The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-07

an expert 70 prove II not genuine.
LINK 6-NO ATTEMPT AT ALIBI.
In Mrs Botkin's statement after arrest
TO Chief of Police Lees. Of San Francisco,
she accounted for her whereabouts during
the past few weeks. She stated positively
that on July q she went from her San
| Francisco apartments to Stockton. Cal,
! by boat, and being taken sick on the way,
was compelled to call a physician. She
remained there until July 30. when she
returned TO the Hotel Victoria at San
| Francisco.
These dates coincided exactly with those
| given by Clerk Gattrell as the time when
the mysterious woman bought the box Of
| chocolates at the Stockton confectionery
store This link in the chain of evidence
destroys the possibility of proving an alibi.
LINK 7-COINCIDENTAL DATES.
Again, in Mrs. Botkin's statement to
Chief Lees she says that after returning
10 San Francisco on July 81 she remained
until August 4 On that day she left for
St. Helena. from which place she later
went 10 Healdsburg, where she was when
the news of the murder reached her on
! August II.
| 1t will be seen that Mrs. Botkin's own
statement places her in San Francisco on
August 4, the date Of the postmark on the
candy box. and the date on which Fen
nessee saw the agitated woman mail a
package at station D.
| In addition to the tangible evidence that
has accumulated since the investigation
began there are several important state
ments by acquaintance of Mrs. Botkin
which the detectives have not yet con-
| 1rmed. A number of important witnesses
/ have been subpoenaed, among them Mrs.
A Raouf who until recently, was in the
| employ of Mrs. Botkin as nurse. She was
! probably made a confidante by the sus-
! pected murderess, and that she has some
! thing important to tell is shown by her
exclamation to the detective who brought
her to San Francisco: II hope Mrs. Bot
kin will save her friends by making a
clean breast of everything before the time
comes for an official examination. I hope
I'll never be put on the witness stand"
Three other women figure in the case, all
of whom were more or less intimate with
Dunning when he was in San Francisco.
One of these is Mrs. Louise Seeley, who was
generally one of the company at the small
card parties in Mrs. Botkn's apartments
Nine. Bermel Thompson, a supposed
French woman, was also a frequent visitor
at the lodgings in Geary street. Mrs Clara
ArbOgast is another of these women, all of
whom Mrs. Botkin has implicated in one
way or another. Mrs. Arbogast is accused
of plot to cast suspicion upon Mrs. Bot
kin, who processes to believe that Mrs
Arbogast has endeavored to induce Mr.
Botkin to obtain a divorce so that ne
might marry her Mrs. Seeley is also ac-
cused of a hand in some such plot, and all
three women are alleged by Mrs. Botkin
to be her deadly foes.
The first hearing in the case will come up
before Judge Cook at San Francisco on
Tuesday, September g. Mrs. Botkin and
her friends have determined to fight the
extradition proceedings. Her husband has
returned to her and Loyalty declares his
faith in her innocence. She has retained
three of the best criminal lawyers in San
Francisco and seems to have abundant
means.
HER FEATURES ANALYZED.
The Journal gives the following as an
analytical study of Mrs. Botkn's fea-
lures:
Mrs. Cordelia Botkin is about five feet
high, thick set, stocky and very short
WASTED. She has a large, high bust,
rather thick waist, large hips and heavy
thighs.
Her figure tapers to small, pretty ankles.
She has rather small, short feet, neatly
shod, and shows a fondness for high
heels.
Her head is round and rather large, set
on a short, very thick neck; in fact,
scarcely any neck at all, so far as length
goes. Her face is feshy, broader at a
line across the upper lip than from tenn
pie to temple, and a the same time her
brow is broad. high and smooth
The lower jaw is heavy, the chin strong
and gross, but not so pronounced as TO
be repulsive. 1t Is round and fleshy, and
there is a tendency to a double chin
especially evident when Mrs. Botkin
wears a high collar.
Her mouth is neither large nor small |
1t is in good proportion, with a full I'M
der lip and slightly curved upped lip, and
is distinctly sensual in character The
upper lip is an inch long. and the curve
of it is more a semi-circle than a cupid's
bow II is her custom when nervous
to draw her lips back over her strong
white teeth in a sort of snarl. When /
her disposition is amiable the upper lip /
curls back and the under one becomes |
pouted.
Her nose is fesfly, but appears rather
to advantage in profile. 1t is, however, |
too broad for beauty when one sees her
full in the face The curve Of the nos
trs is good, though they are thick
The cheek bones are not prominent, |
~,
face is lost in its wealth of flesh.
Her eyes and brow are the best fea- |
lures. The eyes are large. well shaped, |
full and prominent, gray in color, nicely. |
but not heavily, shaded by dark lashes. |
Her brows are thick dark and well |
curved The space between brows and |
between the eyes Is just the length Of the |
eve. Mrs. Botkin makes considerable |
play with her eyes. They are expressive |
and noticeably quick of glance and bold /
rather than tender. Her broad high /
brows complete the almost perfect round !
ness OF face.
Her flair is brown and not very abund- /
ant It is brushed back from the face /
on either side with loosely curled fringe f.
across the forehead. and brushed up from .
the nape Of the neck and cored at the /
crown, leaving a few short Seeding /
locks" al the neck.
Her ears are OF medium size. OF good /
shell shape, set rather low. the top COM /
ing nearly an inch below the level OF +
the eye corner. The tip o. the lobe is /
free from the cheek at the base, though .
the ears are Sc, close 10 the head
Mrs Botkin has handsome arms, rather /
too short for true beauty. buJ plump.