The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-26

brought to him; saw them again the next
day In the marshal's Office.
The axe to which his attention was
called was capable OF inhicting the
wounds. In his opinion all of these
wounds were made by the same instru-
ment. The edge would not necessarily
be dulled by the successive blows. The
time the report says the autopsy took
place Is 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
The actual time was $3.50 o'clock.
Continu Ing his testimony the medical
examiner said: ! went into q closet In
the front hall and got dress skirt, and
white under skirt and blouse waist.
Examined them and found one spot on
the skirt. 1t was about as large as pin
head. 1t was foot from the bottom OF
the skirt. Found q stain on the dress
skirt near the upper part OF the opening
to the pocket. Examined It under a
glass. Prof. Wood was there. Went to the
girl afterward for her shoes and stock
ings.
On Saturday, both Emma and Lizzie
showed witness different rooms and clos
cts wherein search was made. He saw
hair on the axe after IL was taken to the
marshal's Office. There was one hair on
the blade, one on the handle stuck In the
rough wood. The one on the handle was
gray. The one on the blade was an inch
and half long. 1t was of q brownish COL
or. Didn't know whether IL was human
hair or not. Could not remember just
how near the edge of the hatchet the
long hair was found.
DIR. Dolan made sketch OF the hatchet
on pasteboard fan and showed about
where he thought the hair was found. He
thought the assailant stood between the
head Of Mr.. Borden and the dining room
door, perhaps midway OF the opening.
From the position of the assailant and
Mr.. Borden, he thought the former
wnnld hava raraivad hlnnd ahnva
the waist than below. He thought the
deed could have been done and the per-
son doing Ii not have more than ten
spots on his clothing.
All through this exhaustive and ted
ious examination, District Attorney
Knowlton hardly raised an objection.
During part Of the examination he read
the court bible. Miss Lizzie Borden did
not betray any noticeable feeling during
the whole day, except possibly in three
or four instances.
One was when DIR. Dolan described the
CHASTITY wounds on her father. Then she
flushed and tears came into her eyes. She
closed her eyes and hid her face behind q
palm leaf fan and leaned toward her sis
ter Emma, who also remained with
closed eyes until the dreadful tale was
ended.
When Mr.. Adams asked II the report Of
the autopsy was In the doctors hand
writing and received a negative answer,
and then followed IL with another, VIII ich
was met with the smart answer that 1t
wasn't In handwriting at all, but in type
writing, she Joined In the smiles that
went around the court room. When the
wood was passed around showing blood
spots, Attorney Jennings made joking
remark, and again Lizzie smiled.
About o'clock, when Miss Emma
spoke to her for the first time during the
day, she turned smilingly toward her,
and answered something at which both
Indies LAUGHED cheerfully. Miss Lizzie
and her attorneys are well pleased with
the result OF the first days proceedings.
crime to the house, but see great deal
to show careless and even shiftless meth
ods on the part of the prosecution.
The hearing will be resumed today.