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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-06
THE POLICE THEORY OF A H0RRIFYING CRIME.

have a bearing that cannot be overshad-
owed by any other feature of the case.
The authorities are now forced. it would
seem, to show how most unusual trans
formation in a poison may be made, or to
show where Mrs. Botkin bought crystal
liked arsenic.
The question of extradition is daily be-
coming more complicated. The defense,
as matter of course, will fight to the end
any attempt to send Mrs. Botkin to Della
ware. The prosecution has given a new
reason why the woman should not be
tried in this State. The complications
that have arisen in the case have never
thorities are concerned for future con-
tingencies as well as the present. Chief
Of Police Lees declared yesterday that if
it were possible he would ask the defense
to agree to the extradition of the woman
by the Governor and then contest her re-
moval from the State in any tribunal of
justice that might be chosen. Unless this
is done the Chief insists that Mrs. Botkin
cannot be tried for the crime of which she
is accused.
The argument by which this conclusion
is reached is interesting. If Governor
Budd refuses to extradite Mrs. Botkin,
two courses of action remain for the au-
action of the chief executive may be re-
viewed by the courts, State or Federal.
No one is willing at present to say that
such a review would be legal, but there
is a disposition on the part of the au-
thorites to test the question. If this
avenue out of the legal maze is closed
lic WoIildil llUSl De lIIeQ lOT I1uTQ6T
in this State another difficulty will pre-
sent itself If the woman were acquitted
the question would never become of prac-
teal interest.
If she were convicted the defense would
appeal to the State Supreme Court, and,
falling there. to the Federal courts. One
of the grounds for appeal would I'M
questionably be that California had no
Jurisdiction and could not legally try the
woman for murder, as the effective ele-
ment of the crime was in Delaware and
not In California. If the appellate court
should decide in favor of the defense on
this point Mrs. Botkin could never again
| be tried for murder. The California
courts, having no Jurisdiction, could not
act and. it is claimed, that the tribunals
of Delaware would be powerless to move,
since Mrs. Botkin had been once in
jeopardy of her life. The point is GER
tainly an interesting one, and will be fully
argued before Governor Budd when the
| matter is presented to him.
| The police expect to be ready on We'd
nesday or Thursday to present the entire
case, as they have 1t, to the Chief Ex-
ecutive. The Chief of Police and his sub
ordinates were busy yesterday preparing
the affidavits that represent the Califor-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-06

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-06

CRYSTALLIzED ARSENIC WAS IN THE CANDIES.

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-06
TAKING AFFIDAVITS
OF THE WITNESSES

Chief Lees is, as rapidly as possible.
reducing to affidavits the testimony of the
California witnesses in the case against
Mrs. Cordelia Botkin so that the requisi-
ton papers may soon be presented to
Governor Budd with the necessary EVIL
tain.
From noon yesterday until late last
evening Assistant District Attorney Hos
mer piled his numerous witnesses, and
by noon to-day it is expected that all of
the evidence so far adduced by the prose-
cution will be In pres6ntable shape.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-06
Grey Sees Mrs. Botkin.

After 1 o'clock this morning Frank S.
Grey, the clerk in the Owl Drug Store
who sold arsenic to Mrs. Botkin, was
taken to the City Prison to identify the
accused woman. The proceeding was
purely formality in connection with the
extradition application. 1t was unneces-
sary, as The Call published exclusively
yesterday the fact that Mrs. Botkin adj
mitted the purchase The clerk was able
to identify the woman.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-06
DESCRIBES
HER STRANGE
CUSTOMER
woman of Mrs. Botkin's
Appearance Bought
Candy July 81.
CAUTION TO SALESWOMAN
State Chemist of Delaware and
Physicians Become Witnesses
for the Defense.

