The sun., 1898-06-25

TWO-Thomas S. Clark, real estate
agent Of Dover, was yesterday afternoon
convicted in the United States District
Court of aiding and abetting William n.
Boggs in looting the First National Bank
of Dover.
When the court convened in the Fed
eral building yesterday morning Judge
Bradford delivered his charge to the
Jury, and they retired to their room at l
o'clock for consideration.
After the charge the defendant, with
his counsel, John Biggs, lett the court
room apparently in the best OF spirits
and with the almost certain hope, in his
mird, that he would be acquitted.
At i. 10 o'clock in the afternoon the
Jury informed the court that thay had
agreed upon verdict, and five minutes
later Unitedj States District Attorney
Lewis G. Vandegrift, Mr.. Biggs, Mr.;
Clark, Clerk Smith and his deputies and
few others had congregated in the
court room.
After the Jurors had answered to their
names they were asked ii they had
agreed upon verdict, and in response
to an answer in the affirmative from
Foreman William T. Porter Of'Wilming-
ton, they were asked as to their finding:
"Guitv' was the word that issued
from the mouth of MIR. Porter and at
the ominous word Clark lowered his
head and look of keen disappointment
overspread his countenance.
Mr.. Biggs then requested that the
Jury be poled, but before this was done
aSE nI
Judge Bradford if the verdict of guilty in
manner and form as he stock indicted
covered certain counts in the indictment
and was answered atlirmatively by the
court.
Foreman Porter then arose and stated
that they had found the defendant
guilty of counts Nos. q, %, 36, 43 and
A, and the remainder of the jurors as.
scnted as their names were called.
Judge Bradford then committed the
prisoner to the custody of United States
Marshal Short until further orders of the
court.
In the interval that ensued the jurors
were discharged with the thanks OF the
court until Tuesday morning, July 5, at
1l.30 o'clock.
After the verdict had been rendered,
Mr. Biggs asked for the usual limit OF
four days in which to file a motion for 8
new trial, and he was granted that time.
A few minutes before 8 o'clock last
evening the prisoner was taken to New
Castle Jail in the custody of Marsha
Short and Deputy Clark, and when he
arrived ut the prison he was given the
same privilege accorded Col. L. 7
Cooper, that Of staying in the residence
of Sheriff Finn, until he is sentenced o
new trial granted him.
The prisoner is very respondent owe
his conviction and had little to say il
reference to his trial.
Count No. q concerns he two S5t
checks OF February II, 1896, and Novem
ber 80, 1896.
Count No. 25 embraces the two $25(
checks Of May and May "A, 1896.
These two counts convict Clark will
unlawfullv and fraudnlently aiding ant
abetting William n. Boges in abstractins
money from the looted bank for his owl
use.
Count No. 3G also concerns these two
checks OF $3.50 and convict him of viii
fully and fraudulentlv aiding and abet
ting Mr. Boggs in misapplying the funds
of the bank.
Counts Nos. 43 and A convict hin
with unlawfully and fraudulently con
spring with Mr.. Boggs to abstract
money from the bank for his own use
On every one of the first three counts
the sentence in each is an imprisonment
of not less than five years or more thar
ten years.
On the last two the imprisonment can
not exceed two years on each count or {
fine OF not less than $1,000 or more thar
$4,000 \
II sentenced on all of these counts
Clark will have to serve at the lowest es
innate fully seventeen years.
CHARGE OF THE COURT.
The charge of Judge Bradford was al
follows:
in THE DISTRICT COURT OF THI
UNITED STATES, FOR THE DIS
TRICT OF DELAWARE.
No. 3 April Term, 1896.
THE UNITED STATES Inh.tnent for yiolstio, olaf o,
m,,sS r,.,v ! 5il'h as amended, UniteC
iho"A' o. oA""N lStaSEs Revised Statutes
GENTLEMEN o. TIE JkRy;
The indictment eli, @ges the defendant
Thomas s. Clark, wit violating section
500 of the Revised Statutes Of the United
States, and also secti1n $40 OF the Re
vised Statute Of th4 United States, az
amended by the act d Congress Of May
II, 1879. The former SECTION IL as follows