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

been under the impression that the de-
PENDANT had made the unqualified ssser-
tion that it was for L. i. Cooper's &C
| court
Mr. Bird wanted to know how this
was material, whereupon Mr.. Vande-
grift saiu he was trying 10 show that
| the recollection of the defendant must
have been bad. The objection was
over-ruled.
The district attorney asked the wit
pesa: MIR. Boggs. with respect to the
5000 Cuthbert check, when you called
on Senator Kenney aud asked him for
bis check, did you say that Col. Cooper
had been "calledn and that the money
waB needed and it was for Col Cooper's
acconnt2
Boegs-w When I called on Senator
Kenney for the check l showed him
telegram where had been called" and
told him il Cooper had been there /
would have got biH check. hut / did
not tell him that it was for Cooper's
account. told him it was for my own.
Tho telegram was admitted in evil
dance, but witness was not permitted
to rsR6 from it, simply being allowed
to refresh his memory by looking at it,
Mr.. Vandegrift questioned the wit
ness concerning tho testimony Of Arlsy
Il. Maggie, and asked if the assignment
OF the Anderson contract WAS made by
Msgee at the request of the witnsss on
account OF the prospective failure OF
Cole & Co. Witness rspliad that he
did not henr tell of the failure Of Cole
IL Co. until he came back in February
and that it was never mentioned to
Magee. He said further that the An.
derson assignment was made by Magee
in Kenney's Offices aud be was under the
impression that 1t remained there when
he went away.
Mr.. Vanhegrift asked the witness
when he last saw Senator kenney be.
fore he left Dover. Mr.. Bird objected,
but the objection was oyer-ruled.
In reply to Mr.. Vandsgrift, Boggs
said the assignment was made by him
! in good faith.
As to when he last cav Senator Ken
ney, the witness said he saw him in
! Col. Cooper'a Office about an hour be-
fore be left Dover at o'clock Satur-
] day afternoon, May Goth, 1897.
, Mr.. Vandegrift asked Boggs If Sena-
tor Keuney then knew he was going
away for good.
Mr.. Bird objected and the question
was withdrawn.
! Mr.. Bird cross examined the witness,
/ and in reply to a question, Boggs said
he had known cases whore customers
, had sent money from a distance of 10.
! 10 and 20 miles away to be deposited in
, the bank.
Mr.. Bird asked the witness how many
shares Of Bay State Gas stock he held
With Senator Kenpey. He replied that
he had 100 shares; that il was bought
, at about 81 and sold ut IA or 1434. All
he knew, ms said, was what Mr.. Ken
ney told him, but be admitted that he
) watched the quotations in the news
, papers. When asked what he paid for
i it, he said he paid margin Of So per
I share; If he had bought the stock out
: right, it would have cost him 81, $50
and IL he sold it at 141a he would re-
! ceiye 1926, thus making a loss Of s625.
} He said the net loss to him was 1907.
: In explaining what the S40T settle
D ment meant, witness said that wher
t the settlement was made Senator Ken.
I ney informed him that he had collected
S15O On note OF Paul Hammell and Sc
. ON $3.50 noto of man named Horbelt,
I and that after learning OF those uolleo
] tions the deduction was made Rnd e40l
was credited to Senator Kenney's ac
o count.
THE KENT COUNTY FARM.
a Deputy Sheriff Robert P. Downes q
Kent county was called by Mr.. Vsnde
a prift who questioned him in regard tt
the check for 81, 900 which had beer
q given to Sheriff shaw in settlement fo
a a farm near Harrington. Mr.. Wanda
n grift asked Was this check for thu pur
pose of protecting the sheriff until set
r Element could be made or was it giveI
o as cash?
MIR. Bird objected, saying that wha
: might have heen Mr.. kenney's mean
!. ing might not have been the sheritf's.
! Vaudegrift-Mr. Downes, did you &c
r the money for this property when il
!. ought to have been paid or did 80,
aolirit Mr.. Kenney for it,
o The question was ruled out.
/ Vandegrift-Was it for the purpso
a of protecting the sheriff?
"a Downes-I received the check in pay
If ment for the farm and my understand
\, ing was that was the same as cash
i, 4 This same day | received it, I diHtrib
i uted the money where it belonged.
a Witness said the, farm was sold II
i untilMay he had spoken to Mr.. Ken
ri ney about the check after a ttorne,
i Frame had asked for settlement
a John W. CRsson of Dover, secretar,
itI and treasurer of the Farmers and Mer
It chants' Loan Association, said LOAF
v of 81, 200 had been made 10 William N
b Boggs on July Sth, 1896. The LOAF
book was put IN evidence by MIR. Van
j. degrift.
e GOVERNMENT ABOUT READY TO CLOSE.
~ Mr.. Vandsgrift, at this juncture, in
~ formed the court that the government
~ was about ready to close; that he ha,
!, A only one short witness who he desirei
- to put on the standsafterE. T.. Coope
vi had testified. A few moments later
d however, be asked permission to pu
70 on another witness, which was granted
"a and ne called John H. Baieman, forme
!, 4 cashier Of the bank.
i'll In reply to the district attorney, MIR
"a Bateman said there WAS a universe
a. rule at this bank not to allow overdraft
"a and with respect to Senator Kenne
n and few nthers.Aa special order ha'
"a hesn given by him to w. N. Eoggs
while the latter was teller, not TO per
ID nit them to nave oyerdrafts, and tina
.. any checks or notes coming in whe
ID the accounts we're not good were not I
D. be paid. In the course of the,exami
!, nation Mr.. VANDERBILT asked the wit
ID ness whether this was a universal rul
Or or only applied to some customers Q
% the hank.
:, Mr.. Bird objected. whereupon Mr.
l. Vaudeerift asked the witness what b
D. meant by saying q few others togethe
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