Another fact Of strange cir
cumstantial import has been
added by the police to the evil
dence that they are collecting in
their effort to prove Mrs. Corde-
= liza Botkin the murderess of Mrs.
Dunntng and Mrs. Deane. When
= Miss Emma Herber, the pretty
= clerk of George Haas, first told Of
+ the mysterious woman who bought
+ a box of candy the young lady did
= not tell the whole story. The MEM
y DRY of Miss Herber is better than
= she knew, and last night she added
+ a new and startling chapter to her
recital. She was summoned be-
= fore the Chief of Police and to him
= made sworn statement that
y sooner or later will find it's way
= into court of justice.
+ Miss Herber declares that on
= Sunday afternoon, July 81, between
4 $3.50 o'clock and 4:So o'clock. a
y short, stout, full-faced woman en-
+ tered the Market-street candy
y store and asked for a box of candy.
+ The woman said she was in a
y hurry and acted so. Miss Herber
y noticed that the customer spoke
y with an English accent. The Gus
y toner said she wanted a special
y box of candy or unmarked box that
+ she wished to send to some friends
y She was particular TO ask that only
= chocolate candies be placed in the
= box and asked Miss Herber not to
4 fill 1t, as she intended to place in
y ii another present.
y The woman's wishes were OBJ
4 served. Miss Herber took a spe-
y cial, unmarked box and filled it as
y instructed. The young lady was
\ shown the box of poisoned candy
= that was sent to Dover. She looked
= at it a moment and then said that
\ ii was similar to the one she had
4 sold to her customer on the after
4 noon of July 81. Then the Chief
= OF Police asked her to describe the
\ paper in which the box was wrap
y ped. Miss Herber did so and iden-
y titled the wrapper on the death
y dealing candies as similar to that
Z which she had used.
= Beyond this Miss Herber knew
y nothing and after swearing to her
= statement she was excused.
y Her description of the box of
y candy and the wrapper are dan
y gerously close to the box of poi
y soned candies. Her characterize
= ton of the mysterious woman who
= made the purchase is in a general
y way that of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin.
= Her explanation of the purpose of
y the purchase fits that which SUBJ
4 sequent events proved was the plan
y and subterfuge of the murderess.
y Yet Miss Herber has never seen
4 the strange woman that bought the
+ candy since the incident of the af-
4 ternoon of July 81. She says she
+ does not know Mrs. Botkin, and is
4 not in a position to say that she
\ will be able to identify her as the
y purchaser of the box Of candy. The
4 young lady will be given an oppor-
y tunity to do so, however, perhaps
y to-day, as the accused woman will
\ appear in court before Judge Cook
y this morning.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-06
The CALL GIVES The NEWS FIRST,

The Call another illustration the superiority
which
overshadowng element of Botkins adj
mission that
The Call published this vital while
themselves with
the drug clerk would BE- able identify Botkn
Bothn The developments of make of Mrs
Bon the most important testimony mysterious
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-04-07
Are Americans Wasteful?

Most of our European visitors
seem to think that wastefulness is
one of our main characteristics. On
ly some few DAYS ago DR., John Wat
son, celebrated Scotch author, in CIV
ing his Impressions of our people
stated that we had yet to learn the
first principles of economy In house
hold matters.
We may perhaps, merit this fling,
In household matters we are not as
economic as we ought to be. Every
day we throw away rich food pro-
ducts which we could utilize in some
way, if we only possessed the secret
of economy which is practiced In
European households. But while
we may be wastefal in this
one respect, it does not follow
that in others we are wasteful also;
nor is such true. Indeed, the splen-
did growth which we have measured
along industrial lines within the
past few years proves Enthusiastically
that we have not ignored the small
economies upon which success de-
pends. In this connection it Is pert
inent to quote the views of one of
our recent French visitors. Says
this candid critic: "The attention
paid to small details in your big
works is amazing to me. | have
visited some establishments where
believe the profits are not made in
the manufacture proper, but in
the saving material and labor by
close attention te details. For ex-
ample, l saw in your shops just now
a little grindstone operating, auto
matieally sharpening tools. This
machine probably, cost as much
as one hundred of our ordinary
grlndstonet, but it automatically
grinds all the tools for three hun.
dred high. priced mechanics. The
| skilled mechanics in our country
frequently stop their regular work
to grind their own tools, and then
do 1t imperfectly." So, from the
testimony OF this candid Frenchmap,
it appears that Americans are not
was:eful in all respects at least.
If time could be given to the sub
iect it might be shown that Amer.
cans lead the world in most of the
economies upon which success de.
pends, but for present purposes the
above citation is sufficient.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-04-07
The Yankee Sailor.

