The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-23
MRS. BOTk|N ON THE STAND.
DENIES EVERYTHING EXCEPT HER
RELATIONS WITH DUNyIyG.
Contradfcfs the Witnesses as To the
Purchase of Candy and Of the
Handkerchief Which Was Sent to
Mrs. Duanfnx's Child at Dover.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 22-Ths defense
OF Mrs Cor5eIia Botkin for tile murder
Of Mrs. John z. DuEning commenced today.
bat the progress made IN the breaking
down Of the case OF the prosecution was
very slight.
Or. George II. Tyrell was the principal
witness for the defense today. DR.. TyreA.
however. was so uncertain in his testimony
and contTadscted himself so often that ne
I'D the defense but little good. ae testi-
fed that ne visited Mrs. Botkin on sun
day afternoon, July 81. between the hours
Of and o'clock and treated her for
headache. This is The time ard date sworn
by Misses Henry and DiJmarr, Of Haas
candy store, when they sold Mrs. Boskin
a box Of chocolate bonbons. DIR. Tyreil,
for some reason. made no entry IN hrs
visit book and rendered no blIl for serv-
ices TO Mrs. Bo5kin. He could not specify
the time of mis- visit better than be
tween and o'clock in the afternoon"
When questioned regarding arselical pOis-
oning. the attorney for the prosecution
made I. very clear that DR.. Tyrell knew
little. IL anything, OF arsenic.
Thomas j. Ferd, of the San Francisco
postoffice, testified that the package OF
candy was not packed according to the
rules, and that IT was remarkable that the
box should have reached Delaware in
good order. He identified the postmarks
on the anonymous letters as being taose
OF the San Francisco postoffice. and de-
scribed the methods employed in the car
Ing of letter mails.
John Z. DunnIng was recalled by per-
mission and asked If he had told Mr.. Bot
kin that his wife and daughter had taken
up their residence In Dover, Del. He re
pied that he had mentioned the fact sew
eral times.
w. l.. Roberts. of Humboldt county,
brother-in-law Of the accused, stated that
Mrs. Botkin had been III the vicinity OF
Eureka, Cal, between the "a of June and
the end OF the month The prosecution
admitted this residence. 1t will be remem-
bered that one of the anonymous letters
was dated about the middle OF June, but
the prosecution will prove that a mail bag
was placed on the wharf at Eureka on
steamers and that letters We're dropped in
il and not postmarked until the stee2aer
reached this city.
Dr.. ". +. McNutt testified that the only
reliable way 10 prove arsenical poison was
by an autopsy.
John II. Warrington, floor manager Of
the City OF Paris store, where the hand
kerch!ef sent Mrs. Dunnings little daugh-
ter was alleged TO have been bought, tes-
tilted az to the methods used in transfer
ring purchases from one department to
another. and the delivery of goods, but
nothing of Importance was brought out
Mrs Botkiu was called to the stand at
a late hour this afternoon She told of her
acquaintance with Dunning. denying many
of his statements. She also denied much
OF the testimony of Mrs. Lizzie Livernash
a reporter. who testified 10 the hysierical
condition Of Mrs. Botkin when informed
of Mrs. Cummings death, and of several in
eliminating admissions made by Mrs. Bot
kin In interviews with her. She denied
ever having purchased candy of Haas or
that she ever purchased a handkerchief
of the City of Paris. She will continue her
testimony tomorrow.