Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-09

william S. satterneid.
Shortly after o'clock Tuesday after.
moon. the Federal grand jury in the
United States District Court returned
seven true bills and Ignored three in
dictinants in the Dover National Bank
cases, as follows:
True hills
Richard r. Kenney, charged with
being implicated to the extent of
S23. 46l. 81.
James Frank Alice SO, GOA. ID.
Amos Cole, s7il.25.
Charles II. Butler, SlSs.2l.
j. X. McGonigal 81, 5'i2 62.
Harry F.. Ford, Sll5.
William +, Cotter, Sl,0i4. 90.
Bills ignored
John ID. HAWKING, amount alleged,
o.. 33i. 81.
john F. Salisbury, amount alleged,
81. 49,
William S. Satter6eld, amount al
legged, $500.
All OF the above persons reside In
Dover with thu exception of A mos Cole,
formerly OF Dover, who now Iesides
here, and William L. Cotter, who resides
In Philadelphia.
The grand totnl Of indictments found
on account Of the defalcation at the
Dover National Bank ia 10, the former
three being against William N Boggs,
who pleaded guilty; Col. Ezekiel H.
Cooper, who ia serving an IL month";
sentence ia the State Penitsutiary at
Trer ton. N. j., and Thomas S. Clark.
WHOSE trial is to begin next Tuesday.
1t wac about sight minutes after 5
o'clock Tuesday afternoon whsn the
grant jury entered the court room and
few moments later Judge Edward q.
Bradford was on the bench awaiting
their report Foreman John S. Mullin,
Jr., was seen to have large batch of
papers in his hand and Secretary Edgar
l.. Haynes was seen to have a smaller
batch in his hand. The former proved
TO he the true billa and the latter the
ignored bills They we're both delivered
TO Judge Braford. who thereupun asked
United States District Attorney Lewia
q. Vandsgrifs IL he had anything fur
Their TO submit to the jury. lie replied
that he bad nothing at this time.
Gentlemen of ths grand Jury, !" said
Judge Bradford, turning to the % men
who have devoted IA days to the inves-
tigation Of the bank cases. 1.-THE court
extremely regrets that you have been
HbtHiubu iUuH 1uuT
the discharge of your duties. The
onurt, at the same time. recognizes the
great gravity and responsibility of the
duties With which you have been en-
gagged and it desires 10 thank you for
your painstahing and conscientious dis
charge Of your duties. You arc now
discharged from any further attendance
at this term.
The judge suggested that they see the
clerk with regard to their pay. The
total cost of the Jury was 81, 200.
The presentation OF ths indictments
was Witnessed by only two or three per-
sons outside of the court officers and
the jury. After the Jurors had left the
room, Judge Bradford noted what in
dictments had been Ignored and what
true bills had been returned. The docu-
ments were then open to inspection
and 10 addition to the newspaper men,
OK Sentaor Anthony Higgins, Peter L..
Cooper, Jr., and Walter II. Hayes
looked at number Of the indictments,
being Interested as counsel for Home oil
this accused.
Generally speaking. the indictments
charge the persunH indicted with hav.
ing aided and abetted William N. Boggf
either in embezzlirg, or abstracting. OF
misapplying money Of the Firai
National Bank of Dover without the
CONSENT of the bank and with intent Ia
defraud it. The sections alleged to be
violated are the same that figured In
the Cooper case, namely No 52O9,
which upplea to the embezzling. alb
atracting, or wilfully misapplying bank
funds or aiding and abettiug IN thai
act, and No. 5440 which refers to con
epiring to commit an offence against
the United States.
INDICTMENT AGAINST SENATOR KENNEY
The indictment against United Statei
Senator Richard II. kennsy is in q
counts and occupies l60 pages of typs
written manuscript lie ia charged il
the first count with aiding aud abettinl
Boggs to embezzle for the uae Of Bogg
$500, by paying that amount on checl
OF Kenney's drawn Septembef 23d, 1876
This check was drawn by Kennsy upOi
the First National Bank of Dover IL
favur of II. b. Cuthbert Il Co., al
though. according to the indictmen
the 5000 was in excess OF what he wa
entitled to draw.
Ii is charged in other counts that o.
May 18th, 1896, Kenney aided ant
abetted Buggs TO embez2le $3.50 Bogg
deyisiug and intending that Kenne
should appropriate it to his own US
after il had been smbezzled by Boggs
that on May 9Th, 1896. Boggs pail
al $50 on a check OF Kenney's On th
hank in favor Of Samuel l.. Shaw
sheriff, that amount being 10 excess o
what Kenney had in bank; that u
MAY Gath, 1897, Boggs paid for th
uss of Boggs 81, 43i on checks of kon
ney, both knowing that kenney ha
not ths money tn meet the checks
!. These checks we're all drawn in favor Il
William Anderson, the dates an
amounts being as follows: Septombe
2lst, 1896, $500: September Both, sou
October 10th, 1915; October I'D, s23U
November 9th, $500; December 9th
Sl79. According to the indictmen
tbess checks cannot be produced Q
more particularly described beoaus
they were delivered to Kenney by Boggt
That on May 24th, 1897, Boggs at
stractsd 81, 800 to convert il to the pei
aonaI and private uses OF KINNEY,
neet his checks, as follows, all bein
in favor of u. b. Cuthhert & Go. Ma
18th, 1896, $3.50; May 18th, $3.50; Jun
3d $500; June 3D., 5000; June OH
$500 June 18th, $500; June 30th, 500
July I'd, $1,000. Aiding and abettin
Boers 10 wilfully msanplying funds an
oreIlts are also charged against VI
Senator. .o, az, a, n,
,oara in count No. 10, which alleges
wroprful and unlawful arrangemei
with Boggs, whereby, WITHOUT tne uo'