The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 27, 1898, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 1898 HANDWRITING EXPERTS MAY DECIDBG THE FATE OF MRS. CORDELIA BOTKIN The Accused W oman’s Letters to Be Compared With the Anonymo us Ones. Police Arranging Their Evidence in Prepara- tion for the Fight for Extra- dition. Mrs. Cordelia Botkin’s fate will be | decided by experts in handwriting. J. P. Dunning is credited with say- ing that she wrote the anonymous letters which were sent to his wife before she was murdered, and sev- eral persons have expressed an opin- 4on that the authorship of the note which accompanied the poisoned bon- bons was also written by the same hand. The police are still in the dark as to the character and amount of ev- idence the Delaware officer is bring- | ing to secure the extradition of the | accused woman. Her attorneys w-il!" not permit her removal from the State unless the requisition is per- fect. State Detective McVey of Dela- ware is expected hers Sunday or Monday. Unknown persons are seid to be tampering with Olerk Gattrell of | Stockton. | Experts on handwriting will be the principal witnesses in the trial of Mrs W. A. Botkin, if she is ever brought before Judge and jury to answer to the charge of poisoning Mrs. J. P. Dunning and Mrs. J. D. Deane. Chief Lees will not declare what evi- dence has succeeded in gathering tory to the arrival of State De- Vey of Delaware, but it is s of the handwrit- yman are diligeut- used W nd eagerly sought for by the po- Several letters written by her ning and to other parties have been cbtained. As soon as reaches this city comparisons :ade with the anonymous let- San Francisco to Mrs. 3 he address on the fatal of bonbons and the note in- within it will also be submitted > and other t to dis- {ble, if they were written v famous criminal have hinged com- testimony of scien - iirography and the im- ng trial of Mrs. Botkin will add another to the long list. It has repeatedly been demonstrated that handwriting stinctively indi- vidual and that only an expert f can completely disguise idiosyncrasies which characterize a person’s script. Temperament and character are por- : trayed in letters and signatures to a far greater degree than n sppreciate, and the police are fore, especially anxious about the opin- fon which will be given by the experts after they have examined the writings in the Dunning case. Several persons familiar with Mrs. Botkin’s writing have declared that there fs a startling similarity in the strokes, shadings, curves and letters @nd other characteristics and the pub- d fac similes of the anonymous Tetters and the note sent in the candy box. Mrs. Louise Seeley, one of the *.elleged poisoner’s former friends, has noticed the similitude in the writings and Chief Lees has also formed an opinion in the matter. These opinions, however, are of no value as evidence and not until sclentific tests have been completed will their soundness be de- monstrated. J. P. Dunning, the husband of one cf he vietims, is reported as having de- clared that the anonymous letters re- celved by his wife were written by Mrs. Botkin. Dunning ought to be able to recognize her chirography, us he has received numerous episties from her since he left San Francisco. _Samples of the writing In the case, t is said, have been tested by noted Eastern experts and they have de- clared they were all written by the same hand. Dunning wiil be one of the chief witnesses in the case and will identify Mrs. Botkin's writing, assum- ing, of course, that she will go to Del- aware and be placed on trial, Chief Lees, assisted by Detectives Gibson and Wrenn, is arranging all the evidence they have secured, which is to be turned over to Detective McVey when he arrives. The Delaware officer 1s expected Sunday or Monday even- ing. .. Chief Lees is a bit apprehensive re- garding the extradition proceedings, @s there are 80 many technicalities in .the laws which the defendant's re- sourceful attorneys can raise to pre- vent her removal from the State. Anti- cipating a bitter technical fight on be- half of Mrs. Botkin, the Chief yester- day sent the following telegram to Attorney-General R. C. White of Dela- ware, in reply to a message asking what affidavits would be required to secure the extradition of the woman now under arrest: Separate affidavits from all parties knowing any facts tending to show who committed crime, to wit: From postof- fice authorities of date of receipt of hox, y a ed, by whom delivered to e who partook of candy, date of deaths, with cause; names of victims, attending physicians on deceased; that candy contained