The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-06
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Unlike the former tgial of Uuited States
Senator Richa,d Rollins kenncy. the ut.
tendance was small, WHOM court convened
this morning
District Attorney Vanlegrift asked that
some slight corrections be made in tho cvl.
Gence ruled in yesterday 50 ilrai concern.
ell tho payment OF mo of tho checks
Notice to was servsd last evening
Nh the defendants counsel to produce cor
tuin checks given by kenny between
April 81, '96 and january, W
MIR. Blsgs stated they had been served
with notice TO produce certain checks.
They were all produced except Two.
Tho last notice i, not specific and then
again why should this defendant be oblig-
ed to place all of his private checks to b, us
the books put 1t, prcyed upol by the Dis
trict Attorney. Tho claim was that tho
notice was not specific. District Attorney
Vandegritt claimed ths notice was lily
specific The most Of these checks had
| been IN evidence Mt tina former trial :"
4 The court WINS Of the opinion that every
tub should stand on its own bottom. This
tllal has nothing 10 do with the former
trial.
District Attorney Vandegrift claimed
I'll tho checks given went to show the In.
tent Authorities were qnoted to back up
HIS claim. In his opinion it was not nee.
sssnry to name to whom the checks were
gwen.
The Court said it would be gross i'm.
piopriety to have all tho personal qualiG.
cation produced. Tho checks were drawn
In favor OF any and all persons aud it is
going to far to ask to have them produced
II you have information regarding check
1t Is your place to give it.
At II o'clock William N. Boggs was
called to the stand He depo Ell that no
was teller of the bank from November 81
ill May 1897. He left Dover Oh account
Of the increasing shortage which it was
impossible to carry any longer. The short
ago began in 1898 Tho first transaction
IN that line was with Thomas 5 Clark.
He covered up that check by taking out
some Of tho deposit tickets. Clark and the
witness Wen. Into several deals including
horse racing.
This losses were such that he associates OF
CLARK knew he was using funds of his own
own For the first ime in 1895 he made
confession of the condition Of affairs to
Senator kenney. He heard here was go.
ing to be an Investigation made 1t was
ON sunday morning. when he called up.
on konney. While in his library no told
him his case. From there they went uC.
stairs, kenrcy and he went into details
and that he BoggS, had several items Of
Rome Of the shortage.
An arrangement was made for Clark TO
go TO henney's house that night. Clark
called upon Boggs that afternoon and was
mate acquainted with the kenney intel-
view. Clark did not moat them that
night. He told kenney he could not con-
tinue TO carry the shorlageAny longer and
preferred 10 make clean breast kenncy
sold him thathe could fool the officials
again hp had lad h., n.,fn
lie was taken before the directors and
ne told them he was willing to have his
books examined, They told him to see his
bondsinen and the books were not exam
met. He reported the result to kenncy,
Tho Inter knew Of tho further defaicatiUn
10 Tho time of Iii, flight.
kenGey gave several checks in favor Of
Cn' hDert pnd 90, IN payment for Bay
State Gas Stock. There were not funds
In bank to meet these checks and kenpey
hail them carricd by Boggs. kenney's
checks were paid by tho same process he
oil to pay the Clark checks.
krhney knew his checks We're being
pFid . of the funds Of the bank. lie car
r!ed other checks for kcnney that were not
mentioned in the consolidated indictment.
Bay .>ta'e Gas Company did not pan ont
Acxpected and kenney was IN financial
difficulty. kenney said 5000 had been
given to Cuthbolt X Go The checks were
MI paid in lawful money of tho bank.
In reference to tho Anderson checks
htnney gave them to ever up Boggs
name Golfer had given some checks and
they were also paid Cotter's account WAS
or,it cred closed and IT,, II kenucy loaned
MS checks without creating any susp ciJn.
He also borrowed cl co fro.n keuney To
sen 5000 to Cuthber 4 Co.
tie was afraid the Ct .!cr would deto ct
MS c. eek. The same thin. prevailed In
reference to the Samuel L. Shaw cheek.
1t WIS given for the benefit of Bnggs and
was paid out Of the funds of tho bank.
Lho bank did not recover that money
TINS check was given in payment of a farm
Oh which Bogg held the second mortgage
While carrying Kenncy's checks Kenney
knew Boggs was carrying Cooper, Clark,
Harry +. Ford anu Cutter's checks in the
Shmo way rs his own checks. Kennty
toil Cooper to get out Of wheat and got
into Bay stats Gas
No nney told him that he had purchased
Hay STATE Gas and arrangement was made
for Mr.. Cooper to buy the noxt day. tIs
did an and 20) shares were purchased, Ken
ney was aware OF Coopcrs account rolling
up.
On several occasions kenney Inquired
about Cooper stock. Tic National bank
sAsininer and n committee Of the bank d.
r1cl 0ra made sem!-auuual examinations
VI 1ho DOCKS. henncy gave Il draft at ono
time for $500 coilcC:ab.e in South Caro-
lima
That draft went 10 pay numerous items
which he had already pad out Of thu funds
Of tho National Bank Tho effect was that
Pc wh' able to charge up the amounts.
"hlle ne kenney account was getting the
credit the bank was losing whiIo the daft
was hwhyas it came back t|i1.,nnurcd
When the draft came back Zen oy raised
what he could and draft tor Il 81 IS was
lodged and B0ggs hcl ouG "$lDJI deposit
slip. The second drnf' cane nt..i protcs.
ted Then another draft fnr *l,og6 was
drawn or deposited by keun Y.
II cnmo back protested. II I"as paid
put OF the banks money and enc month
later kcnncy paid 1t.