Smyrna times., 1901-07-17
RFADY FOR SECOND TRIAL
DOVER POISONING CASE
,oHy p. DUNNlNG, STAR WITNESS, CON-
CENTS TO FACE MRS. CORDELIA BOTKIN.
With the Exception of Two Delaware Wit
nesses Who Demand $1,000, all are Ready
10 Attend the Second Trial.

1obn P. Dunning, the Dover man
who is engaged in newspaper work IN
Now York and who has heretofore not
ooroanted to 90 to San Francisco and
ottond the second trial of Mrs. Cordelia
potkin for the murder of his wife and
her sister, Mrs. Ida d. Deane, Satur-
dow wrote his full consent, says the
philadelphia Record, to attend the
trial and the reasons why he had not
made any agreement to go before.
Roth Dunning and ]. d. Deane OF
Dover. husband of the other poison
victim. are exceedingly anxious that
Mrs Botkin should again be convicted
and are even confident, with arigorous
nrosecution and good counsel on the
mart of the people of California, the
murderer of the two prominent Dover
women will pay the penalty of her
crime with her life.
Mr.. Dunning voluntarily writes to
Mr.. Deane as follows: "YOu can now
inform the Delaware people what [
intend to do in the matter. l have,
accordingly, communicated with the
San Francisco authorities, informing
them that l will be there and will be
ready to 90 whenever they call upon
me. at any hour, and will again submit
TO the roasting and criticism which the
last trial brought upon me"
Dunning Expects a Roasting"
The prosecutions star witness un-
doubtedly refers to the three da US
ordeal he was compelled to undergo at
San Francisco at the trial of Mrs. Bot
kin, which resulted in her being sem
fenced to life Imprisonment.
The Delaware witnesses declare that
the fusilade under which Dunning was
picked to pieces was almost as great as
that directed at Mrs. Botkin, and was
the most exacting ever known upon a
witness The cross-fire of defendant g
counsel, Mr.. Knight, became so furious
that Dunning was sent to Jail for con-
tempt IN refusing to answer questions
which would have brought in thG
names of some other women whom he
had been acquainted with. On this
Dunning finally triumphed and wal
released.
The attendance of all the Delawar'
witnesses is now assured, except tina
Of DR.. E. A. H. Bishop, Mrs. Dun
d ning's physician, and Professor L. r
Wolfe, acting president of Delawar
College, who have each demanded $1,000
DIR. Bishop, too, was most severel
treated in San Francisco by the Law
yers for the defense and by the news
papers, particularly on his method c
treating the women when he frs
called in on the eventful night in Al
gust, 1898. He naturally feels dish
ellned to 90 so far out of his way
hunt another annoyance. He wi
probably have to be paid, but the a
II tendance of DR.. Wolfe is said to be NJ
Il material, since the California specis
n lists who analyzed the candy found tv
u kinds of arsenic therein, enough poisC
Il IN all to kill several horses.
j Later Developments 10 the Case.
The news Yesterday from San Fra
i CISCO that defandant's counsel, instet
OF consenting to another date for trif
nave decided (and probably on t
strength of Dunning's fearless al
and strong expressions of his inte
81 uons) to appeal to the United Stat
supreme Court, has stirred up deer
leellng Of public condemnation tn
81 mas been noticed in Dover among t
~ most intelligent people, since the a
ful tragedy.
Ii Delaware has a card up her slee
which she has never yet played in I'll
~rangle. 1t is an appeal from dec
ION made by the Supreme Judges
+ california in turning down the requi
uon papers issued by Governor II
+ nel and handed to Detective McVey
serve IN San Francisco upon Cover
Dudd. The later would have homo
Tue papers and ridden his State of
Aoeorlous woman, but he was enjoil
ana upon the appeal of the defend
counsel, the Supreme Court Judges
0'ded that, the woman never hav
seen the State of Delaware, she
not therefore fugitive from justi
y 'ne papers averred, because of
ter.
LIS will certainly form the basis
% appeal from Delaware to the
Meme Court. In the meantime,
appeal can be made, it is said, to G.
T Pvi the attendance of the prisone
o. o"'Sshlngton, and once outside
S'a'e OF California, Delaware can
IRE her from almost any other ,