Evening star., 1898-07-14
Explains on the Stand His Relations
With Kenney.
TEE DELAWARE SENATOR'S ADVICE
Witness Confession That His Fall
Was Due to Gambling.
THE CHECK TRANSACTIONS

WILMINGTON, Del. July 14-Senator
Richard r. Kenney Of Delaware today faced
the jury in the fourth day of his trial for
aiding and abettiDg William N. Boggs, the
defaulting teller of the First National
Bank of Dover, in the misapplica.ion of
the funds of that institution.
Boggs, the teller, who yesterday told the
jury that Senator Kenney, as far hack as
1885, knew of his being a defaulter, and
that the senator subsequently was permit
ted to draw money when he had no funds,
was again on the witness stand today.
When Boggs left the stand last evening
Lawyer Bird had begun the cross-eYamina-
tion. This me rning by agreement of coun-
sci and permission of Judge Bradford Dis
trict Attorney Vandegrift returned to the
ctrect examination. In connection with
this move it was reported that a petition
will be made to the court by the defense to
nave Ezekiel I. Cooper, who Is now scrv-
Ing term in prison as a result of the de-
fs slcations, summoned as witness to con-
tradict Boggs' testimony.
Boggs direct examination being re-
sumed he said that when, in 1895, he first
told Senator Kenney he was in default
Mr.. kenney asked him now he had con-
cealed it. and said. when the witness ex-
pressed his fear of exposure "You have
concealed it before; | don't see why you
cannot do it again" The witness also
said that in the latter part of 1895 Amos
Cole came to him with letter from Sem
ator Kenney asking him to loan the bearer
$500, and that he would secure it. Boggs
gave Cole the money from the bank 8
funds. and several other sums afterward.
The $500 was never returned to the bank
Kenney Signed Them
Boggs stated that all the checks signed by
henney were eventually made good except
the Shaw check for 81 $50. the Anderson
checks aggregattng over 81 200. and a 5000
check in the stock dealings with Cuthbert
& Co. All of these, witness said, repre-
sented his personal dealings, and he re-
quested Senator kenney to sign the checks
as a.; 1t would be dangerous for him to do so.
These moneys were lost to the bank
Three bonds, aSgregating $500, made
out to Senator Kenney, were identi-
ned as the witness property. They had
neen made out to the defendant just before
witness disappeared. and We're to support
Boggs family during his absence The
bonds had been given to Boggs in exchange
for checks he had been carrying along.
Under cross-eXamination witness said his
downfall was due to faro, poker and stock
gambling. He admitted having said to
Ezekiel t. Cooper now in prison, that Ken
ney''s account was all right. He denied
saying that the senator was not responsible
for his trouble. He admitted having said
to e. 7. Cooper of the Farmers National
Bank that he had manipulated" Senator
kenney's accounts, and at times had tenn
porarily withheld Kenney's deposits when
he had good balance, and at the same
time said he held out other peoples de-
posists to pay Kenney's check He denied
having threatened to get even with Ken
ney.
T. E. Ross. expert accountant, was re-
called. He went over Senator Kenneys ac-
counts in the individual ledger of the First
National Bank and compared them with
checks transferred from the Union Ma
tional Bank of Wilmington and the Farm
ers' National of Dover These checks had
not always been charged to Mr.. Kenney' s
accounts; If they had been properly kept,
would have almost daily shown overdrafts
from May, 1896, to the latter part of the
year.