The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-18

A Jury Of his peers returned verdict OF
guilty against Colonel Ezekiel T. Cooper,
under count Al, of the Indictment ycs:er-
day atternoon after being out for seventy
four hours. The count was the last in tho
indictment and reads ms follows:
46-And the grand jurors aforesaid, upon
their respective oath, and a1lirmatiuns re-
spectively do further present:
That Ezekiel 4. Cooper, late OF the dis.
trict of Delaware, yeoman. on tho twenty
first day OF November, A. d., eighteen hun.
dred and ninety.six, at tho dl,tricJ arore-
said did knowingly, wilfully, uniawiully
and frauduluntiy conspire with ono Will
liam N. BOggs to commit an offense
against the United States for the purpose
hereinafter stated. and in tho manner and
by the means following, that Is to say
He, the said William Boggs was then and
there teller Of certain national banking
association, then and there known and
designated as "rhe First National Bank
of Dover" which said association had been
therefore duly organized and established,
and as then existing and doing business
at the town of Dover, in tho State and
District OF Delaware, aforesaid under tho
laws Of tho United States, and tho said
Ezekiel L. Cooper anu tho said viii lam
N, Boggs teller as aforesaid, did then and
there knowingly, unlawfnlly and fraulu-
lently conspre thon and there to wiltully
miaapply certain large amount of the
moneys then and there belonging to the
said association, then and there with intent
in them, the said EzekieT Cooper and tho
said William N. Bo9gs, To iDjure and de-
fraud the said association, for the use,
benefit and advantage Of him, tho said
Ezekiel II. Cooper that Is to ray, II certain
check was on or about the twcntiH'h day
of November, A. d., eighveen hundred and
ninety-six, drawn by the said Ezekiel L.
Cooper in and by the name of h. II. Coop
or upon the said national banSiug associ-
alton payable to tho order of certain
person Or certain persons by The name OF
T. b. Cuthbert & CO., for tho sum of three
thousand dollars and by said person Or
persons duly endorsed
That said check So endorsed was there
upon, through the usual channels, for
warded to the Farmers Bank of the
Statu of Delaware" at Dover aforesaid for
presentation and collection and said check
was on the twenty first day OF November,
A. D., eighteen hundred and ninety six,
presented by the said Farmers Bank to
the said banking association OF which the
said William N. Boggs was then and there
teller rs aforesaid, aud tho said sum OF
three thousand dollars was then and there
paid by tho said William n. Boggs AS tel
association without the knowledge or con-
sent of said association. or its board of di.
rectors, the means in and by which the
said William N. Boggs thcn aud there
paid said check was to allow the sum it
called for. as credit to the said Farmers
Bank Of tho State of Delaware. at Dover
aforesaid, in the daily settlement OF balan
COS Of exchanges between said Farmers
Bank of the State of Delaware, at Dover
aforesaid. and said association, which said
allowances Vas tho same rs IL cash pay
ment of said check to said Farmers Bank
of Delaware ut Dover, aforesaid. ON pre-.
sentation Of said check and was y with
druwal of that sum Us cailod for by said
check from he moneys. funds or credits OF
said association.
That when thus paying said check rs
aforesaid he, the said William n. BoggI,
then and ther5 We II know the said sum of
three thousand dollars was not then and
there on deposit with the said association
to tho credit Of the said Ezekiel T. Cooper,
was not then and thero due and owing
from this said association to him the said
Ezekiel L. CoopD', and the repayment
thereof to the said association was not then
and there in any way secured, ani as