Evening journal., 1898-08-26

yesterday IN saying tnaJ on one OF 4
those days he filled box Of candy for I
the woman.
"She came to the counter" says Mr..
Gatrell, "and asked for a bon bon box.
told her that could not allow a box |
to leave the store, and she thereupon |
gave me a small sack filled with candy !
with the request that / mix il with the
other candy in the box. ! filled the
box with chocolates, at her request.
The box had on Il in script the term
Bon Bon She paid for the candy and
left the store"
Mr. Gatrel says the woman referred
to- wore q black dress and she RESENT
bled Mrs. Botkin in appearance. He
says he can identify the box without
difficulty On Gatrells statements the
police hope to prove Mrs. Botkin's con-
nection with the crime. The police are
Investigating a report that the woman
recently purchased poison at a drug
store In Stockton. Ii Is reported that
this evidence Will shortly be procured
Mrs. Botkin denies vigorously that she
purchased candy in Kuhns store or
that she bought any candy at all in the
past eighteen months.
BELIEVES HER INNOCENT.
Mr.. BouNn, who believes firmly in
his wife's innocence, visited her this
morning and they consulted together
Tor more than an hour. lie Will try to
, secure the service of the best criminal
lawyers in the city. Chief Lees had q
long Interview with Mrs Rotkln to-
day The chief read kilograms and
letters from Delaware authorities
which accused her OF the murder OF
f Mrs Dunning and Mrs. Deane, and
{ handed her clippings from the news
] papers which contained details and IN
& terviews regarding the crime. Mrs.
= Botkin read few of them and then
looked at the chief inquiringly.
e Lees fully explained the oircum-
stances which involved her. and asked
T her for her statement which she Will
e ingly consented to give. Stonographer
s Otto Heyneman was called in and the
s suspected woman gave a detailed ac-
S count of her doings since July 21. She
e was calm and sef-contained and gave
r her story in low, well modulated tones
n She dropped all her dramatic manner
/
indicated that she appreciated the grav-
IS ity of the situation.
She spoke slowly and carefully
= chose every word, knowing that whaa
she uttered would be investigated ant
any discrepancies or contradiction.
would weigh heavily against her before
D, the jury She began her story will
l. general and emphatic denial Of th
1t charges against her and sweeping refu
D. tation of all interviews which had beei
d published as coming from herself.
rs In reply to a question by Chief Lee
IN Mrs. Botkin declared that she had no
le bought any candy at any place 70
" eighteen months, except ten bags O
a lemon drops. which she purchased 4
at this city for her little nephew. VIII
4. lives in Mendocino county.
It. BOUGHT NO CANDY.
Lees then asked her II she did nc
Of buy a box of bon bons at Wave Cand
rs. Store, in Stockton, about three week
or ago, Mrs. Botkin replied that she ha
r. not The substance Of her statement
as follows
ar, "On the evening Of July q ! went
n, Stockton, where l called q physician
he On July 80 returned to this city, al
n riving July 81 / went to the Victori
tn Hotel ! had not fully recovered froI
ST my Illness and / suffered a relapse
again sent for the doctor and RENAME
Of in the hotel until August 3. During tn
as afternoon ! visited a friend on Fift
ed street. returned to the Victoria an
el remained there up to the time OF m
H. departure for St. Helena.
lie "The train left about 3 o'cloc
Thursday afternoon, August A. and
p went directly from the hotel to th
d ferry. l did not stop anywhere nor di
iy I post or cause to be posted a box {
sr' candy addressed to Mrs. John p. Dur
,l- ming at Dover, Del. From this city
ne proceeded without stop over to st. H'
We lena. Sunday. August A. first read {
al the death Of Mrs. Dunning and her sii
IT, ter. I was shocked beyond expresslo
TO az the fiendish act.
my sister and / discussed the cas
o. and she advised me to go to my hui
ne band, al Stockton, and I acquiesced.
went TO Stockton Wednesday, Augu.
II, and there I remained until arreste
and brought to this city,