The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-20
". n. B0CCS
IS INDICTED
Grand Jury Charges Him With
Embezzlement and Fraud
While Teller of a Bank.
CASE NEARING THE CLOSE
As Far as the Grand Jurors Of
the United States District
Court are Concerned.
Indictments Will Now Undoubtedly
be Found Against Col. Ezekiel L.
Cooper, Thomas Clark, Harry
Il. Ford and the Other
LOOters OF the First
National Bank
of Dover.


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Court lounu Il truG plll u lliuiccilui' u
against ,r. li,iam n. Pogss' lorLler n !elle
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erai couit rooih' jugs DI1uloru eiitere'
anu took ms se',t oll VIZ oei'cn. ~,
CLERK >. kouman Slnith neSt ca1'ee
the ron ol jurors anu ali 'espohoeo u
thglr sT, names. i IS .,o cu,,a .,o,
Inc foreman OF the hlalu Jury tilel
arose presented tne lhulctmeht ana OF
mctloh OF ohlteu states l'stflct AZ
torney LEWIS =. ahuesrl'. w were au
lonrned until this morning al ~ CLOCK
me DlIl Vi lilulclilleii plesei,em ,sa was
'oluihlhoVls one '.llu coNeieo 10" lase'
OF type WrltIeh manuscript.
IL minnteiy descrlpe' We lhetlloos EN-
ployed by Mr.; boggs ana the othcr per
sons arrested lor the ,oo.lhs ol tne pank.
Inc Hranu Jurors iiau peen III sessiol
Just seven uays' ilau eA!llhillt'. over my
witnesses wiiicii rom t'ihe 10 tllhe nave
been noteu IN tilese Columns ana hao
gone over slxtV biils OF ihdlctMehts.
AS only one OF tnese couIu pe presence
TO lhe COURT tllat leturileu Yesterday wa Mas
the most ilhportaht anu charges Mr'
b0ggs Win emoezzlei!leht anu uhiaW
iuiiy ana wliiully cashing creeks OF hi'
fellow looters, ne knowing az the t,me
that they had neither money or credit al
the pahk' aV 'he ''ll'e ol We o''efs 'r'''is
actions. NJ,
Inc Dill o1 lmalctmeht against w
Boggs Is to the efect that on NAY 2zna'
1877, William n. bosgs' teller 91 the
FIRST National bahS' oi DOVER a!u uil'
lawfully receive ana take IKE lhto ms pos
session ttle sum oi Ply, wv, tne properly
OF the o'lhkihs associa',oi' anu u,,l ul'el1
and there Wliiuily ana nhlaWlully ana
with Intent to ll1ufe ana delralu salu as,
sociatloh, ellloezH'e anu coilnert W llls III.
own use TIE moneys OF the pahK aS'lihs1
the peace and dignity OF the lmted tea
states ana contrary TO ti'e form OF thS
said United States in such Gas case made "a and
PROVIDED Tor IN sections pZ," ana '4to ol
the United States Revised Statutes,
The indictment turtl'er accuses Mr'
B"ggs. OF unlawfully and Wllfuily alb
stracting the money from the banking as
soclation, and lending the same to divers
persons unknown I" tlte grand jurors
and without authority from the presl,
dent, Harry a Richardson ana Doaru Oh
directors OF the banking assoclatloh. "
1t further states tnat "ili1ani N.
Boggs on May 18Th, 1917, ana 1or tnree
years or more prior thereto, diu uhlaw'
fully abstract money ami apply the
same to the personal ana private use OF
Ezekiel L. Cooper and Others throug n
checks presented by said cooper ana
others, lie Knowing at the time that the
said parties mad neither money or credit
in said banking ASSOCIATION.
The checks designated IN the lndlct,
ment as presented, and moneys awarded
to Ezekiel L Cooper are as follows: :,
July LIT, 1886, $1,000 i'll favor OF f. B.
Cuthbert X Co. ~
July Bird, 1896, S2OOo in. favor OF f. IL.
Cuthbert x Co.
July %, 1896, Sl'NN in favor Of f. Il.
Cuthbert 4 Go. :,
August Sth, 1876, $500, III favor OF T..
B. Cuthbert \ Go.
October 18th, 1896. $1,000 in favor OF
+. b. Cuthbert 4 Go.
November 2lst, 1896 $1,000 IN favor OF
+. b. Cuthbert d Go. ~
December 10th, 1896, Sl'OUl in favor Of
+. B. Cuthbert 4 Go. .
Decembsr 2nd, 1896, $1,000 in favor OF
f. b. Cnthbert 20.
All these checks were endorsed as
noted above and forwarded through the
usual channels for collection whereby
they came into the possession OF the
Farmers Bank OF Dover for presentation
to and payment was made by the First
National Bank OF @ Dover. .
The checks for 5000 cashed in favor