The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-24
Charged With Numbering Mrs. Dun
ming andMrs. Deane.
CANDY POISONING CASE
CHARGED THAT SHE SENT THE
DEADLY PACKAGE.
Was Taken Into Custody at Stock
ton, Cal.-Showed No Emotion
When Arrested, But Protested
Her Innocence-Had Been Under
Suspicion and Was Swallowed.

Stockton, Cal. Aug. 2S.-'I have been
sufficiently Inundated said Mrs. w. A.
Botkin to an Associated Press CORE
spondent tonight at 8 o'clock. as she was
about to leave her room in the Windsor
hotel, deprived of her freedom until she
has answered to the courts of Delaware
for the murder of Mrs. John p. Dunning
and Mrs. j. r. Deane. This is the be-
ginning of the end of this trying situa-
| ton. L have said all that have to say
of the case, save that | am confident in
the position in which / stand. of my in
nocence of the charge against me-
Mrs. Botkin was dressed in close
lifting tailor-made suit OF black Whlch
she had put on in place of the loose how-
ing evening gown which she wore when
the officers came to her with the warrants
charging two cases of murder ChieI
Lees in San Francisco had received notice
from the attorney general of Delaware
during the afternoon that warrants nad
been sworn out for the woman at Dover
he had been expecting something OF the
kind for some time and was prepared for
1t. Detective Gibson, who had been Work
ing on the case. went Immediately before
Police Judge JoaquimSOn and SWore out
warrants for the arrest of Mrs. Botkin
and started Immediately with them for
Stockton, arriving at SIS tonight.
Gibson enlisted the aid of Chief of Ponce
Gall and together they started over to the
Windsor hotel. For days the office and
hallwa.S Of the hotel have not been free
from the presence OF q newspaper reporter
or two and that was the case this eve
ming. They crowded toward the door of
Mrs. Botkin'S room, for the presence OF
the two officers could have but one i'm
port.
Mr. Botkin was present, as were also
the lady's nurse and the reporters. A re-
Guest that the room be cleared was par
TALLY complied with and the warrants
We're read to the lady.
Chief Gall stated that he had a war
rant for Mrs. Botlin's arrest and the
Inl
pected it and was prepared for the stroke.
Her breath came little more quickly as
she stood up at the request of the chief
to listen to the reading.
so this is the result, or one of them.
she remarked, and turning as though to
sit down.
Il have another which you must listen
now?''
If you are not too tired" said the lady,
and she returned her fixed gaze to the
face of the reader.
There was little or no sign of agitation
on the part of the prisoner when the sec
Ond warrant was finished and she asked
If 1t would not be possible for the officer
to appoint deputy and permit her to
remain al the hotel during the night.
TAKEN TO JAIL.
She was told that she could not, but
that she would have to go to jail. Some
preparation for moving was necessary
What possessions she had in the room
given ample time and assistance in the
work which was before her.
Then came the parting, and on the arm
of Chief Gall she passed out of the hall
and down stairs to the carriage which
was in waiting TO take her to Jail. Mr.
Botkin remained in the room a minute to
see that nothing was left behind, and
then followed on foot to the Jail.
Mrs. Botkin was Self-contained and had
control of herself sufficiently ~ get from
the room TO the carriage ana from the
sagrG To hn nO1N ftHsaU~
sistance. In the corridor she was given
a seat, where she waited the pleasure of
the iailer for moment.
Mr.. Botkin remained with her for a
time conversing in low tone. When
he stepped to the door of the office for a
moment. her face, which had been heav-
lily yelled from the moment she was ready
to leave her own room for the Jail, sank
upon her breast and she raised it only
when her husband stepped back TO her
chair and she started for the female de-
partment of the Jail.
Detective Gibson said that he would
return to San Francisco with his prisoner
tomorrow morning by the first train and
she would there await the arrival of De-
tective McVey of Delaware. Detective
Gibson stated that there was to be no
other woman arrested. and that there was
no other woman implicated in the crime,
as far as he had been able to learn. The
Delaware warrant is for Mrs. Botkin
alone.
EXPECTED BY LEES.
San Francisco Aug. 23.-Chief of Police
Lees. who has been in daily communica-
ton with the Delaware authorities ever
since the death of Mrs. Dunning, has been
prepared to cause Mrs. BotkIp's arres,
at any time within the past few days,
having had her Swallowed in anticipation
of a request for such a step. This af
ternoon he received telegram from
Dover. Del. requesting him TO arrest
Mrs. Botkin and an English woman
This was evidently mistake. Mrs. Boz
kin is herself of English birth and the
addition was intended to serve as d de-
scription.
After sending an officer to Stockton
with the necessary warrants, charging
Mrs. Botkin with having caused the death
of Mrs. Dunning and Mrs. Deane. Chief
Lees ordered a search made of the apart
ments which Mrs. Botkin had recently oc-
cupied in the Victoria, a lodging house
of this city. All her belongings were con-
fscated and after careful examination
any letters or papers, or any article per-
tanning to the sending of the candy. will
be retained, to be used as evidence
against her at the forthcoming trial in
the Delaware courts.