The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-12-06
EENNEYS SECOND TRIAL
Delaware's Accused Senator Again
Before a Jury.
MR.. RICHARDSON ON THE STAND

The President of the Looted Bank
Testified That Teller Boggs, Ken
ney's Alleged Accomplice, Had Con-
fessed to Gambling.
Wilmington, Del, Dec. 6.-United
States Senator Richard X. Kenney Of
Delaware, yesterday was placed on
trial in the United States circuit court
for the second time on charges grow
ing out of the looting of the First Ma
tional bank, of Dover, by its teller,
William N. Boggs. Senator Kenney was
last arraigned on the charge Of aiding
and abetting Boggs in misapplying the
banks funds In July last, and after
trial lasting over one week the jury
disagreed. Since then the charge of
conspiracy has been jointed to the first
charges. The discovery of a shortage
in the bank came in May, 1897, when
Cashier Boggs suddenly left Dover. The
bank was found to have been looted in
the sum of $1O7.O 900. or a little over it's
capital stock. President Richardson, Of
the bank, came to the rescue and saved
the bank from failure.
Boggs subsequently gave himself up
and admitted his defalcation, at the
same time making statements which
led to the arrest of Senator Kenney and
several other citizens of Dover. The
latter have been convicted and are now
serving a sentence in the Trenton peni-
tentiary. The evidence against SEN
ator Kenney deals largely with numer-
Gus stock transactions, in which he and
Boggs were interested.
During his last trial Senator Kenney
was represented by Senator Gray, his
colleague in the senate, and Levi C.
Bird. Senator Gray is now in Paris
with the peace commission, and ex-At-
torney General John Biggs is assist
ing Mr.. Bird. District Attorney Van
degrift represents the government in
the prosecution.
The accused senator was on hand
early. After the usual preliminaries a
jury was quickly selected. 1t is said
to be composed of seven Democrats and
five Republicans.
In his opening address to the jury
District Attorney Vandegrift said he
would be able to prove that Senator
Kenney drew money from the bank to
which he was not entitled, and used 1t
to tide over difficulties brought on him
by stock specuations He said that by
an arrangement with Boggs Senator
Kenney drew money from the bank
when he had no funds there, Boggs
making the defendants account bal
ance by the use of other money in the
bank or in some instances by withhold
ing the senator's checks until he had
made good the deficit.
II. A. Richardson, president of the
bank, testified to Boggs' connection
with the institution, and said it came
| to the attention of the directors in Oc-
| tober 1895, that Boggs had been gamb
| ling. He confessed his fault and was
forgiven. Witness had no further rea.
son to suspect Boggs until after his
| flight in May, 1896.
A cause of delay and argument at
| the former trial was avoided yesterday
| by the admission of numerous checks
| drawn by Senator Kenney to the order
| of a number of persons and paid by the
| First National bank. These aggre-
gated nearly $4,000. OF this amount
| S5,S6S represented stock dealings with
| e. B. Cuthbert & Co., of Philadelphia
II was admitted that Senator Kenney
| signed checks for $4,000 of the amount
represented in stock transactions for
BOggs benefit. Numerous kilograms
between Senator Kenney and Cuthbert
& Co. were also admitted.