The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-11
GOVERNMENTS
CASE CLOSED.
COrrObOrative Testimony
Given to Substantiate
the Story of Boggs.

At the afternoon session OF the United
States Court one OF the Interested specta
tors was Chief ustice Lore. Among the
many visitors from Dover was Sheriff
Shaw.
kdward L. Ross was the first witness:
He deposed that he examined Cooper's
bank book and that every item there was
entered on tho books Of the bank. He
struck the balance last juno. Cooper's
checks from April to June 20, 1897
vera admitted In evidence. He knew
examination of tho banks books
and tho foreign check book of the farmers
bank helped him to find the defalcation.
The checks Of Cooper were part Of that
defalcatiOn.
AThe surplus funds belonged to the stock.
holders of the bank and they went to pay
the defalcation.
Francis N. Buck testified he was bank
examiner since 1897 He examined the
bank in June 1897 and found a deficit
The cash and securities found In the bank
were good and the bank is still in business.
He remembered the defendant getting of
at State Road and conversing with the
witness
Mr.. Bird how long have you known
Cooper?
Twenty years.
"Do you know WHARF he took the traip2
State Road"
Boggs was recalled and In answer to the
District Attorney said that he had an ar
raugement with Cooper to get Off at State
Road. We wero expecting Mr.. Buck.
| The arrangement was for Cooper to get
| off and see If Mr.. Buck took the train.
| Then he was to get information from Mr..
Buck when he was coming to Dover. II
not Cooper was to fnd out Mr.. Bucks
movements and inform me so could get
out of the way. On May 10 he received q
! telegram.
| w. Johnson-"Not for some time" G.
johnson was a name went under and
the telegraph operator knew me-. One
check of Cooper's WAS taken up by he Civ
ing me one Of Cuthbert and Co. scheck
for 81, 600.
Mr. Bird when did you adopt the name
! Of johnson?
''At horse racing"
"And you were known at poker games
as . Jehn 5
Mr. Vandegrift why did you use that
name?
For my protection. was engaged In a
business which II known would have
caused my immediate discharge"
r. l.. Fulton, manager for Cuthbert s.
Co., testified that Cooper lost heavily.
Mr.. Bird did you ever hold q CONVERSE
tion with MIR. Boggs.
eyes, sir. He said he was largely inter.
ested in the Cooper account"
10 MIR. Vandegrift-"fhis took place at
the Clayton House, when called to see
Boggs in reference to his own account"
John II. Collins testified he lives In Phil
ndelphia On May 2s. 1898 met E, L.
Cooper in New York. We left together
for PHILADELPHIA and met Boggs at the
Lafayette Hotel. On May 20 knew of
Boggs intended flight.
met Cooper and Boggs that night. I
heard them speaking about California
San Francisco and other places. Boggs
left between II and IL O'Clock.
Samuel d. Carr corroborated Boggs re-
gar Ting the purchase Of the suits Of clothes
by him and Cooper The suits were never
paid for and with Carr's evidence the Gov
eminent rested.
When John +. Salisbury entered the
United States Court room yesterday a
leading Dover man said: "Jhere comes
man whom William N Bogg' never
trusted He knew Barney too we'll to
do so. Because some night he would get
whole story. There Is Charles II. Bntier,
and he has been only a cats paw in the
case. Boggs tells mo that If Butler would
go on the stand and tell the truth he
would be acquitted. Why there is Amos
Cole.
Cole it will be seen that there was only one |
transaction between the two men. Boggs |
purchased ground In Philadelphia and
had a contract given out for the erection of |
number CT houses Cole was sent to
Philadelphia to look after the property and
found the men sitting around tho bnild-
ings They had boon given no money by
the sub-contracior.
Thomas S. Clark will surely come out all
right. II you put pin hole In a piece of
paper depend upon 1t that Tom Clark
will crawl through that hole. In my opin-
lon there will DO no conviction in any Of
the cases.
They say in Dover that II Cooper's jury
dlsagrees that another jury will be en-
pannellcd to try the case and that in all
probability the cases may be transferred
to be tried In some other district court,
1t will take year or two to try all the
cases. Reports have boon circulated about
two other Dover men. The reports are
unfounded One Of the men would be
afraid to forward quarter in advance for
u paper and the other fellow Is too close to
invest dollar
COLONEL E. 7. COOPER TESTIFY
At the session Of the Court this morning
Mr. Bird drew attention to the fact that
the jury had been cautioned not to speak
about the case. He said an uncaleu for II
editorial appeared in The sun today.
Whoever published 1t should be sent to
prison.
The clipping was handed to the District
Attorney and then to the Court. Mr.. Bird
said The man Congdon was now out of the
State, while officers were hunting for him
with capiases that would require heavy
bail.
Judge Bradford said it was grossly I'M
proper to publish such an article. This
jury will be instructed to decide thi, case
n pp nuhlipntipp lint
colding to the evidence by their oaths.
Mr.. b I'd opened for the defense by say
ing that one side of the case was good lln.
til another was told Possibly in the life
of my colleague and myself no case has
ever given such an amount of anxiety. We
are prepared for the onslaught made upon
this defendant. You are aware that no
conviction caa be made unless Il. Il. Coop.
or had full knowledge that the money
which paid these checks were takon from
tho bank. The grit of this utfense must
be tho Gin ent' Il, Il. Cooper is citizen
of his state, born inn Kent county, from
long line Of honorel men He was Regis
ter Of Wills and filed it with integrity.
He commenced to speculate In stocks
Grnyeyards are full of mounds over such
men who tried to do what Il. r. Cooper
tried to do There was n craze in the
two lower counties over Bay State Gas.
While spcculating in his own behalf vii.
ihih bpSEo IiCV blIii anu cDlD-' |
mel, you are IN Bay State Gas What kind
of II house is Cuthbart e. Co. Pm in close
communion with Gas people. How would
you like to do some business for me | have
the money. Let mo use your checks.
Cooper did it. Bay State Gas did not all
ways go the right way. He invested in
other things. 1t went for year without
an intimation but that these checks were
paid by the money Of w. N. Boggs
The money Boggs told half of Dover he
was making. Boggs gave him the 81 600.
Cooper amt going to lie. He will ack nowl.
edgo that he met Buck. That Bogg, told
him Buck complimen;ed him on tho way
the books were ktpt. Never had L. Il.
Cooper had even tho dream that that bank
had been robbed of penny until few
days before Boggs went away.
Yes. he met Boggs in Philadelphia and
ho countenanccd tho going away of that
man. You are the judges between Cooper
and Boggs. You have got to believe one
and disbelieve the other. When we get
through You will hear what His Honor
will toll you
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