One of the first productions the
American republic was proud of
was the American sailor, or, as he
was affect!onately called, the
"Yankee tar" 1t was a very small
navy that was set afoat by the re-
volted colonies in the revolution to
contend with the greatest naval
power in the world, but it made a
great record for sailing and fighting,
Our navy has already written
brave story on the pages of our
history. In face of our own declar-
ations to the contrary, we have al
ways when the emergency came, had
ready within the necessary period
the ships and the sailors, 1t has
been our habit for a very long time
to assert our inferiority, but there
has always been stanch craft to
carry the American flag to any
point of the earth's surface where
honor or duty requires it to go and
to keep it flying in honor after it
got there.
The United States has great in
land population, dwelling remote
from the ocean and its commerce
and its life, but the American is
never landlubber. He takes to the
sea on occasion, wherever he may
have been reared, just as IN war
times he shows a genius for the
artillery. In his country there are
lakes. on which navies may per-
form their evolutions, and rivers
where steam fleets may meet. On
Lake Champlain the Yankee tar
kept up fire which old English
sailors said they had seen equaled
only in Nelson's great fight at
Copenhagen.
Ii has been the popular belief that
our sailors were recruited from for
eign countries, that the Yankee tar,
strctliy speaking, did not exist,
but this is one Of the numerous
mistakes we have made about onr-
selves. 1t was in 1890 that the
nativity of the sailors of the Amer
lean navy was enrolled. In April
of that year 81 per cent of the
enlisted force-7,516 men and
apprentices-were described as
American citizens. In 1896 Sec
retary Herbert reported that 72
per cent of the enlisted men were
American citizens and 50 per cent
Of the apprentices were natives of
the United States.
From these. figures it will be
seen that tho American navy is
more American than it ever was
before. The future navy is to be
offiuered and manned from the APP
prentices who are natives Of our
soil. Everv American sailor is the
inheritor of glorious traditions.
Every generation of American sail
ors has proved worthy of its
predecessors.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-04-07

the tariff, and behold! our old friend
the silver question bobs up as chip
per and as ready for frolic as a
kitten.
Does man want to run for
governor! Very well; the first thing
he must do is to announce where
he stands on the silver question.
Does he want any other important
office? He must tell the voters how
he feels in regard to the remoneti-
zation of silver. This, of course,
does not interfere with the regular
bi-monthly "dylng out'of the silver
question in the organs; but 1t shows
that the people are neither dead
nor sleeping.
Wars and rumors of wars may
come and go; the "honor" and Gin
tegrlty" fthe nation may be talked
of by those who wouldn't know
national integrity if they met it in
the road; sound money may form
the subject of voluminous editorial
articles, and numerous pamphlets,
but the silver question continues
to be alive among the 6,50O,O0O who
voted for free coinage. The intel
ligent white voters of the land
voted to remonotize silver by o
majority Of more than a million.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-04-07
Remember the Place.
~. V. Slinkard s. Co., X
Zaln1a, Mo.

and when he was introduced by the
chairman as one of the gamest men
on earth and the next sheriff of the
county, he came forward, webbing
and white as ghost. He told me
afterwards that his mouth was dry
as a load of hay, and that there were
cracks IN his throat that you could
lay a led pencil in. Of course he
had prepared his speech.
" 'Feller citizens he began in a
voice that startled himself, when
the old flag was shattered and torn
-er, | mean when the old flag was
tattered and sborn by tot and she'll
-er, rather, when tie fold lag was
shattered and horn by stot and hell,
boys, you know what [ mean, and
what | want. Jine me to Broken.
nose Mikes place an run a torch
light processing down yer throats.
"The cheers that went up made
the next town get ready for an In
dian raid, Mike had a rush that
cleaned ont everything but his mild
drinks, and Dune was elected with
nothing but scattering counted
against him."
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-04-07


FROM the latest papers we are led
to believe the following resolution,
introduced by Senator Foraker of
Ohio, have been or will be adopted
by congress-provided Read does
not muzzle the republicans in the
house:
Be it resolved by the senate and
the house ofrepresentatives Of the
United States of America:
l. That the people Of the island
of Cuba are and Of right ought to
be free and independent.
2. That the government Of the
Unit d States hereby recognizes the
republic Of Cuba as the true and
lawful government OF that island.
8. That the war Spain is waging
against Cuba is so destructive Of the
commercial and property interests
of tho United States, and so cruel
barbarous and inhuman in it's char
acter as to make it the duty Of the
United States to demand, and the
government of the United States
does hereby demand, that she at
once withdraw her land and naval
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
4. President of the United States
be and hereby is authorized, en-
powered and directed to use, if ne
eessary, the entire land and naval
forces of the United States to carry
these resolutions into effect.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-04-07

