The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-24
Francisco by one of he State detectives.

Francisco by one of the State detectives
Tho parties sworn against arc women.
Attorney General White at his home, In
Georgetown, to-day, stated that his, In
structions to the San Francisco police wsrs
J to place two women under surveillance
but to arrest them II the necessity should
I arise There was no surprise expressed
here over San Francisco dispatches an.
nouncing that watch was being kept on
Mrs. Ada Botkins, ono Of the women with
whom John p. Dunning. husband Of the
woman to whom the poisoned candy was
sent. admitted clos6 association with dur
the absence of his wife In this city the past
two years. After what she had said in in.
terviews, 1t was expected that something
would bs done by the authorities.
One arrest is expected at San Francisco
at any moment, and the Attorney General
stated that there might be two arrests,
but that there was no chance for three Just
now.
An important link In the chain Of cir
cumstantial evidence that the State 10
trying to forge is claimed to have been
furnished by Dunning In his statement to
the Attorney General yesterday. His In
speotion OF the mole that came with the
candy AMI the writing on the outside os
the package is said to have led to strong
clue. Dunning gave important Information
Is shown by the fact that not1more than
five minutes after the interview with tias
Attorney General. the latter was sending
a long telegram to San Francisco. giving
instructions to make arrests II a Gloss
watch could not bs kept on certain per.
sons.
The anonymous letters that Mrs. Dun.
ming received, which, 1t Is claimed, told Of
Cummings relations with certain woman
In San Francisco; were clcsaly examined
at the interview. ard 1t IL understood that
the writer Of them is believed to be the
same person who wrote tho oandy-box
note.
The writing Of both Is supposed to hsvs
bean disguised, but In different way each
time. The anonymous letters are now bo.
lieved to have been writt,n with the pux>-
porse Of causing trouble between Dunning
and his wife by woman who wanted to
further her own interests.
1t was stated by person who knows
much Of the inside facts Of the case that
the poisoning had been summed up as the
act Of either woman who was infatuated
with Dunnlng or ono who had a grudge to
settle, and took such horrible form OF re-
Venge
Should an arrest be made In SanFraa.
,lsco In few days, loss than month
y0uld elapse before the person would be
brought to this city, If everything should
70 through to the satisfaction of the Della.
vare officials. Then what Is considered
'nouRh evidence to secure extradthon
would be taken to SanCrancisco.
That would require week. Another
veek Of legal work, should there to NO
eRal fight for the accused person, would
result in the signing of extratii-
ion papers, and another week would be
AIKEN up in the trip across the Contine
o this city.
Should habeas corpus proceedings be
AIKEN here speedy trial might bs forced
nd that could be had at the next term Of
,ourt, which begins October %.
As to the evidence that would be sub
litted, the failure to hold post-lnortem
is still discussed. The Off.
Ials claim that the testimony of DR.,
bishop, corroborated by DR.. Downes.
nat arsenical poisoning caused the deaths
,dicated by the symptoms, would be-
nffioieEtto convince Jury. with the
ther evidence.
The fact that the candy was eaten BY
9TH women and five others, and that all
ere made sick, with similar symptoms, IL
united upon as furnishing the evidence
at tho candy caused the deaths, and the
lding Of great quantities of arsenic In
o candy by State Chemist Wolf Is taken
be conclusive evidence that poison was
9 immediate cause
The law otficers and Mr. Pening.on
I'm that ifa person should be placed
trial. and it should be proved that hsor
sent the poisoned candy, there would
be the least doubt Of conviction for
lrder.