Evening journal., 1898-06-17
MORE OF BOGGS STORY
The Defaulter Tells the Man
ner of the Transactions.
MANY TELEGRAMs IN EVIDENCE

TESTIMONY YESTERDAY AFTER
NOON AND THIS MORNING.
When United States Court recon
vened yesterday afternoon William N.
Boggs took the stand, and Mr.. Biggs
continued his cross-examination.
MT. Biggs asked: What was this
$500 check given for?"
Il think it went to pay for race
horse which Clark and his partners
purchased"
"What was the cost of the horse?"
81 do not know"
''Was it not $1,1OO?"
Il do not know"
do you remember a conversation
held few days after in reference to
this check in the presence Of Mr.. Clark,
jefferson Ford and Charles H. But
ler?"
"In reference to which check?"
"The check was for $500, which you
say was the first false entry?"
Il did not say that"
"Did you not say when you testified
here that the first false entry which
you made was made for Thomas S.
Clark and that this was the check?"
mo, did not TESTIFY to that"
'sWas not this the first false entry?"
mo"
"what was the first false entry which
you nader"
'I do not know. Mr.. Clark has the
check"
you have testified that the frs+
false step was made for him?"
eyes"
did you not testify that this wal
in October, 1882"
Il did not"
do you know to whom the frs
check was given?"
Which check?"
"The one for which the first falls
entry was made?"
Il do not"
Can you state when it was given?
Il cannot"
"When to the best Of your recouec
tion?"
"To the best OF my recollection
was given in the early part of 1893"
IN what month";"
Il do not recollect.
"Have you any recollection Of th
amount?"
Il have not"
you have no definite recollection
the time, the payee or the amount!
Il have not"
care you sure that it was in 1882"
"Not absolutely. 1t might have bee
late in 1892"
might it not have been in lS94?"
''No."
DO you remember in the Spring
1894 Of going to the office Of Thom'
S. Clark and asking Charles H Blu
Ter to come to Wilmington and tel
graph 5000 to Washington for you
bet on a race horse?"
yes. about that time. He was
send it to a man named Walt
Duracl5."
did you give him the s2OO?"
Eyes, I gave him money, but do \
remember now whether it was $500
$780,"
'He came to Wilmington to bet
for you?"
"Yes."
did you pay his fare?"
Il suppose that I did would l
have asked him to come here to
anything for me without"
Did you not tell Charles H. But
not to mention the matter to anyibo
and especially to Thomas S. Clark,
the reason that Clark could not k
anything?"
Il do not remember. 1 might.
previous experience with Mr.. Cl
had not been such that wanted hin
know this. Butler and l had discus
the treatment Of us by Clark"
Give me an answer if you pie
Did you not say to Charles H. Blu
not to mention this to anyone, and
pecially to Thomas S. Clark, beca
ne could not keep anything?"
Mr.. Biggs then said that he propc
to follow this up by showing
Boggs had spent large sums Of mo
belonging to the bank in 1894.
5OO," said Mr.. Biggs, and then
court stopped him.
Mr.. Biggs and Mr.. Vandegrift
held a private talk with Judge B
ford, and when it concluded the C
oveTruled the question.
Mr. Biggs then asked Boggs:
you not say to him that you had
speculating in stocks recklessly v
employed by the bank?"
Mr.. Vandegrift objected to the q
o,,I f1,o rr~o,,,,i7 fl,'ot a had not