poison; affidavits from chemists analyzing candy, date of analy- sis, with resuit: parties present at eating of candy. All these, with such other affi- davits obtainable concerning proof of uflt a8 would be suffl to hold the de- endant to answer before magistrate for final trial; and must be attached te and made part of the requisition papers roperly exemplified by magistrate and “ounty Clerk and authepticated accord: !ng to law. ur District Attorney, with above facts, will undoubtedly be able to hold Aand extradite. If requisition mailed does Tot contain sufficient facts as above, pre- pare others and forward as soon as pos- sible. Direct to me. She will resist requi- sition, and has two able attorneys. True name on arrest of defendant given to me as Cordelia Botkin. Have requisition pa- pers strictly legal, as they will be strictly ‘construed.” Acting District Attorney Hosmer and ‘Assistant District Attorney Joseph J. Dunne are the Chief's legal advisers in this case and they will conduct the case for the Delaware authorities when the Governor is asked to grant the re- quisition. These attorneys are carc- fully examining the law and are forti- fying themselves for a hard fight. Whether or not Governor Budd .grant the requisition is whol. prob- dematical, as it is not known at evi- dence the Eastern detectives have ob- tained. Chief Lees intimates that he has ac- cumulated some strong circumstantial evidence which connécts Mrs. Botkin with the double crime, but he refuses to divulge it. Nothing further can be done, the Chief says, until Detective McVey arrives with the candy box, let- ters, etc. Proprietor Kuhn of the Wave candy will store, at Stockton, his candy maker, Le Grand, and his two clerks, Gattrell and Miller, will come to the city early next week and endeavor to identify the re- maining candy and the box.. Gat- trell and Miiler will be given an op- portunity to ldentify Mrs. Botkin as the woman who bought a box of candy at the store three weeks ago, and put some bonbons she had with her in the box before it was wrapped up. Kuhn bought his candy boxes in San Fran- cisco and the manufacturer says they can identify all the goods they make. Should these persons positively con- nect Mrs. Botkin with the incident re- ferred to and, then, if the candy maker and box manufacturers recognize their assistance of an accomplice in San Francisco, he murdered his wife by sending the poisoned candy to her. She maintains the police are on the wrong scent and said Dunning should be arrested. Mrs. Rose French also called to see the Chief regarding the all-absorbing murder case. She had her reticule and pencil, but if she had a theory she kept it to herself. TAMPERING WITH CLERK GATTRELL Unknown Parties Test His Memory With a Candy Box. STOCKTON, Aug. 26.—Unknown parties, who did not disclose their mo- tive, made an attempt to test young Gattrell's memory to-day. The indi- viduals who accosted the candy-store clerk are presumed to be friendly to Mrs. Botkin, the alleged poisoner. The parties referred to went fnto the Wave store and exhibited a box to Gattrell and told him it was the identical stock used by the Wave at the time the sale was made to the strange woman three weeks ago, and that it had been pur- chased at the store. Both Gattrell and Proprietor Kuhn quicklyand positively denied the truth of the @ssertion and pointed out discrepancies. ment that a candy maker will recog- nize his own stock and be belleves that the Wave people are entirely compe- tent to pass an opinion as to whether or not the box now en route from Del- aware was from their store or not. “This bonbon box is a kind we keep in stock in case we run out of those made especially for us and bear- Ing our label,” he said. “The bottom of the box proper has no projecting edge, when the 1id is put on. The box part is telescoped by the lid. The glazed or polished surface is on the cover only. The flush at the bottom is just sufficient to present an even surface when the lid is put on. Some of these features will probably be found in the box used by the Wave, as it is very distinct from the gpeclal boxes.” E i Dr. Stone in further comments on the condition of Mrs. Botkin while here said: ‘“Her nerves were shattered. and she jumped at the least sound. Once I was talking with her nurse. Mrs. Rauof, and she came to the door and peered around the partition that sepa- | rated the two rooms.” This latter statement is regarded as particularly significant; showing that Mrs. Botkin was suspicious, and did not like to see an exchange of confidences between two persons who knew her so well. Frank Cattrell asserts that voune Miller’s