Tuesdays Globe Democrat says:
Mr.. Mckinley will recommend
intervention in Cuba in his forth
coming communication to congress.
He will not, however, say armed
intervention, and he hopes that
congress will not at present say it..
Committees of the house aud SEN
ate and the executive agreeing up
on line of action.
Contingent on the national leg
islature, which may precipitate the
country into war.
Arbitration, mediation nor au.
tonomy will be mentioned in the
presidents message.
President will ask congress to in
tervene with force when, in his judg.
ment, he deems the time proper.
Disposition of congress to insist
upon the recognition of the indie
pendence of Cuba.
Chief executive may yet have to
yield to congressional pressure.
Maine matter to be treated in
vigorous fashion in the message.
Anxious'y awaited document to
go to congress probably Wednes-
day, and certainly on Thursday.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-04-07
The Development Of Alaska.

While the reputed wealth of the
Klondike region may prove fabu
lous, still the tides of immigration
which are flowing steadily in that
direction may bring about in time
the subjugation and development
Of the great northwestern area of the
continent.
This supposition IL not without
its warrant IN the past history Of
our government.
Whom the discovery OF gold was
made in California some fifty years
ago the pioneers of civllation
had barely commenced TO penetrate
tho austere solitude which brooded
over the entire west. Thousands who
set out for the California gold mines
met with bitter failure. Instead of
finding the yellow metal In abnn.
dance, they found only want and
misery and destitution. But from
the fountain springs Of restless and
adventurous HE which the dlsoov,
cry Of gold brought 10 the Pacific
coast. has sprung the present clyl'
lation Of that vast domain. To day
the western area Of tho continent is
the teemina abode ofeul.afe, enter
prise and life.
What the discovery 81 gold hos
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-04-07
The Deacon on the "Heathen. /"

u use ter be a great one fer for
eign missions, "said the colored dea-
con, "but in de las two years a
change has come over my spcrrit.
You all remember dem silk beavers
we sont de heathen ter go ter church
in?'"
"Yes."
"En dem Sunday school good-be-
havior cards"
eyes"
"Well, sub, wen de church sent
me on as delicate, ter see how
dey wus prosperin', what does you
reckon seenY"
"Dunnop
"Well, sub, I'll tell you; ever
blessed heathon in dc crowd wus o..
settin' on do beavers, des lax dey
wus campstools, en- tryin' ter play
poker wild de good.behavior cardsl"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-04-07
ZALMA.

We are having some fine weather.
The recent high waters did a
great deal of damage along Castor
and our farmers have a good deal of
extra work to do.
Died-An infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bollinger, on the Oath of
March, of bronchitis.
G. W. Hasting of Senath is here
visiting his many friends.
Misses Louisa Dixon and Lora
Golf went to Lutesville on the 25th.
The latter went to Frederlcktown
to spend the summer.
Died-March rs, five miles south
east of zalma, Mrs. John Boyd, of
epileptic fits.
Jacob Berry and Luke Vance of
Glen Allen were in our town last
week.
Stoke Ramsey has moved his fam
lily to his farm that he bought on
Clubb's creek from r. H. Green.
wood.
All. Spear is teaching a subscrip-
tion school at Greenbrier.
Mark Champion of Houston, Tex
as, has located in this part.
| noticed A. J. Crouch coming
through town the other day just
touching the high places. It's an
ll'pound, 16 to l boy.
Died--On the I'd, the wife of
Umph James. She leaves 7.day-
old girl baby.
Ex-Sheriff James Seabaugh is
here mixing with his many friends.
j. II. Watkins of Cape Girardeau
is here trading with the boys.
]. v, Slinkard 4 %. will com
meuce building their storebouse
this week.
LIB. James was on the puny list
last Saturday.
Sam J. McMinn of Buchanan
came down hore Saturday and re-
turned Monday. ] think Sam will
be in the race for circuit clerk, and
If he Is, will make an excellent race.
He has no.such thing as an enemy
in our country, and will mike n
clean sweep Of this part Of tho coun-
ty. II he Is nominated tho man
that beats him on the other side
will know that he has been in tho
race.
lInrrah for W. D. Yandiyer and
Judge James d. Fox.
AILEgN ARooK.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-04-07

