The San Francisco call., 1898-12-28

from her the startling testimony that she was with Mrs. Price, the landlady of the hotel that fateful Sunday afternoon when she says she saw Mrs. Botkin come in with packages. MT. Knight released the witness as quickly and as gracefully as he could after bringing out this testimony supporting what Mrs. Price had previous ly testified to.
 Upon her direct examination by MT. Hosmer Miss Smith said that pr. Terrill knocked at the door of the kitchen where she was working and introduced himself. Knight objected to, the doctor being called into the court room for the purpose of being identified but his objection was overruled The witness identified Dr. Ter rill He asked if lady in the house was i'll, and she told him that Mrs. Botkin was.
 had prepared some delicacies for her. She said positively it was not Sunday, as the medico testified to. She knew this because she was in charge of the house at the time and she was never left alone on Sunday. as that was her busy day. Again, she was engaged at the time making vegetable soup and they never have vegetable soup
 MT. Knight asked her how she knew Mrs. Botkin was i'll. She said because she had prepared food for her Mir Knight thought this was a good lead and asked if Mrs. Botkin was in bed Sunday. To his surprise and chagrin the witness afi- swered in very positive manner that Mrs, Botkin was cut of the house on
  Price in the hallway when Mrs: Botktn came in with some packages. The wit ness was positive that the doctor did not call on Sunday. With this she was re- leased. Chief Lees and Hosmer fairly beamed across at Knight as the witness left the stand as her testimony supported that of Mrs. White, and coming so unex- pectedly as it did 1t seemed to carry much weight.
 Mrs. Arbogast was recalled and was shown some receipts which she vv~ft iSe'''iler by her. The capital "c" ap- pears among them, and 1t Is claimed 1t bears a striking resemblance to tha. letter which forms the signature to the note inclosed in the box of candy sent to Delaware. It is supposed the defense will argue that Mrs Arbogast wanted Mrs. Cunning removed so that Dunnlng and Mrs. Botkin could wed and then herself and MT. Botkin.
 w. J. Corcoran, purser of the steamer Farallon, was the next witness He tolo of the receptacle at the side of the steam CT for letters that were too late for the mail He also said it was rule that the letters so carried were to be deposited in in one hour of the time the steamer land- ed in this city, so that merchants could have their orders filled and sent on the return trip of the steamer;
 The manner in which MT. Hosmer was drawing his information from the purser angered Mir Knight, who said it was infamous that he should get certain in- formation before the jury. by inference. Hosmer returned his remarks Wlth WI el' you needn't get touchy.
 He then objected to Knights dictating to him the manner in ,16i wnieh aed ne sngqlq 12g did not have a better case than that wouldn't talk like that.
 Hosmer-I don't like this playing to the
 Knight-Wen, you couldn't play to any thIng. - u.~h. brought the nautical terms he has learned on his launch Athlete into play. He spoke If the Farallon as a ten-knot boat and of other matters known to the men who go down to the sea in ships and launches. He drew from the witness is tna5 the m s'ea,m1 and arrived off Meiggs Wharf at 4:1o a. m or June 1s The anonymous letter bearing that date was postmarKed III this city ae 1:30 D. m. of that date.
 Abe Marks, statisticlan clerk at the Merchants Exchange, verined the tlme of the steamers time from the records or 't Dr. Terrili was again recalled and was shown his book which indicated that he attended the soi; of J1'dgs lly. s. ttote as The only record after that date was for one visit the boy made to his office on July 2s. The doctor claimed to fix the fact that he made social call at the Foote house after visiting Mrs BotKln professionally.
 called to testify as to the condition in which which packages are received in this city after making the trip across the conti- nent. Upon the objection lodged by MT Knight and sustained by the court, the witness left the stand without giving the jury the benefit of his testimony.
 Policeman John Ra ainsbury was called 10 tell the distance between Station D Postoffice and the office at which Mrs. Botkin testified to having checked her luggage on the afternoon the candy Is said to have been mailed to Dover, Dela- ware
 In cross-examining the witness MT.