Evening journal., 1898-08-25

through the mails of San Francisco t.
Dover, Del. spent a restless night inth,
cell in the county Jail at Stockton. Hei
arrest was expected, and when Detec.
tive Gibson and Chief Of Police Gail
stepped into her apartments at Wind.
sor' at $50 O'Clock, they were greeted
with CHEEKY good evening"
Detective Gibson had delivered the
warrant to Chief Gall and explained
that 1t became his duty to place Mrs.
Botkin under arrest" and requested
her to listen to the reading OF the
warrant. AS Chief Gall began to read
the warrant she stood facing him, but
with downcast eyes.
There were two warrants identical.
only in one the charge was murder OF
Mrs. Dunning and in the other Of Mrs.
Deans. When Chief Gall had finished
the first he hesitated and inquired II
she waived the reading OF the second.
"Oh, yes, l waive that" said the
prisoner, and she sank into a chair Her
husband drew near, as though to shield
his wife, but he had not a word to
say. MAY 1 remain here under
guard?' she asked Chief Gall re-
piled that the law left him no
alternative but to remove her to a cell
Soon a patrol wagon rumbled up and
she was hurried away to prison.
Early yesterday morning after break
fast the start for San Francisco was
made. On arrival here Mrs. BotkIn
was taken to cell in the county jail.
Acting under advice of her husband
the woman has ceased her rawlings
over Dunning and has little to say re-
garding the case.
DR.. Stone, who had been giving Mrs.
Botkin morphine for her nerves, In
formed the jailer that she had enough
of the drug to kill her IL she had taken
1t all at once, so it was taken from
her shortly after her arrival at the
Jail.
SHE CLAIMS INNOCENCE.
"I am getting used to notoriety,"
she said in her cell, "and am prepared
for anything that may come. have no
fear for the outcome. 1 have done
nothing wrong, and my innocence will
soon be proved" When closely ques-
toned by Chief Lees Mrs. Botkin gave
in detail her movements since July 27.
She denied all knowledge Of the poi
soning OF Mrs. Dunning and Mrs.
Deane. 1t has been learned that the
box of poisoned chocolates was mailed
at station B, on Market street, near
Larhn, August 4, as frst-class mail
matter. A woman took the package
to the station, had it weighed and
placed twenty-seven cents postage on
it, The clerk who accepted the pack
age will visit the prison to-day and
endeavor to identify Mrs. Botlsin as
that woman.
1t Is believed the prisoner sent this
candy as frst-class mail matter, 50
that it would be more certain of reach
ing its destination and would not be
opened by the postal authorities. II
contained writing and could only have
been sent legally as first-class mat
ter, and II it had been sent any other
way would have been liable to confs-
cation. The candy was mailed in San
Francisco August 4 and reached its
destination the evening of August 9.
Mrs. Botkin was in San Francisco Au-
gust 4. Little by little facts concern
ing the box Of poisoned candy are com
ing out and they all seem to connect
Mrs. Botlzin with it. Chief Lees has
seized the trunk the woman left at the
Hotel Victoria as well as all the effects
found in her possession in Stockton.
They will be searched for evidence,
but will be blind investigation until
evidence arrives from the East. Then
the paper in which the box was wrap
ped and upon which the note was writ
ten will be compared with any that
may be found in Mrs. Botkin's poses
sion.
IN A BAD LIGHT.
Chief of Police Lees said yesterday: