The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-23
HAS EVIDENCE BEEN LOST.
william N Bosgs Fears That 1t Has, and
Ifso the Conviction Of Another Alleged
Accomplish VIII be Difficult.

William N. Boggs, fears that written
evidence which would convict man not
yet under arrest for lcomplcity In the Do
yer Bank steal has been lost. This evi.
denco was in the possession of Boggs and
was to huve been turned over to District
Attorney Vandegrift but thus far the doc
ument has not been found
Nj. Boggs is reported as saying that he
would rather have case made out against
this person than any other. Mr.. Boggs
sail that when he saw that his affairs had
reached n climax, If he had boon able to
raise sum of money, he could have tided
over the crisis, secured tho necessary cash
and been enabled to pay back the IN oney
that he had taken from tho bankt
II Is supposed that Boggs meant that
had he secured this money from the prom.
inent man it would have enabled him to
project further his margins until the rise
in the stock market in September, when
he would have madea big pile Of money
which would have enabled him to pay
back his misrepresentation.
This statement, IL true, accounts for
more arrests not having already been
made.
District Attorney Vandegrift ia busily
engaged in preparing the cases. He will
talk but little about the cases. He all
along has not taken the initiative in the
matter, and before the return of Mr.. Boggs
ho declared that evidence would have to be
most positive to warrant his taking the
necessary steps
The banks attorneys are still pressing
to collect all claims held by Mr. Boggs
against citizens ut the time of his flight.
Whether these obligations show traces of
alleged completely will determine the
bringing of criminal charges Against
one of the four accused men criminal
charges have been preferred, and civil
suit IL threatened.
The defaulter spent yesterday with his
wife and children In Sheriff Films home
The visitors during the day were Mr.. and
Mrs C. B. Hope, of Dover, Mrs. Boggs'. pa.
who had been too ill to soc its father on
Monday. Waiter Boggs arrived late in
the afternoon and returned 10 Philadel-
phia after taking supper with tho defaulter
The children went back to Dover with
their grandparents this morning.
Mir. Boggs was soon by reporter in
Sheriff Flinn's home last evening, but the
sheriff politely refused to allow him to be
questioned. saying he had boon instructed
to do so. In a conversation with the
sheriff Boggs said he bears no Ill feeling
against my person. he wants Justlce
donc to everybody.
Tho preliminary hearing of the accused
men will take place Saturday and great
interest in the proceedings is manifest.
Additional interest may be occasioned by
the presence OF several new prisoners
warrants for whom are expected to be is.
sued before Fridey.
Ex-Attorney General John Biggs,
counsel for Clark states that the latter did
not propose to waive Il hearing, but pro-
posed to fight the case to the bitter end.
Tnl R,HpaV nunHEn1 for ICY. Shnrift
Cole, stated that he proposed to take SINH.
lar action as did Andrew Il. Sanborn.
who IL assucia cd with Levi &. Bird In tho
defense OF Messrs. Cooper and Butler.
Counsel for the accused men are determin-
Cd to fight ,ho cass inch by inch, it is said
and it Is expected that 1t will be one OF the
most sensational cases ever tried in the
United States Court for this jurisdiction.
MIR. William N. Boggs proposes to plead
guilty off the charge of embezzllng funds
Of the bank. He will make IL clean breast
of everything connected with the defalca.
ton of $l07 co., taking good care to shield
no one who is the least involved in the
crooked transactions. 1t is said that
the revelations ut the trial will involve
persons who have not yet been arrested i'll
connection with tho looting OF the tank,
and that tho District Attorney may then
be compelled to issue warranta for tho
others charged with implication In the at
fair.
1t has been learned that Francis Skunk
Brown, Of Philadelphia, who Is private
counsel for the Dover Bank, has sent lot
tiers to u number of II people VINO, 1t Is al.
legged, arc indebted 10 the institution, IN
forming them that unless they immedi-
ately take steps to pay over to the bank the
sum they arc are reported to have received
through; tho kindly Offices of former
Teller Boggs, steps will be taken to prose.
cute them. These letters have been issued
during tho past week or so. 1t is said that
Mr. Boggs submitted list of names OF
people who, it is alleged, are indebted to
the bank and that President Richa rdson
is determined to collect every dollar of the
money which Is owing the institution.