Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-02-24
Clark and Butler offered Samuel W.
Hall of Dover as their bondsman and
he was accepted.

Il. L. Cooper arrived at the Federal
Building at ll.30 o'clock. in the Gus
tody OF Deputy Marshal James L.. Haw
sins. MIR. Cooper was arraigned soon
inter his arrival, and, without reading
tho complaint, entered plea Of not
guilty and asked for a continuance until
next Saturday, along with the others.
Commissioner Smith informed the nc
cused that the amount charged against
him was s23, QUO. and asked District
Attorney Vandegrift what bail he
would suggest. "1'en thousand dol
lars, the latter replied. II know Mr..
Cooper and think that amount sulii
cient. If it were in some other cases |
might ask more bail. !"
Cooper then offered Alexander Max
well. who, he said, owned, in addition
to the Msrritt linuse in this city, farm
land in the vicinity OF Middlstown.
Ia Mr. Maxwell satisfactory bail?"
Cooper asked. - lie is not satisfactory
bail, +" replied Mr.. Vandegrift, Cooper
then said he thought Mr.. Maxwell
would be acceptable. but Mr.. Vande
crift insisted ON refusing TO accept
him. whereupon Cooper asked whether
Patrick Neary would be acceptable. To
this Mr.. Vundegrift replied in the
affirmative, and Cooper said he would
get Mr.. Neary on his bond il the latter
was in town. Cooper, when asked
whether he had counsel, replied that
Levi q. Bird was his counsel, but he
did not know where he was, and stated
that he did not need any counsel, as he
had expected that the case would be
continued. He remarked incidentally,
that he did not like the idea of being
nalt tod - t,nI
more. he said no did not fancy being
called away from bis business on Sat
urdny. as it was his busiest day. He
had found il necessary tn adjourn
several cases to come here.
After BoggH had been taken to one Of
the small rooms on the second floor ~
the Federal Building, he wns cloaeted
for time With Harry a. Richardson,
president of the First National Bank of
Dover. and Francis Skunk Brown of
Philadelphia. counsel for The bank.
After the conference Boggs was taken
to another room, adjoining.
An effort was made to see Boggs
and have him tell where he had heen
since his departure, but District A ttor-
noy Nandegriit positively declined to
allow him TO be seen. Boggs having
requested Mr.. Vandegrift to shield him
from newspaper men who desired to
talk to him. Mr.. Vandegrift, after
conversation with Boggs, and by the
latter's permission, gave out the fol
lowing statement:
"Boges positively refuses to tell
whbre he has beon, as he says it would
| serve no good purpose This matter
has been on his conscience ami he has
made up his mind to return and
remedy, 40 far aH is in his power. the
wrongs which he has done, and take
the punishment therefor, and also to
prove, as well as he can by his sulise-
quent lile and nutionH that he thor
oughly repents of his previous course.
lie proposes to tell the true story of tine
defalcation. but will not proseHuta any
body. That matter is entirely with the
government.
Ths return of Boggs is due entirely
to the efforts OF President II. A. Rich
arnson OF the bank and Francis Skunk
Brown. Boggs left Dover on May Goth,
1897, and on June I'd Mr.. Richardson
retained Mr.. Brown ma counsel and to
make an investigation. Mr.. Richard
son told Mr.. Brown to probe the matter
| to the very bottom and have everybody
prosecuted who had any connection
with the matter, 80 far as could be as
| certained, Both Mr.. Richardson and
| Mr.. Brown have worked increasingly
| and have made Use OF every bit of in
formation which came to them. They
started 10 with view to fsrreting out
| the defalcation and arc about to accom-
| plish the end. In view of the fact that
l3oggs came back through their efforts,
the reward Of $500, which had been
offered will not be paid anybody. as
nobody had a hand ia the matter save
them and they were not working for a
reward of money. The task has been
particularly severe for Mr.. Richardson,
| as come of the people who are sus-
pected OF beng implicated have been
among his best friends and he nus been
intimately associated With them in
business. District A ttorney Vaudegritt,
In speaking of the matter, said MIR.
| Richardson was deserving of great
deal OF credit for the courage he had
displayed in working on the case in the
face OF SO many obstacles. lie has
| shown great courage and fortitudo.
| Messrs. Richardson and Brown have
been assistsd by Walter ID. Duggs of
Philadelphia. brother of the default.
ing teller, who has given them all
to straighten the matter out.
1t was learned from Messrs. Richard
son and Brown that the bank had
spared no expense or time in doing a
work which is Just TO the depositors,
the stockholders and everybody who
has business with the Institution.
Mr.. Brnwn said that Boggs had not
seen bis wife. who is 10 Dover, and he
was OF the opinion that Mrs. Boggs lid
not know tnat her husband was in Del
aware. He came from Philadelphia on
Saturday, 10 company with Mr.. Brown
and his brother Walter. Whether he
was in Philadelphia Friday night MIR.
Brown declined 10 say. The trio arrived
at the b. ~ o. station shortly hefnre 10
O'Clock and proceeded directly to the
office of District Attorney VandHgrift,
from which place thoy went to the
Federal Building, whera BoggH Hurron-
dered himself to United States Marshal
Short. For short time he and his
brother sat in the grand jury room,
where thu preliminary hearing of the
other men was iu progress. He is TO
be called as witness at the trial, aud
he was ready then TO give any testi
mony which might DO desired, but, as
continuance OF the Other cases until
10 o'clock next Saturday morning was
granted. he was taken hack to a room
where he could he kept away from the
public gaze.
Mr.. Brown was asked concerning tho
whereabouts of BOggs since his depart
ure, but he stated that, while he knew
all about it, he declined tn say any
thing about that matter, as he did not
deem it necessary.
1t was stated, unoLlcially, from an