The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-15
CANDY GIRLS
ARE NOT SURE
Recognize Mrs. BotkiD Chiefly
Through Her GeDerol
ADDeOrUnce.

Neither Miss Heney nor Miss Dettmer,
the candy girls, recognize Mrs. Botkin
positively as the woman who bought the
candy. Miss Heney says:
I employed as saleslady at the candy
store of George Haas & Son Sio Market street
! was on duty in said store and remember a
lady coming in about o'clock in the after
noon. She lady about 3 feet l inch in
height, stout full round build full round
fieshy face: her complexion was not very light
very dark; age about AZ or 43. 1 think she
either tan gray street dress. 1 would
not be sure, but l believe she wore dotted
box shown how me by u1 Chief Lees It was the the
same size and shape, but l cannot remember
to the shade
When this lady came in she called for a
fancy box. She said she wanted to see some
fancy boxes, and brought her over to the
box, and she told me she wanted box that
would hold about a pound of candy. / do not
remember whether she had much trouble in
picking out or not but she selected and
bought a box similar to the one shown and
above described. took it over to the candy
chocolate creams. While l was filling up the
s Sos tod me n no. to nh IT es P has
1 forgot whether she said a present
Several times she told me to hurry up There
at the same time. Miss Kitty Dettmer. cand I
called to her 70 get the tissue paper out for me
to tie it up. which she did. / remember re-
marking to Miss Dettmer at the time that L
stead of 80 cents because the lady did not want
the box full.
Chief Lees contained in the box shown me
aforesaid. which 1 recognize as chocolate can
sold by George Haas & Son and sold over his
counter at his store on Market street on July
Shape Of Candies that We're put up BY me
the lady, above described, in the box sold to
her on the 31st of July, 1895. While I was fill
two % ladx RI q in a ST M
several times requested me to hurry UP, and
finally when she left the store she walked
hastily to the door. She was very active in
her manner and movements
Being shown the wrapper containing the ad-
dress Mrs. John p. Dunning, Dover, Della
ware" with four cent and one cent post,
age stamps thereon Cancelled, L recognize the
wrapper now shown me as the same character
of paper that used outside wrapper
of box of candy purchased by the lady as
have herein stated. 1t corresponds in color,
texture and lines of folding with that In which
the package was wrapped by me at the time
OF sale and delivery.
on the charge of numbering Mrs. ]. P. Dun
ming Her height, build and manner of car
riage, walking and bodily movement the
same the woman who bought the candy of
me on July 81 1885, l have not had q full view
of her face as to enable me to know whether
I recognize her features, and do not know as
have sufficient recollection of it to know 1t IL
fully have been shown what 1 recog-
nze to be a part of a seal of light color and
printing as was used in the store of George
Haas & Son. and which have been used dur
ing the FIVE or six months last past continuous
ly and used on the 31st day of July, 1898.
Such seal, to the best of my recollection, be-
s 81 1 ess'eo on ''a 00A 'anoy as S0d July
kitty Dettmer said: am employed as sales
lady in the candy store of George Haas & Son at
$40 Market street. On Sunday afternoon. the 31st
said store, and Sylvia Heney, another sales
lady in the store. was also on duty that after
noon. Between and 4:30 clock of the after
noon of that day / remember a lady coming
in and Sylvia waiting on her. did not give
particular attention to the lady. out noticed
that she was shorter and stouter in build than
Sylvia Heney, and as I waiting differ
ent customers l paid very little attention to
the lady until Sylvia Heney, who had nearly
finished filling a box of candy, turned to me
and asked ma to get the tissue paper for her
for the first wrapper Of the box. l had. how
menced the filling of the box she selected cam
dies from the rows of chocolate candies. When
she requested me to get the tissue paper COM
piled with her request and paid no more at
tention to the matter until the woman went
out Sylvia Heney then asked me my opinion
the woman did not get the box full. and said
she did perfectly right. AS long as the
woman did not get the full pound of choco-
late she charged 40 cents. To the best of my
recollection heard remark passed that she
did not want the box filed as she wanted to
put small present in 1t. did not see the top
at that time. / have seen Mrs. Botkin. now
J. p. Dunning. have no recollection of her
face, but in height. build and walk she re-
sembles the woman who bought the candy
from Sylvia Heney on July 81. 1885, her move
ment Of body and the way in which she car
ries her head the same the woman who