Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-15
BOHKIN CASE is POSTPONED.
District Attorney Gets a Con-
tinuance Until Monday.
EXPERT IDENTIFIES HER WRITING
Attorney.Ceneral White FORCES
Another Link.


SAP Francisco. CAL. Sent. IA. Mira.
Cordelia Botgin, accused of Killing
Mrs. Cunning and Mrs. Deane of
llovor, Dell. by sending thcm box Of
poisoned candy through tho mails, was
the atar attraction at tha City Hall
yeatsrday, when a motion for her dis
miseRl from custody on writ at
haheas aorpus came up.
Before going to thu courtroom Mrs.
Dotkin, looking out OF the prison win
dow. saw Kate Dittmar AMI Sylvia
Henry, saleswomen in HaaH' candy
store. She turned to tho jail officets
and remarked: ~ hope each of those
ladies has her box Of bonbons with
her. presume Chief Lees ia paying
thom $50 month far watching me. !"
As the party emerged from ths
prison gate Mrs. Bntlsin'a attorney.
George Knight, pointed to the two
young wUmen az be swung Mrs. Botkin
about 30 that she faced Misses Dittmar
and Henry, and in loud tone inquired
il sho knew than.
II have never seen them before,
Mra. Botkin said. Than, after u short
pause. she coneluiied with the remark
that she wished them we'll. "
This court scene was short hut inter.
esting. As soon as Mrs. Botkin had
taken her seat, Acting District Attur-
nsy Hosmer arose and aaid to the court
that Gov. Budtl had not as yet noted
on the application for extradition
papers for the removal Of the duteni
ant to Doger for trial. For that
reason" continued Mr. Hosmer, II
ask that continuance bs granted
unit! nsxt Monday. BY that time it ia
expected definite action will be taken
by the executives.
Attorney Knight offered no objection
10 the motion, and it was granted by
the court. '
Capt. Seymour prspared to TAX Q
charge of the prisoner again whom her
attorney shouted:
:" Your honor. We have been followed
from prison by two ladies--I presume
they nro laiies--who are anxious to
look upon Mrs. Botkln for the purpose
of identifying her. now notify them
that the defendant is bore and will rs
move her hut, veil. or anything she
may havs on II tbby dssirs it. All !
ask is that they step up to tho front
and take good look so that 10 future
we will he free from their annoyanues y
Knight WAS about TO proceed when
| IIoamer arose and objected to the re-
marks on the ground that tho casa had
| been disposed of and was not subject
| OF further talk. Knight turned on the
district attorney aud ordered him to
remain quiet.
"I'm talking now" ne continued.
IIosmsr insisted Oh his point, but was
finally subdued by the court. who sup
Irpased him with the remark that the
attorney for the defendant had the
| floor.
| Knight turned about and looking
| directly at NJ isses Dittmar and Henry
inquired il they were prepared to CON
| tinue the Investigation. The young
| women were confused and retired and
the defendants counsel was about "a
| launch another broadside when Judge
| Cook brought thu scene to a conclusion
by ruling that Mrs. Botkin was not on
| ts;sl and the witnesses could not BIO
ca1pelled to identity hur. Mira. Bot.
kin was then escorted back to prison.
After the court scene Misses pittmai
| and Henry declared that ever since
| they have bean connected with tho case
as witnesses they have heen persecuted
by frisnda Of Mrs. Botkin, and advised
to leave town.
Chief Of Police Laes yesterday re
ceived the following dispatch from At
4 tornsy- General White Of Delaware;
"Expurts positively identify writing
on paper inside box as Mrs, Eotkin's. =
This is regarded by Chief Lees as
ono OF the most important links in thu
chain of evidence. A few days ago thu
chief aent photographs of Mrs. Bot
kin'H handwriting to Attorney Genera
White, aud these were used for com
pnrison with tho handwriting on tht
paper inside of che box which contained
the candy sent to Mrs. DunniDg.