Evening journal., 1898-12-13
THE TRIAL GOES ON.
The Case Against Mrs. Botkin
Not Delayed as Expected.
DELAWARE WITNESSES TESTIFY

TION WILL HAVE HARD WORK
TO PROVE IT'S ALLEGATIONS.
JOHN P. DUNNING SAYS HE
WILL TELL ALL HE KNOWS AND
NOT sPARE HIMSELF.
SIAN Francisco, Cal, Dec. 13.-The
trial OF Mrs. Cordeaa Botldn, charged /
with the poisoning OF Mrs. Mary p.
Dunning. OF Dover, Del, Was resumed
yesterday morning despite the efforts
Of Iouis p. Boardman and William L.
Harper to delay It's progress by writ
of injunction. Neither the prosecution
nor the defense mentioned the matter
to Judge Cook. so that officially the
count knows nothing about the conduct
of Boardman. Mrs. Botkin showed a
deep interest yesterday in the proceed
lnes. Yet she evinced no emotion at
the testimony.
The prosecution will have some diff
Guilty, it Is believed, in proving con-
cIuslvely that Mrs. Dunning died of
arsenical poisoning. No autopsy was
made upon the body OF the deceased.
The officials OK Dover did net know
THAT Mis-. Dunning had been poisoned
until a day or go after her death. II
was then too late 10 perform an au-
topsy, as tho body had been embalmed
with q preparation containing arsenic
This is the strong point OF the defense.
PACKAGE or CANDY IDENTIFuED.
Thomas M. Gooden, postmaster al
Dover Del. was the first witness to
testify to receiving u package on Au-
gust addressed to Mrs. John p. Dun
ming and to placing IL in ex-Congress-
man Penington's post office box.
Then Harry Pennington the 13-year-
old nephew Of the late Mrs. Dunnlng,
told Of taking the package from the
post office to his grandfathers house
and giving it to Mrs. Dunning He
identified the wrapper and the box In
which the candy came, and the hand
kerchief and note which were inclosed
in the box. Young Pennington related
how Mrs. Dunning, Mrs Deane, Leila
Deane, Miss Batemhn and Miss Min
ington and himself partook or the
candy, and how Mrs. Deane and Mrs.
lDunning died within Two days.
2 Leila Deane, the 13-year-old daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Dsane. one Of the women
E poisoned, related how the candy was
D passed around the family circle by Mrs
( Dunning. and told OF her mOther'f
i, death.
Miss Josephine Bateman, a school
teacher OF Dover. who ate Of the poi
= soned candy. testified to finding three
small pieces of a white substance, re-
sembHng arsenic. and each as large as
grain Of wheat, in her mouth.
PRESENCE OF ARSENIC.
. "At that time / did not know" said
Miss Bateman, chat the substance
which / found in my mouth was
4 arsenic. Later that evening, however,
> found a piece Of the same substance
imbedded in one Of my teeth. Wher
l removed It found that my gum was
e badly liberated. The next day my lips
were sore and painful. was i'll for q
day or so after eating the candy"
After the neon recess. Ethel Milling
ton, a neighbor Of the Peningtons IN
Dover, who WAS visiting the family OF
. the night OF August 9, told Of how sh'
!. ate Of the candy and became IN. shl
was followed by Joshua E. Deane, hus
band Of one Of the victims, who testi
fed TO his wifeis sufferings after sh
6 was taken i'll on the night she ate o
W the candy and OF her dea,h O day later
&c Mr.. Deana testified that the symp
.e toms suffered by Mrs. Dunning, by hi
D. daughter and by Harry Pennington wer
. similar to those attending the illness O
his wife. Their condition indicate
thai they all suffered from the sam
IL disease.
"A THEORY Or DEFENSE.
IN on croes-examination, Attone
al knight sought to show that Mrs. Dean
Ms might have been poisoned by some
ar thing she ate for supper He did nc
succeed, however, as Deane testified
ate Of almost everything served at tn
meal and yet was not rendered i'll.
h John B. Pennington. the father Of II
ai dead woman, was the iAst witness
n the day. He corroborated the test
On mony OF the other members Of his fan
~ lily and that OF the guests who we're
" his house at that time. He told Of u
receipt Of anonymous letters rehectir
on John p. Dunning which had bee
L. received By his daughter, Mrs. Dul
he ming. at Dover. He was struck by u
ct- similarity Of the writing on the wra
per about the box and that OF the le
~ ters
The letters referred to by Mr. Pc
ington are supposed to have been wrl
ten by Mrs. Botkin to bring about
10 separation, between the Dunnings, Z