The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-31

went out. She did not know anything
about Maggie washing windows.
She did not know anything about 1t.
She wanted to get sinker to 20 to
Marion with on Monday.
Fish lines were at the farm. Had not
used them for five years.
she presumed there were sinkers on the
farm. She did not think there were any
lines ut TO use at the farm.
She thought there might be sinkers at
the farm. Did not examine the lead which
was at the door at the foot Of the stairs.
She did not know why she had gone up
stairs except that she thought there was
lead there.
She expected to buy some lines and
wanted TO find whether any sinkers were
In the barn and so would not have to buy
any.
,sss Ss sy 70 G her
There was some lead In the box In the
barn. Her father had told her so.
Barn was hot; she could give no reason
for the search taking her so long; she ate
some pears In the barn, though the barn
was very hot. She felt better than on the
night before; felt about the same as in
the morning.
She was standing beside the front win
dow of the barn up stairs.
She could not explain why she had
taken pears up into the hottest part Of
the barn to eat there. She could see into
the street from the window.
She was probably twenty minutes haul
ing over the lumber.
She then returned to the house, pushed
open sitting room door, rushed to the foot
OF stairs and called Maggie. Didn't know
whether her mother was in the house or
not. Thought she had gone out.
She could not explain where her mother
was after she saw her go up stairs.
She had spoken to her mother about
dinner and her mother had said she re-
ceived q note and was going out.
She said she had been mp and made the
spare bed.
she said that one was good enough"
Lizzie did not know whether she had
worn an apron that morning or not.
She know nothing about an axe on the
cellar floor.
She did not know that an axe had been
used for killing anything down there.
Her father had killed some pigeons In
June in the barn.
She did not know when her father came
back to the house nor just when she her
self went out to the barn.
She wanted to ask him some questions
about the mail and had gone into the sit
ting room to ask him.
She was certain 1t was in the sitting
room. He said that he had no mail for
her.
She asked him IL he wanted the win
dow as 1t was.
He said, Eyes; leave IL up. lam going
to try to get nap.'
The story of the trouble some years ago
was rehearsed.
Mrs. Borden's .ather's house was for
sale on Fourth street.
Mr.. Borden bought the interest of Mrs.
Gray, who was the half sister of Mrs.
Borden, and gave it to Mrs. Borden.
Lizzie thought Mrs. Borden had per-
suaded him to buy 1t, end was provoked
about 1t.
She thought that her father ought
also to give her and Emma something.
Her father gave them her Rrandfather's
home. That was the cause of the trouble.
she afterward stopped calling Mrs. Bor-
den,, mother" and called her "Mrs.
Borden"
The rest of the evidence brought out
nothing new.
The prosecution rested.
The defence recalled DR.. Dolan, who
told Of the record Of the autopsy In Oak
Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Churchill being recalled said
Bridget did not tell her that Mrs. Borden
said she MRS Borden) had received note
and gone out, simply that Mrs. Borden
The evidences of Lizzie Borden was not
only uncertain but the statements were
contradictory all through, and it looks
shaky for her. .-'..t
DIR. Seabury Bowen of Fall River was
the first witness for the defence. He at-
tended Mr.. and Mrs. Borden for nausea
the day before the murder; he did not as
cribe 1t to poison, but to ordinary COM
plants at that time Of year; he was told
of the murder by Thomas Boulds and
went directly across the street; he met
Lizzie at the door; the doctor identified
the photograph Of Mr.. Borden's body; il
was generally correct, except that the
head was sunken down further into the
sofa; it was higher up when he saw 1t. he
satisfied himself that Mr.. Borden was
dead; he went over the photograph and
thought that Mr.. Borden appeared to be
sunken more than he was when he first
saw him; he went at once to the Western
Union Office and telegraphed to Emma;
went then to Bakers drug store, and then
returned to the house; he went up stairs
and and, saw wv Mrs: Borden ,ds1 lying on her face
wounds in the head and satisfied himself
that she was dead; he went very seldom
to the Borden house except on business.
.Cross-examined by Mr.. Knowlton--He
told of the visit OF Mrs. Borden to his
Office, when she told him she thought she
had been poisoned. When he went first
told by Lizzie that her father had been
killed or stabbed. and she had seen no
one about the place. She was afraid her
father had had trouble with some of his
tenants. TIE sight of the bodies dazed
him. His testimony, he allows, was a
conscious attempt, secondhand reverb
fyiug to remember what had happened.
On second cross-examination Dr.
cited. He did not shed tears
Adjourned to 10o'clock to-day