The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-03
WAS MADE
IN PHILA.
The Dover Candy Wrapper
Came From the Quak.
er City.
SENT 5000 MILES TO KILL
Mrs. botkin is Making a
Strong Fight In San
Francisco to Pre-
vent an
INDICTMENT BY GRAND JURY

San Franeisco. Cal Sept. at Aas d.
velopcd that the boz IN which poisoneA
chocolntes were sent from San Franoisoo
to Dover. Del. to Mrs. J. r. Dunning, tho
latter and Mrs. Deane dying from tho ef-
fec,s Of eating candy. was made by Jones
& Co.. Of Philadelphia. George Haas ID
the only confectioner In this city who uses
tina Philadelphia boxes. and he has fully
identified the box placed in evidences, but
neither he nor his clerks can say when OF
to whom 1t was sold. That this candy box
should travel 1000 miles to San Francisco
and then 90 5000 miles back with Its bur .
don of death to almost the very place from
from which 1t started Is strange incide mt
The Grand Jury IL considering the case
OF Mrs. Botkiu. who Is losked up. ssss.
pected Of sending the candy. with the vl1w
Of returning an indictuent for sendiag
poisoned goods through tho malls. ChtAx
Of PoliCs Lees, Of this city. and Detective
McVey, OF Delaware. testified to the faces
In their possession regarding the poison
lux AhIS oOciyt Who5S h"iA4s A'sS S~~~
mentioned in connection with the case.
denied knowing any thing about the candy
Mrs. Rauof, the former nurse OF Mrs., Bot
kin wus called, but her evidence failed to
throw any light OH the case
Mrs Botkin has positively denied ms
she over bought any candy from HaaAN
MRS. BorKlNs PLEASANT CELL
At the time of her arrest on suspicion
OF murder Mrs. Butkin strenuously OBJ
iected TO being placed behind prison bare
and begged that she might be permittes 70
tc,nain 10 her own apartments oGass
guard The first night In dismal osn q
Stockton nearly shattered the wemahS
oycrstrainuu nerves, but her compasae'vs"
Is pleasant surroundings in the Cay fftS-
OH have restored her self-posssssion. Sss
Is in neat, clean room, well voousa@o
and we'll lighted. Her iuoals arc ssnt 10
her from the best restaurants In the nelgh'
borhuot. and she Is permitted 10 have such
vi .iturs as she cares to see.
This is not the first time that MIRA Bot.
kin has curne IN contact with the police.
On August l5 1894, Mrs. kittle Pfcssen.
Of No. 1919 OFarrell street, swors -
complaint for II search warrant In wnNn
Mrs Botkin, who, with her husband was
u lodgur In her house, was accused ot nav
,uu stolen IL handkerchief, veil, II diamonA
and soruo cloth. Detective Gibson, wis
arrested Mrs. Botkin for murder, upoa
searching hor effects found all Of the a.
tio,e. but the diamond. Mrs. Presssn
agreed not to prosecute Mrs, Botkin II bsr
husband " ould pay for tho diamond rin&
lie promised to do SO, but fnally refuss4
Mrs. Bolkin was not prosecuted. 'as5A
Ii Is not believed that tho authorities
will have any trouble in OK radltlns Mrs.
Botkin, though her attorneys have raised
tho point that shc is not a fugitive from
Tho point has already been d.
c,d,d In other cases where poison has bocf
son from distance, and also In caso
who're u man stood in one State and sAot
another man across the boundary in an
other State. In these the Courts held that
tho criminals were within the meaning
of the law fugutives from justice. Even II
she cannot be extrHdited she may bo tried
IN San Francisco for murder
San Francisco Sept. 1.-The police made
III important discovery to day in connect.
on with the Dunning cass, which wfsds
he coils still moro tightly about Mrs.Bs
kin. They learned that tho handkerchief
in tho box in which the poison
III candy was sent was bought at tho"City
If Paris" dry goods store, this city. This
$ an important fact, as Mrs Botkin was a
OCULAR Gu itomsr of that sloro.
Detective McVey and a local officer
made the round OF tho big stores to-day,
ooking for handkerchiefs. No trace Of
OF resembling tho one in Chief Leo's pos
ession was found until the CITY OF
'uris" was visited. In the corner Of the
andknrchief brought here by McVey is q
mall tag, on which iG written with apon
he price-inark "25.' The same kind ofa
az, with tho same kind Of n mark, was on
II handk.rchlefs OF that los at the"Clty Of
'Aris" Moreover, many salesmeu at the
ry rools established know Mrs Botkin
) u customer.
Chief Ices inquired at the handkerchief
ounter whether tho salesman could recall
Mrs Butkin had ever bought from them
handkerchief like tho ono in evidence.
What answer leos received he does not
ell.
Important testimony was given to the
rand Jury yesterday by Mrs. Rauof, for
nor nnrse of Mrs Botkin. She swore posi-
lively that during tha latter part Of July
lrs. Botkin asked many questions con.
arning the action Of poison-, particularly
r.enic. Dr. Stone, Mrs, Botkin's physi-
ian, corroborates this