The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-27
GREAT BLOW
TO KENNEY.
He Is Very Much Affected
Over the Disagree
ment Of the Jury. =

The Surprising result Of the trial OF
United States Senator kenney-tbe jury
having yesterday failed 10 agree on the
charge Of misapplying funds OF tho First
National Bank Of Dover. and, tho proba.
bllity that the case will DO tried again at
the October term bt Court, was tho upper
most topic In sli parts Of the state to day !.
The disagreement was . great shock 10
Senator Ksnney. His friends, and. hi,
most likely be an acquittal. At ono time
during the trial tho Senator had even
hoped thatthe jury would ronder a verdict
Of not guilty without leaving the box
Mr.. ksnpcy spent to-day quietly In
Dover. He did not attend to business, the
strain having almost prostrated him. He Ia
OF nervous temperament and those close
70 him would not have been surprised al
his complete collapse. "Mr. Kenney bore
his warmest friends to-day. "Hs cona-
dently expsoted an acquittal, and 1t was rs
Senator Gray said. the gravity of tho
charge and the gravity Of the case that
worried him."
The Senator slept very little during tho
trial. 1t Is believed, however, with the
tension of the strain broken and good
resi- among his friends at Dover. be will
soon recover his normal condition.
Mrs Kenney. too has been prostrated
over the trial. but reports from Dover this
afternoon state that she was much I'm
proved.
District Attorney Vandegrift was found
In his Office to day II have dropIed MI
thought about the kenney case. he sdi,i.
"How itis to DO disposed OF Ia for tho fu-
ture to deterniina and shall await my
iqstruc ions from the Department Of JUS
ticu". g.
lhsrs is lt,tis doubt that nj. Kenasy
will be retired at tho 0ct0bor terin' Of the
Circuit Court. The cases against the other
Indicted men were sched uled tO como VI at
tho September term.
All the talk to-day about tho merits Of
the kenney case cen cred about the quss-
tion Of intent The jury men who favored
acquit'al. tho friends Of the Senator and
many others assert that the Govern ment
failed utterly to prove a corrupt under
standing between Mr.. Keunoy and Bovus
that the latter should take care Of the Sen.
astor's checks. 1t Is said that Juror Doa-
kyne, OF New Cnstlc. lel tho forces for con
victloD during tho discussion iI tho Jury
room and that Gilderslueve, Crus ,an and
Griffith did most OF tho talking for couvic-
tiOn.
One OF the most Intelligent members Of
the Jury Is William A. Cannon, q leading
citizen OF Sussex County ana u member OF
the late Constitutional convention. He
Is an ardent regular llspublican, and he
sn' close to Judge Bradford when the lat.
tor was u member Of tho Constitutional |
convention Mr.. Cannon is reported to havu
sa1d before leaving the city last night that
boggs on tho witness stand, impressed
him as appearing to deal lightly with MIR.
kenney. whi'e at the same time ho was
really giving the Senator some savage
thrustS.
Que of the leading young lawyers OF the
,ity said 10 regard to Bogvs testimony:
1t was the most consuInmhte bit of acting
hat have ever seen"
When tho case comes to bs tried again
me Goyerpment will undoubtedly attempt
concerning the alleged corrupt agreement