Evening journal., 1899-03-30
edge OF how Cotter's checks had been
handled by Boglgs.
CAUTIONED BOGGS.

had spoken to Boggs relative o. Cot
ter's checks sometime in 1897 The
was brought about H. his
seeing a number CT Cotter's checks in
The bank, and bncwing he had no ac-
o-nnt there. ard that he was a resi-
dent OF PHILADELPHIA they always
excited his suep.cicns. while he would
not say that Cotter was trying 10 de-
fraud the bank. NE was certain at the
time that he was endeavoring 10 use
the bank to oheat someone. Whenever
he saw Cotter's checks he Always ask
ed B-ggs IL they were good. Sometimes
,BOggs would cay no. and sometimes
would say they would be
mada gooA These transac-
tlons became so frequent. however, that
he issued imperative commands to
Boggs that they must be stopped. as
ns was certain Cotter was using
checks fer ilaicit purposes. After his
commands had been given me did not
remember seeing any more Cotter
checks. The checks ranged from $40
to 500. Cotter's account was smaA
Ione i'm 1896, ani ne did nat consider
him a deposltor.
Irwin ID. B,ggs. teller CT the First
National Bank Of Dover, testified that
Ihs mad been connected with the bank
since 1851. Witness stated that
he had made a transcript OF THE bank
sedgers sanee November l6, 1855. until
May. 1892. for the pnrpcse of ascertain
lng if w. e. Cotter had an account
The individual iedlgsr showed that CIT
r ter had no account from May, 1892, to
, September &c. 1894. Witness stated
r that There were no records of amy ac-
{ count of Cotter's except those IN indi-
v.dual ledger No. U, and inactive ied-
1 ger No. .. Cotter made a small deposit
= int the bank On September 26, 1894,
y The books of the bank were admitted
e I'M evidence.
n At this point Mr.. Vandegrht am
e ncuanced that the government wou.d
n rest its case.
n CCTTElR's SIDE OF THE CASE.
2 In opening the case for the defense
y Mr.. Higgins stated that he did Eiot pro
e p-se to take up the time CO uhe jury tl
II going over the defense. He deFioret
y the absence Of several witnesses upoI
n whom he had relied greatly II do no
l. expect to sorape through this case with
1t verdict OF met guilty. When / ge
le through with the documentary evi
decence which had not been read, ar
* when you hear the testimony'of w. X
d Cotter l shall ask from you jur-es
in swift and certain action, stating tina
ID the prosecution Of this case is unfoua-
ed but for the story cf the pr.acipi
o. witness. which is unlounded."
COTTBR TESTITIES.
" wv. E. Cotter then took THE stand, an
disposed That he was born in W.scor
srn In 1S41. and that at the preseI
p time he was engaged in the real esta'
business in Philadelphia, where he ia
.s begun transactions in 1894. Prsvi-u
- for about two years, he lived in Dove
and two years previous 10 that he hs
lived IN the western section Of Penn
sylvania at his cil works. AT one tin
he ..ved in Wilmington. HIS first p
oun.ary transactions with Boggs b
gan the latter part Of 1898, at tn
time getting Mr.. Boggs to let him ha
$50 chi Market Street National Ban
~ in PHILADELPHIA. He asked BOggs
the money and gave him the check as
- memorandum, telling him at the tin
that there was not enough money
bank to meet it. The money was lea
ed at the post Office in Dover. He t-
Boqgs he wanted to use the money :
60 tending the races at Washington. d.
- If 1T made any money he was TO 81
-, o Boggs half az it, but he would still
responsgble for THE check.
% There was no money transactio
llEOU LudJ lllAu uhAia AN 6HhN T~e
some time later, in May, '9S, due
for 500. which hs borrowed from h
- in Bakers store in Dover. Inreferei
'- to a check cashed in Washington,
- c.. by a man named Temple, with
stated that he was in that city at
time and, being short OF money
got Harry Ford, wh9 was in 'Washil
- ton then, to get it cashed for h
Boggs had informed him before
left Dover that IL he needed a sn
-, amount before he went he would
commodate him. Two checks of
and $50, which Boggs stated were
connection with the Albemar-e stu
houses. witness said that that sts
- ment was probably true. These che
one bearing the date Of December
1894. for So drawn in favor of Cha
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