Evening journal., 1898-08-23
PLUE TO THE MURDERS
Message Sent to San Francisco
for Mrs. Botkin's Arrest.
|HE WILL BE BROUGHT TO DOVER

fih SlAIE AUTHORITIES HEAR
CUMMINGS STORY ABOUT THE
POISONING CASE AND HE TALKS
lon HIS LIFE IN SAN FRAN
CISCO.
&Dover, August 2S.-Lines are being
Try closely drawn in the Dunning-
Fane poisoning mystery, and the au-
xprities both here and in San Fran
zco confidently expect that the guilty
&rties will be brought to light in a
N days. 1t is believed now that two
5 sons, both Of whom are women, are
#lcerned in the case, and that their
8 ests are only question of a few
#irs.
Z Chief OF Police Lees, OF San Fran
& Sco, is hard at work on that end Of
line, but is hampered by the fact
t the authorities here have not sent
4 any Of the evidence in the case.
e he desires the original box which
tained the candy and the paper in
B ich 1t was inclosed, with the ad-
IS written on it. He suggests that
photograph of the articles desired
\ sht aid him in his search. He has
de no arrests as yet.
Il ttOrney-General White said last
4 ming: Il propose to send informa-
3 to San Francisco that will prob
& ly result in the arrest of one wo-
b, and maybe two women, in a very
5 PIT time 1t may be that develop
B will come within a day or so, or
Il arrests may be a question OF only
Y rs. ! am practically satisfied as to
is responsible for the murder of
]. D. Deane and Mrs. J. p. Dun
u his statement was made after the
rney- general had had two hours
with John Prescott DInning, the
3 Sand of, one of the murdered wo-
n Then Mr.. White proceeded to
telegraph office and sent a long
sage to the head of the local police
of San Francisco directing him
pprehend Mrs. Botkin. Extradition
rs are now being prepared by At
ey-General White. These papers
no doubt he sent to San Fran
as soon as possible, and Mrs.
Ein may be required to. tell all she
VS. about the poisoning case.
JUNNING GlAVE THE CLUE.
n the interview the attorney-gen-
had with Dunning yesterday there
also present Deputy Attorney
ral Cooper, who is one Of the
WIDEST lawyers in the state, and
Detectives McVey and Witsil.
high officials and detectives ar
here by noon, and after dinner
hing was clOseted with them in
No. "a at the Capitol Hotel for
two hours. After the interview
hing said: Il have given a state
to the attorney general about my
IN San Francisco, in which / told
thing 1 knew which it is consid-
will give any help in the hunt for
boisoner Of my wife and sister-in-
There Is nothing that / will give
Tor publication. / have been told
o say anything to anybody, and
had not been cautioned 1 would
peak. You, of course, will under
why l should not give out what
fficials regard as valuable in run
out this case"
4 NEW WHOM TO SUSPECT.
ore the interview the attorney
al stated that an arrest was liable
made at any moment; that ne
pnly waiting for an interview with
ing in order to have him give
light on certain matters that we're
ubt. After the interview the at
y-general stated that valuable
had been given by Dunning, and
he was perfectly satisfied. AS to
Information given to the officials
g husband Of one Of the murdered
n, the strong suspicious that had
entertained by the officials right
were not only strengthened, but
ttcrney-general and his deputy
convinced that the capture OF the
Ter was a question of very few
that the woman who sent death
of Dover's most prominent wo-
he only daughters of ex-Congress-
B. Pennington, would be called
to answer for her crime in a
of justice.
the interview, Dunning was
the fatal box of candies, the
IS on the package and the note
the box reading: with love to
Is slf and baby. Mrs. c."
understood that he gave i'm
It information in regard to the
g. The anonymous letters were
lown him, but what he could tel
them was not learned. These
are said to have given informa-
b Mrs. Dunning here about her