The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-08
CONVERSATIONS
HELD BY BOGGS

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When the United States Circuit CourI
convened this morning MIR. Bird present
ed petition Of Senator Kenney praying
for n writ Of habeas corpus proceeding.
for the production Of Colonel Ezekisl 4.
Copper in court
:. The defense claimed 1t was essential In
the case OH account Of Boggs having do
MOD he said to Cooper in Dover before his
flight that Kenneywas square with the
bank ana that IT Boggs was to make n
confession then that Konney was ia no
vic accountable for the trouble.
Judge Bradford stated that the defense
was entitled to any doubt as to whether
tho court had the right to issue tho writ
on II state official of New Jersey. There
fore tho writ of habeas corpus was grant.
ell and Colonel Cooper will bo produced in
court during the trial.
| Frank f. Wright depOsei he delivered
the telegram to Deputy Sheriff Dowues to
buy the farm.
Henry Il. Kane deposel that Bosgs sent
Il telegram to George V. Massey in 1895 to
! meet him at tie Union League. The court
saln that matter came up yesterday In
tho evidence Of Bosss that I,e had boon
warned to be careful Of Harry H. Brock
| son.
Hearsay testimony cannot TO introduced
into this case. But the District Attorney
has right to show that there was a warn.
ing in order for Boggs to DO in such posi-.
ton as 10 frame his statements
Boggs wac called to tho stand and testi-
fed that he had warning as to his con.
vrrsatons with Harry f. Brockson. The
court again stated that no hearsay testl-
mony shall go into this case.
WHO had given you these warnings"
The court ruled this was not proper
question.
MIR. Bird said no would like to know for
bis own Information. If there was any
honest man that had word to say
against Brockson then produce him.
District Attorney Vandegrift we will
try and doso.''
The persons who gave me he warnings
was Noses b. Fleming and John NJ.
Hance
IN cross-examination Mr. Bird asked
Boggs whom he fist saw Brockson at the
Jail.
"Bstweon the time went there and the
time MIR. Cooper WAS brought there.
Had you hcen to tho Gilpin House.
mot to that date l was there on |
two occasions during the kenny trial. l |
heard henney was in New Castle and had
boon at the Gilpln House. Ii was curios-
ity to know the business OF Kenney Con-
eial Hart and John d. Harkins Brock
son said they had boon there with Eiason
and Palbur1 and that no had heard
Dehkyne's name mentioned.
Noakyne was juror on the first trial,
John NJ. iance deposed he was night
warden At tho jnil.
District Attorney Vandegrft-did you
evcr--
Mr.. Bird object.
district Attorney Vandegrift said no
was entitled to support the evidence Of
Bosgs that he had been warned by thess
men. Tho counsel for the dc:ense SILL
Objected.
The court sustained the objection.
Should authorities be produced then the
court would reconsider the matt el.
District Attorney Vandeprift offered
the books OF the Farmers Bank at Dover
In evidence so far IA all of these check in
tho case are concerned.
Inc consent to the letters and papers re-
iatihg to the checks Of the defendant and
received by tho First National bank wero
Moses B. Fleming. Of New Castle, was
cal'en 10 tho stand but rs bis evidence was
'he same as would have been given by
Hance Ills evidence was ruel inadmiss-
able.
h'hers H. D1wnas deposed he was don.
uiy sheriff Of Kent County. He bought
the Harrington farm and identified the
telegram OF instructions and the check re-
ce'ved from, kenney. He received the mo
ney for the check. He paid the money
10 Or Frame and MIR. :BogRs paid the costs
on tic Monday or Tuesday following the
sale.
The return of the sale was in Kennev,s
name.and from April II ill June 20 the
farm was In his name and thon transfer.
red to Boggs. John H. Ba:eman testified
to the return OF tho $2l50 drift rs dishou-
pred, Tho defense agreed that it and
other drafts had been also returned. The
account Of William H. Cottsr was some
Thing he know nothing about
Ho was about to continue his testimony
when objected to. The District Attorney
claimed the evIcnce'was proper fer the
purpose of corroboration.
The court admitted the evidence.
Mr. Bnten:an dcposed that Cotter must
lot draw checks on thai bank and the
'hecks stopped after that. Did the books
how The namo Of tho man that draws the
hockY"
mo.
Gould tho dofalcation at the bank DO
discovered by the books. ,
1T could not"
did you know Boggs was Carrying !
his defendant?' {
"No." !
Would it have been tolerated?'
No"
"Were tho drafts accepted as cash by the
Philadelphia banks2' I
81 do no. know but thoy were credited
IS cash on our books" .
Walter Morris, OF tho Farmers bank
Who Is wanted as n witness in the Botkin
rial deposcd to having kept the names of
he m nj; era OF the chncks Tha conrt +h,, |