The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-09
NO ARRESTS IN FALL RIVER.
SUSPICION STRONGER AoAINsr SOME
OF THE BORDEN HoUsEHoLD.

Win spectators After Mr. boruen was
K'iied-No One. Not Even the Daughter.
Was Seen to Come In or Go Out-A Five
Hours Conferences OF tho Ofhciais-An
Theories Weak Except that Held by the
Poiioe--The Inquest To-dny-Mr. Hans
/" eom's Assistance TO the Daughters.
FALL. RIVER. Aug. 8. District Attorney
Knowlton reached hero late this afternoon
from Marion TO investigate the Borden muir
der. Chief OF Police billiard met him at the
depot and drove direct to Police Headquarters
with him. For Ave hours tho District Attor-
nsy. tho Chief OF Police. Medical Examiner
,Dolnn. Mayor Coughlin. and state Detective
! Seaver wore clossted together In Marshal
billiards. private Office.
Judge Blnisdell. who presides over the court
of this district dropped In for fow minutes
with bulky envelope When he came out he
had no envelope or papers with him. Dr.
Dolan drove to private entrance to Marshal
Hilliards offco about s o'clock.
He had with him box covered with n lap
robe As he lifted tho box from his carriage
bundle foil out 1t was Lizzie Borden's dress.
ON which tho police think there Is o drop Of
blood.
In the box. among the other things. was the
! axe which was found in tho cellar OF the Bor-
den house. and on which there arc stains sup
posed to be Of blood. A pntrolmnn entered q
few minutes later with personal register
containing the names Of all persons who had
purchased poison recently in Fall River. He
took tho book directly to Chief billiard.
The conference was opened by Chief Of Po-
T. lice billiard. He began with the most Inn
probable clue. He went over 1t thoroughly.
and proved that 1t was valueless to the salts
faction OF District Attorney Knowlton. 1t was
=. learned that clue after clue was taken UP and
in turn traced through to the end.
Chief billiard reserved the Lizzie Borden
theory until the close. His purpose was to
dlsprove oil other theories and then suggest
to the District Attorney that the Lizzie Borden
theory was the only one loft that could not be
readily disprovod The whole ground was
gone over. The promises were described and
all the suspicious and evidence. direct and
circumstantia wero laid before the District
Attorney.
After the entire case had been recited the
advisabilty OF making immediate arrests was
discussed 1t was found that while tho evil
dence might indicate whom the police could
arrest on grounds Of suspicion. yet 1t is hardly
sufficient to guarantee holding prisoner
l1t is said lato to hight, however. that other
? evidence not yet brought out by Marshal Hill
lard will he laid before the District Attorney.
Mr.. Knowlton is cautious and conservative and
any action. He told n reporter tonight that
while he could not talk OF thc case. he was al
ways sure he was right befo.e hc went ahead.
1t was decided to hold the inquest to-mor-
row morning after tho morning session of
Judge Baisdelrs court. 1t Is expected that
the testimony AMI evidence brought out then
will once for oil decide definitely whether
any Of the persons whose names are men,
toned in connection with the case will be ar.
II Is said that much timo was spent in con-
siderpg whether any ARE SITS should be made
''fi HH su told d''Y h
whether any arrests would 10 made to. might.
that he could not then tell. At midnight it
! walt until tho testimony and evidence ut the he
Inquest lI, Is a. T.. and that there would DO no
The police guarding tho Borden house are
them nHd b"syei BY THf nPP 3h"t
dry 4. 1 rsp learned tbs eysnlng that the
spent Saturday night. snnday. SUNDAY hight.
and part OF to-day ut a Mrs Jessie Harring-
Her absence was not known to the police
up second street to. day. Marshal HiIIiard
negligence Of hls men. 1t is argued that il the
Eirl left the house before the police searched
hatehets with her, had she been so inclined.
Others say that 1t must have been 'liligont
81 Of
The. murdered couple when DR.; Bowen. tho
nEst outsider. came t IN on Thursday: a.
discussed this morning what possible motive
prompted the murderer. irrespective as to
WAS considered. as was tho suggestion that \
hS hated OF the aid e tim and
The INSANITY tho cOnSilprnI hut th,
aeteImlne the motive was first to catch the
Color was given to the PSisopinc theory to-
ashs d Mr. and Mrs borden saying TINT traces traces
Dr. 'Doian refused to DENY. this. He said
aae va sHtry int ts he wsn,
match some hair alleged to have Lee4 found
on one Il the &nss picked up in thG ordEn
aeo4sS IHs sS u RS ss who was visiting
ara NM Ssrasa and Xss iizzls sb $!asn s
ana Is VIE the STATE 81
Hl#iith the explosion OF the story that Mrs.
marisr comes On an a blark msrf
Aiter,a patient search to day a SUN reporter
found out who the man was that Mrs. Chace
saw. He was stone mason. who was working
ipayard adjoining the rear Of the borden yard
This was about the time Of the murder. and
Just the time Lizzie Borden should, according
to her story, have passed from the house to
the stable. but even I Lizzie lordsn did not
Of tho house, Mrs. Burlington on the north
sido. Mrs. Chace on Tho south. and
Eoandod the Borden house. No ons could f
door in the baseInent for the stone mason
stood within ten fest, and aside from that
Bridget sullivan .says the door has not been
used fer q long time; Nor could any one have
crossed the south side Of the yard. the police
say, for II Mrs. Chace saw the stone mason in
The The rear she would have been much more
twenty feet from her. and the hoy. who was
watching the mason from tho street as no
picked pears. would have seen any one pass
him either 10 leaving or entering the house.
On the Forth side, where tho side entrance il.
tl,e boy. tho mason, and Mrs. Buflnton would
>houss.
Tho police argue that with all these people