Evening journal., 1898-08-25

another letter from Mrs. CORDIALLY, the
only Mrs. c." whom Mrs. Dunnin1
knew in San Francisco. She expresses
horror at her name being drawn into
the fiendish plot and urges Mr.. Deant
to hurry a letter to her containing full
particulars of the case. Mr.. Deane be-
lieves Mrs. CORDIALLY entirely innocent
and that her name was merely used in
strategem by the real perpetrators who
knew Of her intimacy with Mrs. Dun
ming. The CORDIALLY letter is the sec
ond one to arrive here since the trag-
edy The first was one Of deep con-
dolence, sent while she was returning
to San Francisco from a visit East.
The last letter is very frank and
sympathetic, seeking to strengthen Mr..
Deane in his great trial. While he is
confident of Mrs. Corbally's innocence,
he has determined to turn both letters
over to the state authorities. Attor-
|ney-General White has been assured by
prominent Delawareans that he will be
amply supported in any expenditure by
special legislative appropriations or by
a contingent fund of personal contribu-
tions if necessary.
CUMMINGS STATEMENT.
John P. Dunning, who returned here
yesterday afternoon, made the follow
ing statement to the Associated Press:
have talked with the attorney-gen-
eral and other state officials Of Della
ware, disclosing all facts within my
knowledge which could possibly lead
to the detection OF the person whose
act caused this tragedy. From the mo-
ment / learned of the fieRdish murder
Of my wife and sister-in-law. upon nv
arrival in New York from Porto Rico
last Friday, my one desire has been
that the guilty should be brought to
justice. l have withheld nothing from
the officials which could lead to the
detection of the criminal. But for two
reasons l must refuse to make any
statement for publication. First. be-
cause it might defeat the ends OF Jus
tice, and second, because innocent per-
sons might be involved. / will con-
tinue to maintain this course even at
the risk of subjecting myself to unjust
criticism"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CONFIDENT
Eve are confident we are on the right
track, said the attorney-general, who
was in Dover almost with the rising OF
the sun, and is struggling with this
mystery as though his very life de-
pened upon it. Weeks may elapse
before We can complete the case. but ]
can assure you, nobody can get
away"
The latest moves in the poisoning
case is the subject of talk in every cor
ner Of this place. in stores, homes and
on the streets. People point to the gray
stone Jail, close by the State Capitol.
and say: There's where they will put
that San Francisco woman when she
is brought on here, and life in that
place is hard punishment, even for a
short term"
That statement is true, for the Kent
county Jail is anything but a palace.
There are there now % prisoners. 3
women, 20 being negroes. Women are
seldom among the occupants, and
there is no separate place provided for
them. The prison is like a big box,
oblong in shape, with two tiers Of cells.
This notice is prominently displayed
on board:
mo crap shooting allowed"
So eager are the people for news
from San Francisco where the authori-
ties are hard at work under instruc-
tions from Delaware officials, that
crowds gather at the railroad station
and fairly grab the newspapers that
are sent here to be put on sale.