Evening star., 1898-09-13
CIIAS Il KERN
BOTkIN CASE CLUES.
seal and String of IA Candy Box
Found in Her Room.

seal and String of IA Candy Box
Found in Her Room.
From the New York Herald Today
SAN FRANCISCO CaLg Monday-A few
strings and bits of paper that connect Mrs
Cordelia Botkin with the poisoning of Mrs
Dunning are now in the possession of the
police. 1t has become known that the seal
on the box of candy sold by George Haas
& Son was found in Mrs Botkin's room.
The seal was found by A B. Barnes, man
ager of the Hotel Victoria where Mrs. Bot
kin had apartments at the time the pois-
oned candy was sent to Dover. Mr. Barnes
on last Thursday went to the room which
had been occupied by Mrs. Botkin, but
which had been vacant since her departure
He began picking up articles from the
floor. While engaged in this occupation he
found a seal, with strings hanging to it.
just as they had been cut from a pack
age. The seal bore the advertisement of
George Haas & Son. proprietors of the
store where candy similar to the poisoned
stuff sent Mrs. Dunning was purchased.
Mr.. Barnes hastened to the office of the
chief OF police and told his story handing
ever the evidence. The seal, when found
was lying on the floor of the room, out of
the range OF a casual glance, as if the Dur
chaser had cast it aside and then forgotten
all about it.
The seal is what is known as the qua
tfe1oll design, and Is bronze in color The
strings to which it is fastened are of min
gled silver and old-rose color 1t was evil
dent that the strings and seal had been
cut from package purchased from George
Haas q Son. 1t was also plain that if the
purchaser had desired TO send the package
TO some friend there was no reason why
the advertisement of the store shouId have
been removed.
Inquiries were made by the police with
the result that it learned that if is
the custom at Haas store when fancy
boxes of candy are to be wrapped M care
tully to use the seal. The woman who
purchased candy from Miss Sylvia Henev,
one or the Saleswomen, selected on JuIv 3I
a box of more than ordinary grade and
requested that it be not completely filled
as she wanted to send it to a friend and
"lshed TO put in another present
Ihe police believe that Mrs. Botkin was
tne purchaser that Miss Heney and Miss
hate Dlttmer have been trying to identifv
SO far Miss Dittmer has had only a giin,,s,
OF the prisoner, but she is almost oositi13e
that Mrs. Botkin is the woman 70 whom
she saw Miss Heney sell box of candy,
on July 81.
Mrs. Botkin left her room In the Hota,
Victoria on August i, the day the nackaaa
ol poisoned candy was mailed and no one
mas occupied that room since A Japanesa
servant swept out the apartment every
day or her occupancy and if the sa.I 10 =
peen dropped on the floor prior to Augnst
IL would have been swept out and burned
1his IS the basis of the theory now ad
Vanced by the police that Mrs. Rotkin mr.
chased the package of candy on JuIv n
Kept IT hidden in her room unopened untii
august 4, and then opened it, thought,essv
throwing tnfoWing the seal and string on the floor
peIore mailing the box to Dover.
chief of Police Lees believes ba u,,,, ,o
apie 10 prove that Mrs. Botkin wrote the
aodress on the box and note inclosed in If
handwriting experts to whom the oripina i
aouress and the note were submitted for
comparison with acknowledged examines Of
MRS. Rotkin's handwriting pronounce the
chirography the same
Inc hearing on the demand of the gov
e[Eor OF Delaware on Governor Budd for
lhe surrender of Mrs. Botkin comes nm
Thursday. Governor Budd has been read.
ing up all of the legal authorities on extra-
dit1on for the last week and will he nre-
pared TO pass the question