The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-27
Will Not Be Extradited
Without a Struggle.
AFFIDAYLTS SENT AWAY.
Convincing Evidence From
. Dover Required by the
California Author
tiles Before
CHANGE OF VENUE IS MADE.

San Francisco, CAL, August 26.-M
Boikin whose first name, Cordelia, has
last been learned, does not propose to
extradited to Dover, charged wi tn Il
murder OF Mrs. J. P. Dunning and Mrs !
d. Deane. without making strong fight
George A. Knight, the attorney of th
woman who is allegel to have sent the b:
Of ch0eolatas filled with arsenic to Mri
Dunning, will attempt to havo his ellen
released ona writ Of haboas corpus H
will await the arrival of axtra tition papo
and will then dispute every step
WANT AFFIDAvITs FROM DOVER
The police propose to be fortified again
any step taken by Mrs. Botkins lawyer
and to-day Chief of Police Lees telegraphe
to Attorney General White, Of Delaware
as follows:
"Send separate affidavits from all patti
knowing any facts tending to show VIII
committed the crime to wit: From pos
office authorities. date of receipt Of box
by whom delivered to victim who partool
| Of the candy; date of deaths, with cause
name Of victims; attending physicians OIL
deceased; that candy contained poison;
affidavits from chemists analyzing candy
date of analysis with result; parties pres
ent at eating Of candy; all these with suct
other affidavits obiainabio containing
such proof of guilt as would be sufficient
to hold the defendant to answer before
Magistrate for final trial; and must bt
attached to and made part Of the roqnlsl-
ton papers, Properly exemplifled by Mag
istrate and County Clerk aud authepti-
Gated according to law.
Our District Attorney. with above facts
will undoubtedly bo able to hold and ex-
tradte. If requisitcn mailed does not
contain sufficient facts as above prepare
others and forward as soon as possible di-
rect to me. She will resist rcqusition
has two ablo attorneys. True name on ur.
rest of defendant given to mo is Cordcla
Botkin. Have requisition payers strictly
legal, as they will bo strictly construed"
REFUSES TO PERMIT IDENTIFICATION.
The Chief Of Police refuses to permit Of
tho Identification of Mrs. Botkin by OF her
Of the clerks in the Stockton candy storo
where the chocolates are said to have boon
purchased. No more will be made by other
of the police or the prisoner until the ar
rival of Detective McVoy from Delaware.
According to to tho railroad timetable,
McVey should reach this city Sunday.
WEALTHY RELATIVES TO AID HER.
George A. Knight, Mrs. Botkin's law
yer. Is a celebrated criminal lawyer in
California. Mrs. Botkin has veal by rel
atives in Northern California. some of
whom will come to her aid. Mrs Botkin
told Chief Lees that, while she is given
to excesses, sho would not murder to
crafty any dosirc. no matter how great.
This morning sho chatted most of tho
time with the mntron. She inquired abou t
tho routine Of the prison. ''It is awful to
he here" she said, but Pm getting used
to it. Tho papers are to blame for the
whole thing"
MRS. BOTKIN's HUSBAND ATTENTIVE.
Mrs. Botkin has b,cn given bod in the
quarters instead of being put in
n cell in the city prison.
81 am glad that they have spared me the
humiliation nfn coll and those horrible
iron lars" she sai.l. "Tha matron's room
is rather plea san ~ pleasant as any room
can be in thi dotcstnb.e institution" She
passed a rcstfu night. Her husband calls
1t the prison in the mornings and kisses
his vie nffectiona'ely. lie then goes out
md gets breakfast for her at a restaurant
II the neighbour Tho prisoners mr.
'ousncss soeir to have departed, although
1t intervals sho exhibits traces of it. Mr.
80 kin brought his wife q large bunch Of
weot peas today.
I'D rather stay here twenty years than
ak to reporter" she said many times
L shan't SEQ anybody. Don't let them
ome in
Chief Lees asked Chief Munro, of thc :, ,
apt a lo tor supposed to be from John p
husband of ono OF he murdered :
,omen, to Mrs. Botkin. Chief Munro res i
lied that he could not intercept the letter y
,ithout the presence of Mrs Botkin and =,
dviscd the Chief to watch for it Mt the y
ty Prison, when he might open il in her Y
resence.
ALLEGED PRIsoNEB WAS on THE STAGE. :,
Charles Locke, former theatrical man "
ger, well known in New York, married +
ne Of Mrs, Botkin's sisters, There are Ii
We sisters. Ono is in m insane asylum.
[rs Botkin was on tho stage the same D
me as Lockn's wife. W
Kansas City, Mo-, August s6-Mrs. Bot.
in, under arrest in San Francisco, lived ig
Kansas City twelve or fifteen years ago. Il
he family was prominent in social and OF
nancial circles for n number Of years. Mr. tc
otkin came here from Jordan, Mo-, where q,
, had inherited small fortune. He be- :,
inc connected with the Missouri Bank, n
I'd remained with that tinstiution sever. h,
years Later he engaged in the grain pe
lslness.
Douer, Del August 2G,-Tho announce in
ent that Mrs. Botkin will make . fight fl,
.ninst extrndition did not surprise At. th
rney General White, who has received II,
lmerous kilograms from the San Farn- te
SEQ authorities since the cXtradton pa po
rs were dispatched We,t yesterday, lIe
,ted today thac he had hoped all chances
r legal battle in Sau Francisco had :
: sed, and that Information he received Va.
,terday convinced him that such was ~, ~
0 case. -,
But if the aflilavits enumerated by the
lef of police Of san Francisco must be l..
pared in order 10 secure Mrs. Bo.kin's =,
case why am prepared to 60 to work. ~,
ch move means delay for us-nothlng -,
o. Wo will send them Immediately" ~, M
DErUTY COOPER TO 90 WEST. -.
Deputy Attorney General Cooper was
re- to-day attending to the nllidavits
nted in san Francisco. It. is believed ro
left here for New York City to secure -
n. Carvalho, the handwriting expert, ht
1 to start with hm for California. As
tant Prosecutor Cooper is understoods.o 1o
ve instructions to 60 to San Francisco an
ouce, taking with him an expert on gre
and the nliidavts. "i
The. affidavit Of I. ]. Stevenson, the ihu