The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-02
Says Her Former
Sweetheart Was
an IdIer.
Declares That Her
Own Life Is.
BIameIess.

ance with Dunning, the. witness testi-
fed that he came daily in search OF
food, confessing that he had spent the
night on a couch at the Press Club.
| The witness claimed that when he
went to Salt Lake she provided him
with funds. outside of transportation.
which be secured personally. While he
was in Salt Lake and in receipt of SIS
week she had an appeal from Dun
ming and sent him $50.
Mrs CORDIALLY. who has been prom
inently mentioned by the defense here
tofore. was involved by the defendants
testimony. When the question of food
was reached Knight branched off to
another line of Interrogation.
During the time you mention did
you know of Mr.. Cummings being asso
ciated with any other woman"
"Oh. yes, said Mrs: Botkin readily.
He spoke of being formerly associated
with woman by the name of CORDIALLY
and stated that she had befriended him
to the extent of $500. with which money
he. sent his wife and daughter to Dover,
| Del" According to the witness, the
only. recompense asked by Mrs. Cor
bally was that Dunning keep up the
! life insurance policies of a husband
| from whom she was separated. Mrs:
Botkin claimed that when Cunning
was short on the matter of life insur-
ance she frequently furnished him with
the funds.
When Cummings wife came to this
city he used the money of the Asso-
cated Press to furnish them home"
declared Mrs, Botkin. f.and for years
he lived in the fear of exposure.
Once -Byington forgot himself and
registered an exception to an overrured
objection he. had advanced. which was
waste of time, as the prosecution has
no appeal from the verdict of the jury.
Mrs. Botkin strenuously denied the
allegations Of the prosecution that ever
in her life she had entertained an idea
that some day she. would be united to-
| Cumming. In proof of this statement
she declared that she had never con
templated bringing divorce proceedings
against her husband, and she stated
! that D1nning had never suggested a
| divorce from his wife.
DRAINED HER FINANCES.
Beverly Botkin, son. Of the accused
woman, came in. for a good, hot roast
--,kAl
| Botkin stated that her sons fntemper-
afice. together with that of Dunnihg.
and her Willingness to assist both
Financially. placed her in severe straits
While she. was delivering this declara-
ton her SON. Beverly. stood in the back
of the. courtroom and was apparently
I unmoved. by, the position of his mother
Some time before she finished her tes-
tinrony he. drifted out, refusing to ex-.
press 81 opinion regarding the guilt or
/. innocehce: Of bis mother.
/ MIS-. Botkfn made positive. deniaIs of
having written either the anonymous
+ letters. the note in the candy box or
/ the address. on the wrapper. When
these were shown TO her by. the District
Attorney she: snapped. out negatives as
to her authorship of .tl1e documents
that left no further ground. for cross:
examination regarding that particular
! point. -.
.Byfngton was insistent' on other.
points, particularly regarding her re-
latforis- with Dunning He traced the.
defendant through the dinners. walks
and visits to the race track, which she
/ admits taking with Duphing The ,ex-
pense of these expeditions, the. defend
| ant claims, were: generally borne Dy
her. Sometimes; she said, Dunning had
money to pay for. the pleasures, but
generally he was without funds and
she gave. him the money. Mrs Botkin.
will be further cross examined on Nom
day morning regarding her relations
with Dunning, but no new develop
ments may be expected. She has told
/ ali: she cares to disclose. regarding. the
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