The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-16
THE FAMOUS KENNEY TRIAL
:, (Continued from first page,)

Mr. Bird concluded his address to the
jury this morning. In doing 80 he drew
attention to the patheic picture drawn by
the Ulstrict At,arHsy Of Beggs, dcsclation
when these CASES end He has tried to
shield Bo9gs because perchance he has
connected other men with the taking Of
the banks money.
Boggs rsaped what be had been sowing
since 1898. Didn't Boggs know be was
defaulter in 1895 and knew Of tho pain that
wife aud child would have whom the OK
pose came. The visit Of Boggs TO Kanney
was reviewed at length, Kenney gave
that man the prop,r tdvice when he said,
go to your friends and see what you Gan
do" 1t WINS no love fsast
1t was not II gathering OF peace and
plenty. That was the first time that
Bosgs had been ut his defendants house.
In point OF ability never met such wilt
ness on this stand as William N. BOggs.
That man had access to all these books
since he returned 10 Delaware rs q con-
vict. Bogus lost his temper once during
this t"iai when he said Brockson would
swear to anything you told him.
All through this case my learned friend
has treated this defendant rs being part of
n conspiracy to rob chat bsnk. Ask your
selves this question, II KINNEY knew all
about tho Cooper, CLARK and Fos.d
bCuCIuca tI-Cu why WUd lAOuAoy 8uN~ 81
those schemes II be was In this robbery
what does he get out Of it Take bdnau
AAtwfe a. you fRd 1t. There must DO
money made at horse racing.
Money came back from sbock operations
aud yet they admit Kenney never used the
banks funds vas by the interest Or these
overdrafts. Why Kenney made good his
account every dollar long tef0re Bo2ss
wentaway. The way that bank was run
was enough to stack anyone that never
had cent in bank.
Why John Jones took piles Of checks
that We're no good and Boggs said Never
mind, Mr. Jones' Illkeop them for a few
days. It has been shown her how Boggs
had improved his memory since the dog
days up to The present trial. Now want
tho District Attorney to provo whoro any
agreement WAS mal9 between Bo-gs and
Knnney II he takes Bosss out Of the case.
Task you again mover lose sight Of the
evil intent aud unlawful agreemant. You
must believe beyond reasonable doubt
that at tho timo thc;e checks were made
they were made under the unlawful agree.
mont. Hold this mans life up In mirror
and sec him ascending the ladder wrung
by wrung. He had no interest In any un-
lawful agreement. l now leave this case
that no just conviction under the evidence
in this case can be rendered.
As snre ms the great, good God reigns
abov5'tho knock Of remorse will come. h.
you But above all do not disngree Oh!
men nsk you, beg of you in bis life and
the disagreement means hi, ds9th. His
! aoquittal means new lie AID the ties of
love. Do not disagree, Better his death
now. lEet the larger majority rule even II
it is to cunvics him. Better far that he
meet his doath NV.
District Attorney Vandegrift said there
is no one to whom the facts surrounding
this case are salder than to him except
the defendant and his family The facts
did not originate with him. They were
before your grand jury met and passed
upon them by Bcggs and this defendant
would give this light arm today to
save him amt bring him hack to where he
WAS before the facts were disclosed. There
is no uuimosity here. But it is these books
that will. compel him to take the punish
nlrnt tho law says he shall for taking what
did not belong 10 him. We would he & ad
III DO iIcrcilul hut We have nothing to do
l dent want this man convc ed II there
Is ~ reasonable doubt in your mind.
lfuudcr your ouths you can send him
back to his family an iiinncent man then
for Goa ) sake do so. Treat this man With
every reasonable doubt and give 1t o him
am II prosecutor instead Of persecutorf |
amnere to uiiuIn the law ot tAlS state ana
country and whiie ! am here that is what
am going do.
The defense has gone mound the edges
bu, III terly ignored tho main points in the
case Tho class of a man VIC arc dealing
with ia one OF the men who took the
money from the bank without tn. knowl
edxc Of l,Spropsr officers. lfthis defendant
had large balances 20 his account II, tho
bank then why didn't the learned counsel
prove 1t.
the difference between Legitimate and
an ilsgitimnts overdraft is tho same as
getting some' hing by consent and the TAX
ing OF ital night time against ones will
Tire fact that he was able to reach u posi-
ton to pnr out then. this law is Just for
The intent was tho same. Buygs went to
this man mud said, Two get 10 nave hose
checks. still s,e u hope. Lot us stand
together still If Bosgs had gone down
| IN 1896 then his defendant would have
gone down too.
l have tried TO answer every qestion the
counsel Tor the defense pat to me. WI tn
~ powoyful apvss! for conviction District
| Attorney Vuuacgrift closed aud tho case
goes to thc jury this, afternoon.