The sun., 1898-12-07
.MINGTON, DELAWARE WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER :, 1898.
turned gradually SO as not to excite sus-

turned gradually SO as not to excite sus-
picion."
NDid YOU tell him that you had the
checks deposited and drawn by Clark,
Cotter, Ford and others at your homer
IT did. He asked me il had been TO
zee Clark about the matter, and said l
had. Then he said that he did not see
why the shortage should not be made
good. He told me 10 see Clark and scare
him into making good the money he
owed the bank. At his request sent
note to Clark, requesting him to meet me
at Mr.. Kenney's house that night.
Clark did not put in an appearance. Mr..
Kenney told me that was nervous and
advised me not to worry about the in
vestigation Of my accounts"
Witness then described how he had
been summoned before the Board OF
Directors Of the bank on the following
day. He said that he had frankly ad.
mitted to the directors that be had played
poker, adding that he had not used the
funds of the band in his gambling trans
actions. He said that the directors ad'
vised him to stop playing poker.
"They believed that / was honest" he
said. "and did not investigate my ac-
counts" Witness then related meet
ing with Senator Kenney on the day fol-
lowing.
"What took place at the meeting" II
told Mr.. Kenney that the directors were
not going to examine my accounts. and
he said, i thought 80. You are too nerv-
ous.' t},@... ..,,.s.
"On and after January, 1895, was Sena-
tions with the bank?' "He was. l told
him all about the shortage in my ac-
counts" -.
"During 1896 did you carry checks for
him?" IT did"
"What were they?" "Icarried for him
series OF checks drawn in favor OF Cuth-
bert & Company by Senator Kenney in
payment for shares of the Bay State Gas
Company" l. a. ..d ~
what was the total amount of the
checks?' "About $5, ,O0O."
"Did Mr.. Kenney have sufficient
money on deposit in your bank to meet
the checks?" mo, SIR"
"Did you pay them with the funds Of
the bank?" Eyes"
"Was Mr.. Kenney aware of the man
ner in which the checks were being
cashed?" "Yes, sir; often told him that
| was afraid that the shortage would be
found out" ....
"Why was it necessary for you to cash
Mr.. Kenney's checks by using the funds
of the First National Bank Of Dover; do
you know?" eyes, sir; in our talks
about the affairs of the bank Mr.. Ken
ney told me that he was in financial diff
ficulties by reason Of his heavy specula-
tions in gas stocks"
'Did you handle checks other than
the ones drawn by Mr.. Kenney in favor
of Cuthbert & Co.?'' "Yes. l cashed
checks drawn in favor of William g..
Cotter, OF Philadelphia. They were
given by Cotter to William Anderson in
q series of transactions growing out of a
building operation in Philadelphia.
"How did Mr.. Kenney figure in these
TRANSACTIONS" "He allowed me to use
his name as a convenience. Cotter had
trouble in getting his check put through
the banks in Philadelphia, and was or
dered to close his account. Then Mr..
Kenney allowed me to use his name"
"Why didn't you give your own
check to Cotter?" II was afraid that
my check would excite suspicion. Then
Mr.. Kenney allowed me to use his
name"
"How were these checks paid?' "Out
of the funds Of the bank"
The witness was then shown check
for 81, $50, drawn in favor of Samuel L.
Shaw, sheriff, by Mr.. Kenney in 1896,
and asked to explain the history of, the
check. He said that he had induced Mr..
Kenney to buy in farm for him on
\ which he held mortgage. In payment
I he had told Mr.. Kenney to give his
check, saying: "Tll see that the sheriff
gets credit on the books at our bank for
the amount" Z
"Was that check paid out of the funds
of the bank?" eyes, sir"
During all this time did Mr.. Kenney
know that you were carrying out people
in the same manner in which you were
CARRYING him?' Eyes, he knew that !
was carrying E. T. Cooper, Clark and
Others"
elbow do you know that he was aware
that you were carrying Cooper "Be-
cause Mr.. Kenney told Cooper that he
had better get out OF wheat and buy Bay
State Gas stock. He told Cooper to see
me and let me in. Soon afterward got
one of Cooper's checks. 1t was in pay
ment for Bay State Gas stock. Cooper's
first purchase OF the stock was made on
May 7, 1896 1t amounted to $500. Both
Kenney and Cooper told me TO arrange
for the payment of Cooper's checks"
In answer to other questions witness
said that the books of the bank were ex-
amined twice year by Government
bank examiner and twice year by the
Board OF Directors. He said that in
June, 1896, just before the visit of the
bank examiners. it became necessary to
have Mr.. Kenney deposit the draft
drawn on bank in North Carolina for
$500. He said that Mr.. Kenney was
credited with the amount of the draft,
which was returned marked Protested" "
Mr.. Kenney and himself had managed
to smooth the matter over. Mr.. Kenney
had raised some money, and he wit
messy had helped him out of the diff
Guilty by depositing 81 900 to his credit,
"Where did you get the 81 ,000?" asked
Mr.. Vandegrift. 81 used the funds of
the bank" replied the witness.
Recess was then taken until 2.30 p. m.
When Boggs took the stand after the