Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-19

nlVeneHH and beun forgiven.
Senator konney seemed to be pro
voIvd and exclaimed: Let it come out:
il might rs we'll come out now az at
another time!
Vaudegrft- Did you loan Boggs your
Individual checks?
Kenney 1 did not frequently loan
Buggs my checks on the First National
Bank.
Nandegrift-- Did you more than once
give ioggs your check for u cunsidera.
bic amount when you did not have
money 10 meet it?
Kenney--le Yes.
Continuing, Senator Kenney said
On September 2lst, 1896, | gave a
check for 5000 or 5000; | do not re.
member tbs exact amount. Boggs told
inc that he wanted IL for imagining
stuck6, and that when Cooper returned
it would be all right. When tho dc.
fnlcation wRs publicly announced, ]
gave the check to Mr., Richardson.
had had confidence in BoegH that he
would pay the check out of HE own
funds. In September, 1896, L gGvo
Bogga my, check for 81, 250, 10 pay nm
account with William Anderson Of
Philadelphia.
blTu- W h hbuNh hh pun
chaeer OF real estate?
Kenney-- Yes.
Noxt, Chancellor Nicholson, eS Cows.
Stockley, Reynolds and Watson, Gov,
runuoll and OK Congressman Gnusey
were called in the order mentioned.
Iney testified TINT they have known
the defendant ns follows: Mr.. Nichol-
son, for IL or II years: Mr.. Stockloy
Tor 20 or % years Mr. Reynnlds, since
hoyhood; Mar. Watson, for II or 10
years, and MIR. Tunnel, since lSIl
They all said that Couper'a reputation
for honesty anG integrity was good
prior 10 the events now the subiact
of this trial. y
Vandegrift, when Chapcellor Nichol
son had been questioned ny the 6efence
concerning Cooper's reputation-l ad'
NIT that Cooper had good reputation
up TO May, 1896.
Bird do not want your admission.
Vandegrift 10 Chancellor Nicholson-
What was Cooper's reputation for
honesty and integrity in his dealings
with E. h. Cutbbert & Co..
Chancellor Nicholson-I do not know.
At the conclusion Of the testimony
concerning Cooper's reputation, the
defence rested.
Immediately after the opening of
court. District Attorney Nandegrift
proceeded TO rehut evidence otfersd by
the defence.
William B. Satterfield of Dover waa
called. lie said: was in philadel
phia on May 7th. 1896, ami expended
$3.50 in Bay State Gus stock, Cooper
| giving his check for the amount.
Cooper also put up hia check for $500,
for pool composed Of myself, Cuorer,
B0ggs ami others whose names / do not
| remember,
Next, Hezekiah Harrington, Speaker
| Of tine State Senate, was called.
VRndegrift- We're you summoned here
for tho purpose of producing check
for 500?
Harrington Yes.
Tho defence objected, Mr.. Bird con
tending that the district attorney
should have put the check in earlier.
The objection was sustained.
William N. Boggs was recalled. lie
was shown deposit slip, and said that
he had made il when the deposit cred
tied thereon was made.
Vandegrift-I desire to show that
this deposit was Cooper's profits in his
and Boggs' stock speculations.
| DUHEb ub ubVuhlt Cuublbbbu VI Z
check for $500 given by Z. b. Cuth
bert & Co. to Cooper. Against this
check were charged two checks aggre
eating s530--one check for $3.50 and an
other for SlS0-- for Interest. | had II
put $50 to Cooper's credit to make VI
the difference.
The deposit slip was admitted TO evi
dence.
John Il. Benson of Dover testified
that Boggs was not considered to pos
sess property sufficient to advance loan
Of $50, 600 or $50, 600. Bogga was get
ting fair salary and living up to it
nosaibly little beyond it. On cross
exam nation, Mr.. Benson said that, il
1896 and 1897, he knew nothing what
ever OF Boggs' resources outside Of hi
bank salary.
William H. Postles of Dover said tina
the general superstition was that Bogg
was living off his salary. He neve
heard of Boggs having $40, 600 q
$50, 600. On cross. examination, he sal
that he did not know of BUggs beinI
engaged in other enterprises.
DR.. =. S, Downes of Dover testifie
that he never knaw of Boggs havin
the reputation of being capable Of loan
ing money.
Prof. w. Il. Gooiing of Dover sal
; that he did not consider Boggs "a ma
of means.
Il. L. Clark OF Dover testified tina
he would rot have gone to Boggs for
loan, because no supposed that l3ogg
was always like himsef-short
Laughter. On croHs-examination, Nj
Clark said that he had heard rumors {
! boggs' gambling.
. At IL. 10 o'clock, the prosecution at
. nouncod that it would rest.
After lull, which continued % mir
utes, the district attorney, who ha
Z spent that time in his private office
: preparing his prayers. addressed til
= court regarding the points upon whie
he deaired it to instruct the jury. III
. propositions emphasized that the inter
( TO iujure and tiefraui did not presun
. thnt the defendant had malice towart
Z the First National Bank of Dover. Nj
. Vandegrift consumed 30 minutes In til
presentation of his prayers.
!. Senator Gray devoted the ensuing
minutes TO discussing the prosecution
n propositions and submitting tho d
fences prayers. He emphasized thi
Cuuper could not have aided ar
a ahetted Boggs without their hayir
like intent.
,s At the afternoon session OF cou
n the jury was addressed by Distri
Attorney Vandegrift, on behalf of Il
In prosecution, and by Senator Gray, {
behalf OF the defence. Each consume
exactly az hour and 20 minutes.
"a Mr.. Vandegrift said: l shall el
D deavor to deal with the factu in the cas-
i nnha faafs n uhiah tha unrarnnan t