Evening journal., 1898-08-30

about the size OF a big box of candy.
Il remember she was well-formed
woman OF medium height. ] also no
ticed that She was very nervous in her
actions. When first saw the lady she
had package under her left arm and
her right hand was on the package she
was albout to mail. She had on wrap
which came nearly to her elbow and
partially hid the box. The wrapper on
the package, as nearly as / can remem-
ber was of medium light color i saw
her deposit this parcel at exactly fifteen
minutes to seven. am positive Of my
assertion, because Thursday is the only
night OF the week have of and is the
only night l am down ait the ferry az
that hour. / cannot write out a posi-
tive description of the lady, but 1 am
confiedent that / would recognize her
il saw her again.
MRS. BOTKIN NERVOUS.
Through reading in the papers de-
tails of the Dunning poisoning case
The incident was recalled to my mind
and then when l saw the date OF
August 4 as the day OF mailing the
package from SAN Francisco remem-
bered the nervousness of the woman
and the recollection became fOrceful
Now that I recall the occurrence, ohA1
womans apparent nervousness and thu
fact that she retraced her steps whom
| stepped in front Of her seemed rather
strange. / have not seen Mrs. Botkinl
since she was arrested. / have never
been acquainted with her. Captain
Blohen intimated to me that j would be
called upon to see IL | could idsndfy
the woman under arrest and informed
me that he would send for me when
he wanted me. j have thought over
the incidents OF that day and I am
positive oc the hour and minute dn
my statement TO Captain Bohen-I used
the expression 'side-stepped the lady
l mean by that that i stepped in 'front.'
Of her, thereby impeding her move
memts 10 the parcel box.
MFRS. BOTKIN'S DENIAL.
Fenntsse has not yet been permitted
to attempt identification of Mrs. Bot
kin, the police desiring to wait until
other matters are cleared.
Concerning Fennesse's story Mrs.
Botkin said to-day:
1T is absurd I'M view OF information
the police have already gathered. When
1 was brought to San Francisco gave
Chief Lees a detained statement OF my
movements for a month past, and II he
has made any investigation whatever
he must have verified Them On the
afternoon OF August 4, at four O'Clock.
1 took the ferry boat on my way to St.
H5lena. AT 5.45, the time that this
new witness says he SAW this myster-
iOus woman mail the package at Sta
tiOn b, was nearly in ST. Helena,
and a few minutes later was registered
ait the hotel there"
MRS. BOTGlTN' NOT PRESENT.
Mrs. Botkin did not appear in Judge
Joachimsen's court this morning TO
answer to the charge of murder Mel
ther was she present in Judge Carroll
Cooks department OF the Superior
Court where habeas corpus proceed
ings commenced by her attorneys in
her behalf are pending. Both cases
were continued by consent for over a
week, so that the authorities may have
time to perfect their extradition papers.
LETTER TO THE SHERIFF..
Dover, August SO.-Sheriff Shaw re-
ceived letter from Kansas City. YES
terday, which has created considerable
interest here.
The letter was turned over to John
B. Pennington. The state officers who
are at work ON the case stated recently
that there was no evidence to connect
Mrs. Seeley with the case and that she
does not spell her name with &C.
No Importance is placed upon this letter
Attorney General white, with Depu-
ty ATTORNEY General COopsr, prepared a
new Get CT reQuisitiOn papers to bring
TO Delaware Mrs. Botlin. The papers
were Forwarded to san Francisco yes
teTAday afternoon by express, and, in
order to prevent the escape of Mrs.
Botkin onl a technicality Of a misspe.led
name, they ask the Governor Of Cali
fornta to transfer to the Delaware au-
thorities Adelaide c. Botkin, Ada @.
Botlin, Adelaide Cornelia Botkin and
CoInslia Botlin, in the respective docu-
ments, that sk, may be tried fer muir
der.
John p. Dunning reached Whining
ton last night from New York He is
to mset the attorney-general and his
deputy here to-day.
CONGDON GIVES BOND.