The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-24
PAPERS IN
B0TKIN CASE.
New Affidavits Prepared
inDelaWare For a Fresh
Effort to Obtain
the Woman.

Dover, Sept. s3.-Attorney uener
White and Secretary Of State Hughes we
busy at Dover to-day preparing addition
affidsvits in connection with the ca
against Mrs. Botkin, who is wanted he
on the charge Of sending poisoned cand
through the mails, the eating of whic
caused the death of Mrs. Dunning an
Mrs. Deane.
Aflidavits similar to those which hay
beon sent on to San Francisco were take
with moro details Of the matter Ney
requisition papers, fuller in detail, wer,
made out and in addition the affidavit wa
taken Of Walter Morris, who was the Gus
tod1an of the box of candy after it wa
discovered that 1t had boon poisoned.
Whom asked whether Delaware woult
resort to habeas corpus proceedings as sug
Gested by a San Francisco attorney, Mi
White said: "Therc is something In that
but am not prepared to say what we will
DO You may rest assured, however, tina
the State of Delaware will leave nothing
undono to bring that woman here"
The new requisllion is in the form of ar
Indictment, while the first one was in the
nature of complaint Besides the large
number Of exhibits attached TO tho requi-
sllon exact copies Of the affidavit made
by tho Delawaro aud the Sun Francisco
witnesses are added.
Ono of the req aosts of the California au.
thorlties was that the resident Judge Of
Kent county swear out the warrant and
that the Indictment DO made out before
him, but this could not be done as In Dol
aware the judges have only power to issue
bench warrants when court Is in session.
Thirty affidavits sent from California wero
attached to the requisiLion made out to-
day.
The testimony Of John P. Dunning tho
husband of one of tho murdered women,
has been much talked Of. His affidavit is as
follows:
''That he Is the husband of Elizabeth
Dunning, who died at Dover, Del, on the
twelfth inst, from eating poisoned choco-
laie-covered bonbons, which appear to
have been sent to Dover from San Fran
sisco Cal. That the deponent further
says that he is familiar with tho hand.
writing Of Ada Botkin, otherwise called
Cordelia Botkin; that he has seen tho an
onymous letter low in the possession of
Detective Bernard j. McVey, in San Fran
ssco. addressed to Mis-. J. p. Dunning,
which reached Dover in July, 1897, and
that he believes the handwriting on the
envelope which onclo cd said anonymous
letter Is the handwriting of the said Ada
Botkin. That deponent further says that
he has hot seen the writing on tho wrap
per which enclosed the box OF poisoned
candy, and is therefore unable 10 state in
whose hand the said is written, Fur thor
the deponent sayeth not"
Among tho California affidavits arc those
Of Miss Heney ard Miss Dsttner, tho clerks
In the candy store Of Georgs Haas a. Son
In San Francisco. At the time Of making |
the affiIavts they were not sure that Mrs.
Botkin was the woman who purchased |
candy from them. but later they saw her
md identified her as being the woman TO
;he best of their knowledge and belief. The
,lerks testify that on Sunday afternoon,
July 81, woman answering the description
If Mrs. Botkin came in and purchased
oox of chocolate candy. She said not to
I'll it quite full, as she had other candy
which she desired to place in tho box, The
girls did as requested, and placed tho seal
II the store on the box. They identify the
eal, and also testify that the box in which
he poisoned candy was sent is the salno as
lsed in tho store, that the wrapper Is tho
ame In quality and general appearance,
5 the kind used in the store, aud that the
andy Is tho Same kind US was sold to the
VOman.
DETECTIVE McvEY's EVIDENCE.
Accompanying the statement of Chief
,ses Is an affidavit from State Detective :
'ernard ]. McVey, of Wilmington, who |
, now in San Francisco. lIo givos tho de !.
nils of the interview with Dunning for =.
ho first time the detective says: .
II am acquainted with Mr.. John p. Dun.
ing, tho husband Of Elizabeth Dunning.
Boforo starting for California
Nv him in tho town of Dover At the time .
my interview with Mr.. Duuning, 1 had
resent the note and the letter known az
10 anonymous Letter and tho envelope
opposed to have enclosed the ar onyInouj.
tier.
All of the letters were shown to John p.
unnng. Tho Encouragement said:
hese are thu anonymous lotters received
7 your wife. Dunning then read the
tiers, making the remark: She deceived 1t
o. She led me to believe that Mrs. Scely
ID written those letters. Ibid not re-
i've tho original letter. 1t was copy of
is letter which I received from my wife
Salt Lake City, which Iafterward for c.
1rded to Mrs. Botkin. at San Francisco -
ID she wrote me, stating that 1t was Mrs -
ely 8 writing.
Then the nttorney.genaral asked him if Y
could identify the writing, Dunning ro-
led that he knewit as Mrs Botkin's
ne Dau received over 0Ju letGefS from
r. and had also seen her write Then the
torney. general hnndedDunnng the note.
lich was stated to have boen the note A,
closed in the box of candy, received BY tn
s. Dunning from San Fransisco, and
ked him if he could identify that writ
:. His answer was that 10 consistent
,h the rest Dunning said that he had
itten letter to Mrs. Botkln telling
that he was going east to 1.-Two with his
70 as soon as the war was over, which ~
uld be in few weeks" w.
The detective also states that in his Fr
MON ex-Congressman John B. PEN Sa
lgton, who is one OF tho witnesses in the
e, is too weak to come to San Francisco
4 witness. [u
he escape Of Miss Josephine Bateman w,
been commented upon before, but she Th
kes strong affidavit in which she says: Fri
That she was we'll acquainted with 9a'
g. Ida II, Deane and Mrs. Mary E, Dun. MI
g during their lifetime; that on August
s9S, at about G. 80 o'clock p. MI, she
led or stopped at the home Of the said eve
H. Deanc and Mary L. DunninR In the --
l town of Dover and found Mary f
ming sitting on n porch with box OF