Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-09-08

and without that they must foil. The gov
ernment knew there was no poison long be
fore Prof. Wood testified here, and they
knew there were no hairs or blood stairs on
that Ratchet or tho clothes, but they never
opened their mouths all the time, keeping
Lizzie and her friends in agony. they shut
Lizzie Borden up in her house at first
with that "bloody" Ratchet, and awaited
events. DR.. Draper SAID there was no
such wound as could be- caused by tho blunt
end of that Ratchet. Prof. Woods testi-
mony was song Of delverance for Lizzie
Borden, but if that Ratchet mad been lost
she would havo been convicted woman,
because DR.. Dolan's story OF the wound,
which DR.. Draper did not find, would not
have been contradictad. Lizzie Borden .
life rested In tho hollow OF DR.. Dolan' 5
hand, but Prof. Wood brings the
Ratchet and We saw that IL couldn't
have made such wound as
Dir. Dolnn saw, or thought no saw. He de-
manded the woman's release; there is moth
ing to hold her on; this court is going to
pass a judgment here that will stand, and il
tho grand jury has any evidence to hold her
they can easily fine her at any time. She
isn't going to run away. They can't find
any motive, any blood any poison, and he
said that a woman brought up as she had
been shouldn't be sent to prison. Don't put
the stigma of this thing upon this woman
until you have reason to do so. 4 recess
was taken at thi5 point
Judge Blaisdeil took his sent at exactly 2
O'Clock, and District Attorney Knowton
opened for the prosecution. lie said the
carrying out of duty is not always followed
by tho applause Of the multitude With
out the slightest desire, he continued, to say
one word against this woman and only
actueted by duty, | am doing my best to
unravel this mystery. l am not here to de-
fend myself | am not on trial; | am sworn
to discharge tbs provisions of the duty OF
my Office and l nm going to do it. Contin
ing, Mr.. knowlton d: As to TIE motive
OK tho murder there was no motive. There
mover is q motive, but tDero is cause al
WAYS How was the Ratchet which wps
used as an instrument used ? BY some
ono who was physically not II moral
coward Or by one who didn't went
the persons to see who did it2 IT was done
from behind. As We listened TO DR.. Drap-
er's testimony VIZ were struck by tho fact
thet it was not man who did thl. work
| but that convicts nobody. We sac in it,
however, tho weak, lrresciuJe, imperfect
feminine hand that only knows the impulse
| to strike, not with the strength Of a man,
/ yet we don't know who did il. Those blows
we're not even evidences OF malice, because
they were all weak, irresoluto blows. We
are faced with the enormous, unnatural fact
! that somebody diI this work, and the first
| obvious inquiry we make is vino is benentted
/ by the removal. The district attorney then
/ detailed tho circumstances of the estrauge-
mont between Lizzie borden and her step
mother, and continued: There wasn't any
/ adequate motive for killing her, however.
| Counsel for the defence never touched
! Vi on he fact that nobody could have gone
into the house, done that work aud got
away without beiH; seen. TuGt house wa,
the most uniquely located house in all Fall
River. The front door was locked, tbc
/ windows were shut, the cellar doc: wa,
locked, and oil avenues Of approach and
escape wore barred. y gu couldn't 20 from
any one part of the house to another with
ou. Il KY. it was found that every ler.or
about there was seen, the man
at tuo sote, tie man on the
street, but nothing was seen of q person
Goiag into or out Of That house. The
harn was locked Ly Mr.. Borden at night
and M ocsed N ths morning. anl in the
house when tle murderer cot In whore could
Ire hide There Was 40 possible aiding place
70 wsy to &c, anywhere; end i4at sets Il.
/ TO Thinking. Who WAS tnc.e thai could
imagine that everything could he clear tol
/ him, SO That he could cuni, await IN that
/ loysc for ur hour oni a Lult: ! can't con
/ caiyr Of a william VINO is also a fool All
/ tho movements Of that inmhy must hav,
been known by anybody who would dc
| those deeds.
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