The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-21

LEWIS G. VANDEGRIFT, ESQ.
GENTLEMEN OF THE FEDERAL
GRAND JURY,
ADDRESSED.
Your official attention is very re-
called to the following facts:
/, The First National Bank OF Dover.
Delaware, was robbed of $lO7 600. by one
William n. Boggs, an official of that IN
stitution, aided and abetted by one
Richard r. kenney and others.
2. This said William n. Bogys has OF
his own free will placed himself III the
custody of the proper representative OF
the Federal Government This SAID
Kcnney has not.
3. Substantial bail has been entered
by i. T. Cooper, Thomas S. Clark, Amos
Cole, Charles II. Butler, Harry Ford and
J. r. NIc(ionigal, all of whom have been
charged with aiding and abetting this
said William n. Boggs in the robbery OF
the said First National Bank Of Dover,
Delaware. This said Richard r. kenney
has not entered bail in any amount be-
fore any official authorized to accept the
same and is therefore free to leave the
jurisdiction Of your honorable Court at
will.
4, That this said Richard Il. Kenney
did aid and abet this said William N.
Boges in the robbery of this First
National Bank, OF Dover, Delaware can
be proved by witnesses who are now
within the jurisdiction OF your honorable
Court as hereinafter specified.
A. Hon. Harry A. Richardson, resi-
dence Dover, Delaware. Mr..
Richardson can and will produce in
your Honorable court certain bonds
drawn by and payable to this said
Richard r. kenney. These bonds
represent goodly part OF the $l07,.
GOO stolen from the First National
Bank, of Dover, Delaware, OF which
institution Mr.. Richardson is presi.
dent. These bonds are in the hand
writing of this said Richard II. Ken
ney and were executed by Others
who stand charged with completely
in this offense against the Cnited
States. Mr.. Richardson can and vii
produce other books, records anC
documents all tending to prove that
this said Richard r. kenney did aiC
and abet William n. Boggs in the
robbery of this said First Nationa
B nix, of Dover Delaware.
B. Thomas s. Clark, residence Dover
Delaware, will testify as to the genu
ineness of his signature on one Of the
bonds before mentioned and to Tho
fact that said bond was executed b,
him Clark through the influences
of this said Richad II. kenney
The records of the First Nationa
Bank, the Farmers Bank, OF Dover
DelaW are, and the Union Nationa
Bank, of Wilmington, Delaware, ant
the Philadelphia National Bank, 0
Philadelphia, Pa, will show that al
of the moneys paid over to thi
Thomas S. Clark by this said William
n. Boggs were stolen from IT.
treasury of the First National Ban
and that this bond executed by tl'i
said Clark, made payable to thi
kenney by kenney himself, was tt
secure the sum named there II. t.
this said William n. Boggs.
c. Ernest II. Ball, assignee OF E. b
Cuthbcrt & Co., address No. 81
Broad street, New York and +. d
Page, now to be found at the office
of Messrs. Kennedy 4 Whitlock
Third and Chestnut streets, Phila
(lelphia, Pa, can produce in you
honorable Court books, records an'
documents proving that this sal,
Richard r. :kenncy lost thousan'
of dollars iii stock speculation
through the Offices Of the nov
dcfunct concern OF Il. b. Cuthbert {
Co., and the records Of the bank
he,pinbefop mentioned will shoy
that all such moneys lost in TIN
manner indicated by this salt
Kennev were stolen from the Firs
National Bank, of Dover, Delaware
by this said William n. Boggs, 10
the use Of this said Richard II
kcnnev.
ID. John II. Bateman, late cashier o
the First National Bank of Dover
Delaware; Walter Morris, cashier Q
the Farmers Bank, Dover, Della
ware; John H. Dandy, cashier Q
the Union National Bank, Whining
ton, Delaware, and B. B. Comegys
president of the Philadelphia
National Bunk, Philadelphia, Pa.
can furnish your honorable cour
with books, records, and other evi
dence showing that this said Rich
ard X. Kenney did aid and abe
William n. Boggs in the robbery O
the First National Bank, Of Dover
Delaware, by issuing to and givini
to the said William \. Boggs certain
worthless checks, which were use'
by this said B ,ggs in carrying on
his plan to plunder the said bank
without which checks portion o
the robbery would have been i'm
p ssible.
+. William b. Gill, superintendent o
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, Philadelphia, Pa, can pro
duce before your honorable cour
certain tclegrams sent to and by r
b. Cuthbert 4 Go. in which the
worthless checks issued by this ait
Richard r. Kenney are mentioned
IF. Charles b. Prettyman u well-knowl
and reputable builder OF Philade'
phia, Pa, one John Collins, Lafay
cite Hotel, Philadelphia Pa, vii
liam T.. Cotter, No. 200 South Sixtl
street, Philadelphia, Pa, Hon. Johl
+. salisbury, Dover, Delaware
Irving Boggs, Dover, Delaware
Oscar q. Gouert, of the First Ma
tional Bank, Wilmington, Delaware
Walter Boggs Philadelphia, Pa, Il
Wesley johnson, Philadelphia, Pa.
William Dickson, Dover, Delaware