The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 15, 1900, Page 12

o 1 SPRING VALLEY UNDER THE FIRE OF INQUIRY Colonel Mendell and the Mayor Fail to Agree. The Investigation Results in Some Inter- esting Testimony and Several Sur- prises Not on the Cards. the Merced property over to habitations After a deal of fur- ning he was excused. f clerk of the mpany, was then was questioned the accu- riminated exacting e charge several rea- s amuse- ing his examina- who indicat- at he had no was talking port by denied ed THE FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDA FEBRUARY 15, 1900 MRS. BOTKIN ON THE WITNESS-STAND R e = IR o o e o S o o g ngineer of took the of the of the com- | e lands were d the Mar- of unable to « , some five were pur- - many were He added that it was & ybody living could of the land on the d had_been valued es at §1000 an acre. . a t' a fair valuation « g :l~_k(d " was his repiy. acres of the | rro 1 “bet: g ab if that land was »s of the com- | er replied that he for the rea- water percolating through it | lake much purer than would | e e | rectors of the ‘com- | g0 any rental they age, and they that very rea- asked site, Mr. Schussler d built bulkheads of $176,- t these improve- r, “for the pur- from the hed ? pollution. Before the icted the water carried filth from the watershed and 1 constructed this prevent it. It has a great deal, and tions show that and is now found | rk purpos it would hurt the water > land the people were not nuisances and if a ater-tight sewers | commit nsider it necessary to pre- rge acreage near f the lake? sir, absolutely, as long as you to u water for domestic pur- because if you allowed thousands to go there and you didn’t have | tem of sewerage you are reate a source of pollution | swer to other questions by the | chussler stated that he did | 1 of that property at $1000 an | he had stated that | nent had been asked to pay | >r a certain number of acres | nted. consider it worth more or less hard to say. The lake has | wrough trouble from breaks ip | lants throughout the country | d us very much indeed, and | ) near the city makes it all | iable.” an called the attention of to the valuations placed in/ the property of the Spring Val- er Company by Colonel Von and R. Dunhn, Von Schmidt's being $13,642,00 and Dunn's in neighborhood, and asked him if d those valuations. emphatically,” was the They were entirely too low, for ple reason that thirteen years be- the city had emploved first-class had examined these works “val ¥ ADVERTISEMENTS. Red, Rough Hands, Itchin, Burning Palms, and Painful Finger Ends. ! ONE NIGHT CURE. Soak the hands on retiring in a strong, hot, creamy lather of CUTICURA SOAP. Dry, and anoint freely with CJ TICURA, the great skin cure and purest of emollients. Wear, during the night, old, loose kid gloves, with the finger ends cut off and air holes cut in the palms. For red, rough, chapped hands, dry, fis- sured, itching, feverish palms, with shapeless nails and painful finger ends, this treatment is simply wonderful. Complete External and Internal Treatment for Every Humm 5 nsisting of CUTICURA BoaP(25¢.), to cleanse the skin of crusts (Uticura s‘:meun woften the thickened cuticle; CUTICURA OINTMENT (50c.) o THE SET, $1.25 'y instantly allay itching, inflammation, and irritation, and sooth heal; and CUTICURA RENOLYENT (30c.), 10 ¢00] and cleanse the blood. A BixoLe SeT is often suflicient to eure the most torturing, disfiguring, and bumil skin. scalp, and biood bumors, with loas of haic, when . il cise fails. POTTER DAUG AXD CHEN, CORP., Sole Props., Boston. «‘gues!lwn he re-| $ B R S b RS. CORDELIA BOTKIN, un- der sentence of life im- prisonment for the murder of Mrs. John P. Dun- ning, was an unwilling wit- ness fn Judge Dalngerfleld's department of the Superior Court vesterday afternoon, having been brought in from Branch County Jail No. 3, where she is confined pending the Supreme Court’s decision of her appeal for a new trial, to testify In the divorce suit of Mrs. Birdle Price vs. A. G. Price. Mrs. Price charged her husband, who is an electrician, with a statutory offense as a ground for di- vorce, and he responded ith a gen- eral denial and a cross-complaint charging her with milar offenses against law and mor; The allega- tions on both sides are spicy, and the witnes: thus far examined have given some Interesting testimony, but Mrs. Botkin's appearance on the stand as a witness for the husband s fraught with unusual iInterest be- cause of the fact tnat Mrs. Price was proprietress ' of the Victoria Hotel, where Mrs. Botkin resided when she mailed the poisoned candy that caused the death of the wife and sister-in-law of her erstwhile lover and was one of the chief witnesses agalnst her. Eighteen months or more of prison life have made no inroads on the phy- sical health of the woman whose trial was one of the sensations of the year. In other respects, however, she is greatly changed. The erect carriage and air of almost brazen defiance which characterized her all during the weary, exciting weeks of that trial have entirely disappeared. The change in this respect is remarkable and somewhat puzziing. The quiet, black- gowned woman with downcast eyes and subdued voice who stepped on the platform in response to the summons, ¥Mrs. Cordelta Botkin,” in Judge Daingerfield’s court yesterday, was not the least suggestive of a convicted murderess, and the very antithesis of 'o%—@-&-@*—@-&@—o—@*—@-“ a commission was appointed to enter into negotiations with a view to purchasing the works. The Spring Valley Company at that time asked $1§,000,000 and the cf offered $11,000,000. Finally, after a number of conferences, the Spring Valley came down to $13,000,000. Since that time I have asked our secretary to make out a state- ment of the amount of money expended from the year 1§77, the time the offer was made, tili the year 1899, both inclusive, and his report shows expenditures in that time of $15,839,220 16.” These expenditures, it was explained, were for construction and for the pur- chase of reservoir sites, riparian rights, et If the city,” continued Mr. Schussler, uded to allow the company $11,000,000 and $16,000,000 has been expended since that time in construction and the acquisition of lands and rights—and I know the works are worth a great deal more than they cost—I would say they are Worth $30,000,000 as they stand to-day.” At the request of the Mayor the wit- | ness presented the following figures to represent what had been spent in con- struction from 1890 to 18! 