Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-10
TIE BOGGS DEFAL CATION
John R. RCGOniSal and Harry Ford
Charged With AbtttinS the Crime.
BROUGHT FROM DOVER TUESDAY
Arraigned Before Commits
5ioner Smith.
GAVE BAIL FOR APPEARANCE AT COURT

william N. Boges in the defalcation at
the First National Bank of Dover, John
II. Mechanical and Harry Ford Of Dover
appeared before United StatUs Com
missioner S. Redmond Smith in this
city yesterday aud each, waving d
hearing, gave bail for appearance at
the April term Of United States Dis
trict Court.
Mr.. McGonigal ia alleged to DO i'm
plicated to the amount OF 81, 800,
and Mr.. Ford to the amount OF $3.50.
Elk Sheriff Joseph II. Mcdaniel, of
Kent county, want McGongial's security
in the sum of $4,000, and ex-Gnv.
Robert ]. Reynolds, of Kent county,
went Ford's Becurity in the sum OF
80, 500. The proceedings 10 each case
occupied but few minutes, aud In
spite Of certain hystcrical previous
publications concerning the warrants,
scarcely any persons were present eG-
cept newspaper men and the Federal
oificials.
United Statos Marshal Short and
Deputy United States Marshal Clark
went to Dover Tuesday with warrants
sworn out by President Harry A. Rich
ardson of the First National Bank Of
Dover for McG6highl and Ford. The
presence OF the officers in Dover created
sonie excitement, as it was not known
there how many warrants they had or
who would be arrested. Consequently
the movements of the marshals were
closely watched and about midnight tine
names of the men they vera after he
came noisod about. Mr.. McGonigal ia
real estate man, and having expected
that warrant might issue for him,
had made the request that no be mott
fed SO that he could arrange matters.
As q consequence of this when service
was nnde on him by United States
Marshal Short, he was not surprised
and was ready to come to town yesterday
morning, bringing his uncle ex Sheriff
Mcdaniel as hundsman, President
Same train, arriving in Wilmington
about 10 O'Clock. Mr.. Richardson is
cousin OF Mr.. McGonigal by marriage.
United States Commissioner Smith
conducted the arraignment proceedings
in the grand jury room. Learning that
McGonigal was acquainted with the
| charge, he asked him for hia plen, and
tho defendant entered plea of not
guilty, wnived hearing aud offered
| Mr.. Mcdaniel as his bondsman. Bail
was fixed at $4,000, the bond was duly
executed and the defendant and his
bondsmsn left town about II o'clock.
Mr.. McGonigal had no statement to
make.
Soon after they left town, Deputy
Marshal Clark arrived at this Federal
Building with Harry Ford and ex-
Gov. Reynolds. The deputy marshal
had served his warrant on Mr.. Ford,
whu IL proprietor OF the Bayard House.
Dover, yesterday morning Ford desired
to secure the OK Governor for his bonds
man aud Mr.. Clark allowed him to 60
TO the Ok Governors farm, near Peters
burg, about IA miles from Dover, to
arrange with him. This caused the
delay in taking train. the party
reaching here about II. 20 o'clock.
Before Commissioner Smith, Ford
pleaded not guilty, waived q hearing,
and offered ex-Gov. Reynolds as his
security for the sum Of 50, 500. This
was accepted. 49,.
While the defendant and his bonds
man were sitting in the grand jury
room, it came out that when Mr.. Ford
arrived Mt Mr.. Rey nold's yestsIday
morning he found the ex-GovernUr
playing his fiddle. 1t was about g. 80
o'clock, and the Ex-Governor wanted to
know what bad happened in Dover to
bring visitors so early. He was playing
the Midnight Schottische nt the time.
This selection was in three parts, and
having attained satisfactory rendition
of the first two parts, Mr.. Reynolds
was as he said, smoothing up' the
third.
lie set Forth The delightful nature
Of the early morning twilight and en-
tailed it as a good time to accomplish
things, When reporter present re-
marked that most virtuosos pre- for the
silence of tho night TO transport the
muse. he replied that it was always
silent in the country.
About this point Marshal Short told
Mr.. Reynolds that all these around were
reporters and he had better watch out,
for they would make twelve words
where hg said ona. The interview was
brought to close by the announcement
that tho bond was ready to be signed,
A flor it had been duly executed Mr..
Reynolds and MIR. Ford were shown
over q portion of the Federal Building.