Evening journal., 1898-07-20
COOPER ON THE STAND
Testimony Closes in the Great
Kenney Case.
ATTORNEYS ADDRESSING JURORS
COLONEL COOPER TELLS OF THE
CONVERSATION H AND BOGGS
HELD IN THE FORMERS OFFICE
IN DOVER-THE ADDRESSES BE
FORE THE JURY.

IN DONER-Ti1E ADDRESSES BE
FORE THE JURY.
Another point toward securing an ac-
quittal for Senator Kenney in the case
charged against him was the testimony
Of Colonel e. T. Cooper given yester-
day afternoon in United States Court.
Great was the crowd that pushed itself
into the court room. The desire to see
the colonel was universal, and hun
dreds were turned away unable to get
glimpse at him.
When court reconvened Senator Gray
made an apology to the court for hav-
ing been late for the morning session,
and it was accepted. Colonel Cooper,
who was sitting in the witness room,
was called for, and when he appeared
men pushed each other to greet the
colonel.
Colonel Cooper took the stand, and
as he passed by the spectators all eyes
were upon him. Just as he was about
to ascend the witness box Keeper Fitz-
gerald handed District Attorney Van
degrift paper, which the government
prosecutor informed the court was The
writ which ordered him to produce
Colonel Cooper in court. Colone
Cooper then ascended the stand at &
} signal from Mr.. Bird, and his exami
: nation followed.
Mr.. Bird-'Do you know w. n
BOggs?"
-. Cooper-"I do"
Did you at any time in the town o
, Dover, in this state, in the Spring o
1897, and shortly before his flight il
conversation with him hear him sa,
that Kenney was in nowise responsible
for the condition Of the bank?"
''Yes, sir"
did Boggs state to you in the sam
: town, shortly before his flight, in cor
versation with you that if he (Boggs
remained in Dover to implicate other
that Kenney would not be implicated!
"Yes, sir"
" "Cross-examine the witness" said NJ
Bird.
MIR. Vandegrift then asked Colon
Cooper:
vandegrift-'where did this conve
sation take placer"
= 'In my Office" said Cooper.
- "How long before Boggs' departure
"About ten days"
al did he say in the conversation thi
IN it would affect Kenney?"
81 "He did not"
Il. 'How did you refer to it?"
III 'Well, Kenney was counsel +
he Boggs, as we all knew. and Bog
as brought up the subject and made re
erence to matters that Kenney was d
Is ing for him."
nd "What did he say?"
&c, 'Boggs said that Kenney had owe
drawn his account several times, b
that he always paid up and was ev
at the bank"
-, ''Did he say that kenney was L
ne responsible?"
% Eyes"
'as Did he say to you, or words to Il
ne effect, that Kenney made good eve
dollar gotten from the bank?"
'eu "Yes."
"were you taking about other m
,as . ters?"
his "Yes, he spoke about several p
" sonal matters"
ing "How long had that been?"
ley "a few weeks before his fight|
lce "You knew that Boggs had tai
ms money before the year 1862"
the 'No. sir. / thought he was an hon
'"s man. and if l had would have
Dy nothing to do with him and would
be where / am to-day"
"You never had conversation
re- fore with Kenney?"
4no "Not to my knowledge"
tor "That will do" said the governm
~, prosecutor, and Colonel Cooper s.
-, ped from the stand.
Judge Bradford then said:
"The testimony of Ezekiel I. Coz
is. being igven and done he iscommitte
ing the warden of Trenton Penitentiar
on Colonel Cooper shook hands
ap- half dozen friends and passed ou
cted the building.
Mr.. Vandegrift called ]. III. Bate
TO the stand and asked him il he or
ed Boggs to close the account OF w
%. 6 Cotter. Mr.. Bird objected, saying
ght- Boggs had so testified and the C
= by sustained him.
ctric The defence then called Senator
new in rebuttal regarding his
from Rehoboth to Dover from Jul,
1896. Mr.. Bird asked:
',rcb \, "You heard William N. Boggs te
,ject: yesterday that from July 21, 1885,
Cen from that period thereafter for
three weeks that You spent at
hoboth, you visited Dover FIVE OF
and six business days every week. Is