Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-11-15
WITNESSES TO 60 WEST
DELAWAREANs TO TESTIFY AGAINST
MRS. cORDELlA BoTklN.


WILL LEAVE PHILADELPHIA ON
NOVEMBER 20 FOR CALIFORNIA.
DETECTIVE BERNARD MvEY
ATTORNEY GENERAL WHITE
AND JOHN p. DRUMMING ARRIVE
IN DOVER,
Dover, Nov. l5.-The arrival here
yesterday " Attoney-Gsneral White,
State Detective McVey and John 2.
Dunning revived the interest I'm the
DunningIDeane tragedy.
1t is believed McVey will be sent
back to Frisco before the opening OF
the trial OF Mrs. Botlkin for the muir
der OF Mrs. Dunning The idea is for
McVey to take an appeal to the United
States Supreme Court so that in cass
Ct disagreement or acquittal the APP
peal may act as a supersedeas and Sc
cure Mrs Botldn to the State OF Dea-
ware
) Detective McVey arrived yesterday
: afternoon. and having telegraphcd for
/ Attorney General White to meet him
at the State House, made a report OF
5 his work. He was ready to make his
? appea, to the United States Supreme
b Court, when en- account Of the decl-
sion to try Mrs. Bolzin in California
he was called home.
( McVey will consult all the witnesses
here. especially those who saw the
p deadly effect Of The California bon.
bons.
q Arrangements have been complete,
for the witnesses to leave Philade,phi,
n November 20, and they viii reach Their
g, on Sunday EVENING In time for a nights
rest before the trial begins, on Deem
(, Der 5. Some Of the Delaware witnesses
wanted 10 reconsider their offer TO hell
p the authorities by their presence. bu
II was positively announced yesterday
+ that all would have to go.
: In speaking OF Chief OF Police Less
Of sam Francisco, who has wouns
l. around Mrs. Botkin a strong web o.
d circumstantial evidence, Mcvey de
clares he is remarkable officer. Hi
forty-seventh year has just ended IA
"a the Police Department. Lees has beer
very successful in working out muir
der mysteries.
In his statement Detective Move.
said that Mrs. Botkin's lawyers dix
=, their utmost to arouse and foster
y prejudice against the State OF Della
u ware in the minds Of the California
& officials and judiciary. For two hour
lawyer Knight stood before the gov
ernor with a newspaper story headed
IL preacher Fisher to Hang" CT was di
rectly after the Delaware Suprem
Court had so ruied), and declared L
"a the chief executive that in De,awar
o. they oven hang men for burglary. Al
y ter standing this as long as he could
y McVey interrupted the argument
20 shoutiIg
w "Why, governor, This is too much.
lhllNeLt4 Ludb ludH VI irutlJ Hl1Ntlii an
TX It was for breaking into a white wo
le mans hcme and attempting TO assault
u. her."
y Then they referred to Delaware
brutal whipping post, and to the LYNCH
NJ lngs that have occurred on the Eesl
ID ern shore.
he McVey denies that there is anythin
m pretty CT winsome about the Californ.
y prisoner. "She is well preserved, Sly.
lsh,y dressed and has a good complex
AZ ION" said he. "hut is not the type q
v woman whom men can pretty or al
w tractive"
n- Cumming spent much Of the after
he noon in consultation with his lawyer
he William T. Smithers. Asked as 10 nj
I'd plans for his Western trip, Dunnm
said. 81 cannot tell you thing.
am hsro to find it out myself, and VA
II not know anything until after SIC th
attorney general" Cumming spent th
- night at the Pennington homestead.