Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-01
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Case Against Mrs. Bo,kin.
A few minutes before o'clock Tues
day night the Washington express, over
tho Pennsylvania railroad, drew out
from this city with tho Delawareans
who 20 as witnesses for the prosecution
in tho Cortleli, G. Botkin murder case,
to begin in San Francisco next Mon
day, on board. The party com
prised Attorney General Robert @.
White Of Georgetown and State De-
who have been working up the case
from this cntl Of the line; ex-Congress-
man John 3. Pennington of Dover, the
fathor Of Mrs. J. PRESLEY Dunning and
Mrs. Joshua ID. Deane, the murdered
women Joshua u. Deane and daughter,
Leila; Miss Ethel Wilmington, Miss
Josephine Datemau, DIR. L. A. II.
Bishop, DIR. p. 8. Downcs and on
Postmaster Thomas M. Gooden, all of
Dover; Prof. Theodore r. Wolfe and
vito Of Newark, Mrs. Robert G. White
of Georgetown and Harry G. Pennington
OF this city. Ex-Postmaster Gooden
will testify MS to the receipt OF the box
Of candy ut the Dover postoffice. II
was carried to the Pennington house
and delivered to Mrs. Dunning, to
whom IL was addressed. by Harry @.
Pennington, tho former Congressman's
grandson. Tho girls named in the
above party were among those who ate
Of tho candy and were mado i'll by 1t,
but escaped serious consequences. DIR.
Bishop was the attending physician,
with DR.. Downes as the consulting
physician, and Prof. Wolfe made the
analysis of the candy which disclosed
the presence of arsenic. The attorney
generals wife and the professors wife
simply go for the trip.
Transportation for the party with the
exception Of DIR. Downes was arranged
by j. NJ. Beall, n passenger agent Of
the Southern railway. The reason none
was arranged for DIR. Downes was that
he had not decided to go until almost
the last minute and the attorney
general was somewhat surprised to sec
him. In case Cashier Walter Morris
OF the Farmers Bank of Dover is able
to go West, transportation was arranged
for him. His going will depend upon
the extent Of his duties in the Kenney
trial which will begin on Monday.
When Attorney General White met
members of the party Tuesday after
noon, he gave $40 to each for the ex-
penses of meals during the trip. Those
who came up from Dover in the after.
noon took supper in this city, and all
assembled at tho Philadelphia, Will
mington g. Baltimore railroad station
in time to take the 1885 o'clock train.
State Detective Walter Witsil, Police
Captain Thomas Kane and other officers
were there to see them off. A number
Of friends of members of the party were
also there. The travellers were well
supplied with baggage. Prof. Wolfe
carried with him the portion Of the
poisoned candy ON which he made his
| analysis. The remainder Of the candy
had been taken to San Francisco by
State Detective Mcvey on his previous
trip.
Attorney General White, in speaking
of the prospects of the trip, said that
he had received message from Chief
OF Police Lees announcing that there
would probably be 10 trouble in secur
ing good jury quickly. He could not
say how long tho Delaware witnesses
will be kept in California, but thought
| that the case would come to trial at
the time fixed, next Monday, and its
length would depend largely upon the
| defence. The Delaware witnesses may
| iSAhoth thtphSh thu tilsti VI iut1 TbtuFD
| home as soon rs tho court is through
| with them. MIR. White was pleased
| with the liberal manner in which tho
authorities there had provided for The
Delaware party. The witnesses will be
entitled 10 a per diem allowance from
the time they started from this city
together with mileage Of about 500
miles, being the distance TO be covered
| within tho State OF California. he
himself expects to stay until the CON
clusion OF the case, doing what he can
to assist the authorities.
The attorney general is convinced OF
the strength OF the case which will be
made against Mrs. Eotkiu on the charge
of numbering Mrs. Dunning. If CON
| viction Ia not secured in that case, he
will decide whether to press tho effort
to secure Mrs. Botlkin for trial in Della
ware. A conviction and punishment
in California will. however, satisfy the
demands of Justice.
The Washington express reached this
| city about 20 minutes late. Attorney
| General White and party boarded the
Pullman car Monaco, but were after
wards to have tho Pullman car Rose
| mont on the same trnin. They 10 from
| Washington to New Orleans by tho
Southern railway and thence BY the
Sunset Limited, scheduled to reach
San Francisco Mt l. As o'clock Sunday
afternoon. j. PRESLEY Dunning, who
is now in Chicago, is to join the party
in San Francisco.