statement concerning the cir- cumstances attending the sale of candv to the strange woman is substantially correct. The officers have foumd no MR.. anD MRS 5 i MRS-BCTKINS s:sralnul X [ Law i i E it b MRS. BOTKING WRITIHE AND THE ADDRESS ON THE CAN Gowan, “but they know nothing about the case. All they can sav is that they are greatly surprised that such a charge should have been made against Mrs. Botkin. They are firm in thelr bellef that she is innocent and that subsequent investigations will prove that they are right.” vVllllarzx Robargts, another brother-in- law of the accused, was expected here yesterday morning, but he did not ar- rive. It is thought that he will reach the city to-day or Monday at the latest. BELIEVES SHE IS INNOCENT Pastor Coombe Visits the Ac- cused Woman in Her Cell. Pastor Coombe of the Richmond Dis- trict Congregational Church visited Mrs. Botkin in the City Prison yesterday. Mr. Coombe was accompanied by his wife and remained with the prisoner for more than one hour. The friendship existing between the ac- cused woman and the minister dates back to old Ferndale days. Pastor Coombe presided over the Ferndale Congregational Church, where Mrs. Botkin and her sis- ters worshiped. It was in memory of these other days that Mr. and Mrs. Coombe paid their respects gesterday to the woman who has been accused of the horrible crime. With diffidence and an evident reluct- ance, Mr. Coombe spoke of his visit to the prisoner. “It is not right that I should speak of what passed between us,” he de- clared, “not that anything was said that might not, with perfect impunity, be made ublic. The pastor admitted that Mrs. otkin, of her own free will, broached the horrible crime of which she o cused, but further than that Mr. Coombe had nothing to say. The minister is confident that Mrs. Bot- kin is innocent and is also convinced that she will have no difficulty in establishing her_innocence. 5 “She comes from fine old famllg', said Mr. Coombe, “‘and I feel positive that no one who comes from such good stock could be guilty of so heinous a crime. Mr. Coombe Is also convinced that the published accounts of the orgies that made midnight hideous at the Geary street lodging house are gross exaggera- tions 1f not pure fabrications. “It would take some pretty direct testimon. to make me believe those tales,”” he sald. The mannerisms of Mrs. Botkin that have been descanted upon, her grand elo- quent phrases, her dramatic gestures and theatrical manners are explained by the minister to be the natural rosult of asso- clation with English people. ‘Mrs. Bot- kin associated with English residents at Ferndale, and her ways are the ways of the English. Her Engllsh mannerisms are the characteristic mannerisms of all her family.’” Mr. Coombe has been in this city_ for five years and in that time has seen Mrs. Botkin but twice. Once he called on her— on his arrival in town in '95—and once again he had a passing glimpse of the lafly as he rode by her on the cable car. MRS. BOTKIN’S SISTERS HERE a stands ac- | They Did Not Call Upon Their Unfortunate Relative. Two of Mrs. Botkin's sisters arrived in San Francisco yesterday morning, and neither of them visited the City Prison Dy Dok Relatives and Friends Who Believe in Mrs. Botkin’s Innocence. products, the chain of evidence to con- vict the accused woman will be nearly completed. The postal authorities are earnestly at work endeavoring to trace the hox of candy from this city. Inspectors Munroe and Irwin say they have not been able to ascertain where the mur- derous package was posted, but they hope to do so. It was first assumed by Chief Lees that the sender sent the box as first class matter, but this was an error. The box contained a pound of candy, and wrapped up welghed about eighteen ounces. There were four 5 cent stamps and one 2 cent stamp on the package. The rate of postage on first class matter is 2 cents an ounce and a fraction thereof, and on fourth class is 1 cent an ounce. The assassin made sure that there would be no delay in the delivery of the mes- senger of death by putting 22 cents’ worth of stamps cn it and sending it as merchandise. Chiet Lees recelved a telegram from Attorney General White yesterday which said the Secretary of State had prepared a requisition for Mrs. Botkin, and it had been forwarded to Detective McVey in care of Chief Lees. After refusing to give out what evi- dence he has secured against Mrs. Bot- kin, Chief Lees said last night: & have gathered only such evidence as is material and have not been engaged in chasing side issues. 