The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-11
.CASE Of The GOVERNMENT
CLOSED AGAINST {, T.. COOPER
William N. Boggs Was On the
Stand for the Greater Part
of the Day.
CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE GIVEN BY THE WITNESSES
Believed That the Colonel Will
Be Convicted Unless the
Jury Disagrees.
THE DEFAUL||NG TELLER PUSHED 70 THE LAST.
The DEFAULIMG TELLER PUSHED 70 THE LAST

The case OF the Government agalns
Col. Ezekiel 7. Cooper, charged witt
aiding and abetting William N. Boggs ii
the embezzement of $4,000 from the
First National Bank of Dover, and con
spring with him to commit an offence
against the United States was closed al
1. 13 O'Clock Yesterday afternoon in the
United States District Court.
As far as the case OF the Government
is concerned the concensus. ..of opinion
among those who have been attending
the trial is that the colonel will be con.
victed.
This opinion, however, is given with q
proviso and that is, unless the jury try
Ing the case fail to agree.
The Government, through the efforts
of United States District Attorney Lewis
G. Nandegrift, strengthened its case dur
ing the proceedings Of Yesterday, and the
chain of evidence has gradually tightened
around the neck of the defendant from
the beginning of the trial on Thursday
morning OF last week.
When the court reconvened yesterday
morning Levi c. Bird, Esq, one of the
counsel for Colonel Cooper, continued
his cross examination of William n.
Boggs, the defaulting teller of the
bank.
"Mr. Boggs, can you account to the
jury as to where the $S4, 900 (the amount
of the defalcation exclusive of the sum
drawn by Cooper went, stating
amounts SO that the jury..c can under
stand?'
Il can"
81 desire to show by the witness what
was the condition OF the First National
Bank. Dover, on May 9th, 1896. We
admit that Cooper gave checks, but we
conteL'i that he did net give them with
the idea that the bank was to pay them.
He supposed that they were being paid
by Boggs with money made off faro,
horse racing, &c"
''Can refer to a memorandum
'When was it made?'
District Attorney Nandegrift OBJ
jected, but the objection was over
ruled.
81 made the memorandum alter re-
turned
'That is more than year after May
9th, 1896"
The defence withdrew the question
regarding the accounting of the $S4 900.
Mr.. Bird next sought to attack the
of the witness.
Boggs said: 81 made expenditures in
the campaign Of 1884, for which was
not reimbursed. ] used the banks funds,
but the banks officers did not know it.
One officer knew that | was making ex-
penditures. was to present an account
to be all the expenditures
had made
"The account for which | had become
responsible was so large that
| feared to present it, and submitted a
smaller account. This was prior to any
with Cooper. The money
was not used for purchasing votes. | was
the Republican voters assistant, and
John G. Pennewill was the Democratic |
Kenney that wanted to be voters as
sistant SO that | could mark ballots had
purchased. did not take liquor into the
booth. took flask OF w,iskey to the .
voting place ON election day, and Penne !
will took a drink with me. Pcnnewiil I
,lso had bottle, and | took IL drink
with him." (Taughter.)
II dealt individually Y in Bay State Gas }
'tock. My first information about Bay
State Gas stock, obtained in March 1896,
vas secured from John IL. Bntenian,
hen cashier OF the bank and director
Il the Bay State Gas Company. He ad.
Used me to buy some Bay state Gas
'tock.'
"Did yon 20 to Senator kenllcy's resi-
lence in November 1894, and say that
'ou had come for advicr"'
NO. That is not the correct date"
Did you 60 ! 'Stmtor kenney's house
arly in 1898 with promisory notes
angling from S25 to $50 and ask him to
pllect hem, and he did tell YOU that
hey were worthless and for political
81 consulted 81 nator kenney regarding
he note OF Willard X. CahaII. | do not
any other notes
The prosecution objected to this line
I testimony, claiming that it was a
iolatinn OF secrecy between counsel and
lient, but Mr.. Bird continued
"Did not Senator Kenncy go before
he grand jury with your consent"
eyes"
Mr.. Bird here said District Attorney ,
'andegrift telegraphrd to Washington.
slling senator kenney to come to WI I
lington. Mr.. Nantesrit came to my