Evening journal., 1898-08-27
aESISTS EXTRADITION.
Hrs. Botkin Objects to Being
Brought Here for Trial.
ROMINEET COUNSEL RETAINED

AUTHORITIES miss
JOSEPHINE BATERlAlNS MAR
ROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
Dover August 27.-Since the arrest
Mrs. BOtkin the townspeople have
Pen thinking over the enormity of the
lime she is accused of, and the still
pre- horrible tragedy that might have
len committed.
Miss Josephine Bateman, who was
K only adult who ate the candy and
ted, made a statement through her
|her, John H. Bateman, last night.
|e was on her way to make a call
fewhere when she stopped at the
|nington home, but declared after
Erd that had she remained there she
tuld have eaten more of the choco-
7 es, just to please Mrs. Dunning, who
q that they looked poor, and made
Il children eat the smaller pieces,
Rich accounts for them being alive
. w. Miss Bateman took a piece OF
at she supposed was the candy from
n tooth, and when it was examined
4 State Chemist Wolf he said that
&was piece OF arsenic large enough
8kill two people. Miss Bateman gave
4ood description of the candy, as she
IAN amateur candy maker and is ia
& lar with how candy should look.
when Mrs. Dunning was handed the
kage of candy by her nephew, lit
Harry Pennington, she sat in the
list of relatives and friends. She
II ned up the box of chocolates and
sed them around. Mrs. Deane, her
er, ate several pieces along with
B s. Dunning and Mrs. Pennington,
her of the murdered women; Leila
me, the 14-year-old daughter of
!. Deane; Mary Elizabeth Dunning,
ID Dunning's little girl, and Misses
ell Millington, Josephine Bateman,
Ethel Clark, the latter three be-
friends who had called, each ate
piece Of the candy. All were Sit
& on the porch in front of the Pen
ton home at the time.
: veryone who ate of the chocolates
made sick except Mrs. Dunnings
ghker, one of the two persons the
Boner aimed to kill. The Misses
Yleman and Millington were serious
iL but it is believed that the fact
they ate sparingly Of the candy
81 d their livevs.
lnfectioner Stevenson, who, before
coroner's jury, said that the candy
Il homemade, is not now talking
"a ceruing the case, and this is sup
ed to be due to the fact that he is
Bidered an important witness and
been advised not to talk.
r. L. A II. Bishop stated last night
the box of candy which was open
1t dusk originally, was disarranget
n he first saw it, and one-thirt
e. He carried it to a Newark, Del.
analysis by State Chemist Wolfe
has also been urged to silence. DR.
hop declares that the poisoning cry
could have been applied while
King the candies, as arsenic in tha
n maintains solidity until boiled a
great heat for hours. That hs
tends was why it was impossible
ell the women had been poisoned
too late to save them. It is be
ed that the poisoner knew that th'
bly, work would not be known un
DO late for hope.
INSANITY THE Defence.
the woman claims that she is in
e, as it is intimated she will, th'
will send Drs. William H. Hanc
of the Delaware State Hospital a
nhurst, and w. H. Richardson, o
ristown, but formerly of Farm
n. to The West to examine her.
he announcement that Mrs. Botkil
make a fight against extraditiol
not surprise Attorney-Genera
te. who has received numerou
grams from the San Francisco au
titles since the extradition paper
: dispatched West. He stated yes
ay that he had hoped all chance
a legal battle in san Francisco haI
Eed. and that information he re
ed Yesterday convinced him tina
was the case.
But If the affidavits enumerated D.
chief OF police of San Francisc
t be prepared in order to secur
Botkin's release, why l am pre-
ID to 90 to work. Such a NOV
MS delay for us-nothing else. W
send them Immediately"
Equity COOPER TO GO WEST.
putty Attorney-General Cooper wa
! yesterday attending to the an
ITS wanted in San Francisco. 1t
eved he left here for New York cit
secure ID. N. Carvalho, the hanC
ling expert, and to start with hil
California. Assistant Prosecute
per is understood to have instru
$ to GO to Sam Francisco at ono
ng with him an expert on hanl
7 ino and the affidhvits.