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Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-02

There are two great walls in China
one is 10 feet thick and 80 feet higl
and surrounds Pekin. 1t is 16 miles
IN circumference. The othcr-the
Great Wall of Chna-is nearly 1900
miles long, and was built 2,115 years
ago-217 years E. c.
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PLENTY OF SURPRISES.

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juries know, and the real truth as To
NOW justice Is ddnihlStered ana causes
d"teYailiied " can only be learned n the
'"' - o"liI' ''ile Sitizeh VINO recently
= veg a " Juror III tne CRIMINAL court
''id'ed some "l ms experiences. which
are samples OIL thoSc OF nearly all who
HNi We t"H COMMONWEALTH III ms ca
pacltE' tie sad:
Il thought the jury system was a
great thing and that when T. men
agreed upon verdict it must he about
the right thing. But nv views haNn
been modified, Since my service have
been wondering how right verdict is
ever reached.
'One of the first cases in which wa.
called 10 sar,., ,n tb. inv. ,,..,. ,,,
a man charged win tho 1.r,.,,,.
some brass from . min vit,,...,..
titled TO seeing the defendant !, +to
place at the time of tbo r,tl,,r,
he was arrested thnra > Ht,Ia u.hii,
later. The only loophola fnr ,ho nnan
WAS that one uitnoss soid .,o ~,
had sann was uaa,.i,,, , hoe ,,,,,,....,
the prisoner wore a am
CEitl AIN \ CLEAR CASE.
When the jury went out one of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-06-02
CALLED HIM a sCoUNDREL

II told him he was scoundrel and
ought to be ashamed Of himself for
sending me to court in an old coat like
this He is scoundrci. but | Wouldn
prosecute him. | wouldn't send him to
prison for taking my coat
The old man was obstinate. and sew
cra others joined him VINO thought thu
prosecutor should have accepted tbs
coat when il was proffercd. After two
hours work we compromised the three
cases by acquitting the defendant oi
stealing the coat and money and CON
victcd him Of stealing the shirts. The
judge looked puzzled over the verdict,
and then sentenced the prisoner TO the
workhouse FOR six months. about tho
same sentence that would have been
imposed had the man been convicted
on all three indictments.
"a pompous young lawyer was re-
sppnsihle for one conviction. He was
counsel for the defendant. The prose
cutiun had made no case. and when
the testimony was concluded every
juror had made up his mind to YER
dict of acuuittal The attorney for the
prosecution wanted 70 submit the casc
without an argument. The other law
yer. however. wanted to make a speech.
ana insisted on addressing the jury.
Then we we're all mad, because it
was near the adjourning time, and we
wanted to get away.
But that pompous young ldWyc!
kept US there for three quarters of an
hour He s"elIcd out his chest and
walked up and down in front of the
jury box ana beloved at Us until our
ears ached. telling US our duties as
Jurors He made admissions that had
not been in the testimony, and when
We retired there was unanimous
vote for conviction. Then We recon
sidercd the matter ana thought we
ought not u convict a man because he
had bad lawyer. We, however, inn
posed the costs on the defendant as a
mild rrprimand for not engaging an
attorney With better judgment.
My most disaGreeabie experience
was having to stay out all night. There
was a misdemcanor case and we re-
tired to the jury room about , o'clocl,
in the afternoon. ON the first ball Il
we stood II for conviction to one for
acquittal. The one man was colorcd
He proceeded to straighten himself ~
in his chair and look important, and
said We would condcsccnd to hear any
argument we cared tn make.
We argued for an hour. and then
got mad Several jurors sWorc at him
others tried to coax him and a couple
quit talking in disgust. Eut he was
obstinate. The hours passed and We
could DO nothing With him.
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James & HoImstrom and oihe,
High Grade Pianos.

