Evening journal., 1892-08-13
LIGHT ON THE MYSTERY.
The Bloody AK That Killed the
Bordens Has Been Found.
LIZZIE BORDEN PLEADS NoraULTY


She Is demanded for Trial without Bail
and Taken to Taunton aud Locked Up
In Ccii-Jhc Accused Woman Pre-.
serves Her Air OF Indifference.
FAIL RIVER, Mass, Aug l3.-The ak
with which Mrs Borden was killed has been
found. That is the sensation OF the day in
the mysterious double murder case. The
formal commitment Of Miss Lizzie as the
assassin Of her father and stepmother ranks
second in interest to the discovery Of the
murderous weapon
II did not leak out till now that one of the
four hatchets found in the cellar Of the Bor
den homestead soon after the murder was
the instrument with which the butchery
was committed. Under the microscope it
shows many spots Of human blood That
IL was carefully washed there is no doubt.
for bucket Of water was found near IL,
aud also three new towels partially covered
with blood. The water had been splashed
over the cellar nocr. The weapon also
showed some long hairs, which matched
those in Mrs. Borden's head.
No Ratchet ike the one in custody can be-
found in the local hardware stores, its great
est popularity is the claw on the side of the
head nearest the handle The handle Is
about "a feet long and the top Of the head
is about - by inches
10 Fits Into the Cuts.
II is said that the head of the hatchet fits
into the murderons wounds in Mr.. Borden's
head The blade Of the implement is rep
rcseuted as being very thin and very sharp
measuring about 5l4 inches in the widest
part. 1t is what is known among farmers
as an oldlashioned thrashwood Ratchet
except for the strange claw. A hardware
man says that sucA hatchets are probably
used in trimming heavy planking where
spikes are driven, the claw being used in
pulling out spikes
When the police authorities were asked Il
such Ratchet was in their custody they
would neither admit nor deny il. The mat.
ter with all other evidence is now in con
troll of District Attorney Knowlton
Certain clothes covered with blood found
in the cellar whore the Ratchet was found,
are said to have an important bearing on
this part Of the case.
Marshal Hnliard said there was a great
deal yet to be proven before the crime
could DO finally fastened upon Miss Borden
Much had been learned, but for an that be
could see the trial would be long and tedi-
GUS Medical Examiner Dolan says that
great deal will depend upon the accuracy
OF the medical examination Of the bloody
body and the analysis Of the parts sent TO
Boston. Affairs Gre more quiet in police
circles than for many hours There is the
report Of an unsuccessful search made in
the Chace hill woods ponds which, accord
| ing to the statement of man named
Ward, contained evidence Of the crime.
Officers Dohorty and Harrington found
nothing suspicious there
Lizzie Borden Arraigned.
When court was opened Lizzie Borden
came in on the arm Of Rev. A. E, Buck. the
white haired missionary Of Central church
She wore "a tailor made gown of dark blue
and black hat trimmed with black polka
dot Grape She had no veil. She was more
self possessed than at any previous time,
and her steellike and almost painful sever
/ ity Of countenance betrayed no emotion.
She was careless and Indifferent TO her sur.
roundings and whispered leisurely to her
counsel, A. j. Jennings The latter filed a
motion TO dismiss the complaint upon the
grounds that the judge, being the same per
son who presided at the inquest, was not
competent to pass an unbiased opinion ut
the preliminary trial; further, that the in
quest was still in session.
District Attorney Knowlton offered de-
murrer which was sustained, and then he
asked that the prisoner be called upon TO
make her plea TO the complaint. Her law
yer offered "a plea of not guilty, but the
judge would not accept it, and ordered the
clerk to proceed with the usual custom of
the court. The clerk asked Lizzie to stand
up and answer TO the charge OF murder
She Pleads Not Guilty.
She did so in a firm tone of voice and With
stress upon the mott Mr. Jennings al.
raigned the police for conducting the in
quest in private and for denying him the
right to attend and protect her from use
less questions. wordy war between the
two lawyers lasted for half an hour Jen-
nings announced that his client was readv
and anxious to proceed 20 trial at once. The
state asked for a continuance until Aug. %,
which was granted.
Tho district attorney informed the court
that he wished John V. Morse and Bridget
Sullivan placed under bonds TO secure their
attendance at the trial, as he looked upon
them as valuable witnesses. They were or
dered 10 give security in $500 each, which
they ulu with Amy q Milne, proprle tors
OF The Daily News, as their bondsmen.
Then Lizzie Borden was ordered TO be
committed without bond to await the trial.
She arose, and with ever faithful Minister
Buck passed out under police guard a
closed carriage conveyed her and her sister
Emma to the depot, where a train was
boarded for Taunton. She was in custody
Of the chief OF police This closed the first
legal act in this stirring tragedy
In JAIN at Taunton.
TAUNTON, Mass, Aux. l3.-AIiss Lizzie
Borden's entry into the city took the form