The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-26
STATE IS
CONFIDENT
That Mrs. Botkin Murder
ed the Dover Women.
PAPERS NOW ON THE WAY.
She Will be Confronted by
Both Candy Salesman
and Postal Clerk.
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CUMMINGS WHEREABOUTS.
PAPERS NOW ON THE WAY.
CUMMINGS WHEREABOUTS.

DOVER. DEL, August 25-"I am posi-
tive that we have the polsoner OF Mrs. j
d. Deane and Mrs J. p, Dunnlng nude
arrest in San Francisco, and she will b
brought here within three week to stan,
trial which have not tho least doubt viii
result in her conviction"
This was the declaration Of Attorne,
General White to-day, nfter the paper
calling for tho extradition of Mrs. AIDE.
laide G Botkin from California to Del
ware, charged with the murder of two o
Dover's most loved women. had been pre-.
pared at the State Capitol. AT that tria
tho star witness for the State will be Johr
Preston Dunning, husband of one Of the
murdered women; IL vi! be sallea upor
to oonu"mn the woman with whom be bad
n neees closely associated in the Golden Gate
City for two years. while h!s wife l!yap in
this clty-a woman to whom in letters he
had signed himself with love-"
WHAT DUNNING WILL PROVE
Cummings evidence is expected to prove
conclusively that tho woman he claims
was infatuated with him sent to his vito
the box OF innocent-looking choo plates
filled with arsenic, with tho note, with
love to yourself and baby" And that evi.
tence, with more that Tho State is to pre-.
sent, will, in the opinion of the Attorney
General and other officials, send the nc
cused prisoner to the gallows.
II am doing I'LL can to bring to jus-
tice the polsoner OF my VIII" and sster-in.
law we're tho words tcle9raphed from
New York to his city to Mr. Deane by Dun.
ming yesterday, and that he is sincere Is
affirmed by the Attorney General. In the
formal statement to the lattor. Dunning
positively identified the writing OH the
fatal package as that Of Mrs Botkin. The
Attorney General stated that not only the
handwriting on tho package had been
identified as that of Mrs Botkin, but that,
according TO Cunning. shc was the person
who wrote the anonymous lotters received
by Mrs Dunning from San Francisc
thirteen months ago. he having also posi-.
lively identified the handwriting.
In the letters Mrs banning was in
formed of her husbands rotations with
woman in San FRANCISCAN The writingin
the letters especially tho address Oh tho
envelopes, Is declared by tho Attorney
Genera! to be exactly the same. In tho
address on the wrapper that came on the
candy box there are pccuiarlties in tho
writing, and Mr.. White says the same
pocuiarlties are plainly noticeable In tho
address on the envelope which contained
anonymous letters
The supposition Of the officials is that
the anonymous letters We're written with
the parposo of causing trouble between
Mr.. and Mrs Dunning, and eventually
permanent separation. in which case Dun.
ming would be entirely free to resume
his association with Mvs. Botkin.
The Attorney General firmly believes
that Mis-. Botkin was alone tho oriyina-
tor of har diabolcal plan to rid herself of
tho woman she felt was in her way, and
that she carried 1t out to a successful end. |
after tho mission Of the anonymous letters
had failed. and when she had learned that
Dunning was about to take up life with
his vito again.
Tho Attorney General was much hap
pier to day than yesterday, when he had
been given to understand in kilograms
from San Frncisoo that a fight against OK.
tradition was probability. He had boon
notified to send on affidavit baking uD
tho eviden &c ut this end
The later developments at San Francisco
have probably lod to change, for lastn,ght
word was received from Governor Budd,
OF California, that requisiton would bs
TO uni, ~.
General, Deputy Attorney General Coop
or and Governor Tunnel arrived in the
city early. Secretary of State Hughes re-
sides here and was at tho capitol.
The re1uisit'on papers were made out as
follows:
State of Delaware, Executive Depart
ment, Ebe W. Tunnel, Governor Of tho
state of Delaware, to His Excellency the
Invernor of tho State Of California;
Whereas, 1t appears by the annexed ccrt.fi.
cate and warrant, duly authenticate cd in
accordance with the laws of this State, that
Adelaide q. BotkiE stands charged with
Inc crime Of murder, committed in tho
county of Kent, in this state, and it hay
ng been represented 10 me that she has
iod from the justice Of this safe and has
aiken refuge within the State of Culifor-
la; now, therefore pursuant 10 tho Fro.
'lsions Of tho Constitution and laws ofthe
United states in such case made and pro.
'lded. | 40 hereby request that tho said
adelaide 9, Boikin be delivered up to ono
3ornnrd J, McVey, who Ii duly authorized
o receive and convoy her TO the state of
delaware there 10 DO dealt with accorning
0 law. In witness whereof have here
INTO set my hand and caused the great seal
II the State of Delaware To be affixed, at
lover, this twenty-fltth day Of August. in
ho year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninety eight and of tho hide.
endcncc of thn United States, tho one
hundred and twenty. second
Signed by the Governor,
EDE W. TrNSELL.
JAMES II. HrGHEs Secretary of State
Here followed the certificate of Peter
l, Cooper Jr., Deputy Attorney General,
nd the warrant Of John b. Pennington, OF
he town OF Dover, county of Kent, State
( Delaware.
The extraditon papers were sent TO San !
francisco, addressed to Detective McVey,
y register cd letter.
That officer will reach his destination on
aturday morning, and the extrad,tion !
apors ought to arrive next Wednesday. G
No trouble Is expected in having them 6
gned by Califorpia's Governor, so that |
Ne detective can start back East with hi, I
rsoner u few days later. q
By that timn Detective Witsil or another !
ilicer ana matron from Wilmington \
i'll have arrived .o assist NcVey in lis
'atch over the prisoner on The long trio
cross the Continent.
They will he instructed to keep a close r
ntch on her to prevent any possibility Of /
liCide. n
The accused posoner will be placed in :
le Kent county jail ut this place, cell No. y
having already been picked out for her. L
o-day, under in-tluc, ions from Sheriff a
haw, tho cell was fixed up for the reccp- 4
On OF Mrs. Botkin. There have been f,
Try few women who have become occu. s
lnts OF tho cramped up Jail, which is any a
ing but invi ing, and they have been ii
,lorcd There arc no women there now. l.
hen the fair prisoner arrives Sho will II
'obGbly have for company In the jail q
ORC or more of ncgr oes mostly chicken
Gale Cell No. 20 was whit eva she'd to.
", and new bed Of straw was placed In =,
@ bunk. In this shape the cell will be !;
,pt until Mrs. Botkin arrives when she +
i'll bs placed in it. II
Upon the opening OF the October term ~ u
Court, October 20. tho Grand Jury that W
III be callc upon TO draw up an jndict- =,
emf ,wili BE- named 1t meets on October VI
The Attorney General stated that Ii p
ould not DO possible to try the case at u
Q coming term, but that everything u
ould be ready at an adjourned term. The
al Of Mrs Bo.kin promises to coat far
into the thousands and 10 be Tho most
penslve trial over held in the State.
Quite number of witnesses must DO