The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-29
MRS. B0TKlN'S DEFENSE.
Closing Arguments in the Famous
Poisoning Case.
DELAWARE's ATTORNEY GENERAL
Argues For a First Degree Verdict
and the Prisoners Counsel Makes a
Brilliant Plea For the Acqulttal OF
His Client.


A'' oi'en''
San Francisco. Dec. e9,-Yesterda,
was the most interesting day Of thu
Rotkin case since the trial of the wo
man for the murder of Mrs. Dunnine
commenced. The proceedings openet
with an argument nv Attorney Genera
White. of Delaware for the prosecu.
ton. Mr.. white addressed the iur,
quietly. and proceeded TO review tho
Testimony brought ont during the trial
IJe called attention IN the chain RI
circumstanc;al evidence against Mrs
Botkin. and said that ~ the iury he.
lieved the evidence of the witnesses 70,
the prosecution then Mrs Botkin mus,
he convicted of murder in the fret do.
rreo Mr. white dwelt unor tba awful.
ness of the crime and the unsusnected
defepseless condition of the Victims
His argument lasted all thro,pb the
morninr and during its nropresa Mrs
Rotkin 1istaned most attentivelv Az
Mr., White conc,uded che LEANED her
head on her arnos and seemed to be
greatly affected
At the afternoon session Attorrev
Gcorpe Knieht made the arpuuent for
the defense Mr. knipbt,s renut,tion
as an orator and ability 40 criminal
LAWYER attracted IN enormous crowd
to the court room. Mr., knight talked
for nearI, tbree horrs ond andoa,,oroa
to convirne tbe i,rv of tha ,yaaI,nass
of tbe nroeeoution,s csse and tho ,,o,,
Of a motiva for committing ,a,,ch a
crime bv Mrs Rct,,in Mr. Kpiebt
urrad tho inv not to ho ;,nnercad hy
tbe o,tcrv ceuse1 Inv tho rooo,t or,
ouittal of we,tsr possor tho Tonnee-
see sold;nr who n,nrdlred on inofron-
slye citizen of San Francisco and vs.
ferred to the NJovhric,. and Droyrus
cases az instances oe suffori,g of in.
noccnt reonlo hacausa of nuhi,c onin.
ic,
Mr. Knieht 1enounced Dr pisbo-
The Dover nbveicon who attended, TIA
po;soned woman and was moet hitter
in his conformation of the mctbods of
the San Eron,isco no,ica Mr. Dupri,r
the husband ~ cra cr tha ,,nrdoran
women also came in for a ehara ~ the
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