1 have been very pa.rtfimlar in fixing dates in this case, and Mrs. Botkin's statement is conclusive and emphatic regarding her visit to Stockton on July 27 to 30. About this time the incident occurred, as re- lated by Gattrell and Miller, the em- ployes of the Wave candy store. If they connect the suspected woman with that occurrence a strong link is forged. Mind, I do not express the opinion that this woman is guilty of the crime charged. I am following every clew that turns up, and when McVey tells me what he has in the shape of evidence I will perhaps be able to form an opinion on the guilt or innocence of the prisoner. Any mys- terfous case can be solved in a hun- dred, different ways, theoretically, but to convict a person of crime facts must be obtained and verified by competent witnesses.” Mrs. John Martin, whose name is fa- miliar to newspapers readers, appeared at the Chief's office yesterday. She has a theory on the which she wished to deliver to the Chief personally, but Lees was “too busy” to receive it. He offered the newspaper men present as a substi- tute. Mrs. Martin’s theory Is that Dunning was in love with Mrs. Botkin and wished to marry her. With the Dunning case Proprietor Kuhn of the Wave says he is certain of three things. The first is that we will know our own candy, another that it will be easy to recog- nize the box, and third, that nefther my clerks nor myself recall another occasiofh when a woman brought candy to the store and asked us to mix it in with our’own stock. We can identify our candy by size; color and shape, and also by reason of the fact that in my string of molds for chocolate creams there is one which is lopsided. The ordinary customer would not notice this, but I would to a certainty. I think all these pictures published in the San Francisco papers of the box of candy, indicate that it was not fin- ally packed by a confectioner. No candy man would throw goods into a box in that shape. If the diagram is correct the candy was handied by an amateur. The police have failed to find any re- corded sale of arsenic to Mrs. Botkin. The sales of the poison at the drug- stores for the last thirty days have all been to persons well known* to the druggists, and the customary registra- tion in the poison book was required. T. F. Emerson, who has apartments at 421 East Fremont street, the house ‘owned by Mrs. Rauof, and to which she brought Mrs. Botkin, acknowi- edged to-day that the landlady re- moved Mrs. Botkin from the place be- cause tenants were objecting to some- thing and had threatened to move. Mrs. Rauof quitted her own home when she could no longer keep Mrs. Botkin there. An officer, whose name is with- held and who has been working on the case, has expressed a positive opinion that the “nurse” could, tell considera- ble of Mrs. Botkin’s cfiarncterlntles it she were so minded. Mrs. Rauof is credited with having a very close tongue and being far above the aver- age woman in managing her worldly affairs. Mr. Botkin and his son, Beverl-, were at their grain office to-day doing busi- ness as usual. Botkin senior assumes a nonchalant air, but it is plain that inwardly he is much perturbed over the developments of last week. He reaf- firme his-belief in his wife’s innocencs, but wil discuss the case only in a gen- eral way with his most intimate friends. Beverly Botkin is absolutely unapproachable. ‘Willlam R. Thomas, a veteran con- fectioner of this city, to-day exhibited to a Call correspondent a box bearing some resemblance to and manufactured by the same firm as the one Frank Gattrell sold to the strange woman. Mr. Thomas says it is no wild state- material discrepancies in the stories of the boys. Chief Gall is watching every feature of the case carefully and is inclined to belfeve that the evidence which his of- fice has secured is sound and will be corroborated by subsequent investiga- tions. Little can be done, he states, un- til the Delaware officer arrives. He will have the witnesses here ready to respond to any request of Chief Lees to come to San Francisco. WILL MAKE A HARD FIGHT Mrs. Botkin’s Attorneys Will Strongly Contest the Prosecution. The attorneys for Mrs. Botkin are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the extradition papers from Delaware. If an opportunity is afforded them they will make a fight to prevent Mrs. Bot- kin being taken out of the State. “It s just this way,” said Attorney George A. Knight. “If the extradition papers are resular in form we will not make any contest. If there is any- thing irregular in their form we will resort to the courts to secure ¢he re- leage of our client. 