Evening journal., 1898-12-07

out and see If you could not fix it up?'
mo, sir. That's what wanted to
avoid"
"what. to fix it up?" mo, to avoid
publicity"
you did not want to fix 1t up then?"
"I did"
suppose you had collected all from
Cotter, Cole. etc, what would it amount
to?" About $4,000"
What was your bank shortage at
that timer about $4,000
GLOW would you have raised the
either $4,000 to make up the 500, ,OOO."
by soliciting subscriptions
"How? In what manner? BY tell
ing people you had robbed the bank
and asking to help you pay it bacl5?"
''No, sir; mot exactly. l could not have
raised the amount in one day. could
have saved from my salaries.
'What were your saiaGies?" "Alto-
ge.her 81 $50 per annum."
GLOW much could you have saved
cut of this?" About 5000"
'FWhat other source Of income beside
those stated at this timer "None. d"
"EIbw soon after the interview with
Mr. Kenney were you summoned be-
fore the dLrectors?" "The next after
noon"
How many were present?" Five" "
"You were examined by Mr.. Smith
ers, were you not, about your card
playing?" yes, sir"
Did you ter Them you had been
playing cards for money!" yes, sir.
Did You invite the board OF direc-
tors at that time to inspect your ac-
counts to find cut if you were short?"
"Yes, sir"
There were two lawyers on thnt
board, were there not?" Qhughter)
"Yes, sir"
"a single Investigation would have
proved you were a defaulter, would #
not?" Yes, sir"
Did You ever promise the bank di
rectors THAT you would not play cardl
again and under that promise go
George V. Massey to go on your bond?
Il did"
'fAnd you deceived him and mad
him pay $4,000 for you. That's tn
way you treated him, is it?" Il an
solTy to say it is true. deceived al
the true friends l had at that time.
"Ycur wife, too. What did you tel
her when you were playing cards @
sunday" Il did not tell her anythinq
Clark told her that he was going {
j take viii. (meanlng myselD to th
country to see a farm"
Referring to testimony Of the lat
trial Witness stated that prior to Il
u time that Senator Kenney had told hi
c (Boggs) that he would mortgage n
house if it would keep him; that Sens
, tor Kenney's account with the ban
was ALWAYS correct That Senator KeI
. ney had overdrafts but were always M
upon due notice.
'fNas Senator Kenney overdrawn q
the bank on May 20, S97?" mo"
''If all people whom you ciaimed al,
" ed and aIbedted you in the robbery
D. the bank had paid up as Senator Ker
a ney did, would the bank sustained al
- loss?' Undoubtedly not"
The court then questioned witne
?" relative to the methods Of the ban
do you think your punishment w
Il he increased or diminished by yo
D. putting other men on your test
monl?" Il have not given that
- Thought"
"How long have you been in jail
'Since last February"
- "And during That time a Thought h
not entered your mind CT sending Sc
G ator Kenney to jail?" NO, sir"
=. "At the trial of Ezekiel T. CooI
~ did you think the same regarding \
=. Kenney as you do now?" q ha
" never changed my opinion regard
-. Mr. Kenney and have always done
l could to shield him."
a, Court took a recess until
.. O'Clock Mr.. Bird announced that
would finish with Mr.. Boggs in alb,
- fifteen minutes Of this afternoons S
sion.