The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-23
LAWS NET FOR .
TWO WOMEN.
State Believes California
Women Are Guilty of
the Poisoning.
EVIDENCE ALMOST COMPLETE
San Francisco Police will
Act and State OeCteC-
tive McVey will
Bring the Sus.
piciOned Wo-
men Here.
AUTOPSY NOT NECESSARY.

Dover, Dol August 2?.-"I propose t.
send Information to San Francisco thai
will probably result In tho arrest of one
woman and maybe two women. In very
short time, said Attorney General White
this evening. ut may be that Develop
ments Will come within day or SO, or the
arrests may be q question Of only hours.
l am practically satisfied as to who is re.
sponsible for the murder of Mrs. J. D.
Deane and Mrs ]. p. Cunning. who were
poisoned by eating chocolates sent to the
latter from San Francisco"
This statement was lnado after the At
torney General had had a two hours talk
with John Prescott Dunnipg, the hus-
band OF one Of the murdered women
Then Mr.. White proceeded to. the tcle-
graph Office and sent long telegram,
which Is believed to have con aimed the
orders for an arrest or arrests and to have
been directed to San Francisco.
At the in erview the Attorney General
had with Dunning there were also present
Deputy Attorney General Cooper, who Is
one OF the shrewdsst lawyers in the State.
and State Detectives McVey and Witsil.
The high officials and detectives arrived
here by noon, and after dinner Dunning
was closeted with thom in room No "a ut
the Capitol Hotel for over two hours. Az
ter the interview Dunning said:
II have given statement TO the Attor-
ney-General about my lie in San Francis.
CO, in which 1 told everything knew
which it is considered will give ony help
in the hunt for tho polsoner of my wife
and slster-in-law. There Is nothing that
will give out Tor publication. I have
been told not to say any thing to anybody
and i'll had not been cautioned l would
not speak. You, Of course. will UNDER
stand why should not give cut what the
officials regard as valuable in running out
this caso."
Before the interview the Attorney Con.
ernl stated that an arrest was liable to be
made at any moment that he wus only
waiting for an in tervicw with Dunning in
order to have him give some light on GER
tain matters that wore In doubt After
the interview the Attorney General stated
that valuable help had been given by Dun
ming, and that he was perfectly satisfied.
As to the Information given to the officials
by the husband Of one of the murdered
women the strong suspicious that had
been entertained by the officials tight along
were not only strengthened, but the At
torney General and his Deputy were con.
WINGED that the capture of the prisoner was
question of very few hours that the
woman who sent death to two of Dovers
most prominent women, the only dnugh-
teri OF ex-Congressman j. B. Pennington,
would be called upon to answer for her
crime In Court OF Justice.
Besides the information sent from this
city, 1t Is believed there have been i'm
portant developments in San Francisco.
The Attorney General had a long list of
kilograms bearing on tho case all sent
from Golden Gate City.
At the interview Dunning was shown
the fatal box of candies, the address on
tho package and the motto inside tho box
reading: with love to yourself and baby,
Mrs. c."
1t is understood that he gave important
Information In regard to the writing.
The anonymous letters were also shown
him, but what he could tell about them
was not learned. These letters are said
to have given information to Mrs. Dun
ming here about her husbands doirgs
with Mrs. Ada Botklns in San Francisco.
A toh |
that Mrs. Bothins indirectly accused Mrs.
FORBADE and her daughter Dolly OF that
city, Of having sent tho anonymous letters
was shown Dunning
1t was also stated that Mrs FORBADE de-
MED any connection with the letters.
Dunning said he knew nothing about tho
matter but admitted that he was &C.
4 tainted with tho Fcrcades.
Dunning left this evening for New York
where he said he had business to attend
to. Ho stated that he expected to DO away
4 fow days.
When the detectives left this city they
Jock with them tho candy note and other
evidence, which one of the officers will
AXE with him to San Francisco. 1t is
,roposcd to have the evidence at hand
here should an arrest or arrests be made.
Should there be no developments in the
Meantime when the detective reaches the
Pacific coast tho plan Is for him TO go
light to work on the caso
Tho bodies Of Mrs. Dcane and Mrs.
Cunning will not DO exhumed. Tho At
81 ney General declared that after long
,nsideration 1t was decided that 1t
would DO Of no use to make post-mortem
that he case would DO strong ,
nc ugh In Court to secure conviction with
ut that evidence.
Men Of the legal fraternity, who differ
With the Attorney Geaeral and his ad- ,
iscrs. are numerous here. l
1t Is understood that it was decided IS ,,
Useless to make autopsies upon expert ad-
'ice that since the Introduction of en- r
,alming fluid, no evidence Of the arsenic !,
hat was in the candy could be found. {
The Executive Committee OF the Wo- r
mans Century Club, of which Mrs. Deane G
as secretary. will be called together ear.
; this week by the president, Mrs. Eliza. r
eth Watson, to take action on the for o
iors Death.
Memorial services will DO held at the /,
resbyterian Church. to which both wo- v
on belonged after Rev. j. b. Turner the
lstor, returns from his vacation next
onth Mrs. Deane was secretary and O.
easurcr and q teacher in the Sunday 81
hool, which yesterday adopted resolu- o.
ons expressing sorrow at her death and "
'aisng her many good works and vir.
les.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pennington, who arc over
years old, the former being "A, have II
zen much affected over the death Of their 4
.ughters and the subsequent events In "
,e poisoning case. y
Mr.. Pennington who was halo and hearty -
few months ago, shows the effects Of the W
rain the present troubles have brought 90
hin,