The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-12
THE DOVER
BANK Case.
The Case of VIM. N. Boggs
and His Alleged Co-part
lerS Now Before the
Grand Jury.

The eventful day has arrived at last In
the history Of the Dover bank looting cas- 9.
The first step towards bringing the ba nix
l0oter and his accomplices to trial was
made in the United States Court this
morning when the Grand Jury was EN-.
pannelled to investigate tho case.
William N. Boggs Is charged with being
, def sI and the following persons
with being his accOmplices: Colonel L. 7.
Cooper, tsS,OO0;. Amos q. Cole, 81 ,420;
Thomas S. Clark, a. COO; Joseph r. Nc
Gonigal, 81, SEQ; Harry N. Ford, $3.50 and
Charles ]. Butler, Sl88.al.
District Attorney Vandegrift will repre-
sent the Government. The defense will
be represented by the ablest lawyers In the
State. Boggs has announced his inten-
tion Of pleading gnilty and therefore will
Skunk Brown. of Philadelphia, will look
after the intersts Of the bank. Colonel
Cooper will bs represented by Senator
Gray and Levi q. Bird. The latter will al
30 look after the interests of Butler John
Biggs will defend Clark. John H. Rod
ney and Peter L. Cooper are counsel for
Cole, while Ford and McGonigal will DO
represented by Anthony Higgins.
Among tho witnesses around the court
room this morning In addition to Boggs
was President Hurry Richardson OF the
Dover bank. Cashier Bateman, Walter
Morris and Others to whom 1t is alleged
the checks giving the defendants were re-
turned STOCK brokers in Philadelphia and
New York were also present to testify to
certain matters. The boxes of books from
the bank were In readiness in tho Grand
Jury room AS the statement was made
In tho REPUBLICAN yesterday that tho
petit jurors did not have to appear until
Thursday there were few spectators
aroand
TWAS exactly 1l.80 o clock when Judge
Bradford ordered The District Court to DO
opened John j. Mullin. Jr., was chosen
foreman of the Grand Jury. Twenty-Five
members were empnnelloi.
Judge Bradford addressed the jury as
followss
Gentlemen, after you retire to your
chamber there are certain matters to be
presented for your consideration by the
District Attorney The court does not
deem it necessary at this time to make to
You any general charge. Your oath is
sufficient concerning matters that may be
presented to you and defines the nature of
yout duties. | may say, however, that
your foreman is clothed with power to ad
minister oaths to those witnesses who may
come before you.
1t ID Necessary for a presel tment that at
least II of your number shall agree thereto
with not less than cixteen Of your number
being present. You may now retire to
your chamber" Bailitf Gallagher was
then sworn and tho jury retired They
were soon after joined by District Attor-
ney VANDERBILT The taking OF the testi-
mony in the cases will consume the session
this afternoon and tomorrow
The grand jury may not make its
presentmonts until late tomorrow after
noon The counts in the indictments will
be in all probability numerous. When the
case is called on Thursday morning in all
probability the counsc! for the defend,
ants will ask Tor a continuance for few
days In order to investigate the different
counts in the indictments.
Among the lawyers noticed in the court
room were, Horace Greeley knoW.os, Wal
ter Hayes, Austin harrington, Lilborne
Chandler, James W. Ponder, Anthony
Higgins, John B'ggs