The unique Aeolian and the Aerol
(self playing piano)
a full line Of music. small instruments
and musical merchandise.
If unable to call on US, write to US for
any information desired and your letter
will receivd prompt attention. Catalogues
mailed free. lowest prices, most liberal
terms.
5l1 CONGRESS ST, PORTLAND, Me
r. c. McGOULDRIC,
Manager.
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be made to hold the defendant for trial in
this State. The complaint is drawn un-
der the provision of section q of the
Penal Code
An attempt was also made yesterday to
correct the errors made when Mrs. Bot
kin was arrested. The statute providing
for the extradition of persons accused OF
crime says that the magistrate who is
sues the order for arrest shall specify in
the document a reasonable time which the
defendant may be held pending the ar
rival of the requisition from the State
asking for the surrender of the fugitive
from justice. Judge Joachimsen's war
rant did not contain this specification, but
on the contrary was an ordinary warrant
directing that "said Cordeia Botkin be
produced in his court forthwith Mrs.
Botkin has not appeared in Judge Joach-
imsen's court, although the police contend
that she is in the jurisdiction of the Police
Court If the attorneys for Mrs. Bot
kin so desired they could demand and Sc
cure the immediate release of the pris-
oner because the proceedings so far have
been decidedly irregular.
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FORMALLY CHARGED
WITH THE CRIME
Mrs. Botkin Booked on the Prison
Register on Two Counts for
Murder

At 10 o'clock yesterday morning two
formal charges of murder were entered
in the big book at the Central police sta
ton against the name of Mrs. Cordelia
Botkin. The prisoner was not present at
the desk when Sergeant Martin wrote this
first formal charge against her.
Nor was she present before Police Judge
Joachimsen when the hearing of the case
against her was called, and the great
crowd of morbid idlers that had gathered
to see the Botkin woman on l-er first
public appearance since her arrest dis
appofntediys drifted from the chambers.
When the habeas corpus proceedings
were called at 10 o'clock by Judge Carroll
Cook, Attorney George A Knight asked
for a continuance of the case until Sep
tember g. AS the basis for his request
Mr.. knight alleged courtesy and an anx-
iety that the prosecution should have
ample time in which to perfect its fight
for extradition. Chief Lees acquiesced in
the request of the defense and Judge Cook
granted the continuance. Later Judge
Joachimsen continued the preliminary
hearing to the morning of Wednesday,
September 7, upon the further request Of
Mr.. Knight.
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with Acting District Attorney Hosmer
and Postal Inspector Irwin. The legal
phases Of the case were again reviewed
and Inspector Irwin was asked TO assist
in every way in determining beyond
question the exact time when the box
of candy was mailed.
AS expected. Mrs. Botkin did not ap-
pear yesterday either in the Police
Court or in the Superior Court The
habeas corpus proceedings before
Judge Cook were postponed un-
til next Tuesday morning to
give time for the arrival of the papers
demanding extradition. For the same
reason the trial before Judge Joachim
sen was continued until Wednesday
morning. For a week at least the legal
battle will be suspended, but in another
field Mrs. Botkin will be fighting for
her life. Her whole career is under
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box of candy that dealers sell for fifty
cents.
All ,ef this is vital testimony in the
case either for or against Mrs. Botkin.
rhc attorneys for the defer Sc can prove
beyond dispute that at o'clock OF the
afternoon of August 4 the accused
woman took the boat from this city on
her way to st. Helena. The woman
who acted so strangely therefore at the
ferry cot not have been Mrs. Botkin.
In consequence of this Fennessee's tes-
timony may be of the greatest value to
the accused woman not only in estab-
fishing an alibi, but in throwing a mys-
terious element into the case.
Before Detective McVey arrived yes
terday Chief Lees was in consultation
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Detective McVey brought also the
bundle of anonymous threatening let
ters that Mrs. Dunning had received.
These were carefully examined and
will be used for purposes of compari-
son. In all the evidence brought across
the continent by the detective there is
not a single letter signed by Mrs. Bot
kin or known to have been written by
her. With the examination Of the anon
ymous letters the Eastern detective ex-
hausted his contribution to the case.
Chief Lees lost no time in having
made a Photographic copy of every
scrap of evidence that he had received.
This task engaged the attention of the
Chief, the Eastern detective and an ex-
pert the entire afternoon. Specimens of
Mrs Botkins known handwriting were
also photographed and will be COM
pared with the handwriting received
yesterday from Dover. AS soon as pos
sible Photographic enlargements of all
the specimens will be made and then
the actual work of investigation will
begin notwithstanding the fact that
Mrs Botkin has been charged with
murder the vital evidence against her,
If any exists, must yet be obtained.
One of the witnesses who believed
that he possessed information of the
greatest moment has become of great
er value to the defense than he is to
the prosecution. This witness who has
carried CONSERVATION to Chief of Police
Lees is J. E. Tennessee, who insists
that at quarter to s o'clock on the af-
ternoon of August he saw a woman
deposit a box in the mail at the ferry
postal station. Tennessee is positive
that he observed the incident. He is
quite as sure of the day and the hour.
He noticed what he believed to be the
woman's uneasiness and he is con-
vinced that the box resembled that of a
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closely scrutfnized. 1t is an ordinary
bonbon box, pale pink in color witfethe
gilded letters, in script. 'Bonbons"
across the glazed top. At each end is
bow of pink silk baby ribbon. The box,
telescope in make, Is seven and one
half inches In length, three and three
quarters inches in width and one and
en-eighths inches in depth. 1t is
the stock box of the confectioner, and
every candy seller in the country uses
1t as a model. 1t offers but faint sug-
gestion as a clew. The wrapper in
which it was enclosed is buff colored
and not blue, as the candy dealer Of
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candy shows plainly the devilish work
Of the assassin. A casual observer
might say that the surface of the
chocolate creams had been broken in
the long journey across the continent
in the mail. A closer examination
shows that the candies had been
drawn out to receive the poison Within
and had then, by a slight pressure,
been contracted to their original size.
In the operation the outer surface had
been broken The box is still almost
full of candy. showing that the unfor-
tunate victims of the assassin had par
taken but sparingly of the deadly
sWeetmeats.
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these dcums do tknow
the G.
before
Ihaveo old of Lees et Of my
hat 1 t1aso t
swhihh should innocent and
of
ewthMr Dig h wa n ntblea ha aisalL
Myo yfon nof him and o ndh of
he hingshe S sepoted % MI rue
mincpab Of omttn an ahs with Dunning
eeoyM
chief ann stand
(which shows in
What cI b convict
O
shmohve ldI dmet tha
OF hd him
him fiend
ide him in humble
this, tbcauI know ha
anst i emotions
shall OF nfdent
wil prmitan nnncenw tsufe al n
hav about o crcumsa
which iId l
a a me y t ba up me meet
nanfny shn nhaven n il heart thai innocn
hatth htuh lint end videa
sepubhh You Civ lt t Peaeg
world in nrply
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M7nzMa l5nz11