MONDAYS Globe-Democrat says
Minister Woodford cables from
Madrid a message of the most pa
eifcatory character. Its tenor re
ieved the tension at Washington
and is said to confirm Spanish lega
tion declarations that Spain desires
to avoid hostllities.
President Mckinley worked al
day Sunday on his forthcoming mes
sage. which Judge Day says will be
submitted to congress Tuesday.
Message will be long and will re
view every phase Of the Cuban sit
uation.
1t will not recommend armed in
tervention, but probably tell con
gress that the time has come to in
tervene.
Temper of congress changing
Reed is willing to permit full de
bate and the prospect is that fna
vote will not be taken fer sew
eral days.
The Pope is in communication
with Washington and using all his
influence to bring about the con
eessions at Madrid that will avoic
war.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-04-07

T. E. SPENCER of Marshall, Mo-,
is a candidate for State superinten
dent of public schools. Mr.. Spen-
Ger stands high in the estimation
of his neighbors, is superintendent
of schools in his county and is fully
Endorsed as q gentleman Of educa-
tion. Regarding his candidacy the
Gallatin Democrat says: "Prof. T.
f. Spencer, superintendent of the
public schools at Marshall, and one
of the school book commissioners
appointed by Govoner Stephens.
is a candidate for the democratic
nomination for state superintendent
of schools. A close personal ac-
quaintance of a dozen years with
Prof. Spencer warrants us in saying
that he is a man in every way quah-
fed to dicharge the duties Of the
office he seeks. He IS a democrat
of the old school and an able, fear
less debater, who is throughly com.
petent to meet the best of them on
the stump.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-04-07
Home-Made phiIosonilv.

HOmc-hduc filiiOSOpuys
The bull frog does his whole
duty, day after day and week after
week, without the promise of re-
ward, or the hope ov wearin' a med
al. God bless his simplicity.
Nothin' is III so much accord
with natsure as utility. The COW
that kin mako her stomach digest
buckwheat straw, when there's
nothin' better in sight, is natural
filosofer.
Never give up fight. Hard
cider kin fight better after it is
down, than 1t can when the farmer
puts the price up SO high that the
boys can't reach it.
Men who have no self command
are capable ov fulfillin' their duty
toward society. The man who
can't drive hog outer the same
hole in the fence it crawled through,
without loosin' his temper and a
copious wad ov profanity, would
shock the hull community if there
were two hogs, instead ov one, and
his dog was helpin' him do it.
The wrongs we inflict upon our
neigbbor folIer us like our shadder.
The boy whoes shirt we useter, tie
in knots finally grows so big. and
stout and full of vim that he wants
ter tie us IN knot every time we
meet at oampmeetin'.
1t is evidence ov o weak mind to
desire lmpossibilities. The woman
who dies an old maid, because she
couldn't find an angel ov a man to
marry, lacks sufficient brain matter
10 adjust herself to her environ
ments. She otter know by the fra
GRANGE ov her own feet that she's a
long ways off from heaven.-Grit.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1898-04-07

Judge Fox Will Be Candidate.

The Madison County Democrat
saws: 1t is now definitely announced
that Judge James ID. Fox is can.
dldate for Judge of the Twenty-sev.
enth judicial circuit. While, on ac-
count Of poor health, he would have
much preferred that the canvass for
this office should not have been
opened SO soon, yet AZ in some of the
counties the meetings are near at
hand, he desires through the Mad
lson Democrat to inform his friends
that he is in the race.
Judge Fox needs no introduction
to the people Of the circuit. He is re-
garded as one of the ablest and most
impartial judges IN the state. In a
period of eighteen years one apph,
cation for change of venue has been
pesented against him and this is a
record of which any judge should
feel proud.
Mark our prediction, he will be a
formidable candidate when the con
vention meets. No man stands
closer to the people of this district
than Judge Fox.