Evening journal., 1898-12-08

testified TO having loaned a check for
$1,000 to R. R. Kenney for Boggs. It
Was marked wv. N. b." The money
was repaid. Mr.. Dickson produced the
check dated July G, 1896, and it was
placed in evidence.
Wdlliam Anderson was sworn and
testified that ne was the contractor
who had the building OF the houses for
Boggs. The contract was made through
w. E. Cotter. He received $500, he
said, PARTLY in checks Of Cotter, partly
in Those Of Kenney and one Of e. T.
Cooper. He did not know R. R. Ken
ney, or why he drew the checks. He
WAS dealing with w. E. Cotter for w.
N. Boggs.
COOPER AGAIN TO TESTIFY.
At the opening of court this morn
ing Levi C. Bird, counsel for Senator
Kenney, read petition praying that
Ezekiel T. Cooper be brought from
the Trenton penitentiaTy before the
court to testify in the present case.
Judge Bradford stated that similar
prayer had been made at the previous
trial Of Senator Kenney, and, although
he had searched the records diligently
for authorities relative to the compe-
teney of a convicted and sentenced per-
son to testify, he could find none. He,
however, granted the prayer at that
time and would do SO now. Cooper
will be brought here from the Trenton
penitentiary as soon as the defense is
ready to put him upon the stand.
Frank E. White. telegraph operator
att Harrington, and Harry E. Kane,
operator at Dover, were the first Wit
nesses put. ON the stand by the govern
ment this morning. They testified con-
cerning certain teIegrems sent by
Boggs to George V. Massey and others
previous to his flight from Dover.
William n. Boggs was then called to
the stand and questioned relative to a
conversation with Harry E. Brockson.
Were you not particularly careful OF
, what you said to BrOckson?"
/ This question was objected to and
5 withdrawn.
do you not recollect a warming OF
anything that served to give you q
clear recollection of what was said al
! that conversational" Eyes
.'Was it not warning you hat
= against Harry E. BrOckson that mad,
t you careful?"
= This was objected to by Mr.. Bird ans
It the objection was overruled. Mr.. Birt
r noted an exception.
Boggs-''I had received warming
e against him"
g ''Who had given you these warn
= ings?" "Aoses B. Fleming and Johl
5 NJ Hhnce."
: examined by Mr.. Bird. "Whei
e did you first see Harry Brockson afte
5, You were imprisoned?" "The Sunda.
h after Mr.. Cooper came there"
y "When were you at the Gilpii
> House?" "One day during the fome
y Kenney trial. heard THAT Senate
ID Kenney, G. ]. Hart and d. Harkins ha
" been at the Gi.pin House in the after
Iy noon. THAT night requested Nigh
Warden Bowers to take me over to tn
ID Gilpin House, as l wanted to lear
nt what they were talking about"
VI Did you see BrOcl1sOn there?" 81
OF did. and he told me that there wa
H. some mention of William Deakyne
le name, a juror in the Kenney trial."
va va 'gWere you at the Gilpin Houf
oo m again?" Yes, once"
= Are you certain that anythin
% Fleming said to you regarding Brocl
nv son WAS before Senator Kenney's 70
mer trialg'' 81 am"
or John M. Hance, night warden at Il
fl New Castle jail, was called by M
M Vandegrdft to corroborate Boggs' stat
ment that he had been warmed by hi
~ CYIanee) regarding Brockson.i TIL
M brought out am objection from N
his Bird. which was sustained 6y Jud
N Brhdford. Hanee was dismissed wit
The out answering any questions.
lev MT Vandegrift stated TO the cou
ont that it was agreed upon by counsel
did both sides in order to shorten I
ese case that asl books Of the Farme
vas Bank be admitted as evidence witho
further proof, SO far as to show
en- history of any check given by \
of Kenney from May to December
hat 'ge. The same agTeemnt also appli
Nc to foreign exchange books OF the FL
aid National Bank. After a confereI
grs with the attorneys on both sides Jo
ant H. Bateman was called to the stand
the Mr.. vandegrift, but was not permit
S. to testify. Moses b. Fleming was CT
OBJ ed by the district attorney to test
him along the same line as Hance, but '
ruled cut by court.
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