Evening journal., 1898-05-07
COL. COOPER'S TRIAL.
kilograms Showing Accused's
Speculation and Margin Money
CASE ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY

sIBuITY OF THE LEDGER
BOOKs-BIRD AND GRAY AR
GUED AGAINST IT AS EVIDENCE.
At the beginning OF yesterday after
noon's session of The trial OF E. I.
| Cooper, charged with aiding and aDet-
| ting William n. BOggs in lOCting the
First National Bank OF dover OF 9lOl,-
coo, Judge Bradford announced That by
the request of.several of the jurors, he
would discharge them until MONDAY.
Mr.. Vandegrift opened the session by
/ asking the attorneys for the defence II
| they had produced the telegram on 10.
| b. Cuthbert &Co. to e. It. Cooper of the
| following dates: June 1, 1896; June 70
and 20; July (two on this dateJ DC
toner Is and 10. MIR. Bird said that ne
told the court yesterday that they dld
not have the kilograms.
The name Of w. B. Gill, superinten-
dent of the Western Union office in
PHILADELPHIA, was called, but MI Gill |
failed to respond, and MIR. Vandegrift |
said that he issued a subpoena for Mr.. |
giU. who would be called upon To tes- |
tfy Ito a standing rule OF the com pany, J
whereby all dispatches received after
six months are destroyed. He asked
- that an attachment be issued for him,
and Judge Bradford made the order.
When the case had proceeded a tele-
, gram was received from Mr.. Gill say
e ing that he would be present when the
court desired him.
Mr.. Bird, counsel for the defence,
said that it was unnecessary to sum
i mun MIR Gill, as he did not want to hear
= his testimony regarding the destroying
J ] q Al. 4 nlltals.n NTa therefore
Q was released.
He then called J.. w. Springer man
e | agsr OF the local Office, who said that
: the rule of the Western Union Com
a pany was to destroy all dispatches az
ter holding them for six months, but
they were not destroyed until they were
s. sent 10 the Philadelphia office.
p. w. Fassett, manager Of the West
ern Union office at Dover, was next
called, and produced a telegram from
g. b. Cuthbebt & Co. to e. T. Cooper,
which read:
July wheat, $685.. Send cheel, for
!. $500. Answer.
t. OSigned) "E. B. Cuthbert & Co.
He produced another telegram for
June 29. which read: Call you one,
- hah. Bay State Gas, So; sugar, 80;
D $1,000"
the kilograms as evidence.
Mr.. Vandegrift said that the checks
M were relative. as he would show Thai
I. they were proof that E. T. Cooper re-
of ceived money from the First Nationa
80 Sank. OF Dover, and had given checks
= To E. B. Cuthbert & Co.
ID He was sustained by the court.
Witness offered a telegram OF Jun!
- which said:
Call you $1,000; Bay State, 19;sugar
- l02. Answer.
on (Signed) "Cuthbert.
re Another read: October 10, call yol
:. So 600 Answer quick Bay State, g..
Telegram of November 19: "Cail yo'
SO 900; Bay State, 2S.
v Mr.. Bird asked witness if Mr.. Coope
st. got all the kilograms. Witness SAT-
iG: &c that he did not know, but when COope
At | was out OF town the telegrams wer
o., sent to Boggs.
s. X. Fulton. manager of 2. B. Cuth
= bert & Co., was called and asked b.
Mr.. Vandegrift to explain the mean
iug Of call you for 81 ,0OO.," whic
IE headed the kilograms sent by Cuthber
re & Co. to Cooper. He said that it mean
10 send money
He was also askedtO identify the le'
ter books OF Cuthbert & Co., and IA
copies OF. the kilograms
Mr. Fulton fully identified the copie
of the kilograms. AIr. Bird oblecte
- 10 admitting the copies, nut Mr.. Vand'
70 grift cited authority, quoting a cas-
decided by Chief Justice ReGmiie. {
Vermont regarding admitting copies
/: tfieeranrs in Z. case argued before hin
Judge Bradford passed the cOpies.
Mr. Fassett was again called 10 I'll
stand and Mr.. Vandegrift offered tell
gam from L. b. Cuthbert e. Co. to Co
tuei Cooper of these dates: Juls 3.
.nl 90; October 9 and %, AMI Decen
Ger 12 They We're passed, Jut the d
fence noted objections.
irving ID. Boggs, teller of the FIJI
: y tional Bank of Dover, with 4 b
: leiger of the bank, were next pr
duced. Mr. BOggs was asked b. M
Bird if the ledger was changed
Witness said not while he was
'' charge Of it.
6 that Mr.. Cooper gave w. n. Bog
ing. money and it was recorded in that le
Wer ger?"
by Il did not" said the witness.
Re Didn't you know that the bank W
being robbed?" asked Mr.. Bird.
ct. yes, / did" replied the witness.
. Didn't you know" asked Mr. Biz
that the money Of the depositors W
taken?"
Witness answered in the negative.
I'M Who, in your absence asked n
- Z, o. Bird. NOTED the amount Of the
~ pcsits in the ledger?"
Ia w. n. Boggs," said the witness.
- o,,os Didn't you hear Mr.. Ross, the {
-n,.. 'ais pert accountant, who went over
,-ii hooks" asked Mr. Bird, "say that
l.
- deDositcrs being stOlen?"
St Witness said that he did.
Mr.. Bird then made a very drama
speech, asking the court not to ad1
the ledger as evidence. "WOuld y
ES. allow that book" asked Mr.. Bird.
Lauk heip convict an innocent man when (
this witness said that W. N. Boggs. "
9.20, ro6bed the bank. dcctored it? w
q on that would be unfair" he said