The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 24, 1904, Page 16

1€ 'FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1904, ATTORNEY KNIGHT MAKES AN ATTACK LATE CHIEF OF POLICE LEES ON THE HONOR MEMORY |+ | Asks Questions of a Sensational Nature. Outside of a couple of verbal pas- sages between counsel and a sentimen- tal laration by Attorney Knight for the defense that the late Chief of Po-| | e 1. W. Lees had deliberately poi oned candy and submitted it to a ch ist for the purpose of convicting Co Botkin of the murder of Mrs P. Dunning the hearing of the poisoning case dragged wearily | day for the most part. Mrs. Bot- | i€ accused of having sent from this a box of poisoned chocolates to | €. Dunning at Dover, Del., and the r and her. sister, Mrs. Joshua D. from partaking of the r T the proceed- s B 15 i, attend- | of women sy on any pr vious police enter the ns to have sold was recalled definite identi- n the previous delibesate in ly at the minutes, KO8 extremely d look seem € to her. ath came shoulders ht sled. She hig” answer tried brav ever and W f ing would seize her DRAMATIC SCENE v Knight asked his client to the witness also arose Mrs Botkin stood side- d hung her head garded her surtroom answer r at- entire his for that be is the When the witness madé this declara n the defendant sank back in her breathing as t igh having made reat exertion. s Judge Mahon of Sutter | ' Con with Judge Cook during | the afternoon session and was fre- |S- Grey when he sold a guently consulted by the latter on nu- | SWering Mrs. Botkin's description two erous objections interposed by de- | ounces of arsenic on the same date. " fendant’'s attorneys to t questions | Bernard J. McVey, who at the time of | arked by District Attorney Byington the murder of Mrs. Dunning and Mrs. David Green, a pharmacist, who | Deane was State Detectfve of Delaware | ir ne 98, was employed at the |and who brought from Dover to San E re at 1002 Market street, Francisfo the remaining pieces of poi- | ght have made an impdrtant wit- | soned. candy, together with the box, | ness had not what he was ready to!wrappeér, note and handkerchief con-| testify to been curtailed by a ruling | tained in the box. was the first witngss # Judge Cook. He declared that on | of the day. ing been recalled by the | 3 1 ke sold to a woman who re- | prosecution. He made a positive identi- mb! Mrs. Botkin in general appear- | fication of the candy, stating that five ance two ounces of lump arsenic. On | years ago he was perfectly famillar €ross-examination ~ Attorney Knight | with every piece in the box. Between | asked him if ghe had stated for what | that time and this, he said, the candy purpose it was to be used and the Wit- | haq shrunk some, but ite geneyal ap- mess answered, “Yes." Without going | pearanceiwas so far untered as to al- | P the matter. Knight ‘sped | jow him to state positively that it was | - question, but on redirect | the game he had turned over to Chief | the District Attorney en- | o potice Lees in this city deavored to bring out_the conversation LT T P a5 e the Are ek e 1 ore. | KNIGHT ATTACKS LEES. tomer “Don’t you know of your own knowl- | SUSTAINS OBJECTION. edge,” roared Knight, “that Chief of] An objection was promptly interposed | P0lice Lees bought candy from Haas & and sustained. Judge Cook said that to | 500 and doped it With arsenic for the the best of his recollection no answer convicting. this defendant?” had been made by witness to the ques- was the quiet answer. tion asked by Knight. and that there- it not a fact,” continued Knight, fore the door was not open to 'further | Still in thunder tones, “that you and | inquiry. In this the Judge’s recollection | Lees stuffed candy with arsenic and | wes at fault, because the witness an- | turned some of it over to Chemist swered plainly “Yes.” A search of the | Price in a conspiracy .to hang the chagge of murder on Mrs. Botkin?" It is not,” McVey answered. When Knight had’ finished Byington | recond was started, but aseit threatened to occupy copsiderable time it