The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-06

Mr.. Page testified that Cooper was IA
customer OF T.. B. Cuthbert l. Co., ard
that he bought and sold stocks and gave
checks in payment. When Cooper gave
him checks the witness said, he gave
Cooper receipts. He had seen Cooper
draw checks for margining stocks. Wit
ness deposited the checks in the Phila-
delphia National Bank. The checks
were drawn on the First National Bank
Dover, to the order OF +. b. Cuthbert &
Co., and signed by Cooper Witness
endorsed the checks. Turning to re-
ceipt book, and examininga a stub, Mr..
Page stated he gave Cooper on May !, '96
a receipt for check for $50 and was
about to testify regarding receipt given
on June 2, 1896, for a check, when he
was interrupted by Senator Gray, who
objected to the admission Of the receipt
book in evidence, claiming that it was
the book OF third party. Senator Gray
announced that he would enter formal
objection, and leave it to Judge Bradford
to decide which books should 90 in.
District Attorney Vandegrift Immediately
obtained many law books, and began
citing authorities in support Of his con-
tention that the books Of f. B. Cuthbert
4 Co. should be admitted. He had not
flushed at O'Clock, when the court took
recess until 2.30 o'clock.
When the jury was about to leave the
box, Judge Bradford spoke of the inn
pOrtance OF the case, cautioned the jurors
not to permit any person to speak 10
them respecting it and not to talk to ANY,
body except among themselves ana '.,d
them that if anybody communicated in
any way with them regarding the case 10
bring the matter to the attention of the
court. ..
The general jurors not engaged on the
Cooper case was discharged until 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Afternoon Proceedings.
"Oh what lovely place that town of
Dover must be-" was the exclamation
Of Levi G. Bird, Esq, in Federal Court
Yesterday afternoon, during the trial of
Col. Ezekiel 7. Cooper one of the loot
ers Of the First National Bank of Dover.
The remark was caused while Walter
Morris, cashier OF the Farmers National
Bank of Dover was undergoing a cross
examination at the hands OF Mr.. Bird,
the latter being one OF the counsel for
the defendant. ..t
Mr.. Morris had been asked the ques-
tipn as to whether or not he had DO sus-
picion OF Il defalcation on the part of
William n. Boggs, when t!., latter hon
ored all checks presented by his client.
Notwithstanding the fact that he
Norris had previously informed the
board OF directors of the bank with |
which he was connected that he thought |
Mr.. Cooper was Speculatng heavily.
Mr.. Morris in reply stated that he
had been informed that the C,Ionel,
through +. b. Cuthbert 4 Co., OF 30
Broad street, New York, was specializing
in "whaat. F" .-.--,--. ----.r-
Here lie wa stopped and asked as to
who his informant was. "Why, ii was
II t,wn talk" replied Mr. Morris, and
it was then that Mr.. Bird made his re-
mark and excited the risibies OF the per-
sons who filled the court room. II |
When tie United States District Court
reconvencd at 23O O'Clock Yesterday
afternoon, it'll Judge Bradford on the
bench, the Court asked United States
District Attorney Lewis c. Nandegrift
what objection had been raised by coun-
sci for Mr.. Cooper, before the adjourn
ment Of the morning session.
He replied that it was in reference to
the check stubs Of f. B. Cuth-
bert X Company as evidence.
The Court decided that the stubs were
and also the check book and
receipt boo. after M. Bird had said that
they admitted that the receipts were Sc
cured and would leave them 60 for what
they were worth.
This agreement was only reached, how
,ver, when Mr.. Nandegrit stated that
he merely intended to use stubs, etc, to
confirm checks of which he had given
notice to the counsel for the defendant to
produce in court.
Edward ID. Page, manager of the Phil
,deiphia otii,cs of +. B. Cuthbert 4
Company, during 1896, was then re-
;lled.
He identified slips OF deposits, which
were deposited for collection with the
Philadelphia NationA Bank. and stated
hat the account of his irlL stood in the
name OF L. :. Cooper
Edward X. Steele, teller # the Phila-
lelphia National Bank, who identified
i dep( t book.
At til junctum Mir. Bird said that
hey assumed that Mr. Cooper had given
hecks to f. +. Cuthbert 4 Company,
mt that it was lrouoh the instrument
ality OF Wi liza n N. B ,gss, and h. d d
rot know if the checks had been de-
troyed or not.
James q. Barto, foreign correspondent
Or the Philadelphia Bank, said that the :
'armers' Natlorai Bank OF Dover was u
he one through which they dealt, and !,
e then testified to receiving COoper's y
hecks from f. B. Cuthbert 4 Company Y
S follows: :
May I. 1896, $50, $lO3s, S2o; May s, I
So6, $3.50; May 8, 1896, Sl067, SIG, $3.50,
$50; May II, 1896, $1,000; June 2, 1896,
1000; June %. 1896, $500; June 30,
S9G, Sl00O July ,, 1896, 5000; July 20,
S96, $500 August T. 1896, $500; Octo- u
err l6, 1896, S20Oc. November 20. 1896, =
1000; Decembe. a. 1896 $1,000; Deem i i
er q, 1876, $3.50. -
Mr. Steele was then handed number - :,
t letters which had passed from the y,
Bank to the Farmers Ma VI y,
onal Bank of Dover. and had identified
/ as being in his handwriting, but de-
led having placed the name of +. T.
copper opposite the figures at the bot
'n OF the letters. /.