The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-02
MRS. RAUOF TALKS OF CASE
She Throws Some Light
on the Trouble in the
BOtkin Household.
Knew Dunning
Was Mrs.
B02KINS INTIMATE FRIEND,

reference to her having mailed a box Of
poisoned candy to Mrs. John p. Dunning
OF Dover. Del. Chief Lees and Detective
McVey believe they have evidence at their
command to call for tho indictment OF
Mrs. Botkins. Upon the action Of the
grand jury the final outcome of the case
greatly depends as 1t is hardly likely that
the Governor will issue extraditon papers
In the event that the inquiry about to be
made does not show Mrs Botkin's prob
able guilt g.,
I News comes from Stockton that Frank
Gattrell, the clerk who sold the box of
candy supposedly to Mrs. Botkin, prob
ally made mistake In arriving at his con-
olusiops. Yesterday he was shown photo.
graphi OF the box brought from Dover BY
Detective Mcvey.
Neither the picture Of tho box Of the de.
soripti6ns furnished me correspond with
the box l sold over the counter month
ago." he said. o.
Mr.. Kuhn, proprietor Of the Wave
candy store. agrees with Gattre!l. who Is
hts clerk. In an in,el view no said he did
!
la. to those he sold.
Yesterday evening Chief Ices telegraph
ed to Chief Gall, of Stockton, requesting
that Frank Gattrell and Raymond Miller,
another salesman In the Wave store, be
sent to this city to testify In the case. Cat
trell and Miller arrived later and were
closeted with the Chief OF Police. Should
Gattrell fail to identify the box, Mrs. Bot
! kin will score available point In her favor
of which her attorneys will make the
most.
Mrs Botkin was indsposod yesterday
evening. and her condition showed little
improvement this morning. During the
night she was hystcrical at times Her III.
ness began Just after sho was given the
evening papers containing the announce
ment of Dunning's belief of her guilt
As the days pass Mrs. Botkins' nerves
ore gradually giving way. She appears
depressed, and Is full Of vagaries which
keep her sistdr. Dora brown. constantly
on the 60.
liMrs. Raouf today told a lady acquaint-
ance that shortly after the poisoning Of
Mrs. Dunring, Mrs. Botkin asked her to
destroy all letters which Mrs Botkin had
written her. A search OF the city has
failed to bring to light any specimen Of
Mrs Botkin's writing
The state authorizes are pleased with
the way the case is proceeding, and con-
tinue to express the confidence that Mrs.
Botkin will be brought to this state for
trial. The attorney-general's office Is In
almost constant communication with
sta'e Detective McVey, he having sent q
number of kilograms advising Attorney.
General Cooper Of his progress. What
these kilograms contained Mr.. Cooper
would not say, except to express satisfso.
tion at what was done.
The proceedings to have MIRA Botkin
released on writ OF habeas corpus will
be called In court at San Francisco on
Monday, and the authorities here are walt.
ing anxiously for the result.
MRS RAUoFF TALKS
San Francisco, Cal. August 8l..-Mrs.
A. Rauot, who h as been known rs Mrs,
Botkins nurse has talked quite freely
concerning the case and her former pa
tient
Il am going to Healdsburg to comfort
Mrs Mcclure" said Mrs. Rauof "for this
dreadful affair will crush her. Mrs. Nc
Clure and myself have been intimate {
friends for years, and I have for her the
highest regard 1t Is due to my friendship ,
for her sister that was led to receive and ,
minister to Mrs. Botkin.
II an not an Intimate friend OF Mrs
Botkin, and do not wish to be, although l !
anu sure she would like 1t so. Ipitied her
because OF her forlorn condition. and I
have done nothing for her that would
1ot willingly do for the lowest criminal on T
,arth. l have been moved solely by pity
or the woman, but many, many timos I 0
ave wished had never seen her. y
II felt sympathy for her because be- s.
loved that under other circumstances she A
would have been. u
DIFFERENT WOMAN. II
Had her husband been to her what he If
4 her own, do not beieye she would ever
ave been where she is to day. That her d
husband has not treated her with due re. n,
ard, know, for he hos, In worry posi- p
I've way,in my own house and in my pres.
nee, shown the deepest displeas ure because ii
is wife came to Stockton. bt
He did not want her there; he made no =,
fort to conceal the fast. He does not caro- 81 81
or hor wha ever. pit!ed the woman be-
ause knew Of this but now wish had
ever met her, y
my fret acquaintance with Mrs. L. ~
in began some years ago on the occasion mr.
her VISIT to Stockton, when her sister, TO
lss Sadie Brown was committed to the NJ
sane asylum. Mrs. Botkin came to my al al
ONE with her b!other-in-law, Elder Nc W.
lure. do not think Mrs. Botkins mind
IS VERY STRONG.
II met her occasionally after that, usual -.
at her SISTERS home In Oakland, Mrs III
cCluro being rnatron Of the Bible So be
ETY. at that timo. Three times she came Ioi
my house in Stockton, always coming WI
ANNOUNCED. Her last visit was made ye
July es OR 20. am noe positive which, fai
1t 1t was Oh Thursday morning l feel
re- ,
"She was laboring under excitement and Be-
asked her the cause Of her exceedingly the
rvous and peculiar condition. She said ~
was the result of the news she had re- ed
we'd regarding her husbands desire for roc
llvorce. col
Later on she went down town. On her
urn she was more overweight than be. 7
o, unquostionably showing that some on
ng very unusual troubled her. Her nerv. sno
3 condition increased to sucn an extent for
1t physician finally had to DO summon Xii
to administer to her.
! do not know whether or not she r
de any purchaser could not say az to las,
It. JAG
AS to whether or not she was on terms moo
intimacy with Mr.. Dunning l could not
=. knew they were close friends I
DIV thoy wore associates In Oakland be- ~
. she went to live at 927 Gcary street. gay