Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-27
CLEws TO CANDY poIsoNER.
Deadly GIFT to Mrs. Cunning Mailed
In san Francfsco Inv "a woman.

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, August 2s.-
Mrs. Ada Botkin, accused Of the murder
Of Mrs. John p. Dunnlng and Mrs. J. P.
Deane, by means OF poisoned bonbons
sent through the mails from San Fran
cisco TO Dover. Del. spent a restless and
almost sleepless night in her cell in the
county Jail in Stockton.
When taken into custo1y Mrs. Botkin
was calm. There were two warrants.
identical, only that in one the charge
was the murder of Mrs. Cunning. and
in the other Mrs. Deane. Early this
morning she was permitted to don a
light travelling dress. and after break
fast, of which she ate little. she started
for San Francisco with Chef-of-Police
Gall. on arrival here Mrs. Botkin was
at once taken to a cell in the county
Jail.
MRS. BOTKIN'S MOVEMENTS.
When closely questioned. Mrs. Botkin
gave in detail all her movements since
July 9th. She denied all knowledge OF
the poisoning of Mrs. Cunning and Mrs
Deane
1t has been learned that the box Of
ton b. in Market street. near I.arkin
on August 4th. as frs. -class mail mat
ter. A woman took tine package to the
station. had il weighed and placed the
exact postage on It, The clerk VINO ac-
cepted the package will visit the prison
tomorrow and endeavor to identify Mrs
Botkin as that woman.
II Is believed that the prisoner sent this
candy as drst-class mail matter so that
IT would be more certain OF reaching its
destination. and would not be opened by
postal authorities. II contained writing
and could only have been sent legally
as frst-cass matter.
The candy was mailed in San Francisco
August 4th ana reached its destination on
the evening OF August 9Th. 1t was eaten
the same evening, and Mrs. Deane died
on August 18th at half-past 4 o'clock in
the afternoon. and Mrs. Cunning on the
evening of August 18th. Mrs. Botkin was
I'm San Francisco on August attn, for It was
on that day she left the Hotel Victoria
for the home of her sister, Mrs. Mcclure.
FACTS ARE COMING OUT.
Little by little facts concerning the box
OF poisoned candy are coming out, and
they all seem to connect a woman with
Mrs. Botkin. left i'm the Hotel Victoria as
well as all effects found in her possession
i'm Stockton. They will be searched for
evidence. but II will be blind investigation
until evidence arrives from the East Then
the paper in which the box was wrapped
and upon which the note was written
will be compared with any that may be
found I'm Mrs. Botkn's possession.
Chief-of-Police Lees said: while prac-
tically all the evidence against Mrs Bot.
kin is held by the Delaware authorities
ends of circumstantial evidence that car
be picked up here are such as would di
rect suspicion toward her. We have no
seen the candy box and its contents, anC
so have been unable to work up the case
What we have ascertained. however
places Mrs. Botkin I'm a bad light, even Il
she is not the guilty person.
Il have nothing that tends to implicatc
any other woman in the crime There Is
no evidence Of any conspiracy. so far as
is known here. and there is nothing %
justify the belief that there was one.
The murder was evidently the act of a
singularly yindictive person. | have re-
ceiyed no correspondence from Delaware
authorities indicating that they suspect
any one but the person whom they asked
me 10 arrest.
Statements that Dunning told some Of
his friends that Mrs. Botkn was the
cause Of the continued separation Of HIM
self and his wife are correct. Others have
made similar statements 20 me-
POSSIBLE LIGHT.
STOCKTON. CAL, August pa story
told by Frank Gattrel a salesman IN a
candy store here, may throw light on tne
identity Of the woman who purchased
and sent the poisoned candy. Gattrell
says about three weeks ago a woman
came I'm his store and asked for four
bit box of candy. saying that she had
some candy which she desired 10 put in
a box with some Of his make.
"As the box was 10 contain some goods
other than our own" he said, 1 gave her
a box which did not have our name on H.
The candy which she put In looked cd
to me. and II nearly half filed the box.
/ can only describe her by saying that
she was Of medium height and build"