Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-08
STILL MYSTERY.
No New Clues on the Borden
Case.
Detectives Using Every Effort to Fer.
ret Out the Assassin.


terry still remains unexplained. The par
tieular business which the detectives had on
/ hand today was the careful searching OF the
house for anything which might furnish
| them with elew TO the murderer.
/ Medical experts ,onigh, pronounced two
| staias found upon one of the axes taken
! from the Borden cellar to be blood.
I Under powerful microscope one spot
had the appearance of having been partially
/ wiped off. and its original form and depth
were partially affected.
The other WAS more distinct and fur
nished what is said to be satisfactory proof
as To its composition.
The police have fixed with certainty the
time that Mr.. Borden was murdered as be-
tween 1850 and | / .u3 O'Clock in the FORE
noon, and they assume that Mrs. Borden
was killed just before that time.
They arrive at their decision regarding
the Old gentleman by the following facts;
II is known that Mr.. Borden was talking
to Mr.. Chas. NJ. Horton mt 1880 o'clock, as
they were seen together by persons ON the
Chacc Mill ear, that leaves City hall for
Bedford and Quarry streets at 1920. The
car was standing in front of the building.
After leaving Mr., Horton. MIR, Borden
walked up South Main street, stopping for
a minute OF two at his block, and then GO
ing through Borden street to Second to his
home. The servant, Bridget Sullivan, is
positive that she admitted him at the trout
door between l0.45 and 1880; ii was be-
fore | ! and after 1915.
Marshal Hilllard made special inquiries
of the persons in the office with him con
cerning the time that he received the tele-
phone message, and i, has been fixed II,
within minute>of Ills.
officer Allen Vas sent To investigate and
positively asserts that he was a, the house
at l2.90.
A man who heard the alarm on the street
says that at the time there was no one in
sight except the person who informed him,
He was able to fix the time to within
minute of 1915 by attending circumstances
that he can recall clearly. The clock at
DR.. Bowens had struck just before the
daughter Lizzie came TO the door for doctor
and DIR. Bowen. who was out when the call
was made, reached Mr.. Boricn's house AT
80.
The murder was reported within II min
utes from the time that Mr.. Borden is
known to have been alive.
In the more exclusive society of the city
the Misses Emma and Lizzie Borden are
regarded as pleasant companions.
They have never been known as habitues
of the ball rooms or theatres. but i'll church
circles and quiet home gatherings their
company has ever been welcome.
Miss Emma the elder. has been known
for many wears as quiet persistent
woman in Sunday school matters and the
duties that fall to the lot of an earnest
woman allied closely with a church society.
She is highly esteemed by Rev. Dr. Adams.
perhaps the most eminent divine in the city,
and has been very close to City Missionary
Buck in much of his gniet charitable work.
The younger daughter, Miss Lszzie, has
always been regarded in home and social
circles us a very self-consciuus, intelligent
person, whose strong mentality made warm
friends for her in quarters where friend
ship is gained only by worth. She has been
a hard student in various branches at times
and is thoroughly versed in scriptural sub
iects. But she can never be popular in the
common understanding of the term. for her
manner is naughty and she cares even less
for the good will of the populacc than did
her cold and dignifed father.
In their hour of trouble these two girls
have been extended the strongest and
warmest sympatbIcs of the best people in
the city. and no matter how much the police
anl the newspapers may opinc and discuss,
it will he many u day before their inhucn-
iial friends desert them.
Not a scream or a groan was heard com
ing from Mr.. Bordcns mansion Thursday
morning; neither did the family living in
the house north of the Bordens see ANYBODY
come out of the house at any time during
the morning before the murder but Mr..
Borden himself.
Mr.. Borden left his home, as has been
stated, about . O'Clock. Mrs. Churchill,
who lives with her mother. Mrs. T.. J.. Buff
fington. across the yard, watched Mr.
Borden out of the yard.
There i. fence between the two houses.
aud Mrs. Butfingtons kitchen windows look
over the fence into the yard, directly oppo-
,te the side door. and not 2s feet from the
Borden home. The barn is but 20 feet
behind the home, and the distance from the
east end of the house to the east end of the
barn is not more that 10 feet.
Behind the barn is fence eight feet
high. protected by harbcd wire fence.
This fence divides the Borden estate from
that of DR. j. =. Chagnon, whose home
fronts on Third street. Gn the rear front
of DIR. Chagnons place are half dozen
apple and pear trees that stand up against
the fence that partitions the Borden estate
from that Of Chagnon's.
I On the south side of the Borden house il
DR.. kcilys residence. \ low fence stands
between The Burlington house is on the
north side.
Miss Addie Chectham lives with her
mother and Mrs. Churchill with Mrs. Buff
! fngton. All Of these persons were about
| their own houses all of Thursday morning
| Miss Cheetham sat writing u letter at ~
| O'Clock and at five minutes of went 10
/ the postofiicc. She saw no one come out
of the Borden house during the time she sat
near the window fronting on the Borden
lawn, She could hear the side door bang
I if it opened at all, hut it did not, she says.
/ Mrs. Churchill was about the house until
/ fa.l5 4. NJ, when she went to market All
agree that il there were any scream from
inside the Borden house it would certainly
be heard by them. But they agree that
/ everything was as quiet Thursday morning
As il ever was inside their neighbors home
In Dir. keilys yard some men were work
/ ing and If the assassin, proceeding on the
theory that a man attempted 30 scale the
fence at that place, he would certainly bs
seen by the laborers. lie would also have
| to pass the barn where Lizzie was, pro
| vided of course. he got ont of the house be
I tween 1855 and the ! ! 20. II he jumped
over the Burlington fence he would Ger
taiuly have been seen by the inmaies
of the house and to try to escape by cutting
his way over the Kelly fence would have
been to fall into the hands Of the labor ers
II would have been madness for him to &c
out by the Second street entrance, fol
there are always passer- by on this thor
eu9hfare, as well az on Third street.
Whether the police have taken thee,
facts into consideration or not is unknown
in fact the newspaper men know very it'll,
of what Chief billiards men are doing
But these facts stand out. No screams
no groans: no strangers were seen abon
the grounds Lizzie even was not seen Il
90 out of the place TO the barn.
These are same of the puzzling fe atnrel
of the mystery.
Today City Marshal FIilliarij .ubmitte'
to long interview With an Associate,
Pres. reporter upon the Borden murder
of the spots of blood said to have beei
found on the axe in the custody Of the po
lice last night, he said II don't know
whether these are spots of blood or iroi
rust. They were of character that Nigh
I've taken for either. but until Boston chem
ists pass an opinion it would he folly 10
me to speak. We have four axes in ou
possession.
Two are such axes az farmers use, on
is an ordinary chopping axe. the other ]
is what call shiugie axe. There may b
tokens of blood on either or all Of these
bst tonight I cannot say there is the slight