Evening journal., 1898-09-03
SHE TALKS OF POISON.
Mrs. Botkin Inquiries of Her
Physician About Arsenic.
THE GRAND JURY INVESTIGATING
CHIEF LEES AND DETECTIVE
M'VEY FIND A STORE WHERE
THE HANDKERCHIEF MAY
HAVE BEEN BOUGHT.

learned shat less than two weeks pricr
to the sending OF poisoned candy
The mails to Mrs. ]. lP DUN
ming, of Dover, Del, that Mrs. C1rdsi-
la Botkin made inquiries regarding
the effects of various poisons upon the
human system.
Mrs. "A. Raouf, nurse and confidante |
of Mrs. BOtkin, gave the grand jury
SOME strung circumstantial evidence
against the accused yesterday On
July 2S SHE said Mrs. Botlin visited
her at her home in Stockton. 'She
was at the time" said the witness, lin
a highly hysterical condition, and
asked me to call in young physician
as one older in years she said did not
possess the mental sympathy she de
sired Dr. T. w. Stone was summoned.
TALKS ON POISON.
He prescribed subduing mixture
after which Mrs. Botkin engaged him
in conversation regarding poison. She
paid particular attention to arsenic and
obtained information concerning the
amount that would be most certain to
prove fatal" while asking a question
Airs. Botkin laughed and intimated
that she INTENDED to take the fatal po-
ton herself. DR.. Stone was seen in
Stockton last night and gave state
ment for publication which confirms
all that Mrs Ralouf testified to concern
ing Mrs. Botkin's inquiries ais to- the
effect Of poisons. 'On the morning CT
July 2S,' he said, II called at the house
OF Mrs. Raouf to see Mrs. Botkin and
1 had been I'M the room only a short
time when che asked me what effect
poisons OF various kinds would have
upon the human system. While she
did not exactly say THAT she wanted tc
use some of them, che gave out tht
imprsssiom that she might want tx
commit suicide and was asking merely
to learn which poison would kin mos
swiftly and easily"
1t has developed that the linen hand
kerchief with imitation lace on tn
edges which was sent to Mrs Dun
l. ming with the fatal candy WAS pur
= chased at the '.Clty of Paris" in thi
. city. Chief Lees received an exac
u duplicate OF the handkerchief to-day
= Both have trademarks "25 cents
y stamped on a bit of pastebOard in on
corner. A comparison of the handker
chiefs proved beyond question that tn
sender of the candy bought the fabri
;" ait the "City of Paris" Mrs. Botki
frequently purchased articles at tn
City OF PARTS" Some of the clerk
a. know her quite we'll and efforts are b'
10 ing made TO trace THE sale Of the hans
kerchief to Mrs. Botkin.
AS yet the managers of the CITY I
Paris" are unable to say when 10
az handkerchief sent to Mrs. Dunnirg WI
~ sold. Te determine that fact it will
necessary to examine the records
NO the sales for the past two months Pc
haps al week will be consumed in ma
in,z this investigation. When the da
Of sade, lis determined it will be an ca
eu matter to identify the salesman WI
IN sold the handkerchief. Then he w
'ru be called upon to visit Mrs. Botkin
ne determine whether OF not he sold i
'o article I'M question 10 her.
'@y The police, it is learned, are now
Oi the belief that the box in which
'nS poisoned candy was mailed was p'
~ chased in this city from George Ha
dealer in CONNECTIONS. The box "
made by Jones & Company, of Phi
j. delphia, and Haas is the only man
the coast using their boxes. Mr. HI
a has fully identified the box placed
evidence, and it is stated that 1t "
i,"' sold by Miss Emma Herbe a sal
- woman I'M the store. She rememb
IN the incident as the box was the last
it's kind in stock and it is tihought
Will he able to identify the purcha'
AS vet she HAS not seen Mrs Bot
here. She will he taken before
prisoner tomorrow, however,
given am opportunity to identify
~ Miss Herbe has but am indistinct re
~ lection of the purchaser. She rem
De bers though that she sold the bo'
Oos candy to a woman and that the woi
wv" asked for a candy box. She was sh'
i-Ds the box mentioned ard appeared s.
Als0 fed with it. She was charged tive
five cents extra for the box.
The grand jury is investigating
an poisoning case. A number Of witnf
W have been summoned to tell what
s--0 know of the poisoning, end Giro
80. ,aS stances leading to the arrest of
O''D BOtloin and OF occurrences since
arrest.
,,,,,, Evidence was presented I'M an
pr- 1i teupt to secure the indictment OF
ANIA Botkin on a charge of violating se'
s47 of the criminal eide of Ca1afo
City which makes IL felony to send
ollars soned goods Through the mails.
VIA of Police Lees and Detective M