Evening journal., 1898-05-05
COOPER'S CASE is ON
The Milford Editor Arraigned
in United States Court.
WARNING GIVEN TO THE JURY


TTNTOlNY- ARGUMENT ON ADMITS
SION OF BOOKS.
Contrary to expectations, very few
persons interested themselves in the |
trial this morning of Ezekiel T. cooper, |
who is charged with aiding and abet-
ting William N. Boggs in the theft of |
Sl07 coo from the Dover First Ma /
tional Bank.
The story OF the big steal, Boggs |
homecoming and the numerous Incl |
dents relating to Boggs arraignment. |
together with that of the men alleged |
to be implicated with him, have all |
been published. The court convened |
this morning about 1920 o'click. Boggs |
occupied a seat in the court Colonel
Cooper sat beside his attorneys, Sena- |
tor Gray and Levi c. Bird.
The first business done was the cm-
paneling of the jury, which was as fol-
| lows: Charles Cannon. Richard 7.
Cam, Jr., John II. Hoffecker, Joseph
| r. Holland Jacob d. Graham, Benja-
min r. Gray, ]. Thomas Price Charles
| Z. Dubell, Thomas Naudain, cOloIed'
Frank II. Diehl, w. A. Jester Bernara
| Duross
Challenging OF the jury then com
menced The defence objected TO John
H. H0ffecker, and he withdrew and
the defence called for w. II. Bake.
Mr. Vandegrift objected to Blake,
and he, too. Withdrew. Henry A. Den
} nison was chosen. No objection was
made to Mr.. DennisOn.
Z The attorneys for the defence then
left the court room, and when they re-
8 turned objected to Charles r. Dubell.
b A. H. Padberg was called and Mr..
e Vandegrift objected to him. Samuel
e. Mcdaniel was called. There were no
e objections to Mcdaniel.
t. The defence then objected to Thomas
r. Naudain, colored, and he withdrew
e Nelson J. Pierscn being chosen IN
4 stead. The defence then objected tt
s Charles Cannon, and Isaac T. Parkel
was chosen.
/. Mr.. Bird then asked If Mr. Parke
d were to be foreman. COMMISSIONS
n Smith replied that he was. but IL wa
r held that Richard T. Cam, who's
e name was the second one, chosen
l. should be foreman. Mr.. Cam change
l. seats with Mr. Parker and will be fore
is man of the jury.
IS United States District Attorney Van
8 degrift addressed the jury. He sal
that r. T. Cooper had been indicte
for aiding and abetting W. N. Boggs
defrauding the First National Bank, {
Dover. r. T. Cooper, together wit
BOggs, by "a ccmbinatiOn. deirauie
v the bank out Of $23 600. The CHECK
5. were drawn In favor Of =. T. Cutl
ty bert G. Co.. who drew the money fro,
to the Dover Bank and deposited It In n
n First National Bank OF Phila. Coll
" mel Cooper had no money in the ban'
as He reviewed the manner In whic
o. | BOggs and Cooper are alleged 10 hay
Of taken the money. and ended by askin
lg that should the government show tn;
IN | Colonel Cooper did unlawfully and wi
III | fully misapply the banks money tn;
Id be be found guilty.
PRESIDENT RICHARDSON TEST
~ FIES.
III Harry A. Richardson, president of tr
81 I First National Bank. was the first wi
NJ ness. He said the institution that
- was president OF was organized
,s carry on the banking business Gcccr
AZ ing to the laws and regulations of u
United States. He told how Il
steal was first discovered on June
1897. The books were examined ar
lst showed that William n. Boggs, d
In. teller, had stolen $1O7 900 Of the bank
money
Mr.. Richardson was asked by N
Vandegrift II the books showed WI
had received the money. lie said th
they did not.
Mr.. Richardson concluded by sa
~ ing that Boggs had no right to 81
- ont money to persons not hayil
money in the bank without securii
the consent Of the bank directors.
~ Mr.. Richardson was then eXamln
IS by Mr.. Bird one OF the attorneys
'S the defence. Mr.. Bird asked the w
ness to tell Of his connections wi
Va the bank. The latter said that he hi
iiy been a director a number Of years Z
81. fore reaching the presidency Mr.. Bi
ngi asked IL he ever conferred with Bog
about stock. Witness said he did III
az Mr. Bird-"Did you not know tn
ar Boggs was dealing in stOck?'
ay. Witness-"No."
Mr.. Bird-'Did you not say to Bog
rrs that you had spoaulated in Bay StI
inc | Gas Company stock?"
her Witness again replied in the nee
tive
rao MIR. Bird-"Didn't you say to Ser
VOC o., for Kenney that you had made 81
- - 600 in Bay state stock?"
Witness, very emphatically-'No
dld not
ing Mr.. Bird-"Didnf you say that y.
ere wife made money in dealing in i
lay state stcck?"
III 81 never did" replied the witness
Then ensued a lot Of parleying ab'
.leu the admission of the testimony rega
on ing the specu.ation Of money by
Richardson and his wife in Bay st
or gas stock. The court sustained
is Vandegrift, but Mr.. Bird cOnten,
that he would show that the bank
.OO1 been drained before June 1, 1897.
lad what has that to do with the cas-
lbs. asked Judge Bradford.
"a 1T has every thing to do with
ar case" said Mr.. Bird. Il want to sh
.,ed the jury that there was no money
the bank at the time that Colo
IL. Cooper is charged with having ai'
'e in the rObbing OF It."
Mr.. Bird then asked Mr. Richa
SON II he did not know that Bcggs
ost- a confirmed gambler. Witness ansW
Il IN 4hQ ucoaaffup n Mr. Rirl then a