The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-20
JAIL FOR
DUNNlNG.
He Refused to Answer
Questions Put to Him
by the Defense.

San Francisco Cal, Dec. 19.-The Bot
kin trial was replete with sensational in.
cidents To-day, and u fitting denouement
was tho sending Of John p. Dunning, hus.
band Of the murdered woman, 10 prison
tor contempt of court.
This was done because Dnnning. when
on the witness ltand refused to give the
names of women other than Mrs. Botkin
with whom he had been intimate Pre-
vious to this denouemont the witness had
gone into most minute details regard.
ing his relations with Mrs. Botkin: Much of
his evidence was disgusting in its charac-
ter. EIe spared neither the woman nor
himself.
Two Ill portant points were brought out
by Dunning's testimony. He positively
identified the handwriting of tho anony-
nous letters sent to his lato wife as that of
Mira. Botkin and swcre that he had CHce
informed Mrs. Botkin that Mrs. Dunning
was passionately fond of candy-caramels
in particular. When the witnoss was as-
ked as to his relations with other women
he refused to answer, though admonished
by the court Judge Carroll Cock hen
sent him to prison for contempt Of court,
there to remain until hc shall agree to
answer the questions put to him by the
counsel.
Miss Lizzie Livcrnash newspaper wo.
man who ingratiated herself into the con-
fldenco Of Mrs. Botkin before tho latter
was accused Of murder, was the only other
important witness OF the day. She inter
viewed. Mrs. Botkn at the home Of tie lat.
ters 81 tor Mrs. Mcclure Of Hesldsburg
Il asked her Dbout her alleged intimacy
with Mr.. Dunning,' said thu witness II
asked her IL 1t was true that she had stat
cd that there was no chance OF Dunning
aud his wife ever becoming reconcilod.
Sho said that sho and Dunnins wero al
ways together, spent evenings together.
ut ended theatres and race courses togeth-
err She talked of Dunning's dissipated
habits, and said that but for her he would
have committed suicide she spoke Of his
losses at the races and said she had aided
him financially. She prepared all his
meals for him and ondeayored TO reclaim
him rs far as sho could
During tina afterloou OF the same day
saw Mrs. Botkin again. was detailed 10
her that she was under strong suspicion OF
having murdered Mrs. Dunning. She
strongly protested her innocence aud be-
came excited. When she ssreY hystcrical
she cried out why dii'1 not letthe man
dicp Better let him die and spare tho
woman and children" She spoke wildly
and Historically. That evening l called
with my sister. We had more conversa-
ton, merely q rcpititicn Of what had oc-
Cured be ore Next morning sho left
Healdsburg for San Francisco. / met her
on the train, and we travelled together,
On the way VIC talked OF the murder, and
Mrs. Botkin said: when Jack Dunning
hears Of that package he Will Immediately
think OF me- Ho will blow out his brains.
'"She talked Of the message signed Mrs.
c. aud said some of hsH enoinies had.done
that. She asked iuo II experts Gould de.
tect handwriting. ;Mfa Bsskia sspdke Of
anonymous letters. Shc said there were
threo in oil. They had bean sent by Mrs
Cunning to her husband In Salt Lake city
and forwarded to her. She said the letters
called Mrs. Dnnnings attention to the
sort of life her husband was leading and
advised her to act. shespUke, of .herown
life qaite frankly: 'H
:" 4 admit have lived gay life. No
pleasures have passed me by. would do
anything to crafty my desires, and would
not let anything stand in my way-noth-
ing-not even divorce courts"