The sun., 1898-12-16

10 do when be didn't have the money
but TO give another draft?
s'This man had everything TO live for
He had nothing to rob for. What In.
terest would he have in making con-
tract with Boggs to rob the First Ma
tional Bank. =.
II have no III will toward Boggs,"
continued Mr.. Bird. II would help him
il could. He never did anything to
me but he is trying to send my client
and my personal friend to the penitenti-
ary, so You will excuse me II am harsh
when speaking of him."
Mr.. Bird spoke OF Boggs' first inter.
view with Mr.. Kenney in 1894 and said
that when Boggs said Kenney's little boy
Caleb, came into the room and asked to
be allowed to go up stairs in his play
room, Boggs lied for Caleb was not
in the room according to the testimony
OF Kenney. Mr.. Bird then called atten-
ton to the fact that Boggs had stated he
played cards and the races losing be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 OF the banks
money before he went 70 see kenney.
While out playing cards Boggs used to
tell his wife he was going with Thomas
S. Clark to see farm.
"When l Gee a villain like to see him
stand on his own props' said Mr., Bird.
II hate coward. This sweet angel,
this Willie Boggs played cards and then
said he was at the time going with Tom
Clark 10 see farm. He must draw
Clark in it. He can't stand Alone"
Mr. Bird continually turned to Dis
trict Attorney Vandegrift and addressed
quite as many words to him as he did to
the Jury. Mr.. Bird said that, however,
there was one thing which Boggs did
play without drawing anybody in it,
that was a faro bank.
The counsel for the defendent claimed
that W. N. Boggs began to speculate in
stocks through Cuthbert 4 Company in
March, 1896, while Kenney did not begin
until May, 1896. That contradicted
Boggs' statement said Mr.. Bird. Then
in referring to Boggs' statement that
Kenney drew him Bogge) into speculat-
ing in Bay State Gas stock, Counsel said
Kenney surely paid dear for the inside
information as 1t cost him 5000. "Oh!
unlucky man." said Mr.. Bird, "and still
unluckier when you gave the inside in
formation to your friends" this to
Kenney.)
Mr.. Bird then referred to Boggs'
pledge to Mr. Massey, saying that Boggs
had then broken solemn pledge.
"Boggs comes to this stand' said Mr..
Bird, Through broken oaths, through a
sea Of lies. He's as tainted as hell, you
can't believe him, gentlemen. You
can't convict this defendant on his
Boggs, word.
"As against Boggs you have a man
who has performed his duty as citizen
of the State and has been sent to the
council chamber OF the nation. He is a
kind father. No suspicion ever rested
on him. say he has no interest in
swearing on that stand. He wants to re-
main on Gods green earth and walk
freely in the sunshine, and when he does
60 on that stand and swear, the dis
trict attorney says he has perjured his
SOUL"
Mr.. Bird claimed that the case has
nothing after the testimony of Boggs was
eliminated. He said in the absence of
any interest in the 1850 check, where
is the crime? He asked the district attor-
ney to tell the jury where was the inter-
est. "Why," said Bird, this man Boggs
is the Alpha and Omega Of the case"
Mr. Bird asked the Courts pardon il
he again stated that the reopening Of the
case was little out of the ordinary. He
then spoke OF the Bay State Gas Com
pany's voucher and said that Mr.. Vande.
grift had held that back like a bomb.
shell. He said tnat he knew Mr.. Alice
too we'll to say that Mr.. Alice spoke
falsely. He thought Mr.. Alice told as
much of the conversation which trans
pired in Mr.. Addick' Office as he (Allee)
! heard.
But" said Mr.. Bird, "the only wit.
ness who could have said that Mr.. Ken.
ney was engaged not as counsel for the
Bay State Gas Company, but as counsel
in Mr. Addicks' divorce proceedings
was Edward Addicks, and he, gentle.
men, was present in this building yester.
day. l saw him. We was excused in
order that he might 60 to his wedding
Why, gentlemen, the subpoena of thit
Court would have held him If his
mother and father lay dead"
In speaking Of Boggs' gambling and
why Kenney did not tell on him Mr.
DITu salu RaHlUllHb was Hot RTea
crime. The State of Kentucky paic
thousands of dollars as Henry Cay's
gambling debts and yet sent him back te
Congress. Fox of Great Britain was
gambler and member of the English
Parliament. O'Connell of Ireland nearl,
died in the act Of gambling, and yet thu
district attorney spoke Of Kenney havin,
knows Boggs was a gambler and neve
said anything about it.
J "Was Kenney helping Boggs on hi
road to ruin? Why, my God! Their
; wasn't man in Delaware who coul,
l have caught him. Crime-he was wed
! ded to it, and tine final glorifcation q
g his life would be when he could drag
United States Senator to prison witt
{ him."
' Mr.. Bird then referred TO the test
E nony OF Joseph W. HAZEL, Harry
4 Brockson, Ezekiel Cooper and Col. E. 7
q Cooper, which was contradictory to tina
= given by Boggs.
n 1t was then 5 o'clock and Court ai
/ journed until 10 o'clock this morning.