'We would be lack- ing in our duty if we allowed any of- ficer to take Mrs. Botkin outside the jurisdiction of our courts without hav- ing extradition papers properly pre- pared and signed.” “It is reported,” suggested a Call re- porter, “that Mrs. Botkin. is preparing a statement over her own signature to be given to the press.” “There is nothing in the story,” re- plied Knight. “Mrs. Botkin is inno- cent, and at the proper time that will be made apparent. She is not going to make any statement, either oral or written. She is acting under the ad- vice of her counsel and will be guided by that advice. The only statement she could make would be contained in the few words, ‘I am innovent of the charge.’ When the time comes it will be shown that such a statement Is true. Attorney Frank McGowan, who is associated with Knight in the defense, says that there is absolutely new. in the case. “N. C. McClure, a brother-in-law of Mrs. Botkin, arrived here to-day with his wife,” said Mc- to see the unfortunate woman. The ob- ject may have been to avoid newspaper reporters and the publicity such a visit would be sure to bring about. Mrs. Rob- arts, a sister from Ferndale, Humboldt County, accompanied by her husband, arrived at 12 o’clock yesterday morning on the steamer Point Arena. They en- gaged apartments uptown and during the ay had several consultations with friends of the family. Mrs. McClure, an elder sister, came down from Healdsburg at 10:30 o'clock with her husband, Professor McClure of the Healdsburg College. After leaving the steamer they walked about the ferry building for a few moments and then got on a Market street car and alighted near the new City Hall. Mrs. McClure 1s about 50 years of age, has a sad but rather prepossessing expression, and her face bore evidence of great sorrow. She wore a dark vell, and seemed too pre- occupied to take much note of passing events. Professor McClure, who is a typi- cal specimen of Scotch gentleman, active and alert, assisted his wife up the stalrs at 1436 Market street, to room 7, where a number of friends were waiting to receive them. An hour was spent in talking oyer the situation and then they engaged apartments in’ another part of the city. “I can add nothing to the reports al- ready published in the newsga})er!." Mrs. McClure said, “and until I shall have had time to talk over the situation with other members of the family and attorneys I can make ne statements. Yes, we pro- pose to render Mrs. Botkin all the as- sistance possible to establish her inno- cence.” Mrs. McClure was too much distressed and agitated over the unfortunate pre- dicament of her sister to be Interviewed. She was laboring under a great mental strain as though the blow had crushed her spirit entirely. Her every expression and action indicated only too plainly that she fully appreciated the disgrace brought upon the family by the serious accusation hanging over her sister. As soon as she has recovered sufficient strength and s a little more composed she and Mrs. Robarts will probably ask Chief_of Police Lees for permission to visit Mrs. Botkin. It is needless to say, of course, that they have full faith in the innocence of Mrs. Botkin, and con- sider that she is the victim of a terrible plot. SHE SENT'FOR _HIS TRUNK Botkin Had Dunning’s Effects Taken to Her Room. Almost every day additional informa- Mrs. nothing |- Several weeks af- ter Dunning's departure for the East and Cuba his bicycle, trunk and two grips, at the instance of Mrs. Botkin, were remov- ed from a California street house to her apartments in the Victoria. ‘After leaving 927 Geary street Mrs. Bot- kin removed .to 1350 California street, where she stopped a few weeks, “and then engaged rooms at the Victoria. She lived also at 1522 C%llfotnla. street for several years. - POLICE CANNOT OPEN LETTERS Botkin’s Mail Must Be Given Into Her Own Hands. The police are anxiously awalting the arrival of a letter from Delaware ad- dressed to Mrs. Botkin. BSome days ago Chiet of Police Lees received a dispatch from the authorities of that State asking him to Intercept and hold the letter, pend- ing the arzjval of the officer with the re- quisition. An intimation It;as ?one ou; hat the missive is from Dunning, an Vas wriett::x a few days after the death of his wife and her sister. The Chief will be informed when the letter arrives, but he cannot open it, and Mrs. Botkin wiil have the pleasure of being the first to break the envelope and read the contents. An officer will be on han%, however, t prevent her attempting to destroy it, then, In conformity with the rule that risoners must surrender all property, Mrs, Botkin will 1111e required to deliver letter to the police. th'le'he Sover officers expect the letter to shed