Evening journal., 1898-04-20
DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
Boggs and Cooper Found
Guilty BY the Jury.
CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE BANK

INDICTMENT AGAINST COOPER is
THE LENGTHIEST EVER FOUND
IN "A DELAWARE COURT
WHOLE STORY OF THE STEAL
is TOLD IN THE BOGGS INDICT-
MENT.
William N. Boggs, the defaulting
paying teller of the Dover First Ma
tional Bank, whose escapade in looting,
with the alleged assistance Of Colonel
q. T. Cooper, Thomas S. Clark Charles
| II. Butler Amos Cole, Harry f. Ford
and John R. McGonigal, has attracted
such widespread attention, was, last
evening at 5.45 o'clock, indicted for
stealing fraudulently $107 900 from the
Dover bank.
Boggs is also charged, together with
his accomplices, except McGonigal,
with conspiring to defraud.
| When the jury returned its finding to
| the court Foreman Mullin, headed by
his probers, marched into the court
room. Mr.. Mullin handed Clerk Smith
the papers, which were handed to
Judge Bradford. These were opened
and Clerk Smith asked Mr.. Mullin:
Are you content that the court may
alter the form, but not the substance?"
Mr.. Mullin answered in the affirmative.
Mr.. Vandegrift entered the court and
Judge Bradford said: ''Mr Vandegrift.
the grand jury has returned an indict-
ment against William N. Boggs." Mr..
Vandegrift then asked that the Jury be
discharged until to-day.
BOGGS' INDICTMENT.
The following is the jury's findings
against Boggs:
That William N. Boggs, late OF the
district Of Delaware. yeoman, on the
2Sth day of May, A. ID. 1897, at the dis
trict aforesaid did knowingly, wilfully,
unlawfully and fraudulently conspire
with EzekielT. Cooper, ,ThOmasS. Clark,
Charles H. Butler, Amos Cole, Harry f.
Ford and sundry other persons to the
grand jurors unknown, to commit an
Offense against the United States for
the purpose hereinafter stated. and in
, the manner and by the means follow
! ing, that is to say: he, the said Will
3 liam N. Boggs, was then and there tel
Ter OF a certain national banking asso-
citation, then and there known as The
First National Bank of Dover which
said association had been Heretofore
! duly organized and established and wac
then existing and doing business in the
! town OF Dover, in the State and District
| OF Delaware aforesaid, under the laws
; OF the United States; and the said Will
liam N. Boggs, teller as aforesaid, Eze-
kiel T. Cooper, Thomas S. Clark
c Charles H. Butler, Amos Cole, Harry
r f. Ford and sundry other persons tC
= the grand jurors unknown, did ther
Il and there knowingly unlawfully anC
a fraudulently conspire then and there K
- embezzle a certain large amount OF tn,
n moneys Of the United States, to wit
e the sum of one hundred and sever
: thousand dollars, then and there be
!. longing to the said association thel
o and there with the intent in them AM
each Of them, the said William n
: Boggs, Ezekiel T. Cooper, Thomas
\ Clark, Charles II. Butler, Amos Col
h and Harry f. Ford and sundry othe
persons to the grand jurors unknown
10 to injure and defraud the said assOcia
tion, for the use and benefit of him
> the said William N. Boggs, and the sail
| William N. BOggs did then and ther
c. knowingly, ,wilfully and unlawfully cen
y spire with the said Ezekiel r. Cooper
:. Thomas S. Clark, Charles II. Butler
Amos Cole, Harry F. Ford and sundr
: other persons to the grand jury un
known, knowingly, unlawfully an
- fraudulently to embezzle the sal
L money Of the said association, as afore
10 said then and there with intent Il
le | them, the said William n. BOggs an
< the said Ezekiel T. Cooper, Thomas
r Clark, Charles II. Butler, Amos Col
and Harry F. Ford and sundry othe
ty persons to the grand jurors unknown
90 and in each Of them, to injure and dc
ce fraud the said association, against oh
ig peace and dignity OF the United State
ne and contrary to the form OF the statute
ar OF the United States in such cases mad
on and provided"
T. The aforesaid charge against Bogg
he is violation OF sections Nos. 2,209 an
er 5.440 Of the Revised Statutes Of th
II, United States. The bin says that Wi
a. liam N. Boggs was teller OF the Fir
National Bank Of Dover, and on Ma
ms %, 1897, and at divers Others times, I
% did receive certain moneys to the vali
TX Of 100000 and that he did wilfull
unlawfully and with intent to injul
u and defraud the bank, convert the,
moneys to his own uses.
Il THE NINTH COUNT.
In the ninth count in the indictmel
- appears the name OF Ezekiel T. Coope
/; It alleges that Boggs took S23,00O b
f: property OF the Dover bank, and a
(: piled the same TO the private use
Ezekiel T. Cooper. 1t further says tn
: Boggs was aware that the said Coop
had neither money nor credit at q
said banking association. The dates
the checks and the amounts for whi'
: they were drawn by Boggs for Coop
are as follows:
: July /, 1896, $1,000 in favor OF E.
: Cuthbert & Co.. July 3, 1896, $4,000
: favor OF e. B. Cuthbert & Co.; July
: 1896, $500 in favor of E. B. Cuthbe
: & Co.; August s, 1896, 5000 in favor
e. B. Cuthbert & Co.: October II, is!
81, 700 in favor of z. B. Cuthbert & CC
lNnvemher 21 1896 S2 nnn In favor of