The sun., 1898-12-11

want to proceed until Cooper had testi-
fed. 1t was finally decided that Mr..
Vandegrift should 60 on and Cooper |
would be brought into court later in the
day, counsel for the defense desiring to
confer with him. The Court called at
tention to the fact that Cooper would be
in custody all of the time he was here.
He would not be allowed to 60 about
free and should be returned to prison as
soon as possible.
Senator Kenney then went on the
witness stand and District Attorney Van
degrift began to cross-examine him.
In reply to Mr.. Vandegrift, witness
said he did not know that Boggs was
carrying checks for anybody and had no
knowledge of the condition OF affairs at
the bank He always had general
knowledge OF his accounts when giving
checks. When his account was not good!
he was notified by officials Of the bank
and made it good. Concerning the Rel-
beck draft sent to Calumet, Mich, ne
said he got the money on it. IS. Clark
paid him the money and he made the
draft good at the bank.
| Witness could not tell what farm was
purchased by one Bowmaster, on whom
the 1880 draft OF Thomas S. Clark,
dated June 26, 1896, was drawn. The
draft was sent to Beaufort, S. c., for col
lection, but witness could not state
whether Bowmaster was a resident OF
Beaufort. He admitted having testified
that Bowmaster was in the navy.
The defendant did not know that when
the draft was returned dishonored,
checks of his amounting to $1,000 were
being carried.
He had no understanding with the
bank or any officer to do such thing.
He did not know that check for $500
was paid on June 6, 1896, and not
made good until September 9Th. Wit
ness remembered only by the evidence
which had been given that draft tor
S., ,O33.lS was given on the day the $3,-
$50 draft was eturnedldishonored, but did
not know that it was given by way of
making good the $3.50 draft, neither
did he know what else he put there
toward making the larger draft good.
When the larger draft returned wit
ness notified Clark and the latter, he be-
lieved, gave him the 81 ,033. IS draft. He
did not deny that the latter draft came
back dishonored, although he did not
know it, as it would have been paid
without notifying him if his account had
been good for it. Witness did not know
what was done to make it good or when
it was charged to his account. He re-
membered giving draft OF Thomas S.
Clark for 81, 1876. 40, on August II, 1896,
the day the 81 ,033 Is draft returned.
Mr.. Kenney could not account for two
$500 checks being out unpaid. He did
not know how the 81 1896. 40 draft was
taken care of and did not know where il
was between August Is, when it came
back dishonored, and September %
when it was charged up. He did moi
know what interest William N. Boggs OF
anybody else had in carrying his checks
or drafts.
In answer to Mr.. Vandegrift the de-
fendant said he could not account for his
checks being carried. He did not know
that it was the custom of the bank tc
pay its money to make good peoples
checks, and believed that when the
bank loaned money interest was charged
He did not know that anv of his check!
were paid out of the funds Of the banl
when the 81, ,S96.4O draft was out. Wit
ness admitted that the four drafts wer'
travelling about, in sequence, from Jun'
27, 1896, to September rs, and that HI
had credit on the books OF the bank TO
the various amounts at different times
Witness said lie purchased the Har
rington farm for William N. Boggs, bu
he had very indistinct recollection o
giving the 81, $50 check to the sheriff
The check was given to the sheriff il
settlement, but although the transaction
was indistinct, he believed the checl
was more in the matter of the due bill
than anything else. Kent county at
torneys, he said, frequently give check
in such manner. He did not expect tht
check to be used, although he thoug h
Boggs would pay the money for tn
farm. He could not explain why, OF
another occasion, the First Nationa
Bank paid out of its funds for him tt
the Farmers Bank $90l.O7.
The Cuthbert check of 5000, witnes
said, he understood vas to go to Cuth
bert & Company for the account of E. I
; Cooper, byt it did not go to Cooper's &C
count. When he explained the transac
JlOn TO ITeSlueNJ hlClldTuSOIl anu MI
Pennewill he did not recall the Ander
son checks. He remembered the 800
check because friend had told him tina
the examination of the books at the Far
: mers' Bank had disclosed the fact tina
: some Cuthbert checks had been dii
closed.
Witness did not know what had be
} come of the Anderson checks. Witnes
said he did not know at any time tina
the condition which the examinatio
has disclosed ever existed and he neve
gave checks when he knew his accoun
was not good.
Kenney said he discussed with Boge
the fact that Z. T. Cooper was being cal
red by the bank. He frequently er
3 dorsed for Cooper for hundreds and thor
) sands Of dollars and exchanged check
: with him. He knew Cooper was specr
lating, but did not know that Coope
: and Boggs were speculating together c
9 that the funds of the bank were bein
: used.
: The defendant admitted having said
8 E. r. Cooper on a railroad train betwee
b Wilmington and Dover in March, lS9,
S "You are d. thief and l can prove it.
: He explained the reason, saying he an
g Cooper attended the Chicago Conver
Q tion in 1896. He was pleased wit