Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-23


The csso against Thumas S. Clark,
charged with aiding and shetting
William N. Boggs, the defaulting teller
Of the FirAt National Bank OF Dover,
was resumed In the United States Dis
srict Court Tuesday afternoon.
William N. Boggs was called In re-
buttal by District A ttoruey Vandegrift
who said he desired to prove that the
telegram sent by Iloggs TO William b.
Cotter ON May 9th, 1897, was not 10
respect to Sc HOUSES in Philadelphia,
hut something else. Mr.. Vandegritt
asked him about tho telegram, but Mr..
Biggs objected to the witness answer
ing. Mr. Vandegriit said be desired
10 show the real cause for Cotter going
to Dover that night Mr. Vandegrift
was sustained, and lIoggs read the tule-
gram summoning Cotter tn Dover, Mr..
Vandagrift asked Boggs what conversa-
tion he had with Cotter On that night.
Mr.. Biggs objected to this question,
whareupon Mr.. Vandegrift asked what
She conversation that night related to.
Witness said the conversation related
I'd the crisis IN his trouble. aud on that
occasion be informed Cotter that in a
few daya he would have to leave Dover.
IL have never been able to get set
tlement out of YOU" lioggs said, "and
you will have to settle with somebody
else. told Cotter ! had delivered to
Clark every evidence, and upon doing
that had besn led to bellows | would
get something that could be converted
into cash. Cotter asked me IT | was
going to let Clark oil that easy" Mr..
Biggs objected to further questioning
on this line and Mr. VandegrIft asked
the witness If anything was said about
borrowing s5. 600 or more money on real
estate. Witness said nothing OF tho
kind was said and that amount OF
money would not have done him any
coed ct that lime.
deposit slip for 5000, dated December
18th, 1893.
Mf. Vandegrit asked the witness
concerning the purchase of the horse
Brooklyn, testimony having been offered
to show that Boggs' statements we're
untrue. Mr.. BiggH objected. Mr..
Vanderbilt then asked Boggs what
made up the 81, 100 cheek. Witness
sail the $500 check had no connection
with the 81, 100 check. The latter
check was dated October 18th. 1893, and
was made up as follows: Samuel w.
Halls check for the Farmers Bank for
$500; j. l.. Ford's check for $500, and
cash produced by either Clark or But
ler amounting to $500. This, he said,
was all contaminated ON ths morning
OF October 18th, 1893. The $500 check
came in ON October 18th, 1893.
Mr.. Vandegrift asked the witneHs
concerning the items which Clark said
made up the bond, who stated that il
was made up of a gambling debt, inter
est and money borrowed and owed. JIG
also asked witness about the gambling
account with Clark.
Witness replied, stating that bt
kept an account with Clark, and made
entries when games were played. ID
produced the account boUk, into whict
had hsen transferred, in July, 1896
accounts preceding that date, from {
former date.
Mr.. vandegrift asked the witness t.
look at the account book and refer I,
April, 1897, and state whether Clarl
owed any gambling money at that time
and IL so, how much.
Mr.. Biggs objected, The judg'
asked the witness when the entrie
we're maize in the book which he ex
hibited. Ilo replied that the entrie
were made at the time the games wer
Mayed, md extended from July, 1886
to the middle of April, 1897. Whel
the hook before the one exhibited wa
filed be simply transferred the aocoun
to the new book. There il nothing II
the book to indicate balance, but
balance could be struck at any time
Az the time the new book was started
10 July, 1896, witness said, he owe
Clark on poker games, $3.50 and whe
hs left Dover Clark owed him So. Flo
this debt Clark gave him check 70
the amount. He denied that Clar
ever owed him $4,000. just prior t
April, 1897. there was settlement
Boggs owing Clark sll5 Witness sal
he hnd handed Clark over the cpunte
money which had been used in poke
games. lie might have been 10 som
OF the games himself.
Mr.. VANDERBILT asked Boggs whH
was the gambling indebtedness betwee
himself and Clark.
"Clark owed me S32, he replied.
In reference to Clars's statement tbs
he bade Boggs good bye at the depo
the latter said 1T wss so ana that clar
knew he was going away Tor good.
Ii when the bond was given Oh apr
9th, 1897. The only question was as
how soon the bank examiner woul
mako his next visit.
In reply to Mr.. Biggs, the witne
said the check for the poker debt WI
given In May, 1897. after the bond WI
given, but be did not remember whethI
any poker was played after the bor
mn. uiyan Ralativa tn the check III
tho puker balance, be said he loft II
his house when he left. and he believe
1t had been paid by Clark.
Al 4 o'clock court adjourned until
o'clock yesterday morning.
When the United States Distri
Court convened yesterday the ca
against Thomas 9. Clark was resums
William N. Boggs, who took the stan
was asked by John Biggs, counsel I
CLARK. whether the check for $32. giv'
in May, 1897, was for poker deb
Witness replied that 1t was
"was Thomas s. Clark at the dep
by appointment the day you left
asked MIR. Riggs.
"No, sir" replied the witness. +
lust happened to be there with aor
land buyers who were going away
the Same train"
Walter NJ. Boggs OF Philadelphia
brother OF William N. Bogge, was ne
called by the prosecution. lie said th
after William N. Boggs' departure
(the witness) went TO Dover and fou
the S32 check among the papars left
w. N. Boggs. He alleged that he
turned the check to Clark on August Y
1897, at the latter's solicitation. Ola
earinp he had maid the money to M