1,133,279 22 705,430 44 Total ... . +++.$5,887,777 59 Before he concluded his testimony Mr. Schussler was taken over the entire sys- tem and described the great Calaveras watershed and called attention to the fact that Colonel Mendell, the present head of the Board of Public Works, had once made an estimate of a system. Col- onel Mendell was called to the stand and was asked by the Mayor if he had made a report on the value of the Spring Valley Water -Company in 1877. He said that he did not think that he had valued it exccst by comparison—the valuation was made by him without close examination. He said there seemed to be a great many peo- ple who seemed to be desirous that the city should purchase it for $12,000,000 and et a vexed question out of the way. glnyur Phelan asked the witness what would be his estimate in round numbers of the cost of bringing water from the Slerras, but Colonel Mendell said he could not answer the question on the spot, eas he had not given it much attention for thirty-three years. The question of storing that water, if brought here, was gone Into at length, and Colonel Mendell gave it as his opin- ion tHat reservoir sites In this city would be absolutely essential and were abso- lutely indispensable. In answer to other questions he said that he had made an examination of the Los Angeles water system and estimated its value, but he was unable to say just how long it would take or what method would be best to ursue to arrive at the valuation of the pring Valley Company’s works. With reference to the Lake Merced site, Col- onel Mendell said he thought the unoccu- fed land around the lake was necessary or the use of the company and the wa- ter supply. He did not think the Spring Valley could get along very well without it, even if it should be used for park purposes and if it were provided with a perfect sewer system. Testimony given in 1898 by Colonel Mendell was produced in which he said that the construction of a single pipe line Continued on Fifth Page. Brought From Jail to Testify in the: Price Divorce Case. [ e e S e ] & %0'm300006% - @ Ed K i d ® 00400040400 06040404040404-040-4040406+0 CHANGE WROUGHT IN MRS. BOTKIN SINCE CONVICTION the bold, dashing, deflant, woman who luxuriated in the sgous notoriety of a criminal trial a little more than a year ag Only once or twice during the hour she spent on the witness stand yes- brazen nau- if she was sorry for Mrs. Price when she told Judge Allen, Mr. Price's at- torney. “I regret any woman's misfortune,” was the qulet answer. “Did Mrs. Price testify in the case terday did Mrs. Botkin give any evi- of the People vs. Botkin?" asked At dence that the old fire still smouldcred torney Reddy. in but those few lap: “The records will show who were nt to show that the claws of the tigress were sheathed and not drawn. These momentary flashes of the old feline spirit were directly due to the attempt of Attorney Reddy who represented Mrs. Price, to bring up the Botkin trial, and the attor- remember whether Mrs Price was a ney can hardly be said to have had the witness in that case demanded At- better of the contest. torney Reddy, becoming impatient. Mrs. Botkin ety baring Mrs. Botkin straightened up in her under a great strain, but she made a seat and looked at her questioner with palpable and partially successful cf- wide-open eyes, and her white teeth fort to control her emotions, although gleamed like those of an angry feline once or twice she quietly pressed a as she answered in a low but distinct handkerchief to her eyes to catch the Yolas tears that gathered in spite of her. There was such an array of wit- Her voice was very low but clear and | NeSSes In petticoats that I could not distinct, and she still affected the English accent which formerly was the subject of more or less comment and ridicule.. Her eyes were almost continually on the floor and nearly closed. Only when the old spirit flared up for a fleeting moment did she raise her head and open her eyes, only to relapse a second later into the attitude of mournful resignation, which she seemed to have adopted for the occasion. She testified that Mrs. Price had confided to her the cause of her sickness, and the inference was that W. W. Barnes, named as core- spondent in Mr. Price’s cross bill, was responsible for her condition. Attor- ney Reddy asked Mrs. Botkin if she had repeated this information, given her In confidence, before coming into court. “I never told any one. I'm telling you now,” murmured the witness. Attorney Reddy persisted in his question and Mrs. Botkin said the in- formation was not confidential, as the whole household knew it, and that she sympathized with Mrs. Price in her trouble. Judge Reddy wanted to know the witnesses in my case.” The question was repeated with a semi-apology, but the only answer w I refer you to Knight & Heggerty.” “Do you mean to say you do not “She would not remember anything connected with her own trial, notwith- standing all the efforts of court and counsel, and finally brought the matter to a close with another feline smile as - she sald: “I did not come here for the purpose of going over my disagreeable trial, and I cannot say anything about the witnesses In my case unless my coun- sel are sent for."” Attorney Reddy made a final effort. He sald if the subject was disagree- able to witness he would simply ask her to answer a few direct questions and avold any talk about her case. At this point Mrs. Botkin interrupted him, saying: “There will be no talk anyway, for I refuse to talk about it.” That settled it, and Mrs. Botkin was She left the court- . with bowed head and downcast ey as she had entered it. 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