Evening journal., 1899-03-31

about ii. and l told him no.
Later Mr.. Cotter said that Blggs
never tod him any amount that he
was short. Boggs did not tell him that
he was going IT, leave. The Man,ay
street houses were purchased subject
TO a mortgage pf $1,000. In payment
there was given 500 cash and a $1,000
mortgage on vacated coal lands in
Centre county. Pa. Boggs furnished the
$500. The coal ,and was decided to
William A. Cahall, who was "a straw /
man." The straw man" also gave the |,
mortgage. The property was purchased
for BOggs The witruo d.d net work I,
with Boggs on shares. The deals were
simple real estate transactions in
wIhioh Boggs was the principal and the
witness was the broker
, Cotter was recalled to the stand at
dhe opening Of court this morning. and
resumed the story CT his TRANSACTIONS
with Boggs.
Several lettels written by Boggs to,
Cotter re.ative to real estate deals and
certain loan association TRANSACTIONS
ware identified by the witness.
In refernce to the transactions with
Anderson, Cotter stated that William
Anderson was a builder and contractor
cs Philadelphia. He was building
ffty-six houses in Philadelphia at B'l-
more and Amber streets, and did rot
have sufficient money TO pay tIne W-Ik-
} men eff and get release Gu the prop
critics Anderson was anxious to g5t
} lsomeone to advance enough m-ney TO
fnish the HOUSES, and would give in
lieu thereof one+half The houses in the
course Of erection. Anders MS first
wanted 5000 fer THE interest in the
property. They were at that time COW
: cred by advancers' mortgages, come OF
e the houses having $1,000 and some ST.
4 500 against them. Andersen finally
/ came d,5wm to $500, and Cotter in
q formed Boggs Of the matter, and he
I was glad to get the opportunity.
= The first agreement between Ander-
!. son and BOggs was that the latter wal
e uo give certain exchanges and g., 900 II
d cash, hut later Boggs gave Andersen
/ the $500. and the houses wsre O-m
' p,etsd. Cotter was to receive two O
s three houses as a commission ic- hi
IT part Of the deal. Several letters from
e Boggs 10 Cotter relative to the trans
d action were read and admitted in evl
k dence. In one Of these letters Bcgg
lstated that the amount required wa
d q large cne, and ME wanted to know
+ the amount could not be paid in inlsta
IN ments. He, However met Anderson
Ks Cotters mouse I'm Philadelphia late
ig and satisfactory arrangements wei
m made. The money was to be made
ne small payments from $500 to $500 pt
ID week. Another letter introduced col
he tanned Instructions to Glitter to drai
ry his check for $275 payable to Ande
ed son, and he would see that :; was pai
ia This particular check is included
ck those mentioned in the indictmel
D. against Boggs.
AIS Some OF the checks used in paymer
'e- Cotter stated, were the personal checl
er Of Senator Kennley, which he CCotte
m. received and turned over to Anderso
he who secured the money ur-n thsl
St There was no arrangement betwe'
oh Bl gigs and witness whereby any chec
tol either OF his (Cotter's) or senator Ike
to ney's. wouid he paid GU. Of the banl
red funds. AS for Senator Kenney he
He ways supposed that he had bank
sgs count as he had a large practice, viii
Jed he Thought was a paying one. Witnt
He testified similarly to a check given
om Col EFT Cooper in the same transact-C
Boggs. the witness said, was o. ha
vas ten Of the houses fer furnishing mon
uld on them. When Boggs left Dover th
hia were al. finished except papering.
or Before his flight, however, Bos
i'm took tine management Of the deal
un- OF Cotter's hands. AS a compeneati
ter, for mis- services witness stated that
.ort had several obligations cancelled VIII
uld he -wed Boggs. The Obligations c.
Try sisted Of eeveral prmisenry no
rb,e dlawn by the defendant and forwar'
mat to Boggs in order to aesist him in me
,ggs ting his CCOtter's) checks, then in
,me Dover Bank. He gave up the two
ith. three HOUSES that were to have b
as his share cf the transaction to Boe
-esh as he had been oensured several tin
lay. by the latter for not compelling And
TO soL' Itc pIoceedl SnoCe rapidly "
not the work, in order that HE could
,ggs his money out Of them, and he
saw that he, perhaps, was partially uo b'a
lin. in ths matter. The houses, Co
ieht testified, should have realized from