Evening journal., 1898-12-17
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Handkerchief Sent With the
Poisoned Candy Identified.
PURCHASED BY MEs. BOTKIN

! A-N uA'4--NNtI DhAANN > eAANlNNNl4l
WOVEN ABOUT THE ACCUSED
WDNlANAAMUsElD AT TEsTl-
MONY AS TO HEIR RELATIONS
WITH CUMMING.
Sum F4Dacisoo, Cal, Dee. 17.-The
strCngas. bit OF evidence in the oha.h
that Is blEg forged to c0nnyct MIS-.
Botkln wl-h the murder Of Mis-. John
T. Dunnlng and Mrs Dt0ne was pre-
sented y,a.eINay morning
Mrs. G4aCe Harris, a salcswOman,
1Hdded THAI she sold Ms. Botkn a
handkerchief which was sent with ths
poisoned candy She whs positive that
she mArked and sold the Handkerchief,
and was sure that Mrs. BOtkin WIS the
woman who purchased il. The pur-
chaser, she had remembered, had cr-
dered the handkerchief sent to the Ho-
tel VICtoEa.
This fact was impressed upon her
memory by two circumstances. Mrs.
Harris broke a rule of the house in
selling the handkerchief. and she no
ticed that Mrs. BOtkin resembled her
mother.
Mrs. Botkin watched the witness in
tently while she WAS giving testimony.
She emiltd compIbSently at the in
climinacing evidence, but as the VI T.
ne-s grew mere positive under cross
examination, the smile faded, aud the
prisoner showed some temper. She
, glard at Mrs. Harris steadily. turning
for a ssccnd every few minutes 70 mt
? ter a few shOIt, sharp words to her
) attorneys.
Word pictures which an Eastern
physician presented Of the death agon-
- iCB of the victims of the poisoned
E candy did not affett Mrs. Botl1ln The
- appeared delightfully."- nonchhlant dur
1 ing the recital of the narrowing de-
tails. at times yawning as II they
e bored her. She takes a liveher inter
} est, however. in the evidence the prose.
cution is now presenting as 10 the de.
e tails Of her association wytn John p
p Dunndng.
y When Mrs E.mirre ROuf, formerly
= an intimate associate Of Mrs. B0tldn
s whH calied to the stand. the -prisone
q ceased tanning herself and leaned for
n ward that she might hear an that wal
h said.
. Mrs Rouff told of secret visits pail
: BY Dunning to Mrs Botkin, when sh
r I MAn AAN4IA MIAu ntl rtcAfAs lM NAtlA
land The witness let Dunning In, e
"a that no one else IN the house woul
1 know he had called. When Mrs. Rcui
y told on finding Dunhing In Mrs. Bof
N ktn's room, with a bottle OF whisl1es
" the woman being attired in pink ST
= nfghtgcwn. Mrs. potkin laughed mel
/. rily.
IfANDWRIT1NG UNIDENTIFIED.
ID Mrs. Rouff was shown the anong
re nous letters sent to Mrs Dunning fnol
IN SIAN francisco and asked If Mre. Bot
ne kin wrote them. After looking at ther
m a mcment she replied positively THE
ne were written by Mrs. BOtkin. IN
handwriting is disguised, but IL cor
n. thins many of her Characteristics"
al She he'd heard Mrs. BotlSin tai
be about n Bohemian life. and she 1oun
OF the same expression in one of the LEI
to ters. To her mind that WAS a "del
es give away"
ms The letters advised Mrs. Dunning
4? secure a divorce from Dunning an
NJ furnished information on which sl
u, might act F1r instance. they su'
ae gegtcd that the history OF Dunning
NV "BohkmGan life" could he Obtaine
from the ATTACHES OF the house at n
t-l AtAlg cWtNN. Wutlc NlArf A9NNA
~ once lived, and from his business al
sociates.
-al In this anonymous letter. Mrs. BO
at kin does not hesitate 10 accuse herse
or Of shocking immortality. The most SCI
m satiOnal evidence that has yet be-
be given was Mrs. ROuff's statement OF
cir conversation she had with Mrs. Bo
kin IN Stockton in July last, only
few days before the box Of poison'
candy was sent.
ca Tine defendant asked a great maj
v's questions abo6t the effects Of poison
on particularly arsenic anu strychnin
to She also inquired about SCstal regul
'us tioIs aLd tAe rate Of postage on
af pound package. Mrs. Rouff Told nc
!, Mrs. BOukin ON on occasion pretend
TO lie iA, and when she asked her
she had talken poison Mis-. Botkin SO
ms che had. Gut not enough.
1nt Il did not believe her." said Nj
iti Houh, ais she WGs too great a co..
,ng ard to commit suicide. When the dc
m. ter came he prescribed for a fever, a.
while hs was there she asked him
numser OF questions, particular
about arsenic"
tor ALTER the DOCTORS departure e
ine said tC me: Something tells me "a
1ne nay association WITH Dunnlng will }
1cs be- very elise.
did MIS-. BOtkln write this letter
asked the prosecuting attorney, as
ige handed Mrs. Rouff letter address
es to Governor Budd, soliciting an a
sh, pointment as nurse.
lhhu YES. she did" was the reply.
'rv The handkC rchief which was In
box Of poisoned candy w3s shcr
Mrs Rouff.
g.. Have you ever seen hnndlkerch
~ like tbis?" was asked.
ana Il have. Sometime ago l went II
26s the city with Mrs. BUtkn, ard S
pointed cut handkerchiefs TO me a
asked ne if they were not cheap. I
piled that they were. and noticed, q
ony they had been marked down in prlc
!ty, Mrs B0tkin showed liyle agtati
ont lut deep interest during the recital.
jos cssionally she nodded apprOvingly,
nes l5f to c0rrO'bCTat ate some statement OF {
be- witness. but at other times she she
& her head negatively and talked
cited.y with her attorneys.
Court has taken a recess until NJ,