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

weakening on tho Conspiracy Charge.
From Every Evening tuesday.
The Seaford News. organ of the Dover
bank wreokerH, despite the fact that its
editorial writer is said to be a bank
official, Ia Weakening decidedly in its
astounding charge that the prosecutions
IN the Fedoref Court Of this city, in
the effort to bring the lootsrs OF the
bank to Justice, are the result Of Re
publican conspiracy. We cannot, OF
course, state with certainty what caused
this change Of attitude, but We have
profound suspicion that it was the plain
presentation OF the facts OF the case
made by Every Evening. 10 the direct
charge OF tho Seaford News that II had
in it's possession proofs OF the CON
spiracy, and would print them "at the
proper time" we pointed out that the
proper time was when Cooper and
+ Clark, the two men convicted and sem
fenced for completely in the bank RON
berry, were on trial, and that proof Of the
conspiracy would have saved them from
terms in the penitentiary, The sound
ness of this logic is irresistible, and as
the Seaford News could not controyert
ii, it comes back ON another tack, and
fails TO explain why II did. not produce
evidence that, according to it's conten-
tion, would have saved two mpn from
conviction and probably sent the guilty
conspirntors themselves tn Jail.
But, even at his late day, If the Sea
ford News had in its possession, as 1t
ruimed, proofs thut these prosecutions
we're the resulrof u conspiracy, ii could
produce them, and thus save those
whose trials are yet to come. Instead
Of doing so. II temporizes and practi-
cally admits that it has no proof Of its
conspiracy. charges. as the following
editorial extracts from its last issue will
prove:
Boggs has 80 far been ahle to send
| two men to State prison. This much
Of his. contract has been performed. Ia
1t possible that he will bs permitted to
carry out all tina terms of the con-
sspiracys We think not .
The Every Evening tries to make
people believe that we SAID the courts
were in "A political conspiracy in the
bank CAGES. They misuonstrue what
We said about it. But what else can
you expsot from the Every Evening.
There is. no on who questions the
honesty and integrity of the court and
district attorney.
The News and Advertiser, the State
Sentinel and the Every Evening are the
only papers In the State who want the
Democrats prosecuted to the fullest ex'
tent. because a, self. confessed thief says
they aided him. They do not take the
word OF these gentlemen, hut BOggs'
word is as true as the gospel to them.
What moro can you expect from such
dyed-in-the-wool Republican papers.
| We are willing to leave to an intelli'
gent reading constituency the deter.
mination Of the question whether these
exrracta from the Seaford Newa tend IL
the slightest degree to support it,
previous confident assertion that tbs
trials Of the cases growing out of thu
Dover Bank robbery are the result Of {
political conspiracy. Every Evening
had absolutely no interest in the mat
ter, beyond the interest. that all goot
citizens should. have ia oondemping evi
and urging the. punishment Of evil
doors. The Seaford News has insisted
thar these bank prosecutions are tn
outcome of base political conspiracies
1t should not have made such astound
ing charges without prooi. although |
now attempts to claim that they wsr
not directed against the court Wsr
they true, Every Evening would gladl.
join itin not only condemning the con
, spIracy, bur in advocating condign pun
! ishment for the conspirators. For, coull
. there be u crimu worse than the rob
bling OF this Dover bank, whereof
, many innocent stockholders were out
/ rageously robbed of more than half O
their Investments, it would be con
spiracy for the purpose Of drawing int
a net and conforming to ignominy an
, punishment. persons who were guiltles
of any completely in the affair."
We submit that the 6eaford New
c has utterly failed to substantiate il
conspiracy charge. In all decency,
should withdraw the charge--or els
come boldly to the front and prope 1t.
all ----1>--------