The sun., 1898-02-26
FINE SEPARATE HEARINGS A BAD DAY FOR DEFENSE
Dover Bank Looters to Face
Commissioner Smith.
PROBABLE PLAN MAPPED OUT
Mr., william N. BOggs, Hon. Harry "A.
y
Richartison and District Attorney
Vandcgrift Hold a Conference.

Mr., William n. Boggs, the deiauitlng
having teller of the First National Bank
Of Dover. who, after an absence OF nlne
months cape to this city on saturday
last and surrendered himself to the au-
thorities, had the third consultation OF
the past week with District Attorney
Lewis G. Vandegrift in the htters prl-
yate Office, !W7 Market street, yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. Boggs, accompanied by United
States Marshal John Cannon short, 'cit
the New Castle prison about ?3o O'Clock
aud boarded a troll ey car.
When Mr. Boggs and Marshal short
a)ighted from the car in front OF Mr.
Vandeyrfts office they came face to tace
wi h MIR. Harry A. Richardson, prcsi-
d,n of the looted bank.
10 observers knowing the parties this
would have looked like Il prearransed
plan if it was not for the fact that the
district Attorney in an interview asserted
that Mr.. Richardson had no idea OF the
conference about to be held.
The entire party then entered the
private office of Mr.. Vandcgrift and here
a consultation lasting for nearly two
hours took place between the persons
directly interested.
No one was allowed to break up the
conference, but after the departure OF Mr..
Boggs and Marshal Short District Attor-
ney Nandegrift stated the meeting was
held for the purpose OF mapping ont a
plan of action for the hearings OF all the
defendants before United States Com
missioner Smith this morning.
What the mode OF procedure will be is
not known positively but it is said on
good authority every one Of the persons
80 far arrested will b. given u separate
hearing,
The ur-t one to face Commissioner
Smith it i. said will be Amos Cole. who
will be represented by John II. Rodney.
Esq.
Charles II. Batter will follow and his
interests viii b, looked AFTER by Levi {.
Bird, ESD.
Colonel Ez kirI T. Cooper who had Il
hand in the looting Of the bank may be
the next one called and his attorney IN
the case Is also Mr.. Bird.
Thorn :. C.arle t stascd viii neHt
face the Commissioner and District AT
tprnpy NauIrgrIft, his attorney being
John Biygs, Ed, cX-Attornev General
tHIirtal u tI,, STATE ol Icawafe.
From this the ndi atoms point to Mr.
l'oggs as the In.t Of five to have a hear
ing, and he will have for his attorney
Francis Shank Brown, E-l,, oi Phila-
delphia.
From the facts CLEANED after til" con
ference between NJ M,s>rs, b !,ys, Richard.
son and Nandcgrift, the former Is per
ftctly resigned as to his fate and will face
the consequences OF his crime with all
the calmness that he may at that trying
period possess.
On his visit here yesterday the right
arm of Mr.. Boggs was not carried in
sling, as had been the case earlier in the
week.
lie is still suff ring from II severe
attarl: OF rheumatism in the arm, 1t be-
ing considerably swollen, but the men,
Der is not ;ls useless as it had been.
There are still ont OF custody, Senator
X. r. krnncy, John f. Salisbury, John
u. Hawkins and WiIiam NJ. Dickson,
who prof ed equally with the rest in
loOtinS the bank.
Mr.. b ,ggs and Marshal Short lit this
city after the conference, for the jail.
Mrs. B,ggs went to Dover yesterday
morning, in response toa message that
her boy Walter NJ, was lying 1T the
point OF death, and all hopes Oh recovery
have been given up by DR.. Downes.
The doctor said brain fever might set in
at any time. The little boys sickness
placed Mr. Boggs in Il very nndcsirab e
position, as Mr.. Boggs has been suffer-
ing great pain from rheumatism as
previously stated, and needed the at
tentiOn ul his wife.
Mr.. B,ggs has been unable to attend
to any thing for the last three days,
and had to even br assisted in putting
his coat on.
Mr.. Boygs' brother Walter NJ. Boggs,
called on hm yesterday.