The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-27

VI Cauuy WDlCu WIS opened AZ uUSk OIL
RI inally, was disarranged when he first sa
it. and one-third gone. He carried it I
Newark, Del. for analysis by State Che
mist Wolfe, who has also been urged I
, siloDce, Dr. Bishop declares mat the poi
soning crystals could have been apple
while cooking the candies, as arsenic ii
that form maintains soldi'y until boile'
!, at Il great heat for hours. That he contend
- was why it was impossible to tell the wo
men had been poisoned until too lato
save them, 1t is believed that the poisunel
knew that the deadly work would not b
known until too late for hope.
TO PREPARE FOR INSANITY CLAIMS.
1t has been stated that part of the evi
dence first secured by the prosecution
should Mrs Botkin be brought here. viii
be mental examination by Drs. William
H. Hancker, of Farnhurst. and u. D.
Richardson, OF Norrlstown. Pa, export:
on insanity in the hopo Of defeating at
tempts of tho defense to prove insanity.
Since tho arrest of Mrs. B1Lkin the
townspeople have been thinking over tho
enorlnity of the crime she Is accused OF
and the much horrible tragedy that might
havy been committed. The box OF choco-
lates, in some of which there lay hidden
large qus ntities Of arsenic-enough alto.
gether to kill over score Of persons, ac-
cording to analysis of Stae Chemist
Wolfe-was addressed to Mrs. Dunning,
and, az the note with love for yourself
and child" indicated. was intended for
her and her six.year. old daughter. Mary
Elizabeth.
While tho prisoners in!ention was not
carried out entirely, Mrs. Dunning and
he- sister met horrible deaths a. result OF
eating the candy. But six Others ate OF
the chocolates and were male sick and 1t
is considered miraculous that at least two
of them were not killed.
There were even two others who were In
danger, as they were asked to cat OF tho
candy and refused. That makes ten alto
gether who might have been sent to their
deaths by tho flcnd wh" sen. the poisoned
chocolates. When Mrs. Dunning was
handed the package of candy
by her nephew, little Harry Pennington
she sat in the midst of relatives and
friends.
She opened up the box of chocolates and
passed them around. Mrs. Deane her sis
ter. Ate several pieces along with Mrs.
Dunning and Mrs. Pennington, mother Of
the murdered women; Leila Deanc, the
IA year old daughter of Mrs. Deanc; Mary
Elizabeth Dnnning Mrs. Dunning's little
girl, and Misses Ethel Mllngton, jose
phine Bateman and Ethel Clark, tho lat.
ter three being friends who had called,
each ate ono piece of the candy. All were
sitting on the porch in front of the Zen
lngton home at the time.
Every one who ats of the chocolates was
made sick except Mrs Dunning's daugh-
to-, one of the two per ons tho poisoncr
aimed to kill. Tho Misses katcman and
were seriously i'll. but It's be-
ievcd ha. tho fact that they alto sparingly
If the candy saved their lives
MissBateman had very narrow escape
rom death. She was on her way to make
call elsewhere when she stopped at the
Pennington home. but declared utterward |
hat had she reElained there she would i
,ave eaten more of the chocolates, just to
lease Mrs. Dunning After she had |
wallowed the chocolate she had put in |
Ter mouth she noticed something gritty |
N her tongue and teeth. 1t was tastcless
nd would not dissolve. SO she wiped it off
With her handkerchief. That powder was
yhite and it is declared now that it was
rsenic. Had Miss Bateman swallowed
he powder she would have.died, the dec
ors declare. Miss Milling: on's Z escape
vas almost as narrow, but sao succeeded
l vomiting the poison before it had time
} get at work in the system.
Mrs. Pennington said she did not like
he chocolates and spit out tho piece she
nd, taken. Harry Pennington was quite
riously i'll and SO was Miss Deane. But
tile Lizzie Dunning was helped out by
ck. Sho picked out one of the little
locolate drops. "bacauss 1T had little
lite drops on it,, and as the poison was
lly in the pieces of candy that had been
ecialy prepared by the poiso1er, there
as nothing harmful in the chocolate
ops and the little one ESCAPED without
zen being sick.
AS for the others who might have boen
ken sick, Ex-Congressmun Pennington,
ther of the two women, was present,
1t refused to eat oil tho candy and Mr..
sane camc in later, and did not wish any
he chocolates.
Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 20 Mrs. Bot.
n, under arrest in san Francisco on the
arge of scndimg the box of poisoned
Idy which caused the death OF Mrs j.
Dunning and her sister, Mrs. j. Il.
ane, of Dover, Dol, lived in Kansas
ty twelve or fifteen years ago. The
nily was prominent in social and linan.
| circles for number Of years. !
Mr.. Botkn came came here from Jordan
J.. whore ne had Inherited il small for
lc. He became connected with tho ,
ssouri Bank and remained with that e
tituiol for several years. Later he en-. S
Ied in he grain business in a small l
y. lIo was never an operator on tho
ard of Trade at least none Of tho old.
lc grain men remember him. n
Ir Botkin was a large man of genial II
and Mrs. Botkin was areiined
man, who made many friends.
ian Francisco. CAL, Aug. ga sub.
t discussed by the police here to-day was
disposition to be made of letter now
its way to this city from Dover, Del, =
Mrs. B0tkin. Chief Lees il anxious to
N the communication, but postal in
ctors a-e opposed to such proposition
~ believe that under tho law no one [
auth Jrity to open Il letter except the
son to whom it is address
hief Lees says that in the interest of A
.icc he would Ee justified in opening ~
missive. At his request tho postal au- l.
rites Lave agreed to Getaln tho letter
il the law upon the subject can be de- NJ
mined. Tbs letter in question is sup. ~
ID to have been writ en- by Dunning.
PATTY For TIE VICTIMS FAMILIES.
he Colonel llas,ct Chapter, Daughters
he American Rev olutioD, has adopted
.