Evening journal., 1898-08-30
M 'vEY IN SAN FRANCISCO
Arrived on Time Yesterday and
Met by Detective Gibson.
THE OFFICERS DISCUSS THE CASE
NEW REQUISITION PAPERS HAVE
BEEN SENT TO CALIFORNIA AU-
THORDTIES FROM DOVER BY
ATTORNEY G'ENERlAL W4lTE-
MORE EVIDENCE.

ATTORNEY GsENERlAI. WHITE
MORE EVIDENCE.
Detective Bernard McVey arrived in
San francisco yesterday morning un
the time he was scheduled Ito get there.
He was met ait Sacramento by Detective
Gibson who has been active in the Bot
kin case. On their arrival the dstsc-
tives proceeded to the new City HAIL,
where Chief of Police Lees was await
ing their arrival. says . san Frsncisco
dispatch.
= SO spty- k1Sss - l.
Mr.. MciVey carneo d email valise
containing the evidence to be used
against Mrs. Botkin. This included a
box containing the fatal candy sent
to Mrs. Dunning, the wrapper with the
add-rss, postmark, ETC., together with
affidavivts and other papers.
During the afternoon Chief Lees sent
for handwriting expert and consider
able time was spent in comparing
chirography inscribed on the box sent
to Mrs. Dunning with known specimens
Of Mrs. BOtkin's handwriting.
Mrs. Botkin was formally booked in
the prison yesterday. The record states
THAT Cordella BOtkin, AZ years OF age,
native Of Missouri, was arrested on two
charges OF murder. The prisoner was
not taken from the seclusion Of the
matron's room to be booked.
The hearing on the writ OF habeas
corpus was continued for a week.
Mrs. Botbin fears the consequence
Of a trial in Delaware. She says she
would Zee among strangers, who were
friends of the two murdered women.
Nrarly al the important witnesses
that might tend TO convict her will
come from San Francisco. Their at
tendance could not be secured in a
court, of Delaware, and the case would
be tried en- depositions. Thus she
would lose the benefits OF searching
cross-examinations. Her two sisters
are with her here, and they express
their faith in her innocence.
ANOTHER WITNESS DISCOVERED
From the following san Francisco
special it appears that another witRess
has been brought to light in the case
whose testimony may be very damag-
ing to the accused woman:
Movements Of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin,
accused of the Dunning- -Deane murder,
are being traced in this city as were
those of Theodore Durrant.
Another witness and one OF vital i'm
portance in the case has come forward
and is ready to stand the test Of identi-
hcation. This witness is ]. E. Fennes-
Sc, who believes that on August he
saw Mrs COrdelia Botkin mail a box
that in size and general appearance
resembled a box of candy. Tennessee
is positive in his assertion. He recites
incidents that explain his interest in
the matter and in a plausible way ex-
plains why he took particular interest
in the actions of the woman, who was
unknown to him. He details an incl
dent that may be of utmost value in
the struggle THAT Mrs. BOtkin must
make for her life, and he carries a
chain of discriminating evidence from
Stockton in this city. If Tennessee is
not grossly in error he saw Mrs. Bot
kin deposit ait the Ferry Postal Station
in this city, a box such as was opened
by the unfortunate women at Dover.
Tennessee is Slightly built, clean
shaved, dark complexioned young man
employed at the Philadelphia shoe
store. He is nervous of manner, quick
of speech, and evidently weighed with
a sense of responsibility of appearing
as the accuser of one so seriously con-
ditioned as Mrs. Botkin. The young
man lived at No. 666 Sixth street, Oak
land, and returns daily to his home
at O'Clock. in the evening. He has
seldom occasion to 80 into the postal
station in the ferry depot, and that I.
why he remembers so clearly the Incl
dent OF August 4. His story Of the 90
currence, dictated by himself, is as fol
lows:
F1ENNESSlE TELLS HIS STORY.
'AIy business hours are from a. m
, to D. m. Thursday evenings am off
On that day left the store at aroou
535 p. IN. On the first Thursday il
/. August, which was August 4, 1 left thN
store at the usual time. l bearded Z
: car at Third and Market streets at 5.5
E and arrived at the ferry about eighteel
p minutes to Z. Whi;e looking for ;
friend who lives in SausalitO neareC
the Ciburon ferry entrance. On my re
turn to the Oakland entrance 1 stoppeN
to inquire at the ferry postoffice wha
/ date the next steamer sailed for MA
p nilal had friends in the First Cali
fornia Regiment in Manila and l wish
ed to write to them. AS l apprOaIcne,
the letter drop / side-stepp%d lad.
who was walking toward the parce
drop. She Immediately turned an'
walked about a dozen steps to her left