was| abandoned. To-day the District Attor- | nmey will make another attempt to| had a auestion or two. bring out the conversation. Green| “Did Chief of Police Lees ever inform claims that the purchaser of the arsenic | you that he had intercented Dr. Bishop | told him she wished to wuse it for| when he was on his way from Dover to| bleaching purposes, which was the| Newark, Delaware, with the poisoned | #ame reason given to Pharmacist Fran candy in his.possession, had taken the candy away from him and stuffed it | full of arsenic?" “No,”sir” said the wilness. “Did Chief of Police Lees ever tell | you that he journeyed to Newark ‘and | induced Dr. Wolfe, the State chemist, | the day after the funeral of Mrs. Dun- ning and Mrs. Deane, to make a report | that the candy in question contained | large quantities of arsenic?"” ““He “did not,” said McVey. Knight was on his feet again, roaring like a lion. “Did you ever hear that Dr. Bishop faid, ‘My God, I'm up against it! I've poisoned. tjo women, and I' must pre- pare same kind of a defense’?” “No, sir,” said the witness. “Did you ever hear that Dr. Bishop did not" know . the djfference between ptomaine and arsenical peisoning and cholera .morbus, and that he tried to shift the blame for the wofmen's deaths upon this defendant?” s “I never did,” was the answer. “Did you ever hear that the cook at the Pennington home threatenéd “to | poison” the whole family by putting arsenic in their coffee?"” “No, =ir,”” said McVey. In presenting the, various exhibits of | candy and the exemplars Knight had smeared his’ hands .with chocolate. “I feel like washing up,” he said, “after this Lees business,” and the trial wait- ed while he sought the' Judge's cham- ber and cleansed his hande™ DUNNING WITH DEFENDANT. Frank 8. Grey, the pharmacist who sold 2 woman two ounces of arsenic on June 1, was recalled and made a con- siderably stronger identification of Mrs. Botkin as the purchaser of the 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 Dunning because.Gecrge Beck, his assistant, had so informed him. Attorney Knight had Mrs. Botkin stand up before the wit- ness, and then asked Grey if he conld ADVERTISEMENTS. Correctly made by skillful tallors hat's our ness. We them. Our propo- sition to you is to 3 1it made, measure, One Dollar a Week and pay for the suit while wearing it That's con- | venient for you, | we're as well satisfied. ‘A. B. SMITH C0. 128132 ELLIS ST., Above Powell St., San Francisco, Oal. oty iy EBomnz A GOOD SALARY Wil be paid by a strong financial institution to & good organizer of branches throughout the Ftate; bond required; give experience. Address box 4006, Call office, | reserved N AND SAYS TIMONY Citizens of All Professionsl and Business Pursuits at' Bier of Late Adam Gl'anti \FLAGS AT HALF-MAST| G — | i I | Many of Wholesale Houses Close Doors as a Tribute of Respect to the Deceased i All that was mortal of the late Adam Grant was laid to' rest yesterday in | Mountain View Cemetery. 1 | The funeral services were conducted in the morning at the Grant residence, | 1112 Bush street, where a body of repre- | sentative citizens assembled, the pro- fessions as well as the mercantile world being represented. Beautiful floral tributes were sent by | Institutions with which the late Mr. | Grant had been for years connected, jand the casket was hidden beneath a pall of violats. On account of the absence in Austra- lia of Dr. Hemphill, the family’s pas- | ter, the Rev. William Kirk Guthrie, minister of the First Prgsbyterian Church, officiated at the services, which | were ‘private. | During the service a choir composed | of Miss L. McCloskey, Mrs. Appel, | Thomas Elliott and Homer S. Henley —_— rendered the hymns “Lead, Kindly | Light,” “Rock of Ages” and “Abide | With Me,”” under direction of Dr. H. J. | Stewart. | The honorary pallbearers were Wil- |liam Alvord, D. O. Mills, Charles R. Bishop, William Babcock, Judge Gar- per, J. S. Tobin, Joseph A. Donohoe, D. T. Murphy, George Whittell W. W. Montague, H. L. Whipple and R: H. | Lloyd. The employes of the firm of Murphy, Grant & Co. attended the obsequies-in |a body and took up a position at the | sides of the stairway of the residence. The interment, at ' Mountain View Cem- | etery, was private, the attendance be- | ing confined strictly to the relatives of the departed. ! | Throughout the day the respect of | the merchants of the city was shown by the numerous flags at half-mast, | and in many instances wholesale houses \’closed their doors. 