Middletown transcript., 1898-07-30

VERY unfortunately certain papers
have given out the impression that in
some way politics is mixed up in the
trial of Senator r. r. Kenney. Such
is not the case cannot be the case.
Mr.. Kenney is Democrat, Judge
Bradford is Republican, District
Attorney Vandegrift is Democrat,
one of Senator Kenney's attorneys is a
Democrat and the other is Republi-
can, the grand jury indicting Mr.. Ken
ney was about equally divided polit-
icially and the petit jury was half and
half. How then could politics enter
the case 1t is contemplate to make
such suggestion. Certainly no man
is 80 bold as to impeach the character,
moral or political, of Judge bradford,
Senator Gray, Mr.. Vandegrift, Mr..
Bird or the gentlemen of either jury.
Such suicidal politics as these low par
tisan papers proclaim will damn any
people. Away with it.
The jury in the case of Senator Ken
ney disagreed and were discharged on
Monday after being out over three
days. They stood, it is said, Z for
acquittal and for conviction, as fol-
lows, the party afiilation being marked
by r. or D.
For acquittal-Joseph Milligan, d;
William A. Baker, D; George W.
Spicer, R; William A. Griffith, d;
James L. Crossan, D; George H. Gil
dersleave, D; and William A. Cannon,
r.
For onviction-Robert Wilgus, r;
Millard F. Day, R; Napoleon B.
Hearn, r; William Belts, R, and Will
liam Deakyne, d.
Eight men of the above jury voted
to convict Thos. S. Clark, viz: Milli-
gan, Baker, Spicer, Gildersleeve, Cross
an, Wilgus, Deakyne and Hearn. A
member of the Democratic State Com
mittee voted to convict E. T. Cooper.
Where then is the politics in all this
trial ? The case Of Senator Kenney
was continued to the October term Of
court.
The following is the summary of the
Dover Bank cases.
May 20, 1s97.-William N. Boggs, teller
First National Bank of Dover, disappears.
June 4.-Announcement that he was a
defaulter printed.
July A.-Directors of the Bank met and
reported that the defalcation amounted to
$107 ,000 capital of the bank reduced from
100000 to $50,Oco
February 10, 1S98.-William NJ. Boggs
returned and surrendered to the United
States authorities in Wilmington. The
same day Ezekiel T. Cooper. Amos Cole,
Charles H. Butler and Thomas S. Clark
were arrested for aiding and abetting Boggs
and #eEe placed under bail Rnggs taken
to New Castle jail.
March 21.-United States grand jury
drawn.
April 19.-Boggs indicted by the grand
jury.
April 20.-Ezekiel T. Cooper indicted.
April 21.-Boggs arranged and pleaded
guilty; Cooper arranged and pleaded not
guilty.
April 25.-Thomas S. Clark indicted by
the grand jury.
May 5.-Cooper placed on trial.
May 11.-Senator Kenney testifes in the
Cooper case.
May 14,-Judge Bradford charges jury in
Cooper case.
May 16.-Thomas S. Clark arranged and
pleaded not guilty.
May 17-Jury finds Cooper guilty on one
count.
May 23'-Cooper sentenced to eighteen
months in prison and fine of five thou
sand dollars.
May 28.-New grand and petit jurors
drawn for United States Court.
June .7.-Grand jury drawn in March
finds indictments against Richard R. Ken
ney, J. Frank Alice, J. R. McGonigal, Will
liam E. Cotter, Amos Cole, Charles H. But
Ter and Harry F. Ford, and ignores bills
against John F. Salisbury, John d. Haw-
kins and William s. Satterfeld.
June 6.-Kenney and others arraigned
before Commissioner Smith and pleaded not
guilty, being released on bail.
June 10.-Counsel for Kenney entered in
formal complaint against the jury panel
drawn for the United States Court. The
same day Senator Kenney's statement ap-
peared in the Baltimore Sun.
June 13.-William e. Cotter, surrendered
to United States Court and gave bail to ap-
pear for trial.
June 14.-Trial of Thomas s. Clark, be-
gun.
June 15 - William N. Boggs testiies
against Clark.
June 1S.--Counsel for Richard r. Kenney
file a protest against the indictment under
which Kenney was arrested.
= June 20.-Clarks defence opened, wit
nesses being Senator Kenney, A. B. Magee,
Gi4saEElle Charles Y gsslleE aad William z colter
June 21.-Clark testifes in his own be-
half.
June 22.-Argument in the Clark case be-
gun.
June 24.-Clark jury charged, retired and
brought in verdict Of gnilty on five
counts.
June Iii Thomas 5 CLARK. sentenced to