Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-23

gave un 10 CIaTK JnB TWO szuu CueChh III
consideration of the transfer, and tho |
witness replied in the affirmative. lie
admitted purchasing Bay state stock
utter that time from Cuthbert " Co.
Bogga said he knew William H. Cotter
and identified telegram which he sent
10 Cotter on May sth, 1897, asking him
why Cotter went there, Boggs stating
that he did go to Dover in response TO
the telegram. He said the converse
tion was about Clark. lie told Cottor
he was 10 trouble and mention was
made about some houses which Boggs
thought be was interested in. lie told
Cotter affairs had ronched crisis and
he would have to go away, lie denled
asking Cotter not TO tell Clark.
Boggs denied seeing Cotter on the
following Monday morning and asking
him not to tell anybody. He said Clark
frequently gave him money on the
street to be depos,ted. Sometimes no
used no slip; never used book, wit
ness stating "a bouk was no use TO
him.
This manner Of depnslting money, he
said, happened probshy 80 times in the
last three or four years. Witness said
he was at Easton fair, but could not
say he was there in 1892. He admitted
that he might have been betting 81 Or
So on horse racing, when no was there,
but did not wager any large amounts.
He saw q wheel of fortune there, hut
did not recollect placing any money
on it,
At the afternoon session Mr..
Rigga resumed the cross examination
Of William n. Boggs in the case against
Thomas s. CLARK. lie asked BogGs
what the $500 check OF October, 1893.
was given for. The witness replied
that il was in connection with the
purchase Of race horse by Clark
"That was the first false entry you
made. IL not that what you aaidY'
Mr.. Biggs asked.
"No, sir" repliad the witness.
"Do you remember when the first
false entry was mado?"
'lt was some time enfly in lS93.
"Do you remember the amuunt or
the payee?"
No, cir. =
"Are YOU sure it was in 1892"
"No. sir. 1t might, possibly, have
lleen in the latter pnrt of 1882
do yOu remember 10 tho snring oil
1894. asking Charles II. Butler to come
TO Wilmington TO telegraph 5000 to
Washingt ton 10 bet on horses?f
"Yes, sir. That is right. 1t was tt
, Walter DuFecht
did you give him the money!"
, Eyes, sir. "
"Did you tell him not to tell any
bohy, especially Mr.. Clarke
II expect did, Mr.. Butlur and
l had discussed Clark's bad treatment o
US before. -
, "Did you not ask Butler not to tel
Clark about sending tho money becaus
be- could not keep anything?"
, SIT is absolutely false. !"
J BORROWED TWO CHECKS,
"Did you not in 1894 borrow tw
checks from Butler, saying you wante'
i to catch a traIn?"
81 did. They>were signeh in blank
"Did you mot tall him mt to tell Mr
f. Clark, as it might as we'll be put in
newHnaperY'
= "Nu, sir. +"
= "Had you put your claim, which yo
y say was represented by the checks TO
10 which sou say ths bond was given int
/ Mr.. Kennoy's hands for collectonY'
= "No, sir"
u "When you first proposed to sign tn
: bond did Mr.. Clark object?"
"No, sir. He was anxious to get th
checks before that time"
q "Did not Mr.. Clark say on April 9tt
:. 1897, the bond was given for gamt
"a ling debt and be could be made to pa
3 it?n
te absolutely false. -
y. "Dih not Mr. Clark say he woul
10 sign the bond only On condition that
i was to be given to Mr.. Kenney and
- - was to pay il as he was Rble."
n n "No, sir. lie assured me he wou
~ pay the bond Immediately. lie had
~ deal on at that time with Harry Ricl
: ardson concerning farm naar Dow
i, and expected 10 realiza something. "
is in "Was not Arloy b. Magee present
= the time?'
n "No, sir. I don't remember Il
- matter having bean mentioned in ID
T. Magee's presence.
"po you remomher having eonye
,a sation with Mr.. Magee near Mr.. NJ
Aa Gonigal's Office about that bond? D
:" you not ask him a short time befo
as you left how he was getting3along co
r. lecting the bUnd?'
- =. mo, sir. The bond was not Civ
% . to Mr.. Magoe and he had nothing to
an with il. p"
On "Did not Mr.. Magee remark th
- Clark said the bond was given for
ssa. gambling debt and Mr.. Clark said CT
M N faction coulu not be enforced?"
~ mo, sir
= 10 "Did you not acquicsco in the !
~ mark of Mr.. Magee that the bond "
e.ni for a gambling deht?"
To- II have no recollection of talki
ho with Mr.. Magee about the bond. ~
,er POLITICS MENTIONED.
las EDO you know Muses. 3. Fleming,
lat reporter of Every Evening""
rst "Yss. -
rs "Do you remember seeing Mr.. Fls
lr- ing in the jail at New Castle on
act about April 9th, 1882"
"I saw MIR. Fleming there seve
he times; don't remember the date. "
nd Mr.. BrGGs QUOTES FROM EVERY EvaNIi
'u' 'tMr. Riggs read from Every Ev'
H. ing's interview with Boggs, quit
I.e Ine the following, which appeared in q
a ISL paper on April 9th last:
w, Question by reporter: The assert
Vi has bsen made that politics have, il
great measure, been the cause of 81
u'' ruin. Ia this fact?"
Boggs' rcply: "In reply to tina
leu can only say that / would have b
esss better oil in every respect had | ne
in9 taken the part in politics l did, Oh
, 10 cially in tine campaign OF lS9i."
aan POLITICS NOT IN TT.
mad After reading the quotation
rify Biggs asked the witness whether
said it, whereupon the judge and
less Vandegrift interrupted the witness,
,ry. Judge remnrlSine that politics
Ihn nnthinp To do with the matter