2SS T e R | Professor Stephens Lectures. Professor - H. Morse Stebhens last | night completed his course of lectures | on_the “History of the French Revo- woman an-| state positively that the defendant was j answered the purchaser of the “lI am not absolutely certain,” the answer, “‘but it was she to the best of my knowledge and bélief.” The cross - examination brought out the fact that the arsenic | purchased from Grey was powdered and not in Jump form, which is an.im- | portant point, inasmuch as all the tes- | timopy so far introduced by the prose- ' cutibn is to the effect that the poison in the candy was lump arsenic. Professor Thomas Price, the well known local chemist, who has been en- gaged in the profession for forty-two vears in this city, was next called. He | poison. | \\asl tardily ; had taken seven s of the candy | from the box presented to him by Chief | of Police L and Detective McVey, | gether with some powdered residue | the bottom of the box. When asked | the results of his analyses Knight in-; terposed an objection on the ground | that it had not been sufficiently shown | from | by the prosecution that the bo whick Professor Price had taken the candy was the same as that received by Mrs. Dunning in Dover. Judge Cook his decision until he could | have an opportunity of having some of the testimony read to him and could examine authorities. He had not reach- ed a determination at the time of ad- journment yesterday afternoon. The witness was withdrawn temporarily pending the ruling. CANDY GIRLS TESTIFY. Mre. J. J. Maginnis, of Rediands, L, was then called. In 1598 she was Miss Sylvla Heaney, resid- | ing at 1414 Alabama street in| this city, and was a saleswoman at Haas & Son's candy store at $10 Mar- ket street. On Sunday afternoon, July | 13, of that year, between the hours of 3:30 and4:30 o'clock a woman customer bought from her a fancy box of choco- lates. The purchaser asked that the box be not entirely filled, as she tvished to put some other things in it. She noticed that the purchaser was nerv- ous and impatient. She identified the box which the prosecution claims - was received by Mrs. Dunning at Dover as similar i every way to that she sold to the woman on July 13, 1898, and also said that the wrapper was of Ppaper similar to that used at Haas’ shop at that time. Asked if the defendant was the woman who purchaged the candy, the witness said that she could not say positively, but that she resembled her cutomer in general appearance. She had seen Mrs. Botkin at the City, Hall previous to the first trial, and from her appearance and movements had con- cluded that the defendant looked very much like the woman who bought the box of candy in question. Mrs. J. W. Clark, whose husband is n empleye of the Mint and who re- sides at 1418 Howard street, was Miss Kittie Dettner in 1898 and was em- ployed as a saleswoman at Haas & Son’s candy store. She was behind the candy counter when Mfs. Maginnis served the woman customer on.July 13 of that year. At Mrs. Maginnis’ re- quest the witness handed her a piece of tissue paper, which was the first wrapping for the box. She thought the defendant resembled the purchaser in |’ general appearance, but could not make a positive identification. RECOGNIZE ‘BOX. G. F. C. Drode, manager of the candy store; George. W. Haas, one.of the proprietors; Mrs. S. C. Jones, Miss Anna Kramer and Miss Anna Jenson, employes, were called in turn to iden- tify the box and eandy in it as having been purchased at Haas & Son’s, which | they did in a satisfactory manner. The District Attorney asked each if they had ever known poison to be used in the