The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-07
ADVISED TO
FLEE TO CUBA.
Boggs, the Bank Defaulter,
Testifies That
KENNEY ADVISED HIM TO GO
To That Island Where lie
,WOuld be Safe From
EKtraditiOr.

Jurors Thomas AMI Bryan are Begin
ming to feel the effects OF being in the jury
| box and in order to rest their legs have
secured n little box us foot rest. AT the
| afternoon session of the court yesterday
Bogg| identified certain deposit slips. On
ono Of the slips was draft for S2l5O given
by krnney. 1t was placed to the credit OF
| kcnHcy and in about a week it camo back
from Calumet, Michigan, dishonored.
On September s. 9j, Bogg' plto,d; s 40
and OIL Feb. 10, '97 deposited 5000 to the
credit of kcnney Boggs had marked tho
deposits with his initials but they havo
been rubbed out. When the draft came
back from Calumet there were sufficient
funds In bank to meet it, On July &. 1896
William NJ, Dixon loaned his check for
$1,000 to Boggs and he gave it to Kennoy
and then the lattcr's check for 5000 and
Coopors check for 5000 Boggs paid
that $1,000 by II loan secured,
In settling Kenney's account no often
showed him that the checks held ont had
been charged up. With respect to tho
checks for the use of Kenney they were all
subsequently paid, During the year 1896,
Irving u. Boggs kept the individual led
ger. Tho entries were made from the de.
Doslt slips and checks as called off to
him by the witness. The S4O7 deposited
by Boggs represeuteda claim Of kenney's
for Bogg's share of a Bay State Gas s2scu-
!ation.
In 1897, when he entered mp tie money
to the credit of the depositnrs then 1t be-
came i'm possible to carry the dcfalcation
He acquainted kenner of having made
tho entries. Kcnncy regretted that he
was unable to help Boggs. Kcnney was
taken "out of the woods" as he had madc
good the amounts The idea of flight was
discussed with kenney and tho last inter-
view was held on the afternoon he tlod
from Dover Boggs identified bond as
signed to him by Kenney after Boggs' re.
turn 1t represented settlement between
Boggs and Clark.
JIe identified another bond given ty
Mr.. Harry L. Foard for s8j0CG The
lDlIu pOhN was ollC iipi'i ~ ~ "NN'UHlBHl
Mr.. Bird objected to tho introduction as
evidence Of the last bond. The objection
was sustained.
Keunoy gave an order for $500 IN favor Of
Amos Cole and Boggs paid it. he iderti-
fled n $500 check not drawn on the First
National bank aud be stated he
knew it was coming. Hero little pleas.
antry was joined.in by the court and the
counsel about the District ATTORNEY drop.
ping Cole. Kenney advised Boggs to go
to Cuba on nccount of the new treaties
that would b, signed.
Ho had no interest In this case only to
tell the truth so tar as he is concerned. Ho
has been offered no reward to come back
and testify. Kenney was his general coun-
sci. He attended to the Cotter affair. He
identified a list Of collections by Kenncy
with hissxpenses and fees to April s, 1887.
In cross-exnminatlon he stated to Mr..
Bird tbathe was 50 years Of age. He told
Of his former life before entering the bank
a. a clerk In 1882. He first dealt In Bay
State Gas Stock in March lS9} whom he
purchased 40 shares in New York. Ho
paid no atlontion to it AMI it was wiped
out. He bought so shares carly in May
and paid &33O. Hall began to talk about
the transaction and finally he paid for IT.
Then he went into pool with four others
and bought more stock.
He put s3, 500 into the now houses In
Philadelphia and Kenncy had no interest
IN the houses. kenney knew he was q de.
faulter and advanced theAndersou checks.
He had never seen the farm bought Mt
Harrington until after it was purchased
Kenney know Boggs was q defaulter al.
though he gave Boggs checks for the lat.
ter's account amounting to 3,S05
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