New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-13
SENATOR KEyyEY'S TRIAL.
HE HAD MANY ovERDRAFTs ON THE f'"''
NATIONAL BANK OF DOVER

vy,,,,,nrtou DEL July f2.-Grcater, cro"os an
.ven moro intense interest greeted the open"e ~.
thu limited States Circuit Court to-'ay. WIZ ~
trial of United States Senator H. H. nsnn.y
charges o.. completely In the crime OF =" .". ~.
Bogss. defauiting payins-teler OF the TIE
tIonal Bank OF Dover was resume.' - ,ho
room would not begin TO accom"o''' ~
conored for sdmittance. , n,
The trial was resumed promptly upon ."e -
ing OF court with Z. 8. Page manager 80, .,,,,
bert & Co.. OF Philsdep ua. the oroke, III"
which Bosgs had conducted his STOCK a"'un"s
speculations. the stand lie 'de"'i.7' a. 90
.s,.orams which had been sent by the "' "
u.nr.v On. dated June "a. 1926 quoted the price
~ Rav state Gas stock and requested 9ei''''
xsnnev "a send O. check for 1000 for investment
wiiIlam Anderson. Of Philadelphia. iest'hed th"'
IN the fall OF 1896 he received chccKs Ss"
r r. Kenney and deposited them IN the "efn'".'
American Title Company They we're PAID on ac'
count of some houses which Anhorso"' as ~
,ractor was erecting for William ~ Bosss
rh. nroceeds Of these checks. witness saio went
n nav for work on the houses He 'dsntiheo var
ous checks 30 given. amounting 70 s'"''
.h.ck for $3.50 mentioned In the indictment NJ
said, had never been given by hehhe'' ~ "
other checks were admitted In evidence ,
C;.ors. ! Ritter. Of the German American i,'1
cn.nr testified TO the transmission OF the chechs
dsrosited bv Anderson in the regular course o'
business. The deposit slips made out py A'"ei
So, when he deposited the Kenney chechs' WIZ
admitted I'm evidence - ,-.,,u,
Letters transmitting the checks to Dover thio.s"
the Market Street National Bank. Pniaaepi'''
identified by Charles J. Somers' IT, vi ''''
ton we're admitted In evidence
p,r,,or evidence was given TO show tina, senatV
Kenney on April H. 1896 had purchased 81 sne'''l
.a,e q farm in Kent County for boees' poss
,ouerer had paid the Sheriff's percentage on NV
sale. ,.. ,-,,,orai
Irving Boggs, bookkeeper OF the FITS. HH, 49,
Rank of Dover was called to identity Inc inu,. "
, -. - tho hank containing records OF Ken
n.ys checx transactions. which ledger ne sa"'
had been kept by him. The defence. ho"eE.i, W.
iccted to the admission OF this INDIVIDUAL '-ue
IN the ground tina II had not been properly hep.
william ~ Boggs. the defaulting 'ener'
coa that no kent the individual ledgers OF the
n.nt and that all the entries therein with four
.vcent,ors were strictly correct. Counsei TOT the
defendant strenuousIy objected to the aunhsslo
Of the ledger as evidence, senator Crey eon,s
ing mat as cd,,d not be held good in its entirety
The Court ruled the evidence admissions ana '"7
derenre W HGIea g. Boees and Irving D Bosss the
In ter At present teller Of the bank went oVsr ~,
tor ss a &c ay ~ s e the date Of
soszs's flight The balances varied being as , rrs
nn obs OF overdrafts The latter varied in amount
from 4s cents to s45s o. va '
,t sought check to s9 for So given S to
brokers for a stock margin. Wnich oosss w.
SaHed to enter but objection was made and sus-
| tanned =, - ~L.,,r uere NOT
made good until three days after being entered on
the ledger Another long contest ehsued over ~
desire Of the Government TO compare sen inSiI
Kenneys passbook with the entries on the InoI-
vidIIa ledger but the Court ruled that 1ne pross
| the comparison and stated that they agreed, win
the exception Of the four checks which W " Bog
had stated that he did not charge In the ledger ne
consideration Of these figures occupied the COURT
until $50 O clock. when adjournment was taken until
TO- morrow.