Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-12-10
An ACCUSED SENATOR.
Mr.. Kenney, of Delaware, Again
Before a Jury.
MR.. RICHARDSON ON THE STAND.

The President of the Looted Bank
Testified That Teller Boggs, Ken
ney's Alleged Accomplish, Had Con-
fessed to rambling.
Wilmington. Del, Dec. 6.-United
States Senator Richard r. Kenney, Of
Delaware yesterday was placed on
trial in the United States circuit court
for the second time on charges grow
ing out of the looting of the First Ma
tional bank. of Dover by its teller
William N. Boggs. Senator Kenney was
last arraigned on the charge of aiding
and abetting Boggs in misapplylng the
banks funds in July last. and after
trial lasting over one week the jury
disagreed Since then the charge OF
conspiracy has been iointed to the first
charges The discovery Of a shortage
in the bank came in May. 1897. when
Cashier Boggs suddenly left Dover. The
bank was found to have been looted in
the sum of 100000, or a little over its
capital stock. President Richardson, OF
the bank came TO the rescue and saved
the bank from failure.
Boggs subsequently gave himself up
and admitted his defalcatlon. at the
same time making statements which
led to the arrest of Senator Kenney ana
several other citizens of Dover. The
latter have been convicted and are now
serving a sentence in the Trenton peni-
Tertiary. The evidence against Sen
ator Kenney deals largely with numer-
Gus stock transactions. in which he ana
Boggs were interested.
During his last trial Senator Kenney
was represented by Senator Gray his
colleague in the senate, and Levi {.
Bird. Senator Gray is ROW in Paris
with the peace commission, and eX-At-
torney General John Biggs is assist
ing Mr. Bird. District Attorney VAN
degrlft represents the government in
the prosecution.
The accused senator was on hand
early. After the usual preliminaries
jury was quickly selected. 1t is said
to be composed of seven Democrats and
five Republicans.
In his opening address to the jury
District Attorney Vandegrift said he
would be able to prove that Senator
Kenney drew money from the bank to
which he was not entitled. and used 1t
to tide over difficulties brought on him
by stock Speculations. He said that by
an arrangement with Boggs Senator
Kenney drew money from the bank
when he had no funds there, Boggs
making the defendants account bal
ance by the use of other money in the
bank or in some instances by withhold
ing the senator's checks until he had
made good the deficit.
H A Richardson. president Of the
bank. testified to Boggs' connection
with the institution. and said it came
to the attention of the directors In Oc-
tober, 1895. that Boggs had been gamb-
ling. He confessed his fault. and was
forgiven. Witness had no further rea-
son to suspect Boggs until after his
flight in May. 1896.
A cause of delay and argument at
the former trial was avoided yesterday
by the admission of numerous checks
drawn by Senator Kenney to the order
of a number of persons and paid by the
First National bank. These aggre-
gated nearly $4,000. OF this amount
$5,S6S represented stock dealings with
z. B. Cuthbert & Co., Of Philadelphia.
IT was admitted that Senator Kenney
signed checks for $4,000 of the amount
represented in stock transactions for
Boggs' benefit Numerous kilograms
between Senator Kenney and Cuthbert
& Co. were also admitted.