Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-29

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San Francisco, Cal. Dec. Or. The
trial Of Mrs. CordeIia Botlsin has now
reached critical stnge The ovidencp
for and against her has been Minced be-
fore the Jury, and about all that RI
mains Is to apaly2e and sum up the
Testimony as it has been introduced.
When The trial was resumed yester-
day morning the prosecution began at
once with the Introduction Of rebuttal
testimony. The first witness called
was Mrs. Harris, who testified n woely
ago to having sold to Mrs. Botkin the
handkerchief received by Mrs. Dun
ming. She was recalled to again ex-
plain the sale to Mrs. Butkin.
Mrs. Harris explained tho transar-
tion at length In order that tho jury
might fully appreciate the rircuni
stances Of the sale. Tho jury had con-
sideranlp difficulty in Understanding
the testimony OF the witness, despite
her efforts at explaining
When Mrs. Harris had been with
drawn Mrs. Clara Arbogast, at ono
time the friend uf Welcome BOtkin.
husband ct tho prisoner, WINS called to
testify. She testified that she did not
know Mrs. Bntkin, Dpnnipg or Mrs.
Dunning. She admitted, though, an
acquaintance with Mr.. Botkin.
Did YOU eyer solicit Botkin TO oh.
tain divorce from his wife?" asked
District Attorney Hosnler, an intro
ducing the witness.
y did not" WAS Mrs. Arbogast's
reply. /.
As it has been iptimated by the de.
fence from time TO time that Mrs.
Arbngast declared Mrs. Botkin was the
murderer of Mrs. Dunning, Mr.. Hnsmer
asked the witness II She sent the
poisoned candy TO Mrs. Dunning. She
replied in the negative, and added that
sine did not even know that Mrs. Dun
ming lived In Dover, Del. a.5
Having thus apparently cleared Mrs.
Arbogast, Mr.. Hosmer turned her over
10 George Knight, attorney for the de-
fence, for cross examination,
Mr.. Knight began by asking Mrs.
Arbogast TO write the words the note
contained sent to Mrs. Dunning. She
wrote them thus: with love TO your
self and child, Mrs. G..
The writing did not correspond with
that Of the original.
Mr., Knight entered ut length into
the relations that have existed between
Mr.. Botkin and Mrs. Arbogast for the
past two years. He succeeded In show
ing that the witness knew Mr.. Botkin
intimately.
DR., G. M. Tyrrell was the next Wit
ness. In reply to questions from Mr..
Hosmer he testified that on visiting
Mrs. Botkin, on. tho afternoon OF July
3lst, he sfnreed TO ask D servant to
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woman whose name he did not know.
lie denied, however; that he informed
Police Officer Gillen, who SUMMONED
him to testify, that he did not remein-
Der the date Of his visit to Mrs, Botlin.
On cross examination he stated that he
was positive that the day he visited
Mrs. Botkin was July 31st.
Miss Maggie Smith, n domestic en-
oleyed In the Victoria Hotel. WIS called
% the stand. She testified that DR.,
ryrrell on visiting the Victoria Hotel
.sked her to show him to tho woman
who was sick upstairs.
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IIosmer.
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