Evening journal., 1899-03-27
ONE CENT.
H NNEY AND THE SNAKE
Senate Clerk Tells Deputy
Copper All He Knows.
HIS RECORDS TAMPERBD WITH

mo EVIDENCE THAT THE BILL
g1vER PASSED THE gHoUBs-THE
HANDWRITING RECOGNIZED by
THE sTlATE PROSECUTOR.
Cierk Of The Senate c. w. Keuney. OF
Laurel, appeared before Deputy Attor-
iney-General Peter L. Cooper, Jr., ON
Saturday night and last evening, and
gave him all the informatlon he had
l1egare.ng The snake race-track bin
Captain R,bmt w. Chambers went to
Laurel and subpoenaed him. and he
came TO Wilmington I'M his company.
THE eummons was for to-day. but MIR.
kenney proposed coming immediately
and dld so.
1.-The assistance given by Cronel Ken
lney was Of a documentary form. and
uhe result OF the interview betwaan Mr..
Cooper and Secretary Kenhey WITH he
placed in the hands cf the grand Jury
OF KENT county at tine April term of
iomrt I'M that county, with anlslnuatacns
from the attorney general az Delaware
co proceed with THE investigation,
wlh1,h wiz subsequently, lead TO the
arrest Of the guFlty panties.
Secretary Kenney remained In
th5 oily oven might with his
rteonl 'ls-olS and journaa, which lra sub
mitled to NTr. Cooper. The result of
uhe investigation of dIhe books was sat
lsllactcuy. The EMERY is made cmt of
The usual way and NOT I'm the handwrit-
rg CT Secretary Kenney. The man
who mhd'e yhle enIiuy ia THE man who
WIZ finally have to answer In count.
He is KNOWN 90 Deputy ATTORNEY Gem
tral C-oper and to Secondary Benney,
thIoueh ah5y would NOT diwIlge h.s
tame On the last Saturday OF the rss-
sion There was a big rush OF buslnas5 in
she Semitic Il Is THAT date on. whioh
TINE hll is recorded ais having passed
the Senate. The Number OF glhs b.ll IS
lsixty-two. and shat occurred In thGs
MANNER The guilty. party took up Sec
reiary Kenney's record book and looked
Through it for a conYenient place o
enter tine snake. New, large number
OF hli.s were given nOtice OF 10y differ
emit members and There allowed to
yirop, lhey not caring no introduce the
measures. The original Senate bili
, NJ. 90 was an act to repeal chapter
2l9, volume Il, Laws of Delaware, no
lice cf whEdh was given by Senator
: B'akey. Il was never introduced.
Hence, when The promoter OF THE snake
gambling bin reached the page in the
lrscTd book on which appeared Sena-
tor Hrakeg's bin. he crossed out Blake
ly's name and February Q. THE date on
wihich Blal1e1ys bill was introduced.
Then the guilty party entered the
: following; '1An act concerning fines,
etc. introducedby Mr.. Pyle. Intr-ducsd,
sdierred to Committee ON Cities and
% Towns, reported favorabiy from COM
milttee and passed-all ON March H.
1t is believed that the tool OF THE pro
motens of dhIe snake bin was assisted
by someone who had access to the sec.
elary's book. Consequently some
handwriting was c-mpared yesterday
which resuted in an almost absoiuts
decision as to the guilty man.
Had the bIl been passed by the
House and returned 10 the Senate thers
would have b0an somehhfng i'm the SEN
ate record TO that effedt Even IL tIhs
. bin had been killed in THE H-use ant
then retuHned to ths Senate thir'
y would have been a record to tlhat ef
o feet.
:" The original copy OF the bI. whlcl
e would show the endorsement ~ THIS
'' clerks on The back of Sit as having
9 passed which would be necessary u
T. send the bill to the enrolling commit
e tee has mot yet been secured. Mr.. Ken
ney has THE original bills and vii
y search l-r the original OF this bill. I
L win be sent to Mr. Cooper when found