Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-23

ters?" Mr. Vandegrifr asked.
- did," replied the " iiness. AFTER
drawing up the bonds Clark and l went
to my house to get tho checks, letters, |
telegrama, &C., and delivered every
thing had in that line.n
"Did you take the hord and deliver
the checks and letters on your own sug-
gestion?"
mot entirely. / had held on to The
letters and checks and never intended
to give them up, as l thought had
sufficient evidence to make him come
10 bis SENSE
"Why did you not deliver them be-
fore?'
''BecauHe there was only one thing
to replace them. That was cash and l
could not get that?'
"IIad YOU eyar been requested to give
up those checks?"
''There were checks he tried to got,
anil recullect one occasion when he
offered mo security"
Iiow long had this process been
going on?'' -.
Several yeare. Some time in 1893
tho first error in this direction by me
occurred. u
'tow did it happen?"
30 iGs' FIRST DIFFICULTY.
"Clark had had some difficulty with
Batsman and after that tue bank waH
very strict with him. lie came to me
and told ne that there was q check
coming in and asked INC to mold it up
for few days, saying he would have
the money there TO meet it by that
| time. | held tine chenk up as favor
and shortly uftsrward | saw him and
asked him how about it, not having
| been mahe good by that time. lie
promised to make it good and said that
| u remittance which he expected had not
| arrived and showed me sumo evidence
OF whore he WIS going to got the
money"
Were there other farors on similar
lines?"
"ios, sir. -
"What inducemsnt wBs held outf"
"Clark assured me that he would
never 60 back on man who had done
him favor. "
"What caused subsequent repetition'
of the same nct?"
~ was in trouble and tried to worl
out of il as best could. -"
"Why did you extend further favors?'
"'That ia where l fell. had not thu
manhood to stop it. y
"What was the Gauss OF subsequent
ilnilar sttanHactiunsY"
"Everything seemed to go wrong
with Clark. He came to me and tnlket
about the horse racing business.
don't know whether he was Interested
in Gloucester affairs at that time o
mt got into these things, ] hardl,
know how.
"When you extended nsw favors Il
Clark wero there representations b.
him that enough money was tn be mad
to pay up some of the indebtedness"
HARRIS WILL CASE REFERRED TO.
, "That was Clark's line Of argumen
all the time. In tho latter part OF lS9
, | remember he made a promise and re
ferred to the Harris will case He sal
3 they had gooh lawyers aud expected
win it and that would fix upaevery
q thing"
q "Can you recollect the specific check
. which were delivered TO CLARK on Apr
; 9th, 1877"
, "Nu. sir. +"
. "How long a period did those checl
extend over?"
'93, '9i, '95. '96 and up to tt
time the bond was given, on April 9tt
!. 1897. Toward the latter part of tt
y time Clark did not get 30 many checl
cashed. | was trying to get the II
ueiltetlness reduced and he was increa
g g ing il and frequently spoke to hi
i about it. | kept them down ns mut
=, as could"
Y "Did you ever protest any of h
checlIsHn
- II did"
|" "These chucse you paid for this mai
how did they como TO the First N
tIonal Bank?"
'Tney came from our correspondent
as Our bank had about 10 correspondent
ID We had the Farmers Bank in Dove
I'd three banks in Wilmington, two
'ls Philadelphia and one in New York. y
j. Boggs snolIe Of remsining at &
,d hank during the noon hour and n
IN taking any vacations, sayi ing there "
o. nOasibility of the trouble being Q
no tectod during his absence.
er On the trial being resumed, NJ
th Diggs said he desired to note an G
be- cnption to testimony relative to n
M checks which are barred by tho statr
Dd of Limitation. Judge Bradford sa
objection should have been noted at t
to time the checks were offered, to viii
Mr. Biggs said he referred to futr
er cases. No general ruling was made, /
tie court saii similar intent must
shown.
ry William N, Boggs, tho dofaulti
nk teller, was agnin p!anod upon tbs sta
by Mr.. Vandegrift. In renly to gu
nd tion, no said the two $3.50 Cuthh
ed checka mentioned we're not included
tho 81, QUO bond, because they had be
Ter provided for in another way. Referri
We to one OF the checks he said he paid
he for Clark, expecting the latter woi
soon have the funds to make it got
ler Clark having told him that he mad
rk tin on Ray State Gas and expected
to realize on il. When the second chit
came in, on May 10th, Boggs said
US took the first steps toward protest.
it. After Clark receiysd the notice
protest he asked Boggs to further p
tecs him. CLARK induced Boggs
ny allow tho account with Cuthbert d
TO he transferred to him, and on Clar
representations he signed an nccepts
tbs of tie transfer. He took ths trans
ea. OF tho stock as security for paymen
d / one of the checks.
,wo At this juncture Mr.. Biegs obiec
to tha nature of the testimuny. claim
the that Boggs agreed to the transfer
ind cause he thought the Investment G
7" and that Clark was not to blame for
he marke. fluctuations.
The examination continued. Be
Wit said the bank was never reimbui
,or- for tho checks as nothing was reali
to. from the stock. With respect to
he first check, Clark, be said, had re-
on, eented that the money to be reali
Try, was to he applied to paying it
ply When the aeconi check came in
Clark desired ia have the first ch