important light upon the murder mystery. They have repeatedly urged Chief of Police Lees by teiegraph to be | sure and get possession of the message. The barrier that confronts the success of the plan is the United States postal faw. °The Tegulations are very stringent in a matter of this character. Chief Pos- and_Mrs. Botkin. LR R R A o R R L LR LR R Mrs. tal Inspector Munro and his assistant, Mr. Irwl')ln. spent a couple of hours yes- in consultation with Chief es terday and c’arefullv examined the law and de- islons, and It was decided that the letter Should be delivered to Mrs. Botkin, and then the United States, as a carrier, would lose all jurisdiction in the prem- ises. PRISON TERRORS HAVE VANISHED New Botkin Dons a Dress and Appears Cheerful. The terrors of prison life are commenc- ing to dissolve slowly and Mrs. Botkin is becoming more cheerful in epirit and Mrs. ADVERTISEMENTS. BRRRRIVRERIU{EEY Unprecedented Bargains! Although our Clearance Sale & has made every day a Bar- s gain Day, our to-day’s Specials BRBRURRNNNS are unmistakably the b1 & Breatest Values: 8 & of fhe Week! LADIES’ CAPES. At $2.50. 2 LADIES' BLACK SILK CAP: with silk, yokes trimmed w & necks finished with silk and lace, & worth 5, _will be placed on sale at $2 60 each. - At $3.50. 2 LADIES' PLUSH CAPES handsomely $5 braided, storm colla Thibet fur, wort placed on sale at LADIES’ WAISTS. At 35 Cents. LADIES" LAUNDERED HIRT WAISTS in fancy checks stripes, $3 former price Tic, will be offered at 2 30c. @ @ 8 e e .2 b Cents. RED SHIRT plaids and figv 11l be offersd at At 5O LADIES ~ LAUN WAISTS in fanc former price $1, At 75 Cents. LADIES' LAUNDERED S WAISTS made of hams, in bias plaids mer price §1 50, will be offered a At S1.00. LADIES" LAUNDERED WAISTS in fancy gandies, former pric offered at 1. SHIRT cales and or- 3 5, will be ge .88 Ladies’ Kid Gloves g At ©0c a Pair. 4 20 dozen LADIES' 2-CLASP FRENCH LAMB GLOVES, colors brown, tan, &5 oxblood, green, mode and navy, also g8 black (éxtra value), will be on spectal & sale at %c a nair. (Every pair uar- &5 anteed and fitte & Men’s Furnishings & At 40 Cents. 8 to some extent resigned to the = > = situation. She Is enjoying her O N R A ; meals with more relish and 1: with felled seam, deep yokes and of & taking a deeper Interest in the news of | ge¢ 00d heavy material good value for the day aside from her own case. She|c, E‘;c'hwm ShOE N1 SRESIAT S SF At %o 8 spends the best portion of the day read- e s ing the newspapers, and is ever ready to |8 At 85 Cents. enggge in light conversation with the at- |gs Th;A;RX%%EOEx{‘E]EE“g(?; é,‘.?ffir“ pd tendants. ANES £ S, sisotardey she was attired| in a new L with one palr of reversible ligk cuffs g arl ress, an after pa n e h; s = light breakfast and finishing with |8 :fin's#g ;:zglm{lsalgea;tnfiaug sclh_.S. * morning papers she sent for Senator Mc- g Sp c e 32 Gowam, one of her attorneys., | PSRN P The lawyer arrived about 2 o'clock and | ge RIBBONS spent more than an hour in the mat- | . P ron’s reception room in close consul on = P with the woman. On the table was a|ce At 15 Cents. B large bouquet of fragrant flowers wmfih 100 pleces oé hr &xc}' gmsso.\s 2 greafily r:-ueved the barrenness of the |88 1:’ ;etrufilu R CHech znéman:: imhe; P R A ok L 8 yard, will be close. out at lsc. P Dunning Is in Chicago. 8 g s CHICAGO, Aug. 26—John P. Dunning, | Py husband of one of the two women poi- [§8 P soned at Dover, arrived in Chicago this |ge <1 morning. He came at the request of o, % Melville B. Stone, general manager of the . Associated Press, and the two had an | & o extended conference. 3 “The talk was about a personal mat- | gy ] ter,’ Mr. Stone sald to-day. That is all ¢ Murphy Bullding, $3 he would say about it. Mr. Dunning was bt P quite as reticent on the subject. Con- kt fl J SHI m cernmg the report 11;10111 San Francisrgg P e flfl mles fl. _g that the authorities there were prepal to intercept a letter from Dunning to NBRNVBR IR BRSNS Mrs. Botkin, Dunning said: “All can say about that is that I have had no communication whatever with Mrs. Bot- kin since I came back from Porto o Rico. Regarding his plans for the future Dunning would say nothing. - Could Identify the Wrapper. STOCKTON, Aug. 2%.