manufacture of candy and was | mor { whose murder Mrs. Cordelia Botkin is O T SR A E R 2 T s —————————i+ Jution” in the art room of the Me- THAT TO THE BFST OF H!S KNOWLEDGE AND BE- chanics’ Pavilion. Professor Stephens e o AR QD ES: DUNINGSAND MR will resume his university extension Esls = i _4 | course under the auspices of the Me- chanics’ Institute next September. in the negative. Attorney Tuesday evening, April 5, he will hold Knight took Haas into a detailed ac- ' a reception at the Mechanics’ Institute count of the manufacture of candy, Librar but aside from adding to his already : s ——————————————————— large stock of general knowledge de- ADVERTISEMENTS. rived no benefit from the long ecross- Tt examination. { | | | David B. Green. who was employed ! in 1898 as pharmacist at the Star { | drug store, 1002° Market street, was | the last witness of the day. He testi- | ! fied that on June 1 of that year he | | {sold to a woman two ounces of lump | | senic and that Mrs. Botkin Te-| * i embled generally in appearance | the one who had purchased | | the poison. He explained that he | sold her lump arsenic because that | HUMDRS | [ was the only kind in stock, although as a general rule pulverized arsenic was the form of the poison retailed. An objection was made to his detail- | | | | | ing the conversation between him and his customer and Judge Cook ruled that it would be improper. DOVER, Del, March 23.—County | | officials are alarmed over the mysteri- | Consisting of warm baths with ous disappearance of the death certifi- [. “ ‘ was the adjournment Mrs. grasped Aftorney Knight hand and thanked rmly for his day’s work. seemed much encouraged by result of the day's' proceedings beamed on everybody within the T A DOVER OFFICIALS ALARMED. Bot- by him She the and bar. | | now being tried in California. Addi- tional search made to-day disclosed | the fact that the certificate of Mrs. Joshua D. Deane’s death, a sister of Mrs. Dunning, who was also killed by the poisoned candy, was missing from the county archives. The disappear- ance of the certificate of -Mrs. Deane has baffled the corps of lawyers who have been searching the offices for the two certificates. The.certificate, it is alleged, would refute the testimony of Coroner W. J. Walls, who is said to be a star witness for Mrs. Botkin. The disappearance of the death cer- tificates is regarded as a most mys- terious circumstance, especially in view of a recent report from San Fran- | cisco that the defense in the Botkin trial proposed to, demand that the | prosecution present proof of the death | of Mrs. Dunning and of the manner of her death. Those certificates stated that the two women died of ‘arsenical poisoning and they were signed by Coroner Walls. It is reported, how- ever, that an affidavit by the Coroner will be offered stating that he was in- formed by his physicians that death was .due to cholera morbus. R e A Few Words About Curtains and Draperies. ; .500, pair Point Lace Curtains, pair..55c 300 pair Cable Net Curtains, worth District Attorney Byington stated that _he examination of the next wit- would occupy a long time, and, as after 4 o'clock, an adjournment ordered -until 10 o'clock this ing. After kin the cate of Mrs. John P. Dunning, for | to cleanse the skin of crusts | and scales, and soften the | thickened cuticle, gentle ap-| plications of CUTICURA | OINTMENT to instantly | allay itching, irritation, and inflammation, and soothe and | heal, and mild doses of CUTI- CURA PILLS to cool and cleanse the blood. A SINGLE SET, costing but ONE ' | | R A e v T e it whith 325 00, pair -.oo-c-- .. 39 50, to' cute the most torturing, | T o e e, Ul WO, 5| blood ' humors, eczemas, | Silkoline, 36 ‘inches wide, 5c' and| | 12%c per yard; worth double the money. -yae‘pk!, 30 inches wide, 35c and 50c per | Take one of the $1 00 prize rashes, itchings, and irrita- | tions, with loss of hair, from | infancy to age, when all else fails. i ckages for 25¢ at PATTOSIEN'S, cor. Sixteenth | and Mission streets. e _——— The treasure hunting craze has in- vaded Vienna, and thousands of Vien- nese are now digging all over the place. C 2. 