The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-15
GOT CANDY
AND POISON.
Damaging Testimony Pre-
scented Against Mrs.
BOtkin.

was sensational testimony given- to-day
against Mis-. Cordelia Botkin,-who is nc.
cused of killing Mrs Deane and DunniIg
at Dover, Del, by sending them poisoned
candy through the mails.
Frank Gray, the drug clerk, declared
that Mrs. Botkin purchased arsenic at his
sstore last June, that she gave her name,
and that he entered 1t upon the poison reg.
lister. He had known Mrs. Botkin since
August 1897, and declared he could not
hnve been mistaken as to her identity. In
response 10 a question about hcr visit to
the Owl Drug Store, he snid:
'.She told me she wanted the poison for
the purpose Of bleaching straw hat. In
formed her that arsenic was not used FOR
that purpose, aud advised her to use other
drugs. She stated that she had used the
drug before for that purpose. Her state
ment of this fuct allayed my suspicion,
and sold her the poison. entered the
purchase upon tho books Of the store, cred'
iting 1t 10 Mira Botkin, as l then UNDER
stood the name. / entefed tho address as
she gave 1t, Hyde aud California streeta'"
rs the defendant here the person TO
whom you sold IN, poison" asked MIR.
Hosmer.
Gray stood up on the witness chair, and
after looking ut Mrs. Botkin. who half
arose when he faced her, said deliberately
"That is the lady"
1t has been alleged that Mrs Bo.kin
purchased lump arsenic at tho Star Drug
store. 1888 Market street, and David Green
one of the clerks, was called to testify
what he knew about u. He said that in
the latter rart Of May or carly in june
short, stocky woman bought two ounces
of that variety OF poison from him. Mrs.
Botkin was pointed out and the witness
declared his belief that she was the woman
When cross-examined, however, hs hest.
tated to express certainty that no could
not be mistaken.
e Miss Sylvia Henri, n clerk employed in
the candy storo where 1t Is claimed the
candy was purchased testified at the after
noon session to having sold box Of candy.
to q person who greatly rescmbled Mrs.
Botkir. She also recognized the box and
tho remaining candy as that sold by her.
Her testimony was corrobfated ny another
clerk, who would not say there was no pos
siblity OF doubt about tho purchaser
being Mrs. Botkin.
Professor Price, prominent chemist,
who examined some of the candy in the
box forwarded to Dover testified no found
both powdered and crystnllzed arsenic.
Ho found emo gh arsenic to kill nine per-
sons.
Miss Sylvia Henri snlcswoman for
George Hans & Sons. candy manufacturers
and retailers was the most important wit
ness this afternoon. She identified some
OF the candy sent to Mrs. Dunning as being
from the STOCK OF her employers She
identified the box and she explained she
did not quite I'LL il at the request Of the
purchaser who said rho wished to put
something else in the box Miss Henri
identified seal used by the firm and said
that the purchaser appeared extremely
nervous during the whole transaction.
Miss Henri's Identification was not pos.
tive, bit she qualified by saying that she
believed that Mrs. Botkin WAS the person
to whom she sold the candy.
Thomas Price, an analytical chemist of
this city. who examined some of he candy
sent to Mrs. Dunnlng, stated that he re-
ceivcd eight samples Of the candy from
Chief of Police Lees on September %. and
that his analysis showed IN aggregate
amount OF Is grains of arsenic in the candy
submitted to him. He described tho diff.
ferent forms of arsenic for the benefit Of
the ju: y and was then excused.
DR.. Wolf. the chemist from Dover, Del,
was recalled and asked il he had ever
heard of arsenic being used for bleaching
straw hats. He replied in the negative.
To-day was cold any stormy. but the
crowd which managed to pack itself into
Judge Cooks Court room was as large II
not larger than on any previous day and
tho police had hard work preserving order
Never has amurder trial Of such
import progressed 90 rapidly In San Fran
cisco. Witnesses are subjected to but
slight cross examination, and tho attor.
neys rarely protest against the admission
Of evidence.
Dunning will b. the last witness called