Show MRS BOTKIN SENTENCED FOR LIFE penalty for murdering a woman by sending latter poisoned candy san francisco aug 22 mrs cordelia botkin was sentenced today by superior judge carroll cook to life imprisonment at san tor the murder ot mrs john P dunning in dover del by means ot poisoned can dy mailed this city in passing sentence judge cook expressed regret that ho could not impose tho death penalty as tho jury in its verdict had fixed the punishment mrs botkin received the sentence without any evidence of emotion appeal to the supreme court will be taken |