Evening journal., 1898-08-22
THE DOVER CASE
Ohm P. Dunning Arrives in
Dover, But Refuses to Talk.
o BE QUESTIONED BY OFFICERS

slIS FEMALE FRIENDS I'M THE
WEST-THE MOMENTS BODIES
MAY BE EXETUNdED AND AN Ex-
ANIMATION FOR POISON MADE.
aDover' Del, August 22.-The one
PIC OF conversation here is the mys-
y concerning the poisoning of Mrs.
zane and Mrs. Dunning. John P. Dun
#ng' the husband of one of the dead
men. arrived here yesterday, and the
raveling of the tangled skein is
ought to be near at hand. Mr.. Dun
8 g refuses to make any statement as
his suspicious, thought it has been
rned that he win be visited by state
Icials to-day and requested to give
version Of the affair.
Y asked as to the truth or incorrect
s OF certain statements made in a
e patch from San Francisco in a New
# k newspaper yesterday morning
does not deny that he was acquaint-
with Mrs. Botkin, Mrs. Thompson
Mrs. Seeley, nor that he wrote
letters published in the same paper
irs. Botkin. Beyond this he refuses
20.
ne statements referred to in the
York papers were to the effect
Dunning occupied a hall room at
A. BOtkin's house and was fire.
htly seen at the race track in her
pany. The following letters from
ming to Mrs. Botkin were written
paratively recently:
arch 16.-Dear Ada: have been
much rushed in the last few DAYS
end you even line. am now
ny way by train from New York
ey West, and will take a steamer
he latter place for Cuba. I am
to try with all my power to live
the past with all its sorrows, and
y ything arises in Cuba TO give me
ance to do something, l believe
my future is assured. God grant
everything is we'll with you. I
to hear from you as soon as pos
j.
rt Antonio, Jamaica, June 16.-l
Dear Ada: Please excuse the type
r, but have one handy, and will |
to let you know that up to date
II all right. When you get this
you would address a line to me
yESet me know if you are all right.
t tell yet just what will be my
Don't feel any alarm about me
will pull out of this all right.
my love. J..
Botkins lives at Stockton, Cal.
reported as saying she first met
ing about eighteen months ago In
n Gate Park, where Dunning
to her. He afterwards went to
ouse and played cards and then
renting room. She says she
Of his financial misfortunes and
cry sorry for him. In speaking
domestic affairs Mrs. Botkins
ted as saying:
a 5 fear that his financial misfor-
would revert against his family
heavily on his mind. He idol
is wife and child to such an ex-
hat he would weep by the hour
he unhappiness he seemed to feel
o be their lot"
2. Thompson, a French teacher,
ted as saying she knew of the
cy between Dunning and Mrs.
and saw them together at the
police of San Francisco are
as saying that there is no doubt
unning was a frequent visitor to
,e track, and that he squandered
R Lees, of Frisco, says he has I
d no advices from the Eastern
in regard to the matter, and is I
undertaking to verify certain
which came to him in regard 1
ning's life and associates in this I
Besides the two mentioned, a
woman is now spoken Of in
tion with the case, and it is this q
for whom the police are search e
she was seen with Dunning on
occasions, and when together e
lys manifested the greatest con- e
her comfort.
ing has not seen the box OF
tes, nor the note contained in a
M the wrapper, so that from these o
had no opportunity OF surmis- 4
(; Fthing. He says that his one a
esire on landing in New York T
3 come on and see his little girl, Il
S he has done He feels sure v
ainst her was aimed the cruel [.
s the poisoner, and in her safety p
ined the greatest relief. He re-
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