Evening journal., 1899-04-03
ONE CENT.
COTTER'S TRIAL TO-DAY
District Attorney Completes
His Cross-Examination.
ANOTHER INDICTMENT MENTIONED

WIZ N2A.ND1--iNlf Il AofNo loOl'ltt NJ
HE is NOT UNDER INDICTMENT
IN NEW JERSEY FOR FlALgEuIY
OBTAINING MONEY Y-OBJECIED
TO MIR HIGGINS. WHO Is sUs-
lIlNlNEiD BY TlHE COURT.
AL une opening OF this mornings ees-
SION of United States Court, the case CT
the gcvernmat against w, Z. Cotter
was resumed, and the defendant was
called to the stand, and his crces-ex-
animation continued.
what did YOU do with those oil
works tnat yru owned in Pennsylva-
nia?" was the first question asked by
Mr. Vandegrift.
81 sold them" replied Cotter
ITO whom?"
This question was objected 10 by Mr..
Higgins cn the ground OF being inn
material THE objection was oyerruled
by Judge Bradford.
ITO Standard Oil Company" repied
the Witness.
you had five meetings with Mr.
Boggs in Philadelphia did yon mot?r
WAS THE next question. u did"
Were those interviews as importanc
IN relation to your deals as the letters
you wrote?" Il think so. l also inst
Boggs at his houze twice in regard to
the Anderson deals"
What year was thls?" In 1896, I
think
Wltnees then identified letter writ
TEN by him to Boggs relative to the
deal.
Does that letter recall to you a pre-
vious interview with Boggs relative to
the same transaction" 1T does"
Cotter then repeated the statement
previously made that he paid Boggs
seven $40 bills with which to pay
check given in favor If M j. Kelley for
$40, which represented rent for hotel
in Sea Isle City.
ANOTHER INDICTMENT.
Were you not indicted for obtaining
money umlawfully in Cape May ccun-
ty, N. J.?" ext inquired MIR. varda-
grif.
Mr. Higgins objected to the question
cr the ground that ii had no bearing
ON the case. The district attorney cited
tscverai authorities 70 bear on. his
p.int, and stated that he would follow
up the question: with an exempaiied
copy Of the Indictment and bring a wit
noes to prove that Cotter was the sarne
man. Such being the case the question
would materially effect the credgblhty
OF the defendant in this trial
Judge rBadI1ord sustained the objee-
tion, stating that The mere fact OF a
man Observation-Disclosures permit
ted to go before the jury, as many per-
s MS who were indicted were guilty and
many innocent.
Cotter stated that as early as 1898 he
knew that BOggs was gambling on the
race tracks. That he had borrowed
some money from him for his own race
track transactions. He knew all the
presidents Of the bank for some years
back He admitted drawing checks on
the bank TO the extent Of probably $S,-
500. knowing that Boggs was a gam
trer and later a defaulter, but never
notified the officials of the bank OF
poggs' character. All these checks
exceFaEg a half dozen, which would
not aggregate more than 800, were
paid by the bank
EXAMINATION CONCLUDED.
This closed the discrimination ol
/, Cotter by the district attorney, and h,
was questioned by Mr.. Higgins relative
TO certain transactEons connected witt
the Manley street houses. In reference
TO the Anderson property, Cottel
u stated that the houses were not com
D p.cted when BOggs lett Dover and tina
they were not decided to anyone. Tha
S a rCative Of BOggs came TO Anderson
b, after BOgIgs had fed to make arrange
e ments about the disposal of the prop
d erty. Witness stated he had gone L
see Francis Skunk Brown, attorney 70
d the Dover bank, to see If some ar
b ranlgements could not be made to dee'
the property to that institution. Paper
j. TO that effect we're finally drawn N
/. and taken by him (Cotter) to the par
n ties who had control Of the title Of th
houses to have them executed. but 70
some reason this was never done. Thi
: was in the year 1898. after Boggs ha
: : returned. but before he (Cotter) me'
6 CT any Indictment against him.
n COTTER'S VOUCHERS.
In reference to the vouchers that
a requested Boggs to return to him. Co'
v ter stated that they we're his own ind
IS vidual checks and Que bills on tn
" First National Bank and eight on th
Market Street National Bank, OF Phils
~ defphia They were never sent to hin
"a however.
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