Culbert & Co., brokers', of Phiadel
phia, and signed by Kenney, repre-
: sented transactions in Bay State GaI
stock. Over half a dozen other checks
representing amounts from 5000 t
81, 900, he said were paid to the Farm.
ers' Bank, being Kenney's checks, bu
were not charged to the defendants ac
count until later. AS to his custom
in dealing with Senator Kenney'
checks, he said if the account was no
good for them he would pay them ou
of the funds of the bank, by carrying
the check as a cash item from day t
day or Withholding the deposit slip o
another depositOr.
He said Senator Kenney first kneV
of his being defaulter in October
1895, when he was short about $25, 90
or $3O,OO He felt Kenney was tn
man to confide in, their relations wer
so intimate. The Senator and Bogg
formed plan to restore the deficiency
T To do this the witness invested fund
in Bay State Gas stock, building opel
ations in Philadelphia, and a farm i
Delaware. Kenney, the witness sale
dealt in Bay State Gas at the sam
!, time with him, and they often discuss
u ed the probabilities of making none,
< Witness said that in January, 1S9
e Senator Kenney expressed hope thu
= money enough would be made to G,
] them both out of the hole. On sepal
ate occasions Boggs said he placed
\ the defendants credit the sums of $4(
and 81, 900. The former was money
owed the Senator in stock deal, I'll
other he was not clear about. In Jun
/ 1896, he credited the defendant with
draft for SO, $50. He had previous
{ been carrying checks along as cal
n items, and the deposit of the draft
the defendants credit enabled him
charge them to his account. Meal
while the draft went forward to
maker and was returned dishonere
The Senator then made up the diffe
C. ence. Another draft for $3.50 we
through the same procedure, with t
same results.
Under cross-examination witne
- said that all of the defendants owe
% drafts were finally made good, and t
m the bank lost nothing except the use
~ the money during the time that W
CT ness had misapplied the funds. !
quoted from the individual ledg'
showing Senator Kenney's accou
with a credit balance of over 81, 900
April, 1897.
Court here adjourned and witnes
~ cross-examination was resumed Thu
day.
THE FOURTH DAY.
The fourth day in trial of Unit
States Senator Kenney for aiding
! defaulting teller, William N. Bog,
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