The San Francisco call., 1898-12-13

not agree that it came from San Fran. cisco" MT. Hosmer showed the jury where the stamp was marked across the face of the stamps Miss Deane identified the note shown her. but could not identify the handkerchief, which she said, how eyer. looked like the one shown her by the prosecuting officer.
 She took some of the hard candy and then made. call. accompanied by her up and remained in bed all day. The at tentlon of the doctors was given entirely to Mrs. Deane and Mrs. Dunning-they did not prescribe for her at all. She did not recover until Saturday. In the mean time both her mother and her aunt suc- eumbed to the poison MT Knight took the information as to a. possible quarrel between her grandfather and Rosy, the prosecution took exception to this and the objection was sustained.
 She explained that she felt i'll when she got up in the morning. She was languid had no burning pain in the stomach, in fact no decided symptoms or pains, only tribute your illness?" asked MT. Knight. Objection was made to the question, but not sustained, and the witness replied that she had not thought about it. She took no medicine. Her mother had told Dr. Bishop that she the mother) had eaten heartily of corn fritters. She did not know If he had asked whether they were made from canned corn; neither did she know of her own knowledge whether 1t was canned. Drs. Bishop and Davis had consulted oyer the cases in the house: to arsenic until after her relatives had died.
 The usual hour for adjournment for luncheon had by this time arrived, and Judge Cook asked the jurors If they would be willing to extend their sessions a half hour both morning and afternoon. One juror opposed the extension of the afternoon session, but it was finally agreed to continue a half hour longer each morning.
 Miss Josephine Bateman was called. She testified that she was passing the Pen nington house and was called in and of fered some of the candy which had just arrived. Mrs. Dunning showed her the box, which she said she thought came from some friend in San Francisco. The witness identified the wrapper and the box shown her. She took but one piece of candy and picked out a similar piece from the box. It was piece of cream choco- late with pecan nut on it. After placing 1t in her mouth she found three hard Jumps in it; took them from her mouth and threw them on the street She also found foreign substance on her gum, and removed it. The next day the gum was ulcerated, as were also her lips. She felt i'll that day and also the next day. After throwing away the Jumps she ate the candy.
 In her examination she adroitly lodged a question which would have disclosed her age. In doing so she said she was born in Dover. Attorney Knight got at the matter of age delicately by asking how long she had been in Dover, and the witness answered, Since 1S57.' In answer to Mr. Knight, she told of being called into the Pennington house. There was a discussion as to the writing on the pack age, but Mrs. Dunning was not suspicious as to the contents of the box. Witness testified that she was surprised that a friend would send note written on such a piece of paper She thought either card would be used or else whole sheet. Witness, who is a teacher. is familiar with chemistry, and has seen arsenic since She had learned what powdered and what crystallized arsenic is. She said she spat it out because it was of a gritty nature and about the size of a pea She thought 1t was some imperfection in the candy. It looked like rock salt. It was firm and solid and would not dissolve. The witness was excused and recess de- clared