Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-12

ubuut W ttSIlli "a iVso'It
given OH June I'd. 1856 for check, when
no was INTERRUPTED by Senator Gray. who
obiected to the admission of the ra-
csipt book in evidence. claiming that It
WAS the book af third party. Senator
Gray announced that he would enter
formal objection, ami leave it to Judge
Bradford to decide which books should
go in. District Attorney Yandagrift
Immediately ohfained many law books,
and began citing authorities III sup.
port OF his contention that the books OF
T.. b. Cuthbart Il Go, should lie sd-
mitted He had not finished at
o'clock, when the court took receHs
until 2, 30 O'Clock.
Court reassamhled at =. 80 o'clock.
District .Attori y Vandegriit stated
the question which was under dis
cussion ut mon, when the court took !
recess ami said that ne would extend
his argument to the deposit book, when
he intended to submit.
Levi q. Bird said that Mr. Vande,
grift was fighting the air. lie stated
that the defence had been green notice
to produce certain checks, hut 1t could
not do 40, because it did not have
them He added that the defence Wol'la
admit that the checks which the BOOKS
show Cooper drew and received receipts
for were drawn by him, and announced
that it would prove that they were
drawn by Cooper through the lnHtru-
mentality Of Boggs. With these state
ments. the defence Withdrew its on
lection, and the receipt book was ad-
mitted in evidence.
II, ID, Page who was on the witness
stand In the morning. was recalled. and
| ,nuiD
\ Il, b, Cuthbert IL Go. stood in the name
of Il, Il. Cooper. When Mr.. Page was
leaving the stand. Mr.. Vandegrift told
him not to go away. which order caused
| MIR. Bird to remark: "Iou seem to
want them all back for some reason or
other; hope we will get through some
time. daughter.
Edward *. Steele, teller OF the
Philadelphia National Bank, identiiieti
II. Is. Cnthbert & Go. g deposit book.
and it was admitted 10 evidence.
James u. Barlow, correspondence clerk
Of the Philadelphia National bank,
identified letters that he had sent with
checks to Waiter Morris, cashier OF
THAT banks Dover correspondent, tho
Farmers Bank. The checks were sent
to the Farmers Bank for tine purpose Of
being transferred to the First National
Bank, upon which they were drawn.
! Examining some Of the letters, the
counsel for the defence discovered that
Cooper's name had been Inserted
, therein. Mr.. Barlow said that when
, the letters left his hands they did moi
contain Cooper's name. Judge brad
/ ford decided that the letters could not
be admitted in evidence Immediately.
Cashier Morris Of the Farmers Banl'
said that the letters were addressed tc
, him and, they being his, he had IN
: serted Coorer's name. He entered tht
name after receiving certain checks
!. and after consulting the attorney OF tn
; Farmers Bank. He inserted it afte
! the defalcation at the Fret Nationa
y Bank had been discovered, and for tn
purpose of aiding tho First Nasiona
i. Bank in ascertsining the amount
h the defalcation. On cross examination
h Mr.. Morris said that he had seen check
i. coming from Cooper, and mad ton To
4 directors of the Farmers Bank abou
! tbs checks, but had not told tn
4 directors Of the First National Bank
Il He did not consider ii his business t
- fell the directors Of the First Nationt
! Bank. He said that Cooper had bee
"a speculating in wheat pretty strongl,
II and he had gone to the First Nationi
= Bank and asked in the presence {
= Oashier Bateman and Teller Boge
"a whether Cooper'a checks were goot
= He added that once no was told one {
al Cooper's cheeks was not good. Ha d.
IL elared that il was all over town tn;
a. Cooper wRH specializing. fle said thi
4 he bad seen Boggs' checks when the
~ ~ nassed through the Farmers Bank. bl
an he did not then know, and did u,
Ne think, that Boggs was specializing. h
ht had asked about Cooper's checks, b'
as did not ask about Boggs'. tie aa.
as that Cooper's checks came from Il
- Philadelphia National Bank for &C
!. lection, and Boggs' came on the ca'
Il side. Aftor discovering that one
Il Cooper's checks was not good, he not
az FLED the Philadelphia National ban
he after which Cooper's checks came
% collection. He said that only two
,a, Cooper'e checks were on the cash sid
"a while IA OF Boggs we're on the ga
nj side. He explained that the chez
ats COVERED the period from May 8th, lss
"a. to December Goth, 1896.
,k. The defence renewed its objection
ted the letters being admitted IN evidenf
vas Senator Gray contending that the lett
az. ware not as sent, that Morris testimo
hat was indefinite and that the entries MI
he have been mads year after the lstt
600 were received. Judge Bradford
ck, nouncsd that, IL the diatrict attorr
lad would conceal Cooper'H name, no woi
hat admit the letters in evidence. A
,me Vandegrift promised to have Coope
ms name concealed last night. and after
ted promise had been made the etters W
hat admitted.
!, or Ezekiel Cooper, paying teller of
,ed. Farmers Bank. after identifying cert
hat hooks OF that institution, gave list
he the checks which had been sent by
tate Philadelphia National Bank TO
hat Farmers Bank and hesn transferred
,ce. the latter to the First National 3f
q Of for payment as follows: a check
a 10 81, 600, paid on june Sd, 1896; CHI
4 to for ST, 500, paid ON June oath, IL
+ he a check for 81, 900, paid on July
said 1896; check for 81, 900, paid on !
pwl- Sd, 1896; check for 81, 900, paid
cks. July 22d, 1896; check for $500, =
had on August 5th, 1896 a check for ~
He paid on October nth, 1886; check
card 81, GOO, paid on November 21st, Il
oees a check for 81, 500 paid on Decem
h 70 18th, 1896; check for 81, GOO, paic
npps Dscember 22d. 1885, q check for 81,
did maid on July 2Oth, 1896, and check
own Ri, 500, paid on April I'd, 1897.
ling defence objected TO the records of
resi. checks of July Goth and April I'd bt
med. admitted in evidence, claiming
dnon the defence had not besn notidet
produce the check paid on July
,tant and asserting that the April check
49,, launrihan in the notice eeFyett on