The San Francisco call., 1904-03-24

S Grey when he sold a woman an
swering Mrs. Botkin's description two
ounces of arsenic on the same date.
Bernard ]. McVey. who at the time of
the murder of Mrs. Dunning and Mrs.
Deane was State Detective OF Delaware
and who brought from Dover to San
Francisco the remaining pieces of poi
soned candy. together with the box
wrapper, note and handkerchief con-
tanned in the box. was the first witness
of the day, having been recalled by the
prosecution. He made a positive identi-
fication of the candy, stating that five
years ago he was perfectly familiar
with every piece in the box. Between
that time and this, he said, the candy
had shrunk some, but its general ap-
pearance was so far unAltered as to al
low him to state positively that it was
the same he had turned over to Chief
Of Police Lees in this city.
KNIGHT ATTACKS LEES.
Don't you know of your own knowl-
edge" roared Knight. that Chief of
! Police Lees bought candy from Haas &
/ Son and doDed it with arsenic for the
! purpose of convictine this defendant? %
Il do not" was the quiet answer.
is it not a fact" continued Knight
still in thunder tones. that you and
! Lees stuffed candy with arsenic and
turned some of it over to Chemist
! Price in a conspiracy TO hang the
charge of murder on Mrs Botkin?''
1t is not" Mcvey answered.
When Knight had finished Byington
had a question or two.
Did Chief Of Police Lees ever inform
i you that he had intercepted Dr. BishoI
when he was on his way from Dover tc
Newark Delaware, with the poisoned
candy in his>possession, had taken the
candy away from him and stuffed il
full of arsenic 20
mo, SIR said the witness.
Did Chief of Police Lees ever tel
you that he journeyed to Newark and
induced DR.. Wolfe, the State chemist
the day after the funeral of Mrs. Dun
ming and Mrs. Deane, to make repor
that the candy in question contained
large quantities of arsenic?"
He did not" said McVey.
Knight was on his feet again, roarine
like a lion.
Did you ever hear that Dr. Bishoy
said, My God, I'm up against it! Nv,
poisoned tYo women, and / must pre-
pare some kind of a defense? ?"
mo, sir" said the witness
Did you ever hear that Dr. BishoI
did not know the difference betweeI
ptomaine and arsenical poisoning ant
cholera .morbus, and that he tried t,
shift the blame for the wonen's deaths
upon this defendant
"I never did," was the answer.
Did you ever hear that the cook a
the Pennington home threatened t.
poison the whole family by putting
arsenic in their coffeea'
mo, sir" said McVey.
In presenting the, various exhibits o
candy and the exemplars Knight haC
smeared his hands with chocolate. &c
feel like washing up he said, "aftel
this Lees business, and the trial wait
ed while he sought the judges cham
Der and cIeansed his hands,
DUNNING WITH DEFENDANT.
Frank S. Grey, the pharmacist whC
sold woman two ounces of arsenic OF
June 1, was recalled and made a con
siderably stronger Identification O
Mrs. Botkin as the purchaser of tn,
poison than he had on the day before
In addition he testified that he saw
Mrs. Botkin and John p Dunning to
gether previously at the Baldwin Ho
tel Pharmacy, where he was employ
ed in 1897. He knew it was Dunnin,
because. George Beck, his assistant, hat
so informed him. Attorney Knight ha,
Mrs Rofkfn stand IN hefore the u,;t
ness, and then asked Grey if he cnnlt