The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-07
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TO-DAY'S SESSION.

TO-DAY's SESSION.
In fact that Boggs was under heav
cross fire when court adjourned last eve
ming caused a fair sized attendance at thi
mornings session Of the court. Distric
Attorney Vandegrift had few altera
tions made 10 the testimony given yester
day.
In reply to Mr.. Bird, Boggs said he ha,
not calculated the amount the bank Hos
by tho holding out Of kenney's check ?
I District Attorney Vandegrift objected t
Boggs stating his surmiss as to the amou
SO lost.
on tho jury but could calculate common
interest.
Mr.. Bird understood you to say yes
tcrlay that In relation to the $500 check
the Anderson and Show checks you said
Kenney never received any benefit Boggs
that is so. and MI checks given by Ken
ney were made good"
Boggs that is so and the bank was not a
penny loser.
Can you state from memory what was
kenncy's balance in hank Oh April .. '97.
District Attorney Vandegrift objected.
Mr. Bird said that the Governments case.
II there was case, rests on the overdrufts
OF General kenney. 1t is alleged that they
were made by an Illicit understanding
with this teler and that this two conspircd
to misapply the funds
We answer and say we overdrew our nc.
count.ns did others. We did.not do so by any
agreement. For weeks and weeks this dc.
fendant had large sums of money to his
credit. The Court ruled it was IRRELEVANT
when was your first imprudent act?"
"In 1898 in relation to check OF Thomas
S. Clark"
How long did you carry that check"
"Till April 0, 1897"
' "When was your rext acts''
"Almost continuous thereafter with
Clark The funds were misapplied "
when did you gain Mr.. Clark i'll his
enterprises?' SO
Il really do not know. 1t was in 1893
and was in Gloucester on Thanksgiving
Day In that year, He had not played
cards at that time" .-. .~-s..
ibid tho horse racing operations con-
tinue until you wsnt:.away?"
AYES"
Had konney any connection with
your horse racing deals?
only on ono occasion he Joined a pool
AID put In $25 Of his own money"
Wore your stock speculations out of the
banks fund going OH then"
Il never looked at stock column until
1876. His first speculation was in March
of that year,
Estate to the jury what were your loses
with Cuthbert e. Co.
Upwards of$S,00O
state your loses from horse raclnss
ut would not surprise me If the losses
were not $4,000.
Now Mr. Boggs what were your losses
or winnings in cards?
Il had no record of the losses but should
put them between $4,000 and $4,000.
How did you lose in other cases?'
by faro bank about g., 900. The Cot
ter transactions cost 81, OUO lie lost mon
ey In other sources He used money dur.
ing tho political campaign of 1894. The
amount was over So, OOo He lost 81, 200 by
John +. salisbury, which he loaned. He
placed 8, 200 to tho credit of L. G. Rosen-
thai.
He was about to give testimony about
poker playing and he gave tho $1,000 for
hush money. He lost in the Amos Cole &
20. bucket shop transaction 5000. Ho
had an interest In discretionary pool
with J. L. Collins Of Wall Street. New
York City.
did kenney ever have a penny's inter-
est in you card playings"
''He did not"
How many nights week did Won aysr.
age"
"Ono night week."
"Played on sundays"
"Yes. Sunday was the general playing
day"
"What was the largest sum you lost At
cdrus Ill Ono gamer
~ lost 5000"
did you testify in the Konney case
last summer"
Il did"
you stated yesterday the condition
your nerves upon your visit to Senator
kenney In 1885,"
Yes and can never forget that visit"
What did you 60 to kenney's house
that Sunday for9"
ITO consult with him about tho exam,.
nation at tho bnnk."
DID you not state in n former trial in |
answer 'oa question from Mr.. Vande-
yrlft that you went on account of the di-
'ectors discovering you had been playing
poker?
That is so and If the directors had not
earned Of tho poker playing he would
never have consulted Senator Kenney.
what obligations did you hold at the
limo you wont to kenney2
Upwards Of $4,000 Clark's checks
verc e. 500 ut that timo.
"Dd X cnncy advise you to 20 500 YOU
riends:"
''Postively no.
How did you expect to fix up the &C.
cunt"
Assuming you'll collected every cent
What would it aggregate.
$40, 600 and thv deficit at the bank was
10000
How would you have gone to man
nd ask for money.
~ was notary at the bank and the salary
voraged $500 and being clerk of the town
ouncl and treasurer Of the Building Loan
could have saved 5000 year. Here
'oges told Of the examination by the di.
cto-s md how his bluff worked about
lie examination of his books. He then
romised to stop card playing and also
George V. Massey he would stop.
He deceived his wife, end many of his
lends. He told her he played cards. Ho
'paated that Konney knew of his trans
c'ions with the other persons indicted.
"Did you in tho former trial indicate
lrectly or indirectly that this defendant
nd any knowledge of Cotter, Cooper and