The sun., 1889-12-08
MURDERED WIDOW BORDEN.
INQUEST ON 4 JACK THE RIPRER
CRIME IN SOUTH JERsEH

v.rv IdttIs Doubt tAsA Drunken Sehn Huoz
DId the WoFk-Tostinony OF Nea whs
Met Hira . Few Hours Aftsr the Murder.
Mr1nvIbLB, Deo IA verdict has been
r.pdersd By Coroner MillSr's jury IN the case oi
GrA Annie Borden. the oolorsd widow who was
Sound dead and shookinRly mutilated at her
little home on the Malaga road. about three
n,ilss north OF Mlllville. on Friday morning By
Mrs. Roedele, Q neiGhbor. The testimony
ahoved in general that on ThursdAy four men
started MP the Malaga road to Vinelsnd on q
spree. They had vhlskey with them. They
we're John Knox, August LetEe, 4 @. Huohie.
and william Warrington. They stopped ct Mrs.
Borden's house, and after time the three
iast named went on, Knox remaining ct the
house. What time Knox left 10 not known. but
he was seen In Millvillo Ia the evening. At
A. N. yeStsrdsy the dead body was discovered.
Knox. who had worked at the recently burned
elass works Of T. O. Wheaton d Co., was ar
rented. Anthony Lutes and william Marts
testified that ON Thursday night they saw
Knox, and that his hands we're bloody. He
aaId at firat that he had killed q - scRh
hftervard he said no had killed o - mig
ger yench Dr. Bidwell testified a. to the
snocking condition OF the body. Michael Gin
far testified that he went hunting on Thursday
IN the afternoon. He met Knox. whose hands
we're bloody. There was blood also on his
face. Knox stopped him IN the road, and said
no wanted to Hnd q place to lie down. He asked
KnoI whore he got the blood on him. He said
he had been EillinG beeyes at Glesstowp. in
much intoxicated and fell on The witness
{oId him to 90 home and he started on toward
4nthony Lutes testified that when he. met
Knox on Thursday evening he noticed the
,o iS sSoo. Ih Si@ but h he told him not to give him
away Blood was all over his hands. and his
@ 5 5 Esi bo wSi & Ta noa SsR o hear Ths
Frederick Van Staden testified he saw Knox
Sun ssS sass wGfa Mars took Ras
gad 9 ho aa p05 SD hc ia not asy
One Of the three road men who went up the
$irS, Bordens house awhile. All won't away
but Knox. They left about noon and went on
R sSnsS IAP From snisB TsH r. 9ash
tho S9iOred womens house; Nobody went in.
side but Knox. He said he wanted TO stay
here. lie was very quarrelsome and wanted to
LA LAWYER, Charles ", Payne. who repressntsd
LoRue warned him that all Knox might say
would be used against him. Knox said he
Wanted only to toll the truth. he 0aid that on
Thursday he and the three otherp went out
into the woods. with -four, bottles o. whiskey
They came out on the Malaga read at Mrs.
Borden's house. She was at the door sweeping
and she called to Warrington.
I'VE all stopped at the house" he continued.
"and were laughing and joking with her about
o stove which she said she wanted. We then
went across the road to Mrs. Roedele's house.
end she treated us to sauorkraut Wer0mained
8 little while. and then they started. 40 they
EomaH's house. / wss pretty full. and ioil OF
home. started In that direction, but I lay
down 10 the woods and went to sleep. When
3woke got up and started for home, and on
the Malaga road I met the men who have testi-
ted they met me there. The last saw Of the
eolored woman che was standing In the
doRt EnoS kisd n' she caoged %omsn
but know did not The blood on my hands
came from my nose. which was hurt whom
2eli of the stops. The blood on tho cuffs OF my
coat got thero By my Wiping my nose with
them.
Thie closed the evidence. The Coroner held
the witnesses In 500 for their appearance at
the January term OF court. The jury returned
o verdict that Annie Borden came to her death
by violence ct the hands Of John Knox. Ho
was fully committed for trial.