Stockton suspected it might be. Writ
ten in duplicate on the wrapper is the
address, Mrs. John P. Dunning, Do
yer, Deleware," the name of the State
being misspelled. There are five can
ceied stamps, four 5-cent stamps and
one 2-cent stamp. Across the latter is
plainly seen the postmark of San
Francisco.
When the box was opened the allur-
ing note of death was seen. With
love to yourself and baby. Mrs. c."
it read. 1t may be the scrap of evil
1ence by which the poisoner will be
brought to the scaffold. The poisoned
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police scrutiny. Her every movement
In association with Dunning is under
investigation, and the events of the
first days of this month are being
studied With the grim purpose to deter
mine whether the end shall be life or
death for the accused woman.
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MAY BE TRIED
IN THIS STATE
Mrs. Botkin's Attorneys Are Conf
dent That the Prisoner VIII
Not BE Extradited

Anticipating the defeat of the attempt
to extradite Mrs. Botkin, Chief Lees has
already had a complaint prepared charg-
ing her with murder and an effort will
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ulI1Ou Idlk1QR COulO 90 me
no good, and that any
thing I might say would
undoubtedly be distorted
and misrepresented and
perhaps used to my disad-
vantage by the sensational
reporters. Since I have
obtained legal counsel I
have been told that this
advice was good. There
fore it has been through
no desire to keep from the
public information of my
defense in this matter that
I have remained silent un-
der the most trying cir
cumstances, but because
in the humiliation and
terror of being arrested on
suspicion of having COM
mitted an awful crime, 7
felt that it was not safe
for me to speak.
Now, however, my
friends, 30 whom, = havs
given a history of my life
for years past, advise me
that I ought to at least
publicly assert my inno-
cence. To those who know
me and know that I am
incapable OF committing
any such crime as has
been laid at my door, I
need say nothing. They
will not believe a. word
against me. To strangers,
who may think the news
paper reporters have made
out a case against me, 7
only ask what should be
granted to every accused
persona suspension of
opinion until I can be
heard in court.
I am a woman and al
most defense1ess. I am
prostrated with grief and
humiliation. I am filed
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Mrs. Cordelia BOtkin Declares She Had Moth
ing to Do With the Poisoning Of Mrs.
Dunning and Mrs. Deane.
Asks What Should Be Granted to Every Accused Per-
son, a Suspension of Opinion Until She
Can Be Heard in Court.

