Evening journal., 1898-08-25

to stand trial on a charge OF murder,
she soon recovered herself.
DUMMIES FURPORTED INTER
VIEW.
The following statement Is purport- |
ed to have been made by Dunning to a
New York Journal representative while |
he was in New York:
Il know who murdered my wife and !
sister-in-law, and have known It ever
since / received the knowledge OF their
Death l will conceal nothing from the
proper authorities, but in the interests
now, and / will make no disclosures
RTsi, and I will make none until
give my testimony before a court and
jury in the State Of Delaware
Paul Cowles Is In no sense connect
ed with this tragedy, and neither are
a half dozen other persons whose
names have been mentioned in connec-
tion with it.
above all thing desire to say that
my greatest regret is that the name OF
Mrs CORDIALLY has been brought before
the public in connection with the case
"For several years past she was the
best friend Mrs. Dunnlng and myself
had in California. She was devoted to
my wife and baby, and no one was
more shocked at Mrs. Dunnings death
than herself
"The mere suggestion that Paul
Cowles is in any way concerned in the
: death OF my wife and sister-in-law is
utter nonsense. Cowles and myself
have worked side by side in the Asso-
ciated Press office in San Francisco for
about FIVE years. Our relations have
always been most friendly He was a
frequent visitor at my home in San
Francisco and know that he had the
! highest regard for Mrs. Dunning. I do
e not care what any woman on earth
= says about Cowle's connection with this
p matter.
l. since the first moment that learn
ed the circumstances OF this case my
sole desire has been to bring the guilty
person to justice.
Il have said as little as I possibly
|, could to the many representatives OF
: the press who have besieged me for in.
formation, and in so doing have sub
e jected myself to criticism from some
! quarters in regard to what has beer
called my silence. But l have tol'
10 everything l know about the case L
d the attorney general and other Off
2, eials of the State Of delaware. Still
D. more evidence will reach me later al
4 Of which | intend to lay before them
10 "The flend who murdered two limo
cent women, whose lives as wives wer
he marked by everything that was gooC
s. and by whose death left little chiidre
g to carry the remembrance Of this hor
ir rible affair through the years that ar
m to come, viii not be shielded by me-
The following dispatch from stock
M ton, Cal, may prove interesting L
ID those connected with the Dover case:
!, Stockton, Cal, August PA stor
"a tod by Frank Gattrell, salesman in
n candy store here, may throw light o.
ie the identity CT the woman who pun
IN chased and sent poisoned candy to Mrs
-e Dunning, in Dover, Del.
a. Gattrell's story is as follows;
sy when / read that a box containing
he poisoned candy had 'Bonbons' printe
at in gilt letters on the cover and tina
sa some of the candy was home made,
remembered that about three weeks ag
woman came into the store where
work and asked for a box Of candy
m saying that she had some candy whic
IF she desired to. put in a box with som
Of our make. AS the box was to con
n tain some goods other than our own,
le gave her a box which did not have on
a name on IL. The candy which she pu
s. in looked old to me, and it nearly hal
flied the box. / can only describe he
a by saying that she was Of mediur
ne height and we'll built"
"a AS MIS-. Botkin is known to hav
" been in Stockton three or four week
ed ago, when she was treated by phys.
he clan there for a slight Illness, tn
as facts taken together may be regarde
as significant. Gattrell could not plac
& the selling Of the candy in questioR an
he more definitely than that It was abou
to three weeks ago. He was positive tha
s. there were chocolate creams among tn
"a candy.
on w. f. Kuhn, proprietor Of the stor'
90 says he would know both the box an
ca candy again should he see them. Chic
ad Of Police Callahan has been informe
rs Of the story related by Gattrel and
now at work on the clue.
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