The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-29

In RObb1ng . Bank Of o1O7 900.
For the third time within a rear United
States District Attorney Lewis c. vande-
grift. OF Wilmington. Del, has taken steps
TO prove on behalf OF the government that
United States Senator Richard r. Kenney
Of Delaware Is guilty of aiii7g and ahst-
ting William N. BoFgs. ex-teEer OF the
First National bank OF Dover In the lat
ters theft OF $lo7. 900 from that institution.
Senator kenney has already faced two
juries since last June and In each instance
escaped by Its disagreement. This time the
district attorney Will push the case with
renewed zeal and determination to secure
conviction. for the evidence already given
by G score OF competent and responsible
witnesses 10 80 serious that the Washing
ton authorities have instructed him that
the case demands another trial, whether or
not II should end satisfactorily 10 the gov
eminent.
charge Of aiding and abetting Boggs' theft
last March Amos, at the same time seven
other men were indicted on similar charges.
The first man tried was Ezekiel T. Cooper
q personal and political friend OF Kenney's.
Cooper was convicted and on May y was
sentenced to eighteen months IN the New
Jersey state prison. Thomas 8. Clark fol-
lowed Cooper TO the peniten,iary receiv-
ing Ave years sentence.
Senator Kenney was the third man tried
The principal witness against him. as
against Cooper and Clark. was the default
ing teller Boggs. The story the latter told
from the witness stand read somewhat like
dime novel. revealing the operations OF .
gang In all sorts Of gambling and dissipa-
lion with money belonging TO the rich and
poor depos;tors alike OF the Dover bank.
Boggs. with the assistance of experts. gave
testimony by which the district attorney
tried to show that the senator was a menu
Der OF this gang. and that he profted In
various ways by money advanced him by
Boggs in sums Of 81 900 to 5000 from the
funds OF the bank, a; times when the SEN
ators account at the bark did not show
more than so or SIS balance In both trials
Of the senator the evidence was substan-
TALLY the same, and both juries disagreed
The important feature OF the proceedings
against all those indicted for helping Boggs
to get away with the banks money was
me fact that all but one OF the men ar
rested were Democrats.
The Juries the district attorney faced I'm
the trials OF Senator Kenney comprised
men OF the highest integrity and r~puta ton
In the state. They were composed Of Dem
ocrass and Republicans. a few more OF one
than Of the other in each case In the frs,
instance some Of the Democrats refused 20
admi, the senator's guilt. and In che sec
ond instance some Republicans were loath
TO return a verdict Of guilty
The Democrats Of the state natu ally
suspected political persecution. ard
they reckoned the effect his possible con-
ytet.on would have a; last November
election. With this powerful sentiment in
two parties against him the district at
torney was undaunted and hgh,inx IN vain
against IL twice tn his shirt sleeves ana
under shower 81 Precipitation. ne s,tI,
has hope and win plunge into the contest
again for the third and last time