—Proprietor Kuhn of the “.’ave candy store says it would be an easy matter to identify the paper in which the box of candy was wrapped, for the reason that it was not the paper that he usually uses in his business. It was some blue paper of a different quallty entirely, which he secured at Paterson’'s pharmacy, a drug store across the sircet from the candy store, as he had run out of the ctock such as he generally used— ink, white and blue book paper. The gmgstore paper is smooth, blue wrapping paper, somewhat mottled in appearance and very tough. The famous old JESSE MOORE WHISKY is recommended by physiclans for family and medicinal use becaue it is pure. ————————— DR. COOL PROMOTED. Elected President of the Pacific Coast Dental Congress. Dr. Russell H. Cool of San Francisco was yesterday elected at Portland, Ore- gon, president of the Pacific Coast Dental Congress. The election, apart from the recognition bestowed by his fellow men of the profession, confers upon Dr. Cool the honor of presiding at the session of «{1[@ Congress next year to be held in this clty. Marchand’s New Restaurant. About three months ago, at a dinner given by the proprietor to a number of his patrons and friends, the curtain was rung down on the famous old Marchand restaurant, 117 Grant ave- nue, which had for twenty-one years past catered to the creature comfort of many thousands. The handsome new five-story struc- ture at the northeast corner of Geary and_ Stockton streets is the new home of Marchand's, which will be opened to-night at 6 o'clock. There is a pub- lic dining-room, a banquet hall, priv- ate dining-rooms and bachelors’ apart- ments. The furnishings are rich and elegant. The catering will, as of yore, be in Marchand’s own inimitable style. The legion of old patrons and the public generally are invited to call and inspect the new establishment. —_———— Will Support Gattrell’s Story. OAKLAND, Aug. 2.—Raymond Miller, one of the clerks of the Wave candy store, Stockton, whose story regarding the mysterious woman's purchaze of chocolates about three weeks ago was g:bll!hed in this morning’'s Call, said to- y: “Thus far no one has asked me to go to San Francisco and take a look at Mrs. ) Botkin, to see whether or not I could identify her as the woman who purchased the chocolates and wanted some other candles, which she had in a small bag, packed in one of the Wave's boxass. Of course, as I have stated before, I never paid much attention to the customer at the time and really I feel almost confident that I would not be able to identify her. However, I might corroborate various points brought out by Mr. Gattrell.” Youn; M‘fllef has been visiting friends at 669 East Twenty-fourth street the past week, but expects to leaye to-morrow or Sunday for home at Steamship Australia, recently in the service of the Government as a troop- ship, has been returned to the Oceanic line and will résume her Honolulu run on tion eomes to light showing the intimate muonm» existing between Dunning or about September 1. Fare Round .:flp $125. m office, 11¢ Montgomery | | cHARLES R. Subscril —O0F THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— CONNECTICUTFIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Of Hartford, in the State of Connecticut, N THE 3IST DAY OF DECEMBER, A. D. 1897, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, pursuant to_the provisions of Sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed gs per blank furnished by the Com~ missioner. TAPITAL. Amount of capital stock, paid up cash cete ASSETS. Real estate owned by coinpany... ponds owned by company... Amount of loans secured by pledge oi bonds, stocks and other market- able securities as calllnlern.l, Bills , for fire and marine risks. Total assets. Losses ted and unpaid Losses .I:"p.rocz.u ot adjustment 19,1 i7oanssocs R 50 53 et iy e BE Gross premiums on fire risks running one year or less, $1,105,475 §1; re- insurance, 50 per cel . 552,737 91 Gross premiums on fire risks running more than.one year, $1,705,798 54; re- insurauce pro Trata.. . s Te Total Habilities -$1,575,309 53 INCOME. et cash actually received for fire N - 4SLoT.282 6 mortgages 50,510 41 ved for e Fonds, stocks, loans and. from all Other OUTCEs....... ceevees 90,048 41 Total Income. -$1.814,791 46 EXPENDITURES. Net amount pald for fire losses (In- O i 31T 503 8 losses . of . mre- vious years). coueen.. $502,786 09 Dividends to_stockholders. 100,000 00 Paid_or allowed for com brokerage . 305,790 43 Paid for sal ch: s for officers. clerks, et . 134,760 T8 Paid for State, national and local taxes Total expenditures .. Losses incurred during the year. Risks and Premiums. |Fire Risks. Premiums. Net amountot_risks wri ten during the yea 22,9391$1,013,533 42 Net amount of risks pired during the year Net amount In force De-| comber 31, 1597. 145,440,598! 1,855,379 9 225,665,049] 2.811,269 35 Dy BROWNE, President. , Secretary. to before me, this 19th qSubscribed and sw: JOHN fr. "THACHER, Notary Public. BENJAMIN J.SMITH, Manager Pacific Department. COLIN M. BOYD, Agent for San Francisco,