Evening journal., 1898-02-19
IS BACK!
Surrendered Himself to Marshal
Short To-day.
TO MAKE A CLEAN BREAST
t. s. Clark, G. II. Batter, Amos
Cole and Col. .Cocpor Arrested.
OTHER ARRESTS MAY FOLLOW

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TARILY AND WILL TELL ALL HE |
KNOWS MEN ARRESTED
HAVE GIVEN BATL-BOGGS WILL
NOT OFFER BAIL, BUT WILL GO |
TO NEW CASTLE JAIL PENDING
TRIAL.
William N. Boggs, tine man who stole
about s1O7 900 from the First National
Bank, Of Dover, walked into the Fed
eral building at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing and surrendered himself to United
States Marshal John Cannon Short
On warrants sworn out by Harry A.
Richardson, president of the bank.
Amos Cole ex-sheriff of Kent county,
and at present a prominent insurance
man of this city; Thomas S. Clark, a
leading real estate dealer of Dover;
Charles H. Butler of Dover, who is as.
scciated with Clark in his business.
and Colonel Ezekiel T. Cooper, editor
of the Milford Herald, ex-clerk of the
j House Of Representatives, ex-register of
wills of Kent county, and one of the
most prominent Democratic politicians
in the State Of Delaware, were arrested
and placed under bail for their appear
ance at court to be tried for aiding and
abetting Boggs in his work of looting
; the bank
i No other warrants have yet been
sworn out, but it is likely that two
e more, affecting Kent county men, high
! in social and political life, will be is
sued, and that the arrests will be made
2 | between now and Monday.
All the men arrested gave bail with
out trouble. Boggs declined to offer
bail and was committed for trial.
s REACHED TOWN TO-DAY.
q On May %, 1897, Boggs fed from
\ Dover. He refuses to make any state
! ment for publication as to where h
Y has spent the intervening time, bu
y from other sources it is learned that h
a went from here to New Orleans. an,
thence to South America, where he re
mained until two weeks ago. Whit
s. there he suffered an attack Of yellow
IT fever, which came near killing him. Hi
i5 wife was apprised Of the fact and bu
70 for her young babe would have dis
guised herself and gone to him. He re
covered and continued to reside in hi
safe retreat until he grew tired CT be
,9s ing an exile. and then he determine
ss TO come home and take the conse
o. quences. His relatives were apprise
of the fact and they and the peopl
connected with the bank did everythn
y possible to strengthen him in his resc
luton.
r just when the arrived in Philade
phia, at the home of his brother Wa
y ter ID. Boggs, cannot be learned, bl
it could not have been more than
day or two ago, for Mrs. Boggs ha
= not seen him up to the time of his su,
render to the Federal authorities. Ha
= he been in the country for any Ion
lbeyg period, such would not have been n
,e- case, for she is devoted to him.
Another evidence Of Boggs' recent r
ct. turn from South america is that h
/: face is tanned to a rich brown by u
: Southern sun, for his complexion
4: naturally pale and fair.
F.: BROTHER ACCOMPANIED HIM.
+: Shortly after 9 o'clock this morniI
/: William N. Boggs, Walter D. Boge
4: his brother, and Francis Skunk Brow
f: Of Philadelphia, went to the B. &
station, at Twenty-fOurth and Ches
nut streets, Philadelphia. and board
a train for this city. They reach
Delaware avenue station at no oclo
and proceeded Immediately to the {
flee of United States District Attorn
- Lewis c. Vandegrift, at Ninth a
. Market streets. There they remain
until everything was in readiness at
Federal building for the surrender
Iity; Boggs, which was about 1925 o'cio'
{ AT that time Boggs walked over,
4dbbss cended to the second floor, walk
at along the corridor, entered the mi
TO oAei oiAibt anu oNuISnutlIu hAAAa
ll9e4te to Marshal Short. who was expecti
BY him. It soon became known throus
'cu- out the building that the missing m
n. had returned. and from there it spr'
y. like wi,d-fire to all parts OF the cl
avs Many persons who knew the accus
ere many others who did not soon GROVE
$50 in to witness the preliminary heari
,ass , BOggs occupied a seat near the Dc
: of On one side Of him was his broth
VIII and on the other side was Presid
om, ,1 Richardson, of the bank. who occup
a trying position, considering I
= Boggs and all the others conceri
- were his personal and business frie
best in the past.
d f go Boggs appeared to feel his posit
A keenly. To the Evening Journal
~ porter, who had known him intimai