The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-13
MRS. B0TKIN'S
NEW PERIL.
String and Seal Similar to
the One Found on the
Candy Box.

= San Francisco, CAL. Sapt. l2.-Anot he
Important link has Been added to tn
chain Of evidence connecting Mrs. Cordelii
Botkn with the sending of the poisoned
box Of candy which caused the deaths II
Dover. Del, Of Mrs. DunniDg and Mrs
Donne.
This new evidence Is II seal used by thu
firm of George Haas Il SON in putting III
boxes Of candy similar to that sent tt
Dover. 1t was found III Mrs Bokin'i
room.
The seal was found by A. B. Barnes
manager OF the Hotel Victoria, where
Mrs Botkin had apartments at tho time
tho poisoned candy was sent Last Thurs
day Barnes went to the room occupied by
Mrs. Botkin, which had been vacant since
her departure, and, as things were some
what untidy in it, he began picking up
things from the floor.
While thus engaged he found quatro-
foil seal, with strings hanging from 1t.
Just as they had been cut from the pack
age. The seal bore the advertisement of
George Haas & Son, proprietor' Oft the
store where the candy that was loaded
with arsenic had beon purchased. The
SEAL when found, was lying on be floor Of
the room, as il the purchaser hal cast it
aside and then forgotten all abo ut it.
Inquiries were made by tho police, and
1t was learned that 1t Is the custom at
Haas store that when fancy boxes Of
candy are to bo wcapped carefully q seal
Is usod A peculiar customer Of Miss Syl-
via Heney one of the lady clerks, on July
81 selected box of more than ordinary
grade and requested that 1t be not COM
plotely filled, as shp wanted to send 1t to n
friend and wished to put in an other pres
ent.
A seal was placed on this box, and taken
In connection with the evidence accumu-
lated against her, 1t seems practically
certain to tho police that Mrs. Botkin was
the purchaser that Miss Honey and Miss
Dittmer, her fellow-clcrE, have been try
ing to identify. As yet Miss Dittmer has
had only glimpse of the prisoner, but |
she is almost positive that Mrs. Bokin is
the woman she saw Miss Heney sell the
box of candy on July 81.
What makes the discovery Of tho sea!
strong evidence 10 the police of Mrs. Bot
kin's guilt is that it disproves statement
made by Mrs. Botkin to Chief Lees the
lay after her arrest. She declared that she
lad no liking for candy and had purchas-
ID 1t only once in two years The exception
The said, was about six months ago, when
The purchased q 10 cent bag of lemon drops
rom train boy FOR her little nephew The
discovery Of tho seal strongly indicates
hat Mrs. Botkin purchased candy shortly
,efore her departure from this city. Sho
eft her room in tho Hotel Victoria on
August 4-the day the package Of poisoned
"a ndy was mailed-and no one has uccu-
lied that room since.
Chief Lees believes ho will bo nblo to
lemonotrate beyond doubt that Mrs. Bot
in wrote tho address on the box and also
he note inolosed. Handwriting; experts
o whom the original address and note
we're submitted for comparison with ac.
,nowledged examples of Mrs Botkin's ,
he same. The experts made enlarged
Of handwriting that accom-. {
anied the candy and Of tho handwriting
+ Mrs. Botkin. These enlargements
how that there werc two remarkably
miar-in fact all tho characterist tics of
nc are shown on the other.
The ink used in writing the note has
cen analysed and studied undor tho mi s
roscope and Chief Lees believes no will ,
0 able to produce an ink to which Mrs ,
otkin had access that will correspond
Sactly with that used in writing tho |
ote in the hox of candy
MRS. BOTKIN's ATTORNEYS.
San Francisco, Sept. IL The. question s
the removal to Delaware Of Mrs Cor. Y
,lia Botkin, charged with tho murder OF b
RS. John p Dunning and Mrs. Deane, C
Delaware, Is expected to be brought,to
Gus on Tuesday morning. Governor O
udd will hear the testimony OF the pro3- :
ution and an argument by the defense =
.ainst sending Mrs. Botkin to Della ware =,
stand trial for the crime. +,
Tho papers are almost ready, and by 81
uesday Chief Of Police Lees and Detective G
cVcy expect to be fully ready with their b
10 Of the case. Mrs. Botkin's attorneys Sc
O prepared to combat the efforts Of the d,
osecution on what they call the Inherent ~ -.
,al.ness and deficiency Of the prosecu- y,
ms evidence. p
II the Governor shall order the transfer
Mrs. Botkin the whole contention will {,
carried to the Superior Court and re- o. o.
ar. cd before Judge Cook on habeas cor
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