Middletown transcript., 1898-02-26
BOGGS RETURNS.
DEFAULTING TELLRR OF FIRST
NATIONAL, RANK SURRENDERs.

the First National Bank Of Dover, is II
New Castle jail. lie having surrendered tC
Marshal Short in the Federal building OIL
Saturday. On his information. and on
afidavits made by Harry A. Richardson
president Of the looted Dover bank, Colonel
Ezekiel T. Cooper, Of Milford; Thomas 8
Clark and Charles II. Butler. OF Dover, and
Amos Coles former sheriff OF Kent county,
but now in the insurance business In Will
mington. were taken into custody. and
after preliminary hearing, were released
on bail. They are charged with aiding and
abstting BogGs in the stealing Of the bsnk's
fluids. Cooper, it is charged, received e2S,-
900; and his bail was fixed at SIC. 900, Joseph
L Carpenter, Jr, becoming his security
Clark's share Of the money is said TO have
been $4,000, and be was held In 5000, his
bondsman being Samuel W. Hall. Butler,
who it 10 said, received $18l, was required
TO furnish $1,000 bail. Samuel w. Hall also
going on his bond. Cole is charged with
receiving 81. .420.6S. and his bond Of $25OO
was vouched for by Harry Hamburger.
1t was exactly 1880 o'clock on Saturday
morning when William N. Boggs, the de-
faulting teller Of the First National Bank
Of Dover, entered the room Of the United
States Marshal John Cannon Short in the
Federal building. He was accompanied BY
his brother. Walter N. Boggs of PhiladeI-
phia, Harry A. Richardson. the president
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Francis Skunk Brown, the attorney Of Mr..
Richardson. The Marshal was sitting talk.
ing to . number of deputies when the party
arrivsd. Marshal Short did not know Boggs,
but he knew Msssrs. Richardson and Brown,
and he ut once suspected that they had
come to the Office to surrender Boggs. For
this reason Marshal Short was not as much
surprised % he would otherwise have been.
When the party entered the Office Mr..
Brown said:
"Marshall Short, this is William N.
BoEes, who dssireS 10 surrender himself to
you."
Boggs merely nodded his head when this
remark was made by Mr.. Brown, and the
party walked into the room of the grand
jury. where preliminary hearings are gen.
orally held by United States Commissioner
8. z. Smith. Here Boggs remained for
some time talking with the party in whose
company he came into the Office.
Shortly after Bosgs had surrendered him
self the other men who had been arrested
were brought In by the deputy United
States Marshals. Boggs remained there for
time and then, the crowd getting rather
large, he wss taken to the room Of the
District Attorney. where he remained with
Msssrs. Richardson and Brown until he
was later given preliminary hearing and
committed to New Castle jail.
Crowds waited to hear the hearing of
Boags, but in this they were disappointed.
The hearing was heard in the Office of the
District Attorney and was private. Francis
Skunk Brown stated that Mr.. Boggs desired
q continuance Of the case until such time
as was satisfactory 70 the District Attorney
and this was granted. He made no men
ton OF bail, having decided that II was bet
ter to 20 to Jail at once. 1t is not expected
that he will ask for bail. Boggs was charged
with the violation dissection No. 500 Of the
Revised Statutes Of the United States,
which is as follows:
Every president, director, cashier. teller,
clerk. or agent. Of any association. who
embeGzles, abstracts or wilfully miSapPlies
any Of the moneys. funds or credits Of the
association, or who without authority,
from the directors issues or puts in q circul
any of the notes of the association, or who
without such authority issues or puts forth
any certificate Of deposit. draw any order
or bill of exchange. makes any acceptance,
assienss any note, bond, draft, bill Of sx-
change. mortgage. judgment or decree, or
who makes any false entry in any book, re-
port or statement Of the association, with
an intent in either case 10 injure or defraud
the association or any company, body po
little or corporate, or any indy dual, or to
deceive any officer Of the association or
any agent appointed to examine the affairs
Of any such association and every person
who with like intent, aids or abets any
officer, clerk or aRsnt, In any violation Of
this section shall be deemed guilty Of a mis-
deaner shall be imprisoned not less than
hye years nor more than ten.
After Boggs had been held, his dinner
was served In the same room, and he Re-.
mained there with his brother and the at.
a. -. nf ~. nj nn olf, A3oA ,,otiI Late l.,
the afternoon, when he was taken TO New
Castle Jail by Deputy Marshal James H
CLARK. He was accompanied to New Castle
by his brother.
The crime Of William N. Boggs has ex-
cited more attention in this State than any
which was ever committed. Boggs was
considered an unusually bright boy and he
grew into bright man. He secured po-
sition in the First National Bank of Dover,
and in few years vas made the teller. He
enjoyed the confidence Of nearly every one
In Dover, and such men as the Hon. George
v. Massey. Harry A. Richardson. Manlove
Hayes. the late N. B. Smithers. and others
were his friends. and took more than usual
interest in him.
On May % Boggs left Dover. He had
chosen his time we'll. Cashier Ratsmsn had
gone to Claymont. The next day was SUM-
day, and the following day was Memorial
Day, which was 9 legal holiday. Cashier
Bateman expected BogRs back on Tuesday.
but h0 was not there. No one knew where
be was. On the following day Mrs. Boggs
received letter from her husband which
was wYitssnlton the pspsr ofa New York
hotel inwhich he stated that he had taken
the funds ofthe bank and nothing remained
for him but death. On Thursday the di-
rectors Of the bank gave out statement to
the effect that Bogas was short in his &C.
counts. The amount at that time was sup.
posed 70 be about $S9. 900. As soon as this
was announced there was run on the bank
which was promptly stopped by the action
Of President Richardson Of the bank. who,
though be owned but $1,000 worth Of STOCK,
offered to insure the deposits, This stopped
the run on the bank, and later Mr.. Rich
ardson received letter Of eongra tulation
from Comptroller Of the Currency ECkles.
When Boggs left Dover 1t is believed he
was short in his accounts experts were also