The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-15

United States Court.

When the United States Court opened
this morning there was q fair sized at
tendance Of spectators. William H. Gage
deposed he was employed at the Seaboard
National Bank of New York. He recog
nizod bank deposit slip from Cuthbert
q 20. 1t showed an Item for $3.50 on
Delaware bank. In the letter written by
Desk Collector McNichol the check was
marked Dover.
He recognized the collection register of
the Seaboa.d National Bank 1t showed
the $3.50 item. On May Is, item showed u
check drawn by I. S. Clark of Dover
Tho original books and papers were given
to the witness to take back to New York,
Counsel on both sides agreed to such a
course and such an agreement was cutered
on the records Thomas Gemmill, desk
clerk. of the Corn Exchange Bank, Phil
aielphia.
A $251 item appeared in letter forward
ed to thcCltizens' bank at MidGetown for
collection. 1t was dated May Is, 1896.
John S. Crouch,o Middletown, deposcd
he IL cashier OF the Citizens Bank. A
check for $3.50 MS received from tho Corn
Exchange Bank, lie forwarded it to he
Farmers National Bank at Dover for COL
lection GU Nay Is, 1895
Walter Morris deposod he is cashier of
the Farmers Bank ut Dover.
1lo "CAbil'tl ltblSio "tiulCh ny MN anu
sent to the First National bank on May IL
and 10.
He identified n letter received from the
First National. John II. batenan was
cashier of tho First National bank in May
1895. He identified tho letter showing a
receipt of checks from the Farmers bank.
In answer to Mr.. Biggs he said tho re-
ceipt was made by him. He could not say
the check was over received. He did not
-, hr Ino
the receipt from the letter from tho Farm
er,' bank. He did not verify tho latter by
checks.
lie sometimes verified The letter by the
checks. He had been cashier for twenty
years. Mr.. Biggs wanted to know how
much capital was on hand. MIR. Vande.
grifl objected
Mr. Higgs said that 1t was in evidence
that $l07,0Oo had been taken from the bank
1t seemed that it was part OF the case to
show If the bank had any funds at any
time.
The court said that this was not cross.
examination but did not rule OIL the rele-
vancy of the subject matter in the mind
Of MIR Biggs
Tho defence produced the two checks
drawn by Clark in May 1896, for $3.50 each.
There were other letters, kilograms and
papers which Boggs gave to Clark in April
Aooii "AiCt oiIe ueleAso COulu INV
Walter 4. Sexton WAS clerk in the Office
OF Cutbbert & Co., IN 1886. He turned to
the account OF Thomas 5. Clark on May O.
1895. he was credited with $3.50 and on May
IA, 1896. with Il similar amount. Ho trans
ferred the Bay State Gas to Boggs from
Clark by drawing II rod line through his
name and substituting Boggs' name.
Ernest H. Ball receiver of Cuthbort &
CO., of New York, doposed he produced
certain books and papers.
Robert G. Fulton. manager o&the Cuth-
bert house in Philadelphia, d9po ed he
mado letter press impression of tele-
gram to Clark. 1t was call for $3.50 for
50 shares of Bay State Gas. This call was
made on May II, 1896
Irving ID. Boggs turned to the individual
ledger of the First National Bank. The
entries were made from deposit tickets or
called to him. William N. Bosgs would
call the itoms off. He could not toll the
amount of deposits in tho bank.
In his absence the entries were mado by
William N. Boggs. 1t is true that the led
ger did mislead tho bank examiner. The
deposits were not regularly entered. Tho
entries were made by William N. Boggs
for week in january, on February Is,
May 2, July IS, 90, 1896 Francis N. Buck
deposed ho is the bank examiner.
He examined the First National Bank.
There were 100000 taken from $225, 900.
A customer would enter the bank, tho de-
posit would be marked on his book and
later the slip would be changed. The
court adjourned until 2 10 clock this af-
tcrnoOn.