Smyrna times., 1898-07-20

The witness also said that in the latter
part of 1896 Amos Cole came to him
with a letter from Senator Kenney
asking him to loan the bearer $500,
and that he would secure it. Boggs
gave Cole the money from the banks
funds, and several other funds after
ward. The $500 was never returned
to the bank.
BOggs stated that all the checks
signed by Kenney were eventually
made good except the Shaw check for
81 ,O5O, the Anderson checks, aggregat-
ing over $1,000. and a 5000 check in
the stock dealing with Cuthbert & Co.
All of these, witness said, represent
ing his pelsOnal dealings, and that he
requested Senator Kenney to sign the
checks, as it would be dangerous for
him to do so. These moneys were lost
to the bank.
Three bonds aggregating 81, 300
made out to Senator Kenney were
identified by witness as belonging to
him (BOggs). They had been made
out to the defendant just before wit
ness disappeared, and were to support
Bogg's family during his absence.
The bonds had been given to Boggs in
exchange for check he had been carry
ing along.
Under cross examination witness
said his downfall was due to faro,
poker, and stock gambling. He ad-
mitted having said to Ezekial T.
Cooper, now in prison, that Kenney's
account was all right He denied say
ing that the Senator was not RESPONSE
BILE for his trouble. He admitted hav-
ing said to E. E. Cooper, bookkeeper
of the Farmers National Bank, that
he had manipulated" Senator Ken
ney's accounts and at times had tenn
pOrarily withheld Kenney's deposits
the latter had good balance, and at
the same time said he held out other
peoples checks. He denied having
threatened to get even with Kenney.
During the afternoon session J. H.
Bateman, cashier of the First National
Bank at the time of Boggs flight, and
H. A. Richardson, president of the
bank, as he is now, said that they had
no knowledge of Bogg's defalcation
prior to his disappearance, and that he
had no authority to loan money or
permit overdrafts. They had always
considered Senator Kenney as a good
customer of the bank, but in view of
the developments following the dis
covery of Bogg's shortage they would
not consider him so now.
Thomas Ewell, correspondent of
the Baltimore SUn, identified an inter
view he had with Senator Kenney on
June of this year, and which was
printed in his paper of the following
day. The defendant was quoted as
saying he knew of Bogg's defacations
as far back as 1895.
The Commonwealth here rested its
case, and Senator Gray opened for the
defense. Addressing the jury he said
that the prosecution had failed to make
out case, but that he would have
Senator Kenney and other witnesses
to testify in order to show conclusively
that the defendant was innocent. Be-
fore calling any Witnesses Senator Gray
made application to Judge Bradford
for a writ of habeas corpus to summon
the Warden of the Trenton, N. J.
Prison to produce Ezekial T. Cooper,
who is serving a sentence there fol
aiding Boggs in misapplying the bank
funds.
Senator Gray then called William
Anderson, of Philadelphia, the builder
with whom Boggs entered into a con
tract to build houses in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Anderson said he did not know
Kenney at all, than to accept it sign.
ed by him as he would any accommo
datiOn paper.
A. d. Magee, law partner of Sena
tor Kenney, said that while the Sena
tor was in Washington, in the spring
of 1897, Boggs called at the Office ant
together they prepared deed of as
signment of the holdings of BOggs t.
} Senator Kenney. When the latter re
turned and found what the witness hat
done he told him he had no right to d,
) so and tore away the deed of assign
ment from the contract.