Evening journal., 1898-09-14
THE CASE CONTINUED.
Mrs. Botkin Will Appear Be-
fore the Court on Monday.
THE AUTHORITIES CONFIDENT
THAT MRS. BoTKINS SENT THTE
POISONED CANDY TO DoVER-,A
TILT BETlWlEEN THE LAWYERS
IN COURT YESTERDAY.

tOlSONEu) (lANlD1 TO DOVER-tA
TILT BETWEEN THE LAWYERS
IN COURT YESTERDAY.
San Francisco, Cal, Sept. 14-Mrs.
Cordelia Botkln, accused OF killing
Mrs. Dunning and Mrs. Deane, OF Do
ver Del, by sending them box OF
poisoned candy through the mails, was
the star attraction at the City Hall
yesterday, when motion for her dis
missal from custody on a writ OF habeas
corpus came up.
Before going to the court room Mrs.
Botkin, looking out OF the prison win
dow, saw Kate Dittmar and Sylvia
Henty, saleswomen in Haas candy
store. She turned to the jail officers
and remarked; Il hope each OF those
women has her box OF bonbons with
her. l presume Chief Lees is paying
them $40 a month for watching me-"
AS the party emerged from the prison
gate Mrs. Botkins attorney, George
knight, pointed to the two young wo-
men as he swung Mrs. Botl1in about
so that she faced Misses Dlttmar and
Heney, and in a loud tone inquired It
she knew them.
Il have never seen them before" I"
Mrs. Botlvln said. Then. after short
pause. she concluded with the remark
that she wished them we'll"
The court scene was short but in
tercsting AS soon as Mrs. Botkln had
taken her seat, Acting District Attor-
mel Hosmer arose and said to the court
that Governor Budd had not as yet act
cd on the application for extradltion
papers for removal OF the defendant
to Dover FOR trial. For that reason,
continued Mr.. Hosmer, Il ask that d
continuance be granted until mex
Monday. by that time II is expected
definite action will be taken by the ex.
scutive."
Attorney knight offered no objection
, TO the motion, and 1t was in conse
: quence granted by the court.
! Captain Seymour prepared TO talk
. charge Of the prisoner again when ne
attorney shouted:
'Your honor, we have been followe
from prison by two ladies-I s,resum
n thty are ladies-who are anxious I
Hook upon Mrs. Bothin for the purpcs
of Identifying her. ] now notify thel
that the defendant is here and will re
move her hat, veil, OF anything she ma
have on IL they desire It. All ask
that they step up to the front and TAX
good look 80 that in future we wi
be freed from their annCyances."
TnDT BBTWEEN LAWYERS.
Knight was about to proceed whe
Hosmer arose and objected to the r.
!, marks on the ground that the case ha
!, been disposed Of and was not a suIbje'
Of further talk. Knight turned on tf
district attorney and ordered him to II
!, main quiet.
I'm talking now" he continue
Hoemer insisted on this point, but va
: finally subdued by the court, who SUI
pressed him with the remark that tf
=, attorney fer the defendant had n
i floor.
!, Knight turned about and looking d
rectly at the Misses Dittmar and Hem
inquired IL they we're prepared to col
tinue the Investigation. The your
= women were confused and retired an
the defendants counsel was about
launch another brOadside when judi
{. Cook brought the scene to cOncl'
sion by ruling that Mrs. Botkin vi
not on trial and the witnesses cou
, not be compelled to identify her. Mn
!, Bothn was then escorted back
~ prison.
I, After the court scene Misses Dittm
4. and Heney declared that ever sin
i. they have been connected with the ca
- as Witness they have been persecut
~ by friends OF Mrs. Botl1in, and advis
!, to leave town.
Chief Of Police lees yesterday !
a celved the following dispatch from a
torney-General white, of Delaware:
% Experts positively identify writ
on paper inside box as Mrs. Botl1ini
This is regarded by Chief Lecs as o
>. Of the most important links in
81 chain Of evidence. "a few days ago
"a, chief sent photographs OF Mns. B
,r lrin's handwriting to Attorney-Gene
White, and these we're used for Co
parison with the handwriting on
paper inside OF the box which conta
ed the candy sent to Mrs. Dunning.
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