The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-06
MRS. B0TKIN
ADMITS
That She Bought the Ar
senic From Drug
gist Gray.

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be necessary for Drug Clerk Frank Gray
to take look at Mrs. Botkin. She ha.
acknowledged buying the arsenic At The
Owl druG store.
Whom Gray was clerk in tho Baldwin
pharmacy she had frequently made pur-
chases Of him. and her face, voice and
manner had become familiar to him, and
therefore his Identification Of her, had be
visited tho prison, would have been certain
aud she forstalled him being first 10 make
a statement.
| ADMITS MATTERS LOOK.
When Mrs. Botkin read the published
account abou. Gray and Chief Of Police
Lees interview with him. she became
nervous, but not hysterical She admitted
that ON the face Of 1t matters looked dark
for her, and she endeavored to explain to
her sister, Miss Brown, and to this police
matron that her purchase had no bearing
on the case for this reason, she argued:
! =, MURDER IN ONES HEART.
according to oil accounts. The poisoned
purchase Of arsenic by me was made sixty.
five days before that date. 1t was toe long
time to carry murder In ones heart. Too
long for belief.
Had intended to poison Mrs. Dun
ming, surely would have sent 1t on at
once bought the arsenic Of Mr.. Gray
to bleach straw hat. and have two wit
nesses who saw me use the very same arse.
nit. I can produce thase witnesses when
ever they are required"
DELAWARE PAPERS HAVE ARRIVED.
The revised requisitlon papers arrived
from Delaware today. With them were
affidavts from The persons who witnessed
the candy eating on the porch Of the Dun
ming home in Delaware. All Of these pa
pers arc framed under the direction of
Chief Of Police Lees, and he be.
leves that they will meet every technical
objection, that can be raised against them
These papers are now In the hands OF the
District Attorney, who will lay them be-
fore the Governor.
Chief Lees went to Sacramento tonight
TO Wilt Governor Budd regarding the ex-
tradition proceedings.
Mrs. Botkin will appear in Judge Cooks
Court tomorrow morning, but her case
will be continued. On Wednesday she
will be taken to Police Judge Joachimson's
Court md her trial for sending poison
through the mails will be commenced.
Subsequent proceeding will depend upon
the action to be taken by Governor Budd
upon the extradi'ien papers issued by
Governor Tunnel. of Delaware.
THE PURCHASE OF THE POISON.
On the poison register Of the Owl drug
store, 1l2O Market street. appears nh entry
showing thnt Mrs. Botkin bought two
ounces Of arsenic at2 p. N.
Her address is given rs California and
Hyde streets. Snn Francisco. On June /,
she lived at the Victoria Hotel. on the
northwest corner, Of California and Hyde
streets.
William Kearney and c. Fl. Downs,
clerks in the Owl drug store, began a
search Of the record OF sales, and we'll on
toward evening they came across this on.
try.
"Juno !, 1s9s-Mrs. Botkin, California
and Hyde, arsenic, 3 OF. Bleaching. Sig
Gray"
There Is no doubt as to the character of
the poison which was placed in tho cboco-
ate alleged to have been sent by Mrs Bet
kin to Dover. Del. and the eating Of which
killed Mrs. Dunning and Mrs. Deanc. Dis
patches stated that arsenic in crystalzed
'orm was found In the candy. II this be |
true, the prosecution can make little use
If the purchase Of the poison by Mrs, Bot.
iin. Chemists say that arsenic cnce pow
lered cannot be crystallized or even caked
without the application of intense heat.
It is unlikely that Mrs. Botkn know of
his, and even il it were so, appliances for
,rystallizing arsenic wore not easily OBJ
aimed by her.
The police contend that tho arsenic used
vas not crystallized, but powdered. 1t is
aid that the chocolates brought to this
'ity by Detective McVey contained pow
ltTtl III oUluNlolO NuhutiIlcS W
,ill dozen men.
'It was powered arsenic" said notcct.
&c Gibson, emphntically.
A point made by the prosecution against
Mrs. Botkln is her alleged prevarication.
When questioned by Miss Iivernash Mt
Iealdsburg some time ngo she donled
that she had evor bought ar.
enic or any other poison.
The polco are now gathering evidence
oEcerning Mrs. Botkin's hats with n view
0 disrroving the story rs to tho reason for
urchasing arsenic. Mrs Price, of the Vic.
oria Hotel where Mrs. Botkin roomed in
unc, says Mrs Botkin's hats were few In
umber but not gaudy. In fact, sho says
he remenbc bcrs Mrs Botkin having only
ne hat, a black straw affair. which could
OF be bieachcd.
A Assistant District Attorney Hosmer has
kamiDed tho extradition papers, which
rived yesterday, and pronounced them
in ovcry respect. Mrs. Botkin
ii! appear in Judge Cooks court to NOR
wv morning, but her case will be COM
nued. On "Wednesday she will be taken
Ito Police Judge .Joachmsen' 8 court and
Or heo ring on charge of sending poison.
Is matter through the mails, will begin,
ubsequcnt proceedings will depend upon
,tion taken by Governor Budd on the OK.
addition papers issued by Governor Tun.
,ll, of Delaware.
Dover. Del, Sept. 5-The statement pub
she'd this morning to the eff ct that an.
her woman has sought to connect her
II with the Dover poisoning case, claim.
g to have known and written letters to
unning, was most emphatically denied
Is morning by Dunning, as hc stood at
Q station here, preparing to leave for
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