The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-16
Prominent People Testify
to Kenney's Character.
!. BOGGS SAID TO BR0CKS0N
Kenney Does Not Snaak 70 Ne N9Y-I
Know More About His Affairs
Than All Of His Democratic
r''" Friends and I'll Send
Him up the
Road.

| Senator Kenney entered the Unitet
States Court room at 2. 35 o'clock yesterda,
afternoon appearing more interested than
ever In the case which is rapidly drawing
to close. He wore the frock coat and
light trousers in which he appeared in the
morning and which made him the we'll
dressed man he has always been. He
shook the hands of Attorneys Gray aud
Bird, and seeing DR.. Cooper in the far end
OF the room he pushed through the crowd
and grasped his hand. Upon returning to
hsssat beside his counsel he had occasion
to pass George V. Massey and John Biygs
whose hands he also shook. Both gentle
men havo long been friends Of Mr.. Kenuey
and that Friendship has not been severed
by the present unfortunate position of the
| young senator.
With Mr.. Blggs thu conversation was
brief aud animated. Mr.. Riggs had de-
fended Cooper who ts now serving SON
tenco in the Now jersey Penitentiary for
aiding Mr.. Bogg' in his defacations, and
tho conversation may have boen relative
to that matter. However, it was pleasant
and only terminated by Mr.. Gray who
beckoncd to Mr.. Kenncy as the case was
about to be resumed.
Mr. Kenney immediately buried himself
In the large amount of legal manuscript
his counsel refers to, aud aided them very
materially in building the defense He is.
lawyer of no mean ability and should he
escape conviction it will DO due in n large
measure to the able assistance he has rend.
cred his counsel to the dotrimont of the
Government and its able representative
Mr. Vandegrift. Throughout the after
noon tho accused statesman busted him
self in ,ho work, possibly even more dill
gently than he would had he been defond
ing friend. And why should he not9
His own personal interests are in the bal
ansc aud to him conviction means moro
than it would to the man in the lower scale
Of life. Consequently he labored untirngly
in his own Gauss, and only wiVharew him
self from the work to answer 4 til eyram
or to oconverselwith his lawyers or questions
which were subsequently asked Of the wit
nosses.
Perhaps the most in tercsting testimony
of the AFTERNOON was as to the cha racter
fore the question WAS possibly never asked
OF such distinguished Delawarean. Mr..
kcnncy has been prominent i'll tho legal
fraternity Of tho state aad has always con-
lueioii himself in Il manner that required
no explanation, other than that which his
works manifested.
But he HIS temporarily fallen from grace,
and by com mpulsion his own counsel has to
inquire into that character which he well
knows has never before been questioned.
And This time ho bears the good charac-
ter and reputation re-established by such
men as William Fl. Boyce, Judge of the
, S alto Courts; Anthony Higgins, an ex-
mpElbor of the United States Senate;
George V. Massey, Attorney for the Penn.
sylvanin r ulroAd Company; Hszokah
Harring OIL, ,ex-SpeaIlero of the Senate of tho
State Of Delaware; J. wilkins Cooch, OK
Register of Wilsand m cx.nember ofthe
L,uisl tu': ia ncs!.Ho lilay, uperinten.
dent OF Tho Delaware Railroad and Dr.
Cooper ono of tho most distinguished
physicians Of Kent County They have
knuan Mr.. Konnoy for years and unhesi-
ia. ing,y rca1fiym that he has always bccn
honest and upri"ht to the best OF their
knowledge. Mr.. Fandcgrift did not deem
it worth whilo 10 question tho gentlemen
-, tl,,.n INV d
mi,ting that he WAS satisfied thai the pro-
-yious character of Mr.. kenney was beyond
question.
: Furthermore he allowed 1t 10 be testified
to by u.o more witness than is generally
accorded an indicted man. Six is the usual
number. but when Mr.. Higgins failed to
answer, Mr. NnndegrifJ allowed Mr.
Coocb 20 go on the stand in behalf OF Mr.
Kcnnev. Many ohrr kindne 'ses were ex'
,cnlnd by Mr. Vnndegrift during the al
terpoon VIII ch indicated that although he
was IL stern prosecutor he was also tehIer
hearted and would allow the late
man everything he could without over
stspping the bounds OF his important po-
shi ion.
John II. Baleman was tho first witness
Mr., Hjr;i.-Mr, Battmau let mo ask you
IL it was not II custom at the BANK i'll tLe
case of fairly coed customer whero
check came in and not sufficient money to
meet it to carry 1T over.
"lt was custom. Ii the party who sent
the check had confidence we would give
him until. he next morning.
"Does the ledger show overirafts with
other customers.
1t does.
District Attorney Vandegrift-Yous say
it did frequently occur to permit over
drafts.
"Ye sir.
"Was this the rule with the deferd!nt
"No, SIR
what was your orders to Boggs about
this defcndant's checb9
Mr.. Bird oojecJed.
"The court.-You are speaking about
orders. There was nothing brought out
about customers in the direct eXumina-
ton.
Dl5tflCt AuUoFucy- MS Tuto TcShTulHB
oyerurafts of other customers did not ap-
ply to this defendant,
The question was withdrawn.
"Did this defendant come within tn o
ce egory of persons where you carried over
his checks?
Sometimes, believe I did carry over
his check until the next morning"
"With respect to overdrafts was the
carrying of checks what is known as over
draft-?" $3.50
"No, sir"
George V. Massey was the next witness.
He deposed he knew Kenney for twenty
years. His reputation for honesty and in
tegrity was good
Judge William H. Boyco deposed he
knew Kenney since 1871 and his reputa-
ton was good. Superintendent r. r.
Holiday. DIR. Ezekiel w. Cooper Heze-
kiah Harrington, J. wilkins Cooch. and
Anthony Higgins gave testimony as to
character.
Harry +. Brocksou deposed that he re-
sides at New Castle and thnt he visited
BogGs at the Jail. Boggs said to him that