Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-06
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| the farm for sale and offered it to
| Boggs. The farm was sold to one
MacNamee of New York City, who
bought it subject to mortgages. Cotter
gave him letter to Boggs and Mac
Nance went to Boggs and made
payment. Cotter received 800 from
MacNamee as compensation. Suisse
quently MacNamee placed the farm in
Cotter's hands for sale.
Witness, at Mr.. Higgins request,
examined the account which Boges
alleged had been passed upon by both
of them on May Sth, 1897, and CON
corning the G. B. Prettyman check for
500. contained therein, said it was
given in connection with tho Abe
marie street deal. Charles b. Pretty
man of No. 766 South Broad street.
Philadelphia, is former resident OF
Dover. He is builder.
Mr.. Higgins read letter from Boggs
to Cotter, bearing on the matter, which
stated that no (Boggs) did not want
to show the letter to Mr.. Prettyman,
which was done, and Mr.. Prettyman
cashed the check.
The Albemarlo street deal, witness
explained, concerned four two-story
brick houses in the southwestern part
of the city, near the old navy yard,
on which there was blanket mortgage
for So, 600. The price was between
$500 and 5000, subject to the mortgage.
Boggs purchased tho houses and the
deeds made out to Boggs. Subse-
quently the mortgage holder threatened
to foreclose and the deeds were re-
turned to Cotter, who thought he saw
an opportunity to make trade for
farm land, but before he had an OPP
portunity to do so foreclosure proceed
ings were instituted and the property
taken away.
Cotter said Boggs had expressed a
willingness to advance him small loans
at any time when he could and he
thought Boggs had plenty of money.
Boggs had told HIM to use his checks
in business matters for him (Boggs)
and notify him and the money would
be placed to his tCotter'sl account to
pay the checks. This arrangement was
made in 1894. Witness said no notified
Boggs by letter when he gave checks.
Shortly after the fall election, in
1894, Cotter said, he met Boggs in
Dover and told him he wanted to
borrow $500 or S400 on his note, saying
he had already spoken to one of the
directors, Mr.. Wharton or Mr.. Cannon,
and they had told him there was plenty
Boggs if he could not get some of his
friends to help to get tho note dis.
counted at the bank, desiring some
endorsers. Cotter had been pleasing
Boggs in political matters in Dover
and he thought Boggs felt q kindly
interest in him. He told Boggs he had
an opportunity of investing $500 OF
$500 in real estate and doubling it.
Boggs told him he could not see his
way clear to grant the desired favor
at once, but might help him later on.
At this juncture, with Cotter on the
stand, court took q recess until 2. 80.
!, When the case against William L.
Cotter was resumed in the United
States District Court Thursday after
/, noon, the defendant continued his
,, story, his statements being in reply te
questions asked by his counsel, Anthony
, Higgins
Witness said in the latter part Of
/, 1894 he told Boggs in Dover that he
was going to move his real estate office
: from Dover to Philadelphia and Boggs
asked him to LOOK out for properties If
y Philadelphia, which could be bought
! at small cost, saying he could always
! raise little money. Cottor wanted
9 him to assist in having note dis
counted, but Boggs declined, but CAV,
! Cotter some blank checks which he go
!, from Postmaster Thomas Gooden o
Dover. Boggs said whenever yol
give check, write me, telling me tn,
amount, and ! will place the money tt
t your credit to pay them" Cotter sale
k he was to use the checks in the regula
| and hn tun fp ssnnI RnfroS
y to cover such advances as soon as h,
!. could. A week or so later they had
s conference in PHILADELPHIA, whei
k Boggs again offered to deposit none,
/, to Cotter's credit to pay checks, blu
/ advised him to send the money in tim
a to pay them if he could.
o Cotter said he never understood tina
II Boggs was to pay his checks out Of tn
n funds of the banks if he thought sucl
= thing was being done he would no
It have drawn any checks. He deniet
n that Boggs ever intimatcd that he wa
I, short in his accounts, except on Ma,
o 9Th, 1907, when there was conference
enough,'' witness added. mot to hav
$ drawn checks il had known such wa
It tho CASE"
It Relative to his account at the bank
1t he said he never inspected the accoun
IS at the bank. He could not recall III
U transactions connected with the de
o posits, with the exception of ono Chez
J. for s25, which had boon deposited. II
alleged that he did not know any @
his checks we're paid in an irregular o
! fraudulent manner.
/, Mr.. Higgins called the attention @
x the witness to some Of the latter
- private checks and asked whether h
Il knew they were paid out of any fund
:, other than those of himself or Buggs
4 and he replied that no did not. ii
:, knew he took some steps to pay
- check dated February 9th, 1895, blu
= could not tell exactly what steps h
=, took. He admitted writing Boggs
~ letter, telling him he expected to hav
~ the money day or two after the chez
"a was given. A check in favor of Georg
a Nebeker for $50, given in February
or 1895, he snid, was personal check
q He said he made some provision fc
0' paying it, but could not remembt
what provision no made. Those thing
I, were so far back that it was hard /
10 recall just what they were, unless h
s. had something to refresh his memoir,
a. He admitted the contents Of Iettt
to referring to 5000 cigar certificate
ly Referring to the check fer $40 in fave
nd of NJ. ]. Kelley, given in July, ls9l
le witness said the check was given I
pay rent for a hotel property at So
s. Isle City, N. D., of which his son W.
8, manager. He had intended to tai
30 the check up with funds realized
et Sea Isle City, but it was presented
ie another town in New Jersey. He WI
n positive, though, that he gave Boys
ng $40 with which to pay it, within