8old 1 the world. Cuticura Resslvent. 506 Eh-ol‘h.mm. oated Pills, %, per vial of ), . Soep, Be. b Charter: i 3 Parte, Kye de Ta Petx:, Bodtan, 19 Coumbas Take Piso's Cufe for Consumption. Will cure Ave. Poth Driga Chem mflmn‘-‘fln your cough. On- market 40 years. Druggists. 0~ Send for* 15 Book.” | 8. Knowles, 24 Second st. HALE'S. But one of a kind-in all this OF A MERCHANT| Lot Walking Skirts We'll sell to-day 14 under worth When this Chicago maker sent us his samples before (two years ago) they went in a day. now. We tell you this so you . 85 skirts in all. indescribable air of sty There were more then than will come early if you can. Smart, sturdy, dressy, spring styles. They have that shness women will go a long way to get and pay well for. Come to Hale’s to-day and pay a fourth less than you would if this was regmlar stock bought in a regular way Here are cheviots in black and blue, finished with silk bands. Mannish mixtures in gray and brown and those invisible plaids and checks and different dotted effects. trimmed with pointed straps of self ma- terfal, box pleats and buttons. Every‘one different. But their they are made of, how they are made Prices $5.00, $6. We know you won't wait Swell beauty lies in the way they fit, what You can see in the store to-day 50, $7.00, $8.75 and $10.00. 150 Curtain Ends At 40c, 50c and 65c They're 14 yards long. Lace curtain ends, in Irish point, Battenberg and some Brussels net They're samples, long enough for little windows. Maybe for a door window. Just 150 of them. They won’t last long to-day. New Voiles 50c Yard All woal 38 in. wide. Light, airy. the favorite spring ss stuff. E color, black and creantincluded. 50c yard. Some new tweed suitings, 50 inches wide, $1 00 and $1 25 yard. Big Eastern firm retires from business and let us have 11,000 Yards 4-in. 30c Ribbon To sell At 15c Yard. It's a beautiful, 4- changeable satin taffeta ribbon. A splendid rib- bon at 30c, for the neck or sash; 15¢ to-day on a bargain table. Have your Easter dress fitted over HER LADYSHIP “Queen of Corsets.” ale: Soes Market Street, Near Sixth. Another banner day In Millinery Yesterday at times it seemed as though even the extra preparations we have made would prove inade- quate. Lots of women who used to wai for after-Easter reductions have found they can buy better and pret- tier hats at Hale’s now for less than if they waited. To-day more $3.50 hats. Get first en't we glad They're the nery season Other milliners can’'t understand how do it Think of it, hats of lace, ne and chiffon, in all the newest and beautifully trimmed. Think of the hats $6 00 for elsewhere and ¥ e an idea of what they 3 them in the window or come upsta and look at them, and all new hats. out for the first time, $4 75 to $18 00. So much tha Everything plainly marked. to have you look around. To will be of rare interest to child Their Easter hats are out in full force, prettier, more of them than you have seen before. We have detailled certain milliners to make them who seem to be in closer what it means for “betterness’ for girlish individuality to-day, second floor. HTE. JOUVIN The ideal Easter glove in fit, in style, in comfort. WILL RESIGN~ AS PRINCIPAL Elisha Brooks Will Retire as Head of the Girls’ High School at End of the Term -— Professor Elisha Brooks, principal of the Girls' High School, définitely an- nounced to the Board of Education yes- | terday that he would resign his posi- | tion at the end of the present school term. The resignation will take effect | on the date of the opening of the next school term or on some day in July, though Brooks says he will retire at‘ any time his successor is appointed. It has been known for several months that Professor Brooks contemplated severing his connection with the public School Department, in which he has faithfully served for many years. He intends to retire to his ranch in Ben Lomond for the remainder of his years. | Now that it is known that Professor Brooks will resign several educators have already