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Show ' IRS BOTKiN FACING SECOND GHARGE Condemned "Woman Muot Now Stand Trial for Killing Mrs. Dean. SAN FRANCISCO. April 9. Joshua D. Dean of Dover, Del., today avore to a complaint beforo Pollco Judge Charles T. Conlan, charging Mrs. Cordelia Botkln with tho murder of his wife, Ida Hon-rlotta Hon-rlotta Dean, by means of tho same poisoned pois-oned candy that caused tho death of her sister, Mrs. Dunning. Tho complaint. 1b similar in form to tho indictment found against Mrs. Botkln by tho grand Jury in tho Dunning case. A warrant for Mrs. Botkln's arrest on this new charGO of murder will probably be Bervcd on her Bomo tlmo today, and her preliminary examination ex-amination muy begin on Monday. This action has been taken In order to perpctuato tho testimony of the witnesses brought from Delaware by tho State who aro anxious to return homo and cannot be legally compelled to come back to California Cali-fornia In caso of a retrial of tho caso. Tholr testimony will bo Identical with that already given and can bo used at a future trial If taken during a preliminary examination, though, under tho laws of tho State, tho evldenco presented during the recent trial would not be admissible if objected to. Mrs. Botkln Is reported to bo in a state of nervous collapse, but If her physical condition permits thero will bo no delay In tho proceedings Instltutod today by District Attorney Bvlngton. Some of the evidence already given by the witnesses may be accepted by stipulation, stipula-tion, but It Is expected that they will bo re-examined on vital points. At tho conclusion con-clusion of tho hearing tho Delaware witnesses wit-nesses will return to their homc3. Frank McGowan, one of Mrs. Eotkln'a attorneys, stated that whon she cornea Into In-to court on April lGth for tho formal passing of tho sentence of life Imprisonment Imprison-ment imposed by the Jurj which convicted con-victed her of murdoiing Mrs. Dunning, a motion for a new trial will be made on tho usual statutory grounds. |