The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-03
THE TRIAL
RESUMED
The Cotter Case Again DC.
cupies the Attention OF
, the u. S. Court. e

Whom the United States court opened
this morning Mr.. Higgins motioned to
hive letter from Anderson to Boggs
stricken from the record. Tho letter was.in
reference to tho Anderson case, Tho claim
WIS made that 1t was heresay evidence.
The court said that Boggs had pleaded
guilty to this charge and therefore the let
! ter appeared to be hoarsay evidence. Dis
! trict Attorney Vandogrift claimed this
letter was in connection with the Ander-
| son deal in which Cotter was concerned.
The court said this defendant il charged
with aiding and abettng Boggs to do
certain things. Boggs has pleaded guilty
to that charge and this defendant denies
all knowledge. Boggs admission has GOV
cred ths whole ground. The motion was
held up for the present.
Cottcr was called to the stand and in
answer to the District Attorney said that
Pcnnsy lvania The Standard OIL Com
pany became the purchaser. He had five
meetings in all with Boggs They were
as important as the communications lie
paid B0ggs SO upon one occasion IN pay
ment for check.
He had boon to Boggs' House on two &C.
casions.
Wtnes, examined a letter of Cetobor 2a,
1896 and sta ed that it refreshed his mem :
the one held OF May s, 1897 was about THAI
date.
"Out of tho Sea Isle transaction did not
there DO an Indictment found by thu Grand
Jury Of Cape May County in connection
Herewith agains: you?"
MIR. Higgins objected.
The District Attorney said that tho de.
PENDANT was thelo tcsliIylng to his charac-
ter. 1t Is fair to this witness to make any
explanation which ho may choose He
claimed it was proper to ask this question
In order to affect his credibility.
The court-Are there not u great many
cases where grand juries indict persons
and they ar acquitted?
Mr.. Vandegilt there are. But this man
ought to have 10 fear in answering this
question. He quoted II case passed upon by
tho court OF appeals of Kentucky. He
would follow this up by copy of the in
dictment and n witness who will testify
that this is the same man.
The Court what docs that amount to?
Mr.. Nandegrift to prove Tho crelibility
OF the witness before this jury.
The court--lhen l rule the question
out. The evidence is not material There
are great many people indicted who are
Innocent. The mere fact should not 50
before this jury.
Mr.. Vandegrift-Now, Mr. Cottcr. you
have stated you knew Boggs WAS inter-
ested in races and Il race horse with ILos.
S Clark,
THAI Is So"
You knew who was tho president and
cashier OF the bank and drew checks on
the bank.
II did,
He never told the ofIlccrs OF tho bank
that Roggl was n defaulter, Il gambler and
Il trace track Spectator.
District Attorney Vanaogrlft-That's
all.
Mr.. Higgins re.examinei Cuttcr IL ref
ercnco to the Centre county land transact
ton. There were some lands decided to
Boggs. In all the tracts they would MAKO
q little over 500 acres Of land that Bosgs
got in addition to tho $1,000 mortgage.
There Is prospective value to tho land
Boggs left the caun ny before the Anler-
sou houses were finished.
When they Tero finished rolatlv, of
Boggs went to Anderson. Cot:nr wCng to
Francis Skunk Brown attorney for ih3
bank and witness took tho dacd tho at
tornoy for this parties that Lad prior
claims. This was done before he had any
knowledge of being concerned in this ca5o.