The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-07
COL. |. |. CO0PER'S IR!A!
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oh he was never credited?"

which he was never credited!
Mr.. Boggs-'I do not"
Mr.. Bird-"Don't you know OF your
own knowledge that William n. boggs
DOT away with IA large lot OF money be-
longing to the bank?'
Mr.. Boggs-"l do.
Mr.. Bird-'Don't you know as a mat
ter of fact that the money OF dePosl-
tors was taken by W. N. Boggs, and TOR
which they were never given credit!
Mr.. Boggs-"Yes sir"
Mr.. Bird-Don't you further know as
a matter of fact that this book may have
been altered by w. N. Boggs"'
Mr.. Boggs-''No sir.
Mr. Bird-"Now if it did contain GER
tain entries would it not have shown TINS
defalcation of SlO7.OOU",
Mr. Bogss-"l am not prepared 10 "i''
swer," ,.
MIR, Bird-"Then we object to the pro-
duction of this book as evidence ana 10
any other of the First National Bank OF
Diver, covering the period OF the DEAL
cation, Is this the kind of book to be
produced against the honesty OF any
mania book that has been tempered
With and perchance no deposits ever en-
tered in it, given by E. T. Cooper to ".
: n Roggs: can this book show that credit
in the bank was not sufficient to cover
his check? HgA4
"Why, Your Honor, you know tila'
the book has been tempered with iron
: the testimony OF the president OF the
bank itself, and as we'll as the board O
directors OF the bank are now conversan
of the fact" -, ~, .
Judge Bradford--'I would like t.
have the authority for your objection.
Mr.. Bird can get it for your homo
in fifteen minutes, but as we can no
. consume much valuable time, ] will FUR
t.. Their state that we will prove that none,
given to William n. Boggs, by +. l
Cooper, has never been entered IN tn
books of the bank, as was the case with
n number OF other depositors.
Mr.. Vandegrift-"I contend that tn
defence for the first time has now show
their hand bv stating that by objectln
g to the admissibility of the book as evl
le dence, and for the reason that certal
w sums which they allege Cooper ha
y given to Boggs did not appear in the II
dividual ledger"
Senator Gray then quoted some al
-. thorities, and continued by saying:
w 81 contend that this book cannot &
d. produced as prima facia evidence 1rol
p TIE fact that it was dishonesty an
fraudulcntly kept and was reeking wit
dishonesty and fraud. We are surprise
at the District Attorney producing sue
e. a book to offer as evidence and it shout
lie not be use for the reason that it h;
Ne. been impcached by thorough eyldent
produced by the Government itself
Upon every page OF the book Is VIII
ten lie and do you think that sue
lat should be admitted as prlma facle CIV
ed dencc for the sole purpose Of convlctlI
,o+ an honest man and sending him to I'll
pententlarv.
mt Mr.. Nandegrit, after quoting Jone
digest on original evidence contcnde
that it was for the jury to ueci'
g.. whether or not the book in question hi
III been dishonesty and iraudulcntly kel
ar Mr. Bird" Perhaps We may get soi
ur- enlightment in this matter, and for til
mo reason ] will ask Mr.. Boggs a few que
-. tionS, the first OF Which is who were t
es- officers OF the bank from May to OctoE
1902
Mr. Boggs-' John II. Batcman, cas-
as Ter; William \. Bogg>, receiving and pa
.ao ing teller and myself clerk.
'Ve Mr. Bird-'Now, whose duty was 1t
The make entry i'll the individual ledger
Kill case of your absence -
> - Mr.. Boggs-''WiIIam \. Bo%gS.
" Mr.. Bird-''Ii had appeared at
III bank to make Il deposit OF $1,000, "