The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-16
I||I|u Case HANGS FIRE.
Are In the Past TeDse,
s~~Head Of Present Delaware
m~st Guarantee Expenses 81 Wit
.esees--Lees Complies Evidence.

sAx FRANCISCO. Sept. is.-The hear
- AZ he matter o. the exiraisitson Of Mrs
go. accused Of poisoning Mrs. Dur
- and. her sister, did not progress far
- srorning. Gcv. Bgda objected to the
arm Of she complaint, and the attorneys
/. Aass ssdss are now examining the Del
srsre ccde la the eESeascr 20 clear up the
.1tsss, Mrs. Botkin did not appear.
fhe governors objection to the document
.rpo<sd az complaint was tina: the ex-
lions were ia the past tense. IL said:
sprausustsn made oath.'' not makes
..<s." and waa therefore not a complaint,
"a narrative Of the fact that a Gem
risist had been made IL did not purpo.t
I. b. a copy Of the complaint.
4ne governor suddenly dropped the ar
~s,ssut ove- he form OK the papers and
srIed Detective MeYey. the Delaware Of
-. il nss state was willing TO pay shc
~r1~nssx OF witnesses IN the case. The de-
Sr.sv< replied that he would have TO ask
=, frformati0n upon which the xoyer nor
sefed sast tire answer OF this question
,rvu;d hare al important bearing on mis-
Secxsou.
~ Knight. attorney for the defense.
esok the stand that many OF the aft davis
nv based upon insufficient information.
nd impsered Gov. Endd 10 act only on
IA Information before Gov. TuEnell, Of
Deiswsre, waen the latter made the reaui-
dtsen and not take into consideration the
sv@deres since obtained by the prosecu-
tten. especially the local authorities.
Cue. OF Police Lees carefully comps,ed
=, evidence submitted 10 Gov Budi. He
adhered between this city and Dover, Del.
srariy forty affidavils bearing on the
nuraer Of Mrs. Cunning and Mrs. Deane.
fsS sequisitioa from Coy. Tunnel, ~ Del
avsse, for tine delivery OF Mrs. Botkln TO
Oesscti9e McTey II accompanied By q
variant sgofn 10 by John II. Pennington
hther Of the murdered women. charging
Vrs. Boikin with the murder of Mrs.
DxSne Besides the warrant are numerous
aBldayits :roui Kent county. Delaware, es-
fabsisairg the Identity OF the two women.
other sffidag.ts give in detail the circun-
aaucss OF the case, nearly all AZ which
have heretofore been published In i
syurn statement Mr.. Cunning says he be-
ysses the Handwriting on the envelope OF
he anonymous letter which reached his
Vife n July 1877, VAS that OF Mrs. Botkigi.
He could not identify the writing on the
In which contained the candy, as hc had
s0t seen 1t. The only new point is con-
anea Ia the affidavit of David Green. a
aag clerk. who declares that in the lat
fr par; Of May or early in June. while en-
.soysd at Io0s Market street. he sold IS
pzts' worth of arsenic to a woman. who
fak she wanted Ii for the purpose Of
Naching siraw hats. Her appearance, he
ssM. resembied that OF Mrs. Boikin.
Ms. Botkin and her attorneys claim To
Eve no fear Of the evidence presented 10
fau pud1 They base their confidence
ID the alleged ability Of the accused 10
sssahissi a complete alibi. The alibi VIII
soyer period dating from the day Green
ssss be sold Mrs. Botkin arsenic in the
0e drug store to the day she was arrest
q h Stockton.
The afternoon WAS occupied by Assistant
District Attorney Hosmer i'll an elaborate
suentation of the legal facts upon which
u prosecution demands the extradition
xNn. Botkin. The hearing then went
M until II O'Clock tomorrow morning.