Evening journal., 1914-12-19
Hold ACCUSED
MEN IN BAIL IN
Insurance Cases
Brennan'S Surety $4,000 in
First Indictment, Kenney
and Ridgely in $1,000
FORMER SENATOR
SAYS NOT GUILTY

Former United States Senator Rich
ard r. Kenney. Daniel NJ. Ridgely, Ro
land F. Brennan, residents of Dover, and
Frank w. Anthony, Claire Webster An
thony and Harry A. Woodcock of New
York were arraigncd before Judge Ed
ward G. Bradford in the United States
District Court this morning ON a charge
of using the mails to further several
alleged fraudulent insurance companies
All were held in $1,000 bail excepting
Brennan in whose case bail was fixed
by Judge Bradford at $4,000 Mr. Ken
ney and Mr.. Ridgely Immediately gave
bail. There was a second indictment
against Brennan. the Anthonys and
Woodcock. on which they also were
held in bail
The bench warrants issued at the re-
quest of United States District Attor-
|. nev John 2. Nieds were served by
Deputy United States Marshal Mitchell,
after court opened today. Former Sen
ator Kenncy was served first All OF
the defendants except the Anthonys and
BENJAMIN d. Jacobs were in court early
with their counsel. Mr. kenney was
{ represented bv Josiah Marvel. Wood
2 cock was represented by J. Frank Ball
and Moore Simonton. the latter of New
, York. Brennan, who now resides in
New York, was represented by A. IL.
I Kesselman of New York and James
- Salisbury. Former Chancellor John r.
Nicholson represented Mr.. Ridgely. The
J Anthonys appeared without counsel.
BENJAMIN D. Jacobs alias Berka Don
nell Jacobs, who had charge Of the Viii
] mington Office of the Equitable Fire In
snrance Company, which is involved in
J the case, and who was indicted, was not
\ in court. 1t is claimed Jacobs had left
j the country. No warrant was served on
him,
Following the serving of the warrants
r Clerk w. G.. Mahaffy commenced read
ing the 20 pages Of the indictment
against the defendants, which embrac'
ten counts. This reading started a
1925 o'clock and at 1895 Judge Brad
ford announced that the accused coul
remain sitting while the indictmen
was being read The judge said tn
men had not been convicted. and 1t wa
II an inconvenience 20 them to stand Will
' the long charge was being read
Each of the various counts containe
la speciGc charge that letters or posta
nv cards had been sent through the mail
" in violation of the postal laws. ANON
- those alleged to have received thes
I, were: Edward II. Gibbs. Elkhart, In
! diana: Marion D. Campbell, Yerkes, Ky.
y James H. Cooper, Shreveport. La; Nal
p con D. Webb. Alabama; William ]
49, Lee of Columbia, Ala, and Others.
80 Count No. 10 included copies OF
II number of letters between the de
i PENDANTS and others which the gov
~ ernment claimed proved their conten
,d ton. One of these letters was 1t
n, claimed, written by Frank w. An
At thony to Mrs. Ida ]. Foster, of Chi
av cago, ILL.,, in which he told her, "Brer
nj nan. was a wise guy but the people
he Dover did not know"
mt Another letter signed by Frank v
he Anthony to Mrs. Foster set forth h
IT. refused to allow her so per cent. bt
was willing to pay 40 per cent
at 1t was 11.45 o'clock when the reaC
&C. ing Of the indictment was completes
p. All of the defendants then pleaded nj
Ir. guilty through their attorneys. Fran
De- w. Anthony and Claire Webster Al
on thOny were not represented by couI
sci, it being understood they will as
rd the government to supply them wit
lid an attorney.
at J. Frank Ball. counsel for Woo
cock, asked that the defendants
given one month before being calle
for trial. Mr.. SimOnton, who was a
sociated with him. he said, had NJ
been admitted to practice in the loc
III court but would asked to be later.
M Mr.. Marvel, representing former Sc
ator kenney, assed that hail be liked
the case of his client, who was only
ny, dicted on one charge. Bail was fixed
tie $1,000 in the case of Roland +. Bre
by nen and at $1,000 in the cases of
of others, including Mr.. Kennev.
Mr.. Salisbury. attorney for Brenni
ing objected, saying his clients bail shol
as be the same a. the others.
ey, District Attorney Nields object
inc claiming the government had had trC
,hn bic in apprehending Brennan sol
ex- months ago The court refused to
are duce the bail in Brennan's case
James Lord and Peter J. Ford Fl
nished bail foi Mr.. Kcnney. while NJ
Cora Lee Bachtell, of Dover, furnish
and hail for Mr.. Rdgclv. The court allow
lea until Friday, January Is, for the att
He neys ia withdraw pleas or make mot
the 20 demur.
81" The reading Of other indictmer
against Brennan, the Anthonys q
NOOdcOck was hcgun.
NJ. On the second indictment BrS
/. NJ. nan. the Anthonys and Woodcc
were held in $500 bail each. tt
. NJ. furnished surety company bond VIII
). NJ. WIS accepted. third indictm,
one against Brennan will be read I
afternoon.
. While the proceedings we're gOi
on, James l.. Wolcott, a lawyer
H Dover. started from the room and I
on mis- hat as he walked to the do
" A crier called Take off your ha
Mr.. Wolcott complied but kept oi
down the corridor. Judge BradfC
- III remarked: "Crier, in the future do
content yourself with crying hats @
&c Send the marshal at once to bring {
- offender before the court"
MRS. FRANK KLAIR DEAD.
N.