New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-11
SENATOR KENNEY CROSS-ETA MINED
HIS EVIDENCE IN REGARD TO THE CONDITION
OF HIS BANK BALANCE

OF HIS BANK BALANCE
Wilmington. DEL Dec I0-The sixth days pro-
ceedngs in the trial Of Senator Kenney on charges
OF conspiracy and aiding and abetting In the mis-
application OF funds Of the First National Bank OF
Dover began with the cross-examination OF the
defendant by Distr!ct-Attorney vandegrin The
witness said he had a general understanding Of the
amount he deposited in the bank and general
understanding OF the amount drawn against the
account. and he usually had general idea OF his
bank balance. He could not say whether he could
come within $500 OF his bank balance and said he
might draw check for $1,000 knowing he had
only bout 500 balance. but only when he expected
10 be able TO meet the resulting overdraft
The witness was searchingly examined In ref
erence TO draft Of So $50 deposited by Senator
Kenncy IN 1896 II a man named Bean
master. Of Beaufort. 5. c.. and represented money
owed 70 Kenney by Thomas s Clark who is now
in Trenton prison The draft was returned dis
honored. Witness said that in accepting the draft
he had no idea Who Beanmaster was. or what bust
ness he was IN. In honoring the dishonored draft
witness said he did not know whether he made II
good IN cash or not or when he did make It good.
Neither did he know when 1t charged his
account The District-Attornev. referring to the
banks books inquired Il the witness knew at the
time he deposited s. $50 draft that there were
checks OF his agsregat!ng s2.3 being carried by
Boggs from June September Senator kenney
said he had no knowledge OF this fact.
In regard 10 another draft. FOR 81 O33 which came
back August IL dishonored. the Senator did
reoollect when II was charged 10 his account. The
books showed. according to the testimony Of Ross
the expert. that this draft was charged on the
day. Touching a draft for 81, 1896 40 deposited
on August H. Mr.. kenney recoll-rted when ne de-
sack on August Is dlshonored bu; he did mot
recollect when 1t was made good or that II was
not know at the same time that two checks Of his
for $500 each were outstanding against him, and
On the subject Of checks The defendant said that
he had u pa ehssks Of he for
by Boggs and that he had not sufficient funds 10
showed that the banks books presented such
condition. but the witness persisted In his denial
many checks from May TO December 1896. and
when the District-Auorney presented him with
the results Of the experts examination ne said ne
never had any idea that these checks made him
70 have overdrawn his account He said he seldom
handled his bankbooks. that all deposits and the
student-at-a law in his office. Although the bank
June to september. 1926 he said he had only
general dsa Of hts seeount and had no dea mat
hat as shown By oG ,h -. Of ne
In regard 70 producing his s'ubbook FOR the
said these stubs would SHOW ne had indicated 10
banks books and how 1t actually stood Coming
to Bogsss flight. Senator kenney admitted ne
cause he had been his counsel and was member
OF the same lodge. He admitted having. written
letter TO Boggs after he had run away.
Senator Kenney under cross examination
the greater part Of the afternoon session. He re-
peated in detail mis- denial Of Boggss statements
with reference TO his connection with the wrecking
OF the bank. He admitted that he saw Bosgs
practically every day from 1894 to lS'' when
Boggs fed He admitted Boggs mad confessed to
defacation In 1894. BoGgs mad testified that he
made the confession in 1895. yet In that time wit.
ness never alluded TO the matter again he SAID
he knew Boggs gambled. yet ne never doubted
his integrity nor had he any suspicion that the
defendants accounts were being manipulated HIS
recollection was also uncertain as TO a number or
check transactions In 1895.
nv agreement Of counsel. at the afternoon seq
sion senator Kenneys examination was inter
rupted 10 permit the examination of TWO witnesses
Tor the defence Colonel Cooper. whom Judge
bradford desired remanded 20 Trenton prison be-
fore the day was over. and Maryland lawyer
cooper said in substance that Boggs had told
him lust before his flight that Kenney was IN no
wav responsible tor the Declarations. and II ne
va ne tRoggsD would not feel Ike lmpllcatlng
him because Of an incident that took place on
the previous return day at Dover. 49,.
statement that he never played poker oeto1e ASs-