Edtor
s1nehod of requstn % pbis n
time ham enc by o husan who d
when awful
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WILL FIGHT FOR MRS. BOTKIN. 9
The Delaware Authorities Will Make Hard
Struggle to Take the Accused Prisoner
East for Trial

Aug 30"
anted andMr v
a
the has she been in the State she
to convince
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CO q,
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Hepburn Receives Nominal
ton For Congress.
STHNDR0D FOR SUPREME JUDGE
A Clean Lot of Candidates that are Bound TO Win
st. Lofts Platform Endorssd-Senator
Shoup complimsn
Chairman Morrison
Re- Elected.

The Republican State Conven-
ton met at Boise City, Wednes-
day, the 18TH instant, and after
two days of careful and earnest
elaboration have placed before
the people of Idaho a ticket that
does the party honor and credit.
Each and every candidate is well
known to the voters of idaho and
commands the respect and esteem
of the entire state.
The proceedings of the con-
vention are too long to permit of
a complete reviewal, but it is safe
to say more magnificent gather
ing of representative delegates
never met in Boise before. There
was no fighting, no swapping, no
wire pulling, or any such methods
as is so common at most political
conventions. Everything passed
off peacefully and harmoniously.
Defeated aspirants took their de-
feat good naturedly and were
among the first to congratulate
their victorious opponents.
The personnel of the entire
ticket is all that could be desired
and are recognized among the
leading citizens of the state:
Following is the ticket:
For Congress-W. B. Hey
burn.
For Supreme Judged. w.
Standrod.
For Governor--A. B. Moss.
For Lieutenant Governor-J.
F, Hunt.
For Secretary of State.-Robert
5. Bragaw.
For AUDITOR. H. Van Camp
=, For Treasurer-George w.
Fletcher.
- For Attorney-G Frank
7. Wyman.
For Superintendent of Public
lnStruction-Miss Lucy F. Deane
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Dan KeIleher Passes away.

Dan Kelleher, who has been in Della
mar the past three months and under
the doctors care most of that time,
passed away Friday night, July 29th,
about a. m. at the hospital.
lie worked in the DE La Mar mill
for several months a year ago and
afterward worked in DeLamar, Idaho,
where he has brother, NJ. D. Kelleher
and sister. His home was at Cald-
we'll, Idaho where he has a sister.
Dan was young man barely 20 years
of age, steady, industrious young
man, well liked by all with whom he
came in contact. He was a member of
Lincoln Miners Union, No. 70, w. T. of
NJ, in good standing and was cared for
and buried by the Union.
On Is minutes notice about go Mem
bers of the Union and a number of
friends of the deceased gathered to.
gether and followed the remains of the
brother to the Catholic cemetery, Sat
urday evening, Father Kennedy con.
Quoting the seryides.-De La Mar,
Nevada, Lode,
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guaranteed to us by the general
government upon our admission
into statehood.
We condemn the general in
efficiency and Encouragement of
the state government in all its
departments and its malicious
interference with the state insti-
tutions in the interests of political
factions and favoritism.
The people of the state are
dissatisfied with the chaotic con-
ditions of our laws and are un-
willing to trust the solution Of
this difficulty to the parties con-
trolling the last legislature.
We demand the enactment Of
valid laws to reduce excessive
fees and salaries of county officers.
We extend to the women vot-
ers of Idaho our congratulations
on the right of suffrage which
they have. acquired and for which
the Republican party was the first
to declare.
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veto the bill in reference. This is an
historical fact that Dubois would
rather the people forget than he would
to have their memory refreshed con-
corning it.
Now few remarks about that other
reservation advocate and self.sacrific-
ing silver champion. Senator Pettierew
he of dauntless scheming courage
and tireless manipulating energy. The
South Dakota defender of the rights
of the common people" and would be
destroyer of unholy combines and
blood sucking trusts, is certainly an
artist in that particular role-a yeri-
table Brutus trying to dethrone Nc
Kinley and obliterate the Republican
party-the party which gave him the
senatorial toga he now wears and. no
doubt, the greater part of wealth he
possesses. When lad, the writer re.
sided in Dakota not far from the home
of the Pettigrews, Owe believe there
was two brothers) and at that time the
Pettigrews were anything but oppulent
buG they were shrewd politicians and
office seekers, and later become very
finished land boomers and TOWNSHIP
spectators. 1t is evident that the now
U. s. Senator Pettlgrew amassed
wealth rapidly, for it is said that he
now tips the financial scales at "over a
million dollars" He is president of the
Co operative Savings and Loan Asso-
citation, of Souix Falls, S. d., corpor-
alton capitalized for 100000, with
subscribed capital of $500, 600. He is
at the head of a great financial institu-
ton and is, therefore, according to the
argument be submitted last Saturday
evening, a member Of the money trust.
We are told that he is part owner of
the famous Homestake gold mine of
Observation-Disclosures indictment, If we
are to believe his expressed theory re-
garding currency reforms. A great
man do we find this Pettigrew to be-
a pleader for the common people, who
hOnestly(Y) made a million or two lab
oring to better the condition of the
tillers of the soil and the toilers in the
great metal mines of America. From
a poor man to land boomer, from a
real estate shark to millionaire, from
a CrOesus to the U. S. senate! To re-
view Pettigrew's rapid rise in the
world is certainly staggering diver
sion for one whose profession demands
more tales of woe than pictures Of hap
piness.
Rather paradoxical, is it not, for this
South Dakota booster of Dubois to
elicit such an interest in the welfare Of
any cause.
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The Best Remedy Fer Flux.

