Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-15

| and he made the draft good at the
bank. ,5s:
Witness could not telwhat farm was
| purchased by one Bowmaster, on whom
the So, $50 draft of Thomas S. Clark,
dated June 18th, 1896, was drawn.
| The draft was sent to Beaufort, s. g.,
for collection, but witness could not
state whether Bowmaster was a resi-
dent of Beaufort. He admitted having
testified that Bowmaster was in the
navy. He did mot know that when the
4 draft was returned dishonored, that
checks Of his amounting to 50, 300 wero
| being carried. He had no understand
ing with the bank or any officer to do
such thing. He did NOT know that a
check for $500 was paid on June 9Th,
1 1886, and not made good until Septem-
Der Sth. Witness remembered only by
the evidence which hid been given
that draft for 81, 033. Ii was given ON
the day the $3.50 draft returned dis
honored, but did not know that 1t was
given by way Of making good the 50, $50
draft, neither did he know what else
no put there toward making the larger
draft good. When the larger draft re-
turned witness notified Clark and the
latter, he believed, gave him the
81, OBJ IS draft. edid not deny that
| | UllB ldIItr tlrdlb titUlb DdChi
although he did not know it, rs it
would have been paid without notify
ing him il his account had been good
for it. He did not know what was
done to make it good or when it was
N charged to his account. He remeln-
bered giving draft of Thomas s.
Clark for 1896, 40, on August 18th,
1896, the day the S1.033. IS draft re-
/ turned. He could not account for two
$500 checks being out unpaid. He did
. not know how the 81, S96. 40 draft WIS
taken cara of and did not know where
, | it was between August 10th, when it
/ came back dishonofed, and September
i 18th, when it was charged up. lie
) did not know what interest William N.
= Boggs or anybody else had in carrying
: his checks or drafts He could not
( account for his checks being carried.
: He did not know that ii was the Gus
| tom of the bank to pay its money to
Y make good peoples checks, and be-
I lieved that when the bank loaned
n money interest was charged. He die
@ not know that any Of his checks were
o paid out Of the funds of the bank when
o the 81. 1885, 40 draft was out Witness
I admitted that the four drafts were
travelling about, in sequence, from
June 9th, 1896, to September 25th.
that he had credit on the books of thu
= bank for the various amounts at diff
erent times. fi4
Witness said no purchased the Har
II rington farm for William N. Boggs. bu
1t he had very indistinct recollection o.
1t giving the 81, $50 check to the sheriff
IS The check was given to the sheriff il
= settlement, but although the transac
" ton was indistinct, he believed TIN
is check was more in the matter of tn,
10 due bill than anything else. Ken
k county attorneys, no said, frequentl.
d give checks in such manner. He die
g not expect the check to be used
> although he thought Boggs would pa.
N the money for the farm. He could no
!. explain why, on another occasion, tn
IF First National Bank paid out of it
J. funds for him to the Farmers Banl
TX $901.07.
a The Cuthbert check Of 5000, witnes
" said, he understood was to go to Cuth
vt bert & Co. for the accounts of e. Il
i'd account. When he explained the trans
ie action to President Richardson an
ID Mr.. Pennewill, he did not recall tn
n Anderson checks. He remembered tn
n. 5000 check because a friend had toll
~ him that the examination of the book
,g at the Farmers Bank had disclosed til
s. fact that some Cuthbert checks ha
Tx been disclosed. He did not know wha
m had become of the Anderson checks.
le Witness said he did not know at an
Id time that the condition which the ey
animation has disclosed ever existe
er and he never gave checks when b
of knew his account was not good.
He never discussed with Boggs til
b. fact that e. Il. Cooper was being ca
rt ried by the bank. He frequently er
,ly dorsed for Cooper for hundreds an
he thousands Of dollars and exchange
hit checks with him. He knew Coop'
to was specializing, but did not know tn;
v. Cooper and Boggs were specializing t.
X gether or that the funds of the ban
were being used.
gs Witness admitted saying to F. :
of Wilmington and Dover in Marcl
1897: 'sYou are a a thief and / ca
Ter prove it,, He explained the reasol
of saying he and Cooper attended u
Chicago convention in 1886. He Wi
IN, pleased with the work of the CONVEX
rst tion. but Cooper was, not; and as
to consequence they were not good friend
see When the, Legislature OF 1897 elected
nut United States Senator Cooper was
He bitter opponent Of his. Before tn
'as time no had been Cooper's bondsm;
he in the matter of settling an estate
ad the register Of wills Office. Cooper,
is, alleged, had failed to account for Il
led money and the matter gave him (lSee
m. ney) much. annoyance The pnrti
nd who should have. received the mon
On had been to see him and their attic
led ney, the late Chancellor Wolcott, h;
re- turned the matter oyer to him as attic
ing ney. As. far as he, (Kennsy) kue
it'll Cooper had never paid the money a.
MS the man, who was q resident Of Phil
delphia, had died. Witness alles
ygs that this was the sole reason he call
ing Cooper q thief and that bay state
to or matters ut the bank were not me
he toned.
my Concerning his check book. witnt
he said he retained possession OF the stul
urt He signed most of the checks, b
Arley b. Magee may have signed son
ock as he believed Maggie had power
attorney.
ned Mr.. Vandegrift asked him TO prodr
hat the stub book for tho period me
yht toned III 1896, saying Boggs had ties
md fed that there was writing there
Dad which showed that henney knew abe
in his account at the bank, but
ced latter said he could not produce
ng. not being in his possession, althou
AIT he had produced the stub books rep
on senting the periods before and af
ney that time, and they were in eviden
eed Asked hy Mr.. Eandegrift about
was Cuthbert checks for Kenhey's use
rift 1896, witness said he did not KIN