Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-03
NEWS By TELEGRAPH.
From ALI Quarters.
INDICTED FOR MURDER.
Finding Of the Grand Jury
in the Borden Case.
BRIssok's MINISTRY 4 failure.
Preparing for the Opening
Of Parliament.
BRIssok's MINISTRY 1 FAILURE.
DEcEAsE OF 4 GREAT FINARCIER.
Amassing of an Enormous
Fortune.
THE ROR DEN MURDERS.

Fortune.
THE BORD DEN MURDERS.
The Grand Jury Returns an Indfct.
ment Charging Lizzie Borden With
the Killing OF Her Father and His
Wife-A Third Indictment With
held-Breaking the News to the
Prisoner.
TAUNTON, Mass, Dec. 2.-The grand
jury met this morning and resumed hear
ing evidence in the Borden murder case
Detective McHenry, his wife, and an I'M
known women were called in. Then a
small boy, before unnoticed, was intro
duced. At the close of their hearing they
returned an Indictment az ainst Lizzie Bor-
den on two counts for the murder of her
her father and mother in Fall River, Mass.
The following is the Indictment as
found by the grand jury:
THE BORDEN INDICTMENT CASE OF MAssA-
CHUsEITs, BRISTOL, s. s.
At the superior court begun holden at
Taunton in and for said county of Bristol,
on the first Monday of November, in the
year of Our Lord 1891:
The jurors for said commonwealth on
their oath present that Lizzie Andrew
Borden of Fall River, in the county of
Bristol, at Fall River, in the county of
Bristol, on the fourth day of August, in
the year 1892. in and upon one Abby Dur
fee Borden fsloniously and wilfully and of
her malice aforethought an assault did
make and with certain weapon, to wit,
a sharp cutting instrument, the name and
a more particular description of which Is
to the Jurors unknown, her, the
said Abby Durfee Borden, felon-
iously, wilfully and of her NAL
ice aforethought, did strike, cut,
beat and bruise in and upon the head of
her, the said Abby Durfee Borden, giving
to her, the said Abby Durfee Borden, by
the said striking, cutting, beating and
bruising in and upon the head of her, the
said Abby Durfee Borden, divers, to wit,
twenty mortal wounds, of which said NOR
tai wounds and the said Abby Durfee
Borden then and there instsntly died. And
so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oatbs
aforesaid do say that the said Lizzie An
drew Borden, the said Abby Durfee Borden
in manner and form aforesaid then and
there feloniously, wilfully and of her NAL
ice aforethought did and kill and murder
against the peace of the said commonwealth
and contrary to the form of the statute in
such case made and provided.
The next count is the same as the first,
merely substituting the name of Andrew
Jackson Borden for Abby Durfee Borden,
and ten mortal wounds instead of twenty.
There Is third indictment which was
kept secret, as the party indicted is not
in custody. The jury made no public re-
port in conrt. 1t fled in, handed its paper
to the court and then was dismissed, and
disappeared in the region of the treasurer's
Office for payment. All looked tired and
much as if each had passed through the
was disposed to be communicative. Dis,
trict Attorney Knowlton will neither ad-
NIT nor deny that the third Indictment re-
lates to Mr.. Trickey of the late sensational
story matters, but such ia the i'm preston
at the court house. 1t is understood that
Miss Borden will not be Immediately ar
rafgned to plead, but that the indictments
will be served on her at her quarters in
Taunton Jail. She was notified to-day by
friends of the return of the indictments by
the grand jury, and is said to have pre-
marked her course during the trial.
When it became known this morning
| that the grand jury was all at sea yester-
| day, and had spent the day in free and
easy discussion, something after the style
| of town meeting, there was general ex
| pectation that no verdict would be returned
| against Lizzie Borden. 1t was evident that
the Jury sentiment was divided and it was
expected that the long hesitation, discus
sion and rambling volume of testimony
which had been exhausted in the case had
not accomplished what the district at
torney desired. Again the fact that m ore
witnesses were called in to day, that Nc
| Henry and wife were again interviewed
and that two moro witnesses were ex
amined gave the impression that the case
| was likely to end in smoke. The distric
attorney, however, had been particularly
smiling for two days and that was
interpreted as an omen that he was sure
of his case and was quietly waiting until
the gentlemen of the jury should weary O
talking and should settle down to bust
ness. This they did at about 10 O'Clock
this morning and after a little over tw.
matter and returned indictments a
given. AS 1t was the dinner hour whel
they came in, the court room was not q
full of anxious spectators as 1t had been
those who were there, however, waiting
for a sensation, had none to enjoy. Th'
Jury fled into the court room, lookin
hungry, tired and ready to 60 home. Th
court asked them if they had any matter
to present. The foreman said they ha'
and passed up some papers. Tn
gspIsd and as he sh' amss handf s
Jury. They struck bee line for tn
county treasurer's Office. The court wa
= then ad journed for dinner and the fe
spectators went out to talk it over an
8 wonder what the paper was that the jur
+ passed in. It soon leaked out that thel
was another indictment, but no cajolini
coaxing or guessing at names could secul
= an affirmation or denial from the distri'
attorney. 1t was generally assumed, hoV
% ever, that it was not an Indictment for pa
= ticipation in the murder, either as ecce
!. sorry before or aftsr the fact, but that
| grew out of something which had occurre
since the case had fallen into the hands
the government, and that the party want,
was not at present just where the hal
of the law can be laid upon him
an instant. That he will be secured
time, If on this continent, is afirme
The district attorney did not want to
interviewed, but was inclined to comp
ment the jurors for their faithful wo
and disposition to eft things thorough
- The friends of Miss Borden had nothing
cay save that it had come out almost
they had expected, but they stoutly
MS firmed that there had been no new e
ne dence found, and that 1t only remained
ng q speedy trial before a jury to establish
nd fact of her innocence.
Rev. Mr.. Jubb of Fall River was one
those who waited at the noon hour in he
- that the jury would come in. He watch
? the faces of the jurors anxiously as Il
fled in, and their CONTINGENCIES W
solemn and their appearances grave.
seemed disappointed that no public
on nouncement was made, and Joined the
~, porters in the jam at the clerks desk
get at the return. When 1t appeared t
an indictment was found he hurried to
=. Jail to break the news to the prisoner.
~ her religious advisor and pastor he had
Ie- entry to the cell. As the outside VIC
was put out when the heavy door of
leef Jail closed behind him, the picture
at the interview between the pastor
b the woman about whom even his churc
ent, divided In opinion, cannot be pain
sst; The prisoner, sheriff and attorney gen
'uFn will be served with copies Of the Ind
~. ment, and by the attorney general
W chief Justice Of the superior court vii
- officially informed Of the finding Of
|. grand jury. He will then appoint .
for arraigning the prisoner, and that
for thought will be during this month and
ea's fore Christmas. At that time, the
and place for the trial will be made knc
1t being necessary to inform the pris
Of the fact. The district attorney will
- admit, and amiles at the report that I
!. has been any difference between him
the attorney general during the session
VEL .sG the grand jury. All concerned have
vest doing their best to slit the case and