The sun., 1898-03-28
An Open Letter.
Wnd5Nsros Delaware, March 2S, 1893.
HON. EDWARD G. B&lNFoRD, ~" 1| -
LEWIS LEWIS SxyA yANREGRBS& H f4S BsR cpAnn 17pv

EW1s E: yANDEGR434sEsQ.,
Your Official attent very respectfully called to the
r7f T. The First Natoa Bank of Dover, Delaware, was
at Institution aided andeettsd BY Richard R: Kenney
i'd others. na r. ln+.ala., I4!.. i
T. This said William ", Boggs has Of his free will
aced himself in the custody of the proper representative of
Substantial bail a. been entered by coope Thomas
Clark Amos Coe Charles H. Butler, Harry Ford and r.
cGonga all of whom aye been charged with aiding and abet
aonal Bank Of Dover, aDe lawarc This said Richard R.
enney has not entered bail in any amount before any official
] risdction Of your honorable Court at will - ~ y '
That this said Richard R. Kenney did aid and abe this
id William NJ Boggs in the robbery Of this First National Bank
Dover Delaware can be proved by witnesses who with
the jurisdiction of your honorable Court hereinafter specified
Hon. Harry A. Richardson, residence Dover, Delaware. Mr.
certain bonds drawn by pyabl. this said Richard
ke e G hf e gGod a M
which institution Mr. Richardson is president These bonds
in the handwriting Of this said Richard R. Kenney and
executed by others who stand charged with completely
ing to prove that this said Richard r. Keney did aid and
abet William N Boggs in the robbery of this said First
National Bank, of Dover, Delaware.
Thomas S. Clark residence Dover, Delaware will testify
the genunenes Of his signature Of the bonds before
mentioned and to the fact said bond by
him CLARK through the Influences of this said Richard R.
Kennev The records he First National Bank and the
Farmers Bank. of Dover, Delaware the Union National
Bank of Wilmingto Delaware and the Philadelphia Nation
paid n over to this Thoass Clark by this sal said William n
Bank and bond executed by this said Clark made pay
able to this Kenney Keney himself to the
Pssa 5 ss'a cuber No.
30 Broad Street. New York and D. Page to be found at
the offices of Messrs Kennedy Whock Third and Chest
nut Streets Philadelphia P produce in honorable
Court books records and documents proving that this said
Richard Kenney lost thousands of dollars in stock specua
ton through the offices of the defunct Of B.
Cuhbe & Co.. and the records of the banks herenbefore
mentioned will show that all such moneys lost in the
indicated by this said Kenney stolen from the First
National Bank, of Dover Delaware, by this said William N.
Boggs, for the of this said Richard R. Kenney.
John Bateman late cashier Of the First National Bank Of
Bank Dover Delaware John H. Dandy cashier Of the Union
National Bank Wilmington, Delaware, and B. B. Comegys,
president Of the Philadelphia National Bank Philadelphia
Pa furnish your honorable court with books records and
other evidence showing that this said Richard R. Kenney did
aid and abet William N Boggs the robbery of the First
National Bank of Dover Delaware by issuing to and giving
the said William NJ Boggs certain worthless checks which
used by this said Boggs i'll carrying out his plan to
pluder the said bank without which checks portion of the
robbery would have been impossible.
William Gill, superintendent of the Western Union Tele
graph Company Philadelphia Pa, can produce before your
bert Co. in which the worthless checks issued by this said
Richard R. Kenney are mentioned.
Charles B. Prettyan we'll known and reputable builder OF
Philadelphia Pa John Collins, Lafayette Hotel Phila
delphia Pa, William E Cotter No. South Sixth street,
Philadelphia Pa, Hon. John r. SALISBURY, Dover, Delaware,
Irving Boggs Dover Delaware, Oscar Gouer Of the First
National Bank, Wilmington, Delaware Walter Bogys,
Philadelphia, Pa. E. Wesley johnson, Philadelphia, Pa,
William Dickson, Dover, Delaware and Arley B. Mag.e
Dover Delaware furnish your honorable court with boo<s
letters records kilograms etc. all tending to that this
said Richard R. Kenney did aid and abet this said William N
Boggs the robbery of the First National Bank of Dover,
Delaware Other competent witnesses under bail in
your court
William N. Bosgs now in the custody of the Sheriff of
New Castle county, Delaware will state to your honorable
court the exact circumstances under which he aided and
abeed in the robbery of this said First National Bank of
Dover, Delaware, by this Richard R. Kenney. He will
show by the books and records of the banks named and
other data at hand how the worthless checks issued by
this said Kenney figured in the robbery, and made the
same possible to the named therein at least. Mr.
Boggs will state the exact date upon which the said Rich
ard R. Kenney first proclaimed his Kenney'C knowledge
of the theft to the world and many other facts all tending
to prove the guilt of this said Richard r. Kenney
In Of the facts above stated and the possibility of
is said Richard r. Kenney leaving the Jurisdiction of your
norabe court you respectfully requested to take such Of
al action may be deemed necessary protect the best inter
S of all concerned
in