The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-15
THE PULLING BORDEN CASE.
A MEDIUM PRESENTS AN ALLEGED
LE17ER FROM MR. BORDEN.

A Doeument q. which Mr.. Borden II Al
i.r.a 20 say from the Spirit World that
HI. Daughter 10 Inuocent-Tsik Now as
10 Her ssnuity-Ths Police SIN working.
FALL RIVER. Aug. 1.-THE principal interest
in the Borden mystery now centres IN the
hearing to be begun on Aug. y.
The INQUEST will be renewed again on Tues
day. It Ia understood that the evidence to
come ia mainly medical testimony as to the
result of Dr. Woods analysis.
II is now declared that the report OF the
analysis finds the blood stains on the carpet
ncar Andrew ]. Borden's bed to be identical in
their corpuscles and characteristics with those
OF the blood spot. found on the axe handle.
Andrew J. Borden has been heard from
through New Bedford medium who declares
she has had q chat with him. He has taken n
hnnd in trying to unravel the mystery. and to
save his daughter.
The mediums husband. also q spiritunlist.
brought the news to this city to-day. Mr.
Borden g communication. to which he desired
his name appended. read as follows:
Now l know Lizzie seems lonesome to-
night. You are strangers to me. Please have
tho following published and signed Andrew
j. Borden:
1.-THE man who wanted to ride TO Now Bed
ford and would pay we'll for 1t. is the man who
murdered me and my wife. His height is
feet inches. complexion light. color
OF hair auburn brown. smooth face.
light blue eyes. weight 145 pounds.
30 years old. wore dark clothes: his name Ia
oil. He started to come to New Bed
ford. went through Acushnet to Mattapoisett.
then to Waroham. from there to Kingston
depot through South Carver on foot.
Took the 1929 train at Kingston for his
home via South Shore Railroad. I know he
can be found. He has vito and three chill
dren. two boys and ono girl: girl 2 years old.
This man lives alone In the house-no other
tenants. He has farm. II the Pinkerton de-
tectives should inquire any one would tell
them whero he lives Now. want you to at
tend to this. This man drinks. abuses
his wife and children. My wife was
Killed fret. between 10 and II o'clock.
was asleep whom l was struck. and can't tell
what time It was. He used an axe to commit
the deed. he buried the axe on the road to
Flint Village. on Pleasant street. South road
Now. want you to write to Emma. my daugh-
ter. about this. Often I think Of her. Kent
says Lizzie is innocent. and 1 say 80 also
The police will endsavor to trace this man
a a. woman ON INV who came to New bedford recently
from Canada. and who has never been in Fall
River os in IF t6e ether her
it Is not expected that DR.. Wood will find
traces Of poison In the stomachs or viscera OF
The fact is that the Identification Of Lizzie
Borden as the woman to whom FL bence re-
fused to sell Grussiie. acid T. likely to prove
Mccartney was in Fall River looking after
druggists who were violating the law in SELL
It was known that he was employing wom-
an to obtain evidence as to sales. and 1t was
claimed that this woman was not as large as
Ths Is Of the poson aspT0ves the
Boren on WIFI afla
piece Of
The latest supplement to the POLICE theory
Lizzie was insane when she committed the
deed. Tho police have been working on that
plan eyer since they were satisfied that Lizzie
They do not now accuse her Of committing
n cold blooded murder. They believe that she
crime was committed. but they have not yet
arrived at u complete opinion regarding her
:, There has neve. been. any insanity in the
symptoms Of hysteris i nervous disease or
Zled in carrying out such a theory to logical
No examination OF Miss Borden has been at
tempted with reference to her sanity.
Andrew Jennings. counsel for the defence.
proposes to take the question OF the disQualin-
cation of Judge Baisdel to sit in judgment
upon Lizzie Borden to tho Supreme Court to
establish construction upon the statute in
volvcd.
Some OF the strongest points for the defence
will be: First. that as to the. axes and hatch
cts found that none Of them had an edge OF
UGH razor-like sharpness that it could sever
the hair OF Mrs. Borden from her head as
neatly as shears would have done.
and as Mayor Coughin and DR.. Doan
severed.
that MIR Jennings as Mr. Borden's lawyer
would have knowledge Of the claim Of the n0-
lice there was a will forthcoming: third. the
entire absence Of blood on hiss Borden's gar
ments.
The police finally took UP the Dr. Handy
clue and the "white-faced stranger In earn:
est on Saturday. Policemen poherty and
HARRINGTON droye forty miles to Sewtown. r.
They found some discrepancies in tho origi-
nal story. Gideon Manchester. the man who.
1t was said. saw the stranger. did not actually
see him himself. but heard another man tell OF
doing SO.
Mr.. Manchester's brother has been dcad
three years. SO that he could hardly have
driven the stranger. as stated. But there was
a stranger. however. and he WAS driven to
Newtown from Fall River. All trace 81 him
was lost. but the search will DO continued.
At the Central Congregational Church. OF
which the Borden family were members.
union services Were held to-day. attended by
he members OF the First and Central
churches.