The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-13

tional Union Bank its president, and
president also, az was the murdered man
of its board of investment.
Jerome G. Borden is no relative OF the
dead president. The B. NJ. G. Durfee
Safe Deposit and Trust Company has
taken no action.
Two gentlemen interested In the case
were present after the safe was opened at
the Borden House, yesterday forenoon,
and by their statement will was found,
but what 1t contains Is not given out,
There are still thousands OF the best
people here who refuse to believe that
Lizzie Borden could have murdered her
blamed by unthinking people for arrest
ing her. but in the main the community
seems to be satisfied that the authorities
have fulfilled plain duty.
Notwithstanding he has proved an al
ibi, there are some who still suspect
Morse.
The bodies remain unburied at Oak
Grove, but will be Inferred soon.
To fight the battle for Lizzie's life will
be gathered the strongest aggregation Of
legal talent probably ever engaged in a
murder case In this country.
Not only does Lizzie possess the fullest
confidence and support of her sister, but
il is said she has allies as well in the en-
tire Borden family of Fall River. who are
command in the various enterprises with
which they are connected millions of dol
lars aud almost unlimited influence.
IL the defendant is held for the grand
Jury at the end Of the preliminary exami-
nation to be continued Aug. % her case
will probably be heard and an indictment
found in September.
IL is therefore probable that before the
present year goes out the case will be on
fha docket for trial.
Although the impression cannot be
fully confirmed, it Is growing that Miss
Lizzie was the strongest witness against
herself.
One fact is plain in all this discussion,
namely, that there has been no ripple of
sorrow for the loss of Andrew j. Borden
to the community, however deeply people
deplore the manner of his death and
execrate his slayer. Mr.. Borden evil
IDENTIFY belonged to class that has never
been known to leave large circle of
mourners behind them, however sudden
aud tragical their demise-those who love
money overmuch.
While no one may blame the old man,
no one feels that he has lost anything by
his death; and when such thing may be
truthfully said of any mau, it matters
not how honest he Was, nor how regularly
he attended church, he is shown not TO
have been valuable citizen.
The intimation from an Official source
that Miss Borden had confederates finds
agreement In the thoughts of many more
than those who utter such thoughts,
doubtless. Ii would not be fair To site
names i'm this connection; but IL may be
said that well-knswn public man of
this town IN among those who think that
Miss Borden and some other person con-
nected with the family hired man TO do
the butchering
Alderman Beattie thinks that Bridget
Sullivan will be able TO reveal n state Of
feeling which existed I'm the family OF
Andrew j. Borden 80 hateful that no one
who hears her recital OF what she has
seen and heard will wonder that n mem
Der OF the family could have committed
the homicides.
He says that as n member OF the alder
manic board he has had opportunity to
learn some facts bearing on this phase OF
the case which he In not free To give out
on the street; but he goes so far as TO
hint Rt n plot which, he declares, has
been In the mind of Lizzie Borden ever
since she went abroad IN June, 1890, aud
which could only culminate In the she'd
ding of kindred blood.
IL 10 for the court or jury TO determine
whether OF not Miss Borden has been
capable OF such n long period Of decep-
ton. Meantime there are heard from her
old schoolmates twenty good words for
one bad word; and while one or two have
agreed with the views Of those who say