Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-02-24

boRgH TBlurn4 OF MS OVID fOllllnD,
Mr.. Brown remarked. He came back
to tell tho whole truth about this
affair and the government will take
Huch action as ia warrantad.
Attorney Brown said he had been
sought hundreds of times some weeks
ago by newspaper men In Philadelphia,
who sought interviews, but be had
made it rule not to try bis cases in
tho newspapars, and for that reason had
declined to give out any information.
Now that the end was in sight, he was
willing to tell such things as were pru-
dent. Ihe remainder he preferred tn
have Boggs tell wben he went on the
stand.
Hugh G. Browne, attorney for the
American Surety Co.. who mad been
on i5ocgs' bond for $40, 600. WAS at the
Federal Building about tho tine Boggs
surrendered. lie was asked whether he
had anything TO say az representative
of the surety company and he replied
that he had nothing whatever to say.
II is presumed that he was there for
the purpose nf learning matters Gun
nected with Boggs' return, but whether
the company will take any action could
not he asceTtRineu. =s
In addition tu President Richardson
Directors George Massey Junes of Dover
and A. L. Conner OF Wyoming were
hero representing the bank. bur
MessTs. Jones and Conner had nothing
TO say, merely watching the proceedings.
When f. L. Chopper entered the room
he knew nearly everybody there and
graaped those whom be recognized by
the hand. He appeared to be in excel
lent snirits, but had nothing to say
publicly regarding the charge which
had been made against him.
DECLINE TO MAKE STA rEMENTs.
Exc Sheriff Amos Cole was asked If
be had any statement to make. He re-
piled in the negative.
Col. +. 4. Cooper, who wore a bread
brimmed soft hat, which gave him
Southern air, when asked if be would
make a statement, said that he had
said all he had to say in the Milford
Herald, in answer to the attack made
upon him in the Sun about seven weeks
ago as "No. l."
Thomas S. Clark did not care to
make any statement whatever.
STATEMENT BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
District Attorney Lewis O. Vande-
grift was seen at his Office In the after
moon, and in reply to request for in
formation with regard to the recent
actions of Boggs, said: 1.-THE only
thing knew was that he was to he
brought down on the train reaching
here from Philadelphia at 10 o'clock. "
What will be done with Boggs?"
was asked.
He is in the custody OF the marshal,
and | think likely will go to Jail this
afternoon. He has asked for no bail. /
suppose he inagines he cannot get
bail, his defalcation amounting to
moro than 500, 00D. Tine ponalty is not
lese than five nor more than 10 years.
imprisonment.
II have known a long while that
this fellow was coming back and was
to be here this weuk but aever asked
where he was and where he was coming
from.
1.-The fellow seems to he thoroughly
repentant for all that be has done and
] am persuaded that he is back here
with the idea that he wants rs far rs
can to make amends for the wrong that
he has done; and / think that the
president of the bank is impressed with
the idea that that ia his spirit.
"Mr. Richardson deserves the highest
pleasant for him, because of his life
long relations, socially and otherwise
with these people who are implicated.
lie has been going OH quietly without
saying anything to anybody, with a
view Of getting this man back so that
the affairs of the bank as Bogga left
them could be thoroughly straightened
out, aud he has succeeded in putting
himself into communication with Boggs
and Boggs has voluntarily returned.
Nobody in the world knew of it ex-
Gept those whoss right ii was to know,
until ne walked into the United States
marshal's nillce this morning and de-
livered himself up"
STORY OF THE DEFALcATIoN.
William N. Boggs is charged with
misappropriating Sl07, 900 while pay
ing teller of the First National Bank
of Dover. The first intimation of tue
shortage was received BY the public on
June Sd, 1897, when, after Boggs had
been absent from his post for five days,
hHsty examination of the books was
made, and it was given out that he was
defaulter to the extent of S36, 600.
A careful examination was at once
commenced, and, on July l4th, the
| the shortage aggregated Sl07, 900.
BoggH left Dover on Saturday after
moon, May goth, this Impression being
that he would return to Dover on the
following Tuesday. 1t was not sus-
pected that anything was wrong until
bis failure to return at the time spec j.
| fed, and, as he was not at the bank
on Wednesday, the suHpicions of some
OF the bank officials were aroused aud
an investigation was commenced. On
| Thursday morning 1T leaked out that
Boggs was defRplter On that day a
letter. which was supposed to have been
written by Boggsi was rsceived at the
bank, in which there was an acknowl-
edgment of the shortage aud in which
directions were given by which the
officials could discover the methods
used in eluding ths bank examiner.
| Tho letter exonerated all others con
nected with the hank. The letter was
written on latter sheets Of the st. Cloud
Hotel, New York City, but subsequent
inquiry at the hotel failed to show that
anybody answering Buggs' description
had been there.
Harry A. Richardson. president of
the bank, as Boon as the defalcation
became known, telegraphed the govern
ment authorities, besides notifying the
American Surety 20. Of New York,
which was on Bo2ss' bond for $40, 600.
The agent OF the surety company at
once went to Dover. in order to obtain
definite information.
On the following Monday morning a
run on the bank was threatened. several
farmers who we're among the deposltors
becoming apprehensive. President
Richardson succeeded in assuring most