The sun., 1898-02-21
The Preliminary HEARING
Cooper, Cole, Clark and Butler
Held in Hearing Bail.
The FORMAL COMPLAINT.
Affidavit Made by President Richard
SON Before Commissioner Smith
Upon Which the -Four Men
We're Held.

Five of the eight men who pIundcred
the First National Bank, Of Dover, are
in the custody of the authorities.
The warrants were served saturday
morning and at 10 O'Clock the prisoners
appeare before Commissioner Smith.
Ezekiel T. Cooper was arrested by
Deputy Marshal James l.. Hawkins and
brought to this city on the ll.l7 train
Saturday mo, ninc.
Deputy MaIshals James l.. Clark and
Thomas Reardon went to Dover last
night and arrested Thomas s. Clark and
Charles l.. Butler, whom they brought
to Wilmington on the Norfolk express,
r, a hing here at 4.l5 Saturday morr ing
MAJ shal Shot arr, ST. Amos Cole Sat
urday morning, at his home in this city.
The three defendants were arranged
befnr" United States Commissioner
Sn ith at the Federal Building, Sat
urday morning
Mr.. Go e was represented by John H.
Rodney and ClaIk and Butler by John
Biggs.
Through their counsel all entered a
plea OF not guilty to the complaint and
asked for postlonement of the hearing
until next Saturday morning at 10
o'clock.
This request was granted by Commits
sioner Smith,. who held the three in bail
for the following amounts: Clark, ST, 600;
Cole, s. 800; Butler, $2.OO.
Clark and Butler offered Samuel W.
Hall Of Dover as their hondsll,an and
he was accepted Joseph l.. Carpenter
was accepted as bulHisnan for Colonel
Ezekiel T. Cooper. Cole has not as yet
succeeded in obtaining bondsn.an.
Ezekiel 7. Cooper was bro',gh to the
Federal Building by Deputy Marshal
Hawkins and was arraigncd without de-
lay.
lie entered plea OF not guilty with
ont waiting for the reading Of the com.
plant and asked for a continuance until
Saturday OF next week.
He was informed by Commissioner
Smith Of the amount Ire was charged
with taking from the bank and also the
amount of bail which would he required
under the circumstances.
Alexander Maxwell, proprietor of the
Merritt House, presented himself as a
bondsman. but he was unsatisfactory.
"Mr. MAXWELL is not satisfactory bail"
said Mr.. Vandegrft, and when Mr..
Cooper made an effort to induce the Dis
trict attorney to accept him az a bo,sds-
man he was informed that under no
circumstances: would Mr.. Maxwell be
accepted.
Cooper then asked, 'How shout
Patrick Neary, will he be acceptable in
case he is named as bsndsman?'' Eyes
we can accept Mr.. Neary.' Cooper then
said that he would ut once send fer Mr..
Neary and have a consultation with him
and possibly would ask for his accept.
anoe later in the AFTERNOON.
"I,evi G. Bird is my COUNSEL said Mr.
Cooper, ''but do not know where he is
just now. I do not require the services
OF counsel at the present stage OF the case
as l made up my mind to ask for a con-
tin,sance as soon as the keputv marshall
read tine WrH Ito lie tMis morning and
consequently am N present without
legal advice
Cooper expressed considerable disrlca.
sare at being arrested on Saturday, as he
said it was klis busy day and he did not
like to be dastured tM that doy above all
others.
William \. Boggs and Harry Rich.
ardson Wete closeted for a long time in
one of the rooms ssf the building, in
which Francis Skunk Brown, OF Rhia.
del Iphia took part. At this conference it
Wa- agreed by all present hat the Ut
ln"st secrecy should be preserved and
tl,st no statements whatever should Lc
given or int rwiews accorded newspaper
nHal.
An effort was made to secure adrns-
sion to the }resence of Boggs, but Dis.
trict Attorney Nandeyift positively for
ba,k- it. and after being placed behind
closad doors mo one Was permitted t" see
him under any preteXt
Iandegrift gave Out the following
statement late in the afternoon: "Mil-
liam n. Boggs positively declines to tell
where he has been. This he has decided
on after mature consideration, and he
will not depart from this determination. |
This matter has been on his mind for
tariIy returned he will do everything in
his power to make eparation for what
has been done. He will tell the whole
story OF the defalcation, and will neither
shield or persecute anyone.
William N. Boggs came from Philadel-
phia this morning in company with
Francis Skunk Brown, Esq, and Walter
NJ Boggs, a brother, of Philadelphia.
The three arrived in this city over the
B. 4 o. station Just before 10 O'Clock
md went directly to the office of District
Attorney Vandegrift.
In short time they proceeded to the
Federal Building where where William
n. Boggs surrendered himself to United
States Marshall Short.
Boogs and his brother Walter remained
n the room where the four men, Cooper,
lark, Cole and Butler, were having
heir preliminary hearing, for a short
line. He expected to give his his testi-
our but Us a continuance of the case was
granted, he want back to a private room
% await the action Of the authorities.
About o'clock Boggs was committed
o New Castle prison.
Boggs is anxious to tell his story before j.,
he court and will remain in confinement :
Until that time arrives.
The Formal Complaint. .
President Harry \. Richardson having t
edged complaint with United States {
Commissioner Smith on Friday, war c
ants were issued for +. T. Cooper, of f
iilford Thomas $. Clark and Charles t
|. Butler, OF Dover, and ex-Sheriff Amos ,
IoIe, of this city. r
The complaint made in the case of t
cooper s given below. The cl gcs ,
ganst the other three men is the same s