The daily Republican., 1902-11-05
The Convicted Poisoner of
Mrs. Deane and Mrs. Dun
ming Feels Bright.
THE PROSECUTIONS CASE.
No New Evidence to be Pro-
duced and District Attor-
ney Says He Needs None.
DELAW ARE WITNESSES,
Mrs, Botkin Has Her Cell Trans
formed into a Regular Home
Does Her Own Cooking.

San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 5.-Mrs
Cordelia Botkin, alleged murderer
of Mrs, John P. Dunning and her
sister, Mrs. Deane is to have a new
trial. Both sides hope that it will
occur early next year. Meanwhile
Mrs. Botkin lives in the Branch
County Jail, in the outskirts of San
Francisco, just as she has lived for
the last four Years, since jury rem
dered the verdict of guilty and
Judge Carroll Cook sentenced her
to life imprisonment The prose-
cution was conducted in the first
trial by John Hosmer, then District
Attorney. Lewis Byington has
taken his place and will have charge
of the case next time.
There isn't any new evidence"
said Mr. Byington. "A review Of
the former evidence is enough to
convict the woman. Pennington,
one of the witnesses, is dead, hut
otherwise the case of the prosecu-
ton will be the same as before"
Mrs. Botkin still employs her
attorneys, Messrs. Knight d Heg-
garty, who were with her in the
first place.
1--WE have the same evidence as
before and plenty more" said Mr..
Heggarty, 1--WE are going to bring
witnesses from Delaware. For on9
there is a physician who will testify
that the women did not die of ar
senical poisoning. Have l hopes?
Why, it isn't possible thing that
any fair minded jury could let |
that woman"
WITNESSES FROM DELAWARE
Judge Cook will try the case once
more. The whole long and complex
story will be reviewed. Witnesses
will be brought from Delaware by
both sides. John ?. Dunning, hus-
band Of the murdered woman and
irst accuser Of Mrs. B0tkin, will be-
acre once more. San Francisco will
again be the stage Of hot msIo-
lrama.
IF regain my liberty" said Mrs ;
3otkin "the first thing [ shall DO is
% go to my old mother, who, has
lever known Of my sorrow. / wish I
here was some way to go more !
quickly than by rail" f
II the sentence Of life imDrison. n
neut is repeated Mrs BOtkin will I
cave what she calls her apart.
aent' in the county Jail. She will |
. to the state Peuitentiary in san {
quentin, where life will not be as f
asy for her as it is now. |
The prosecution will tell it, story c,
t how John P, DuuniNg, New Il
'ork man, who was living in San tt
ranClsco in 1898, lived vita Mrs S;
otkln, having left his wife in New S
ork Mrs. Botkiu's husband susl t;
er for divorce. She considered Il!
erself free and wanted Dunuing to
D free, SO that she could go to
ew York as his wife. This is the Q,
legged motive for getting Mrs. :,
out of the way. G.
OUTLINE OF PROSECUTION.
Then the prosecution will try to ia
ace Mrs. Botkin's movements
rough clerk Of a drug store who 81
Id her arsenic to bleach hat. pI
le clerk has stated that he told ia
II other drugs were better for the c;
lrpose, but she insisted on having cl
senlc; through girl in a candy on
ore who sold a box of chocolates IT,
.swerlng the description Of the ia a
box to woman answering the pl
scription Of the accused woman; WI
rough clerk Of a dry goods
1re who sold handkerchief like NJ
q one in the candy box to some NJ
Q whom she believes to be Mrs. "a
4; through nurse, Mrs Raouf. Jat
10 remembers strange questions |
at Mrs B0tkip asked her about in
o time OF the murder, such as gr'
low much arsenic does it take to Ike,
! persoui" when parcel is r0
1t by registered mail does the
lder have to sign bis namel and poi
'oes one have to tell a doctor Or