The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-13
MRS. bOIk|N|S Trial
Begins With Delaware Wit
neSSeS on the Stand.
ARRIVAL OF THE CANDY
At Dover, Those Who Ate It,
and the Results.

San Francisco. Cal. Dec. 1.-THE trial
OF Mrs. CordeEa Botkin for the murder OF
Mrs John P. Dunnins OF Dover. Del. and
who Is also accused OF being responsible
for the death OF Mrs Cummings sister. Mrs
Joseph Desne. commenced IN real earnest
today. The witnesses were al on hand
and the jury announced itself as being
ready to hear testimony.
The proceedings were set in motion BY
Attorney for the Defense knight request
ing The exclusion from the court room OF
all witnesses. Judge Cook granted the re-
quest. Attorney General White % Della
ware and Chisf Of Police Lees Of this ely
being excepted in the order.
The nrst witness called on was the post
master Of Dovsl. Del. Thomas Gooden.
He testified that on August a package
was received at the postoflce az Dover
addressed 10 Mrs. John p. Dunning. He
described the package minuteiy. and when
shown a piece OF manila paper with the
address written upon il. identified Il as
the paper IN which was enclosed the box
received by Mrs. Dunning. AR. GoOcen
was positive IN his Identification. because.
as he explained 70 the attorneys for the
defense. he had handled the package tire,
times and that he himself placed II in
the postoffice box subscribed for By the
Pennington family.
Harry 5. Pennington. the l3-ysar-old
grandson OF John c. Pennington. testified
to taking the box from the postoffice. and
idetihed the wrapper and the address. lie
told OF the opening Of the box by Mrs.
Dunning and the finding OF the lite hand
kerchief on the top % the candy He told
OF the passing around % the candy 70 the
gathered relatives and friends. The wit
ness told how. on biting into a piece OF
candy. Mrs. Pennington spat IL out He
explained the illness OF himself Mrs Dun
ming and Mrs. Deane and the death Of the
ladies'
Miss Lila Desne, daughter Of Mrs Desae
and a niece OF Mrs DunninE. gave prsc-
tically the same testimony as the preced-
ing witness.
Mss Josephine Batemau. one OF the
group who partook OF the candy on August
9, testified that some foreign substance IN
the candy caused her 70 remove the Of
Tending particles. A piece % some hard
white substance lodged on one OF her gums
and necessitated the use OF her finger 70
remove II The day following. her gums
and lips were liberated The Jumps re-
sembled rock salt. Miss Bateman told OF
her Illness following the eating OF the
candy. but they were rather insignificant
compared with the suffering OF others
Mss Ethei Millington testified TO eating
some OF the candy and 10 feeling slightly
III for several days. She stated that Mrs
Dunning handed her the wrapper. askving
her 70 try % decipher the postmark. but
she could not.
J. D. Deane husband OF one or the VIC
tins. stated that he was awakened in the
middle OF the night by the agonizlng cries
Of his wife. He told OF her sunerings: her
refusal 20 let him call her physician At the
hour, the arrival Of the doctor IN the
morning and his ministratious and her
final CONFUSION and the death which FOL
lowed.
John r. Pennington. father ~ Mrs. Dun
ming and Mrs. Deane. was the last vii
ness today. and he had not finished his
testimony when the court adjourned His
testimoy ~ 70 the time OF adjournment
had little bearing upon the case. referring
merely 70 family affairs