Evening journal., 1898-12-20
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san Fl1nc.eoO, Cal, Dec. 20.-The
sensation OF the trial Of Mrs. Cordeata
botkin yesterday for the alleged muir
der OF Mrs. Dunning and Mrs. Deane
on Dover, Del, by sending them poi-
stoned candy wcs the commitment TO
Jail for contempt OF court Of John p.
Dunning, whose wife was a victim on
the alleged poisoner. The sheriff now
has Dunning ia charge.
Dunning was on the stand and HAD
tod OF hts relations with Mrs. Botkin
when he w0s asked to give the names
on other women he had been inHimafe
with. He declined to answer. and A..
torney Knight. Mrs. BNkin's counsel
app aled TO the court. Judge Cook
ruled that the question was pertinent.
ana must be answered. Dunning per
sisted In refusing to answer the ques-
ton. and Judge Cook thereupon order
ed that the witness be turned over 20
the sheriff. to be kept in jail till he
saw fit to answer. Dunning stated that
he might answer. but wished time to
considtr the matter
DUNNING'S RELATIONS WITH
MRS. BOTxIN.
DunAing took the stand amid a buzz
of expectancy and testified that he mes
Mrs. BOtlun two years ago In Golden
Gate Park. AZ that time he said HE
wife was here and he told Mrs. Botl1ln
he was married. She told him hal
name Was Mrs. Curtis, but that she wae
divorced. Two weeks later she tod him
her true name. Then she told him
she was English by birth, and had mar
rled BOtkin after a divorce DunnfnQ
admitted his intimacy with Mrs. B0r-
kin, but said IL did not become no
ticeable until after his wife lent. He
had tod her his wife was passiOnhHey
fond Of candy. When he left her last
March he said be told her It was for
good, and She wep,. Mrs Boikin wos
very nervous during this testimony.
IN the afternoon 81 ssion lizzie Lover
nish, reporter. went on the stand
Miss Lovenish explained thbg she WIS
detailed 70 interview Mrs. Botkin al
Hca.dEburg. where the accused was IN
serlusion al the time OF the murder.
When she told Mrs BOtkin THAN che
was suspected the accused became hys-
t5ricsl and exclaimed. why should
be sufpacted? i would have been
hettcr to have killed the man and
spared the mother TO her child
Miss Lovernish said the prisoner
spoke of some letters IN connection
with the case and asked her n hand
writng experts would be able to iden.
tify the writing Of a Ders0R. iaborina
unter great excitement.
Mrs Botkin also spoke OF a number
OF letters sent TO Mrs Dunning. and
said they wire cent by a woman in
San Francisco. On another orcasi0n,
while Miss Lovernish was with Mrs.
BOtkin in Stockton, Mrs. Botkn's son
Beverly. entered the hCuEe in a stats
OF intoxichtion and made remarks con-
cerning his mothers relations with
Dunning Mrs. BotNin turned 10 Mire
Lovernish appeallngsy saving: what
shall / dO2 Ny son has the ins0lenre
10 damn me-"
MFRS. .BOTlIIN AS ARMY NURSE.
10 has developed that Plice Chief
Lees has a letter that Mrs. Botxin
wrote to Governor Budd. and with this
the writing on the candy hox has been
compared and shown to be Mrs. Bot
kin's. She Wanted TO acre~5pany tho
trCcpH as a volunteer nunse and svas
recommended. She may have thought
she would go to Cuba. where Dunning
was. Attorney Knight had a tiff with
Professor T. r. WoT. of Delaware
College. the other day He had been
accused by lawyer Knight of using
such big words that the sten0graphep
were unble to find crooks and hooks
FOR them
I'm how large pieces does arsenic
cgme?' asked Knight.
CAS- large as YOUR head" retortsd the
professor.
We'll, my head is pretty large some
times" said Knight. He didn't tackle
Or. Wo.f amy more.