The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-19
Cole, Cooper, Butler and
Clark Under Arrest.
They Are Charged With Aiding and Abet
ting tho Detaulting Cashier. Much
= Sympathy for the Prisoner.

fvulge wher, he has been. He believes he
] information could serve no good purpose.
| lle had considered tho step taken and had
made up his mind that the right thing to
do was to return and remedy so far rs pos
| sible tho wrong no Inns done, to take his
pun ishment therefor and then to prove
| by his subsequent life and acts that he re-,
penis Of his previous course,
THE FIRST ACT" SAYS MR.. BROWN.
Attorney Brown talked of Mr.. Boggs'
surrender but would not tell where the de-
| faulting cashier had been. He admitted
that he knew but to divulge such informa-
ton ut the present time he considered I'M
professional III an interview he said
"All can say is that William N Boggs
ha. surrendered He has asaol to BIO pro.
tccted from the newspaper men and in
justice to him wo will try to do SO.
Mr. Boggs is pretty badly brokon up
ever tho affair and as thcrc is Il largo num-
Der of people involved in the case, secrecy
means much, inasmcuh as tho ends of
justice must not b, defeated. ldon't
lhirf he will tell where he has been. d.
not know when he reached Phil l...aelphin.
and don think it SO important at present.
AS for Mr.. RSSrr.o UlI+-,og bull. he will not
nor WI the Cove, ii,louu ask for 1t. Two
been Instructed to probe the matter to the
very bottom and everybody who looted The
hirst National Bank Of Dovor of its funds
Will be punished for what they have done.
Il must say that ever since this lootiug
occurred Walter 5. Boggs and Mr. Rich.
ard on did everything they could to un.
t,ng!e the trouble u ii straigh,cn ont the
matter. This is the first act of the drama;
another one will follow.
Mr. Brown added that no matter who
was connected with tho steal the Govern
ment would prosecute. The bank VIII
spaIS no time nor expense in this. 1t isa
duty owed the Stockholders, depositors and
everyone cisc," sld no.
MRS. BoGGs INFORMED.
Mrs Bogss knows of her husbands sur
render. A friend Informed her by telegraph
this afternoon. She will come Oh immud-
lately. Mr. Brown, who appears to be in II
position to know. says that Mrs. R0ggs has
not seen her husband since he loft Dover.
The meeting between the two is expected
TO be cvenmore pathetic than hat between
the defauter and Mr.. NnndegYift
Mr. Brown also intimated that Mr..
Boggs had not been in South America rs
had been stated. Whether he had been
i'll anywhere was not stated. But
Mr.. B)grs' Appearance in dicatGs that
he has not been i'll. He rath nr has cnjOy-
ell good health, notwth'tan ding tho ter
rib!c mental strain under which he has La
bored since the commitment of the crime.
Mr. Brown sprovels quiteI conver5ant on
matters pertaining to Mr. Bogg, and in IL
subsequent interview said: "Mr, B)r5s
return was not the result of any influence
or operation OF nny newspaper. On the
other hand his r., I'm was voluntary. Tho
hme'i lean Surety Company made him no
offer toreturn. He comes on his own nc-
count to tell the truth and allow this Gov.
crnment to meto out proper punishment
He has not come back to prosecute or
prosecute. Tha6 Is matter for District
Attorney Vandegrift Mr.. Boggs has
asked this to shield him from public inter.
views until he goes on the stand aud rs he
la, so requested we would like 10 grant
him tho favor.
CHARGE AGAINST OTHER PRISONERS.
MIR. Vandergrift announced that tho
warrants against Mossrs. Cooper, C0le,
Butler and CLARK charged them with
aiding and abctting William n. BogRs
iu appropriating embezznling and wlltul-
ly misapplyiny tho money, funds and
property of tho First National Bank OF
Dover
Mr. Richardson when sought for an in
terview said Mr. Brown had spoken for
him.
No REwALD WILL BE GIVEN.
Although the lnltcu states GOVerninent
offered reward far the arrest Of William
y. Boggs, none will be paid Neither will
any be accepted, according to Mr. Browns
statement. Tho answer why is given in
the words from Nj. Nande grift chat Mr..
B1sgs returned Of his own FREQ will"
Mr. l}oggs will be taken to New Castle
iail this afternoon in all probability His
brother Walter will IN all probability ac.
company him. Walter Boggs remained
with his brother all morning and comfort
ed him greatly. ~
John Biggs represents Mes SER. Cooper,
Butler, Clark and Colo WHOSE cases with
that CT Mr.. Boggs. will be disposed Of at
the May term OF Federal Court
Tho s,ealings Of Mr. Boggs are to well
known to be repeated at any length. Suf-
ncient it is to say that during the year, '9j
and ~ the Bank was robbed Of about $l07
00). Mr.. Borgs subsequently fled and al.
though he managed to keen out Of The
law y hands he is said to have been in com
muncation with many Delaware people,
At one time he was said to have been in
this city but this is now denied.
HIGH BROWNE SAYS NOTHING.
A REpu BLICAN reporter sought Hugh G.
Browne for an interview regarding tho
American Surety Company position in
the matter but MIR. Browne would say
nothing. The Surety Company furnished
Mr.. Bogg's bond to the Government and
it was stated that money had been provid-
ed by Mr.. Boggs 70: the satisfaction of tho
bond. 1t was this which Mr.. Browne TO-
FIJI sod to talk Of.
Marshall Short says this afternoon that
no new WA rrants have been placed in his
hands,