Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-21


Mr.. Vandsgrift continued to urge the
admission of the testimony, when Mr..
Bird declared that when the defence
was overruled nothing more was heard
from it.
Don't ever hear youP' exclaimed
Mr.. Vnndegrift, and there was a hearty
laugh. Mr.. VANDERBILT said that the
two questions we're as different as the
two chandeliers on the Judges bench
and as far apart.
Very similar. said Judge Brad
ford, and finally he ruled out the ques-.
tion.
Al LIS o'clock receHs was taken
until 2. AZ.
At the afternoon session of Coprt
William N. Boges, who was on the
stand at the adjournment of the morn
ing session, again took the stHnd, con-
tinuiDg his testimony in reouttal. Tho
court decided that District Attorney
Vandegiift would he permitted to show
by the witness whether or not the
81, 600 which bad heen previously testi-
fed to represented a portion of the eet-
tlement in the Bay State Gas transact
tion. In reply to question from MIR.
Vandegrift, Boggs eaid that tho 81. 600
had nothing ia do with the aettlement
of the gas account and that he was pre-
pared to show what it did represent and
also bow the Bay State Gas settlement
wns, made. He said that the 81, 600
deposit was matte by him (Boges) to
Kenney's credit on July 9th, 1896, tho
amount being required to make up n
draft for 50, $50. dated june 9th. which
had been returned protested. This
check came to the bank and went in u
| the hands OF the cashier, who asked the
| Witness il Kenney's account was goou.
| Witness replied that the account was
| not good. but would be made good by
3 O'Clock in the afternoon. The cashier
told the witness that the account must
be good by that time. Accordingly
witness deposited 81, 600 for which Sem
ator Kenney afterwards gave him a
check, which he subsequently used.
| Mr.. Vandegrift asked the witness
what else besides the 81, 900 went to
make up tbs 50, $50 draft Mr.. Bird
objected to the question, hut the obiec-
ton was over ruled. and witness replied
| that one of the other items was draft
OF Thomas s. Clark for 81, 0s3. Is, for
which Senator Kenney was given credit
on that day.
| Mr.. Vandegrift offered in evidence
the bank exchange book Of ths First
National Bank in order to corroborats
| what Boggs had said about the draft.
The hook YVES already In evidence and
the item TO which Mr.. Vandegrift
specially referred was admitted.
MIR. Vandegrift asked the witness the
following question: 1t has been testi
| fed by the defendant that he received
his suggestion to deal in Bay State Gas
from you and that You were already
dealing in the stock. What have you
to say, and il anything. can you show
it by referring to the books of Cuth-
bert & COT
BoRgs-1t is not 80 that I solicited
Mr.. Kenney TO make his first purchase
OF Bay State Gas. I did not know any
thing about him dealing inNBay State
Gas until after he had made his fret
purchase. / don't remember having
mentioned my first two purchases ex-
cept to the people from whom I made
the purchases. I did not ralk about il
as Ilhad not made any money. had
not sold any stock.
vandegrift-Did you msntion II tt
Senator Kenney?
| Boggs-No, sir.
Naturalization did you make
your first purchase?
| LUIS quontiun was ruteu out ny tnt
court.
A plumber Of deposit slips OF th,
First National Bank of Dover were
handed to Boggs and he was asked tt
tell whose handwriting they were in.
He said they were mostly 10 Senator
Ksnuey's handwriting, but few weri
in his. The slips were offered in svi
deuce by MIR. VANDERBILT for the pur
pose OF answering Senator Kenney WIN
according tn Mr.. Vandegrift, had tes
titled that he was away from Dover fo
about three weeks frem July 21st, 1896
Mr.. Bird Objected.
The district attorney then asked tn.
witness whether or not he knew Sena
tor Kenney was away from Dover for
peri od after July 2lst. 1896. Witness
replied that he did know Senate
Kenney was away part of the time
He spent the evenings at Rehoboth
, Boggs explained. but was in. Dover a
, his Office about six days out of tn,
, week. Further in reply to Mr.. Van
degrift, witness said he did not remen
Der recsiving any deposits from Senate
Kenuey by mail and to his best recol
, lection. all OF the depoHit slips wer,
] made out in Dover. fIe said that ]
would have been more than likely tina
il any of the deposits had come b.
mail they would have come into hi
! hands.
, Mr.. Bird objected to any further ties
, timony on this point in rebuttal, sayin
! that Senator Kenney had not bes
asked in his examination whether b
was at Dover during that time. Tn
court decided in Mr.. Vandegrift's favo
. and no continued the examination
asking the witness whether he kne'
> that thu slips during the period rs
.ferred TO were filled out by the defend
, ant and whether the defendant MAD
: the deposits in person. Witness reptile
. that his recollection was very clear
All of the deposits, he said. wers mad
y by Mr.. Kenney in person. Witnea
Q said be spent some time himself ut lie
0 hoboth during that period, coming t
t Dover ID the morning and returning il
: the evening, and he had many talk
4 with the defendant
Q Mr.. Bird took the slips and single
4 out six, covering three days, the re
4 mainder he held, being dated heyon
the period specified. He offered no oh
!, iectiops to the ones thus singled out
y but MIR. Vandegrift was not satiste
. and consulted the testimony OF Senate
!. Kenney. He then offered all the slip
q again. fter reading the Testimony
b he held that Senator Kenney had testi
d fed that during large part OF the PC
: riod covered by July mud August, b
It was not in Dover, and for that reaso
IA the district attorney thought it was
q right that all of the slips should go II
The slips were finally admitted.
a Juaoe Bradford turning to BOpgl