The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-25

" ltn Dut CWO exceptions Mr. BOgg
and Mr.. Clark Mr.. Congdon has neve
seen any Of the men implicated in tin
robbery of the First National Bank 0
Dover, Delaware. e ......
Mr.. Congdon has never had but ont
interview with Mr.. Richardson and but
one with Mr.. Vandegrift. ....
That malice could have inspired thi!
expose is out OF the question. A higl
sense OF public duty and the facts art
alone responsible for the publications
now complained Of by Mr.. kenney and
his fellows. .., ,...4,}. 80.
Mr.. kenney is man with a past. His
connection with the Harris Will Case il
notorious. He was at one time the sub
ject of a legislative investigation, the re-
suit OF which was none too creditable to
him or his. His activity in the appall-
ing election frauds in Kent County is
we'll known. His connection OF the rob.
berry of the First National Bank OF Dover
will be proved. ...-... ......t. ...
1t is with this latter matter that the
owner of THE SuN has to do. .............
That the issue may he brought down
to days and dates to facts and to figures,
and that Mr.. kenney may be given an
opportunity to prove his innocence, if he
can, or that he may be convicted and
| imprisoned, as the courts may decide,
the specific charges against Mr.. Kenney
for which the owner OF THE SuN assumes
personal responsibility, are as follows:
First-He aided and abetted William
n. Boggs in the robbery of the First
National Bank by issuing certain worth.
less checks, which checks were used by
the said Boggs in carrying out plan to
plunder the bank, .1..... ,..
Second-As the word Knowingly"
seems to be the essence of the law relat.
ing to improper connection with a bank
robbery, it is charged that Mr.. kenney
proclaimed his guilty knowledge in the
most public manner at Dover, Delaware,
in November. 1896, when he had a pub
lie encounter with Boggs, and with his
fingers on the throat Of Boggs, and his
fist in his face, cried out to Boggs, 81
can put you in the penitentiary where
you ought to be-" or words 10 that effect.
That this paragraph may not be miscon-
strued or misunderstood, it is intended
to convey the information that kennev
aided and abrtted Boggs in the robbery
of the First National Ban k, of Dover,
Delaware, after November, 1896, with
guilty knowledge by the issuance of GER
tain worthless checks.
Third-Without this collusion on the
part OF keaney and his fellows, a large
proportion of this robbery, aggregating
$l07 900, would have been impossible.
1 Fourth-Kenney induced Thomas S.
Clark, John +. Salisbury and others to
issue certain bonds in the sums that the
said Clark, Salisbury and their fellows
were implicated with the said Boggs.
These bonds were drawn by kenney;
some of them in his own handwriting.
They were made payable to himself, and
they remained in his custody until
very recent date when they were trans
ferred by him to Boggs and by Boggs to
The bank
Fifth-That kenney offered or agreed
10 use these bonds or portion of them
u some other securities his own if he
to raise a certain sum OF money,
which sum OF money was used by him
kenney) to satisfy the American Surety
company to the amount of certain bond
ssued by that company to the First Ma
ional Bank OF Dover, Delaware, on be-
lalf OF BoggS. .-...
Sixth-That certain worthless checks
ssued by Kenney were used bv Boggs
AN and will be proved by certain docu-
nents in the possession of the United
states Attorney, Mr.. Vandegrift.
Seventh-Tl'at kenney did agree to ef-
ect a satisfactory settlement with the
American Surety Company in the inter-
st Of Boggs can be proved by letter
written by Boggs prior to his return and
" Boggs himself, who is now available
s witness.
Eighth--The complete connection of
lenney with the robbery OF the First
'atiCnal Bank can be best proved by an
xpert examination of the books of the t
'irst National Bank, and the Farmers
'ank Of Dover, Delaware, the Union Ma.
onal Bank of Wilmington, Delaware, S
ne Philadelphia National Bank of Phila-
elphia, Pennsylvania, and Z. B. Cuth- I
ert & Co., No. 30 Broad Street. New a
'ork, all OF which are and have been at
1e disposal OF the United States District +
ttOrnev. Il
II Mr.. Kenney takes exception to any :,
all OF these specific charges and feels y
lat lie can prove any OF all of them to Il
e unjust or untrue, the courts are open
} him for that purpose.
He cannot and must not evadp the is ci
le. i,
1t is as much his duty to the public to y
'ove his innocence, il lie can rs it is il
lie duty of the owner of TIE Sun to .,
owe the truth OF these charges. ''
1t is proper to repeat here that these III
larges have been made heretofore, and u
e again made, solely to the end that s.
e notorious conditions now existing in
,lawarc may be better brought to the
tention OF the, decent people in the
who are opposed to dis. g,
'nesty in every form. %
The only political significance con-
cted witrths expose lies in the fact
ut it Las taken or will take out of the
ltics OF Delaware band of lnen who =.
We proslitutcd the Commonwealth and I'll
institutions to degree beyond csti- Sc Sc
lte. ur
Delaware politics are a stencil in the
strils OF decent people everywhere WI
tside OF the State the impression is co
neral that tie average Dt!awarean re- 81
'ds the right to vote rs an interest Oh
l"ing asset rather than sacred fran
Sc. 1t has been publlcally stated that sp
'ry vo,e in Delaware has a price ticket sci
ii. Sp
n the most matter-oi-tact way, news sr'
)crS in and out of the State have nub Al