Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-02-24
WILLIAM N. BOGGS
HAS SURRENDERED
The Dsfaulting Paying Teller Of
the Dover Bank Returns 10
Answer for His Crime.
FOUR ARRESTS FOLLOW
Ezekiel T. Cooper, Thomas S. Clark,
Amos Cole and Charles L. Butler.
CHARGED WITH ABETTING B0GGS
They Plead Not Guilty and Ask
For Delay.
Ezekiel T. Cooper, Thomas S. Clark,
Amos Cole and Charles L. Butler.
CHARGED WITH ABETTING BOGGS
They Plead Not Guilty and Ask
For Delay.
HEARINGS POSTPONED FOR ONE WEEK

William N. Boggs, defaulting paying
teller of the First National Bank of
Dover, was in this city Satuday, in the
custody of the United States marshal.
All Of tho morning he spent at the
office of the marshal, in the Federal
Building, awaiting developments. He
10. il is presumed, ready at the proper
time to tell the complete story of tho
looting Of the bank, and also to reveal
whatever outside collusion he had in
his work.
-FOUR ARRESTS MADE.
In connection with Boggs' return,
President Harry a. Richardson of tho
bank, Friday, lodged complaint be-
fore United States Commissioner S.
Il. Smith, in accordance with which
warrants were issued for four prominent
citizens of kent county, for aiding and
Rbetting Boggs in his work. These
citizona are II. L. Cooper of Milford,
formerly OF Dover; OK Sheriff Amos
Cole of this city. formerly of Dover;
Thomas S. Clark and Charles l.. Butler
of Dover.
The complaint of President Richard
Bon alleged that these parties aided and
abetied Boggs 10 loot tine bank, the
amount fur which each is charged with
being responsible being as follows
Cooper, S23, 900; Clark. $4,000; Cole,
81. 400. 63; Butler, sls5.2l. The com
plant with respect 10 Cooper is in the
following language. the others being
identical, except as to the amounts
alleged:
United States of America, w. Dis
trict of Delaware. Ezekiel I. Copper, ss.
On this 18th day of February, A. D.,
1903, persoually appeared before me, S.
Redmond Smith, United States Com
missioner for tho District of Delaware,
duly appointed aud qualified. Harry a.
Richardson, who. being duly sworn ac-
cortling to law, deposes and says that
he has reason to believe and vsrily doss
believe and now doeH avar that William
N, Boggs, late of Kent county, in said
district, on or about the 23i day of
Mey, A. D., 1896, and at divers other
times before and since that date, at
Dover, 10 sail district, then and there
being the pay ing teller of the First
National Bank Of Dover. Delaware, a
national banking association, organized
under the provisions Ut The national
banking act, did unlawfully emhezzle,
abstract and wilfully misapply the
moneys, funds and credits of the said
association, to wit: the sum OF S23. 600;
and did make certain false reports and
statements of the said association, with
intent, as 10 said unlawful emhezze-
ment, abstraction and wiful misappli-
cation and said false reports and state
ments, then and there to iniure and de-
fraud the said association and the
officers thereof, III violation OF Section
5000 United States Revised Statutes,
and contrary to the form of the act of
Congress- in such case marie and pro
vlded: aud that tho said Ezekiel L.
Cooper, late Of Kent county in Haid dis
trIcJ, On or about the 23u day of Nj May,
1896, and at divers nther times befure
and since that date, at Dover, in said
district, with like intent, did aid and
abet the said William n. Boggs, paying
teller as aforesaid, in tho violations of
said statute as said violations are above
charged aud set forth and said de
ponent AYERS that said E2skiel Il.
Cooper uid, ut the time or times above
mentioned, at the district aforesaid,
aid and abet the said William N. Boggs,
paying teller as aforesaid. in the un
lawful emhezzlement, abstraction aud
wilful misapplicntiun above alleged,
and did aid and abet the said William
N. 3oggs, paying teller as aforesaid, in
making the false reports and statements
OF the association as aforesaid all of
which aiding and abeting WAS with in
tent then ana there to injure and de-
fraud the said association and the
officers thereof, in violation of Section
b209 United States Revised Statutes,
and contrary TO the form Of thu act of
Congress In such case made and pro-
rided. Harry A. kitbardson.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 18th day of February, lS0s.
Upon the strength of these complaints
the warrants were issued and served Fri.
day night. Deputy Marshal j. l.. Haw-
Kins went to Milford and arrested Il.
Il. Cooper, whom be brought to Will
mington on the train reaching here at
ILL a. m. Saturday. Deputy Marshals
James l.. Clark and Thomas Rcardou
went to Dover Friday night and arrested
Thomas s. Clark and Charles l.. Butler,
whum thsy brought TO Wilmington on
the Norfolk express. reaching hero at
d. 10 a. m. Saturday. Marshal SHIRT ar
rested Amos Cole Saturday morning,
Rt his home in this city.
The three defendants were arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Smith at the Federal Building, on
a Saturday. Mr.. Cole was represented by
John II. Rouney and CLARK anu Butler
by John Biggs. Through their counsel
VI all entered a plea of not guilty 10 the
complaint and nslied for a postpone-
ment of the bearing until next Satur-
day morning ut 10 O'Clock. This re-
sioner Smith. who held the three In
bail for the following amounts: Clark,
81, 600; Cole, s., 500; Butler, $1,000.