Mr.. John Matthias, a well known
stock dealer of Pulaski, KY, says:
"After suffering for over a week with
flux, and my physician having failed to
relieve me, was advised to try Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, and have the pleasure of stat
ing that the half Of one bottle cured
me-" For sale by all druggists.
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as treasurer.

About one month ago my child which
is fifteen months old, had an attack of
diarrhoea accompanied by vomiting.
gave it such remedies as are usually
given in such cases, but as nothing
gave relief, we sent for a physician and
it was under his care for a week. At
this time the child had been sick for
about ten days and was having about
twenty-five operations of the bowels
every twelve hours, and we were con-
WINGED that unless it soon obtained re-
lief it would not live. Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
was recommended, and l decided to
try it. l soon noticed change for the
better; by its continued use complete
cure was brought about and it is now
perfectly healthy.-C. L. BoGGs,
Stumptown, Gilmer Co., w. Va. For
sale by all druggists,
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land OfIice, Boise CIty Idaho !

Aug. 4th 1893.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
IN nam ed settler has filed notice Of his intention
to make final proof in support Of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Register
and Receiver at Boise city Idaho on September
27S7 for the neA sek Sec. G, sIE nwA nwK swk
Sec. 8 Twp. AN r. lwB. M.
He names the following witnesses to prove mis-
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land viz Francis H. Mcdonald, Harvey
Pollard, Samuel COuZens and Joseph COuZens,
all of Star, Ada county, Idaho. JAMES KING
Aug, 60 Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Boise City, Idaho.
July -, 1898.

Land ONCE at Boise City, Idaho |
July ID, 1898.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice Of his inten-
tiOn to make final proof in support Of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before Clerk OF
the Probate Court OF Canyon County, at Caldwell,
Idaho on Tuesday, August %, 1898, viz John
i. Bardsley, Of Caldwell, Idaho, Homestead
3, N. II. w, Boise Meridian, Idaho.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of,
said land, viz:
Daniel y. Colt, Nampa, Idaho, Harvey W.
Sutton, Middleton, Idaho, Horace b. Aven,
Caldwell, Idaho, George w. Cristeser, Caldwell,
Idaho.
July 1853 JAMES KING, Register
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sHoUP THANKED.

The committee reported and
convention adopted the subjoined
additional resolution:
Resolved, That to Hon. Geo.
L. Shoup we extend our
hearty congratulations and ac-
knowledge our obligations for
his discharge of the arduous du-
ties imposed upon him as the
only Republican member of the
congressional delegation from this
state.