The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-20
VISITED HIS
ATTORNEY
Col. E. T. Cooper Spends a Pleas
ant Day at the Office of
MIR. Bird.
SENATOR KENNEY PAYSA VISIT
SENATOR kENNEY VISIT
So Does Franklin Temple and
Mr.. James Lord.
A Conference Held Last Nighr
but the Result Not Made Known.
Trial of Thomas S. Clark May
he Postponed.

United States Senator Gray and Lev
G. Bird, Esq, counsel for Col. Ezekiel I
Cooper, convicted Of misapplying th'
funds of the First National Bank o
Dover to his own use, held a conference
at the office of Mr. Bird, Eleventh an(
Market streets.
Besides these two gentlemen it is sale
there were also present Colonel Cooper
United States Senator Richard Rollins
Kenney, Franklin Temple and James
Lord. Recorder of Deeds of Kent county
What action was decided upon at this
meeting is not known but it is be-
Iieved that Counsel will not ask for {
new trial for fear that should such be
granted Mr.. Cooper might stand some
show of being convicted on all the counts
in the Indictment.
When the "confab" was concluded
the colonel was taken to New Castle Jail
by Sheriff Finn.
About 8 o'clock yesterday morning,
after having spent his first night in jail,
Sheriff Finn, who had his arm affec.
tionately locked in one of Cooper's, ar.
rived from New Castle and took prone
made up Market street followed by Will
liam N. Boggs.
The latter was left at the Office of
United States District Attorney Lewis C.
Vandegrift, whilst Cooper and the
Sheriff continued on to the office of Mr..
Bird.
All these then returned to the Federal
building and Judge Bradford gave Mr..
Bird permission to have Cooper at his
office for the day. The Sheriff then left
and Mr.. Bird and the colonel repaired
to the formers Office.
Here they were joined later bv Messrs.
Kenney, Temple and Lord, and a con-
sultation held until Mr. kenney's de-
pa,ture for MiddIetown, he going there
to see the State militia mustered into
Uncle Sans service.
Mr.. kenney returned to Wilmington
after witnessing these proceedings and
held an earnest and animated conversa-
ton with friend until the arrival of
the train in this city.
The trial OF Cooper it is said cost the
government over $4,000.
The case against Thomas $. Clark, the
trial OF which has been calt ndered for
next Tuesday, will probably be post.
poned until the next term of the United
States District Court, which will begin
on Tuesday, June II.
John Biggs, counsel for Clark, desires
it to go over until then, but for what
reason it has not been stated, and Judge
Bradford and District Attorney Nande-
grift have consented to the proposition,
provided Clark renews his bond or OBJ
tains another bondsman.
At present Clark is held in bail for
this term of court, and before he can Sc
cure postponement of his case he must
renew his bond or obtain another bonds
man.
When Clark does this, Judge Bradford
will probably make an order granting
the postponement.
In the event of the postponement of
the trial, argument on the demurrers,
which had been set for yesterday, will
60. over until the next term.
Meanwhile grand jurors, to serve dur.
ing the ensuing year, and general jurors,
to serve at the June term, will be drawn.
Cark's bond amounts to $1,000, and
$. W. Hall Of Dover, is his bondsman.
Mr.. Hall is sojourning in Florida.