begun _ to present their claims for the positicn, which pays $250 per month and car tical life tenure. School Director Mark is one of the candidates for the ptace and believes himself well qualified for it from an executive point of view. Mark is of the opinion that his colleagues will vote for him, but he has.a strong com- petitor in, Richard D. Faulkner, at pres- ent principal of the Franklin Grammar School. Among other candidates for the prin- | | cipalship are Charles H. Ham, head of English and history in the Poly- technic High School; J. J. Gallagher, head of classics in the Lowell High School: Principal Scott of the Alameda High School; W. N. Bush, principal of the Polytechnic High School; Albert M. Armstrong, head of classics in the | Mission High Scheool. In all likelihood the crop of candidates will be largely increased befcre the appointment is made. Owing to the importance of the po- gition action will not be taken by the Board of Education until next May or June. Mayor Schmitz will be a large factor in the selection of the man, as School Directors Roncovieri, Walsh and Boyle would no doubt be guided therein by the one to whom they owe their own | political advancement. —_—ee——— Children’s Society Meets. At the monthly meeting of the So- ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children held yesterday Secretary White reported that 114 children had been afforded relief during February. There were twelve prosecutions of people charged with cruelty and eight convictions. The children placed in institutions numbered thirteen. —e———— To Visit San Francisco Without seeing the Diamond Palace would be like visiting Europe without seeing Par- js. It is a leading feature of San Francis- co, and is the most beautiful jewelry store in the world. Visitors or purchas- | ers are-equally welcome. 221 Montgom- ery st., between Bush and Pine. JRSETSCANEIS 5AP Sh 2 sudden Death of W. P. Fraser. William P. Fraser, a carpenter 57 years old, died’ suddenly sterday morning in his room. 1812 Market street. Death is believed.to have been caused by heart disease. the father of William E. Fraser, a dentist. ——— Murine Eye Remedy cures Sore Eyes. Makes weak Eyes strong. Murine doesn’t smart, it soothes. - ————— Will Tour State for Santa Cruz. SANTA CRUZ, March 23.—The Santa Cruz Promotion Committee, composed of leading citizens, has arranged an itinerary and in a special car will tour the State for the purpose of advancing the interests of the San- ta Cruz cottage and tent The committee will be accompa Third Artillery band of San Francisco. e Swell pamphiets are being printed by Edw. . s with it a prac- The deceased was | | | 39 STOCKTON STREET. Telephone Main 5522. The following 1 dea s prepared with a many oppor s week THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SPECIALS. BIFEA!EEY HHITER, per squars KoM © Il_‘V_EL ORANBES, per dozen e best oranges grown. Eastern Sugar-Cured Bacan, per Ib 16 Market is advancing. * Place your NORWEGIAN MACKEREL Nice white fish ES— LEMOINE SARDIN L 7% good size squares Reg. 40c. OFFEE, roast or ground, 1. . 20c ffee is fast becoming a great Rex. CANNED SALMON P Per doz. Blood red. Reg. 15¢ .;:“1‘ French California Peas R o S ® Portwood's Petits Pots. Reg. 20c and $2 | BA§KET-FIRED JAPAN TEA, per Ib. . . 35¢ DUESELDORFER WIEN SENF, 2 LIMA BEANS, 6 Ibs for Barbee Bourbon i e bot 75¢, gal $3 i Well aged W Reg. §1 and 84 French and Italian Vermouth, per bet 55¢ Genuine imported Reg. 65c. PORT AND SHERRY . . per bot 25¢, gal $1 Reg. per jan. . 20¢ Reg. g t 25¢ Reg. 4 for 25 Kies. Fine flavored wines, Reg. 35c and $1.50 Vartray Ginger Ale and Sarsaparilla, per dozen s -...$1.00 A treat for non-drinkers. Reg. $1.25. Chocolates Bonboss Given Away Free With | Teas, Coffees, Spices Baking Powder It Pays to Trade at Great American Importiag Tea Co’s ©! Stores | ' | | | Richly nurtured, B E E r solely for beef extract, and 2,000 “head” per day required to fill the little white jars found in the hands of Good Cooks throughout o? the world. That is the Liehig Company’s Extract of Beef