Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-01
MR.. B0RDEN'S SLAYER.
He Night Have Been Young Man
Whom the NeighborS'Saw
LOITERING NEAR THE PREMISES.
Marshal Hilliard Describes in Full Bis
Visit to the House.
THE TESTIMONY is NOW COMPLETE

FALL RIVER, MASS, Aug. 31-An the
testimony in the preliminary murder trial
of Lizzie Borden is now in. The features of
the evidence to-day was the description by
Marshal Hilliard of his visit to the prem
lses, and the stories of several witnesses
lbout having seen a strange young man
about the premises.
The first witness called was Marshal
Rufus B Hilliard, who said that his atten-
tion was called to the murder at 11:15 Au-
gust 4 He sent officer George W. Allen to
the house and did not 90 to the house him.
self till 2:30 or 8 P. M. When witness went
at o'clock he took with him some men to
search the barn and yard and the yards in
that vicinity. but knew nothing about the
matter, except from what he had been told
by Medly, Fleet, and, he thought, Riley.
Medly is not in town now, but has been
sent to look after evidence that Rev. Mr..
Buck placed in his hands, following out
some supposed clue in connection with this
murder, but witness declined to state what
When he arrived there he went back of the
yard where the lumber was
All the Neighboring Yards Inspected.
A thorough examination was made of the
hay in the barn. He went into the back
yard where the lumber was by the Chagnon
fence and looked over into the Chagnon
property and also into the Grove and Kelly
yards and then to the vault. then to the
barn, where they were overhauling the
hay; then to the tower of the barn, where
they were examining the carriages. He
searched the stalls on the north of the barn
and under the stairway; in fact, all down
stairs; then sent officers to search other
yards -
Witness then went into the house. He
saw no other officers in the house when he
went in. This was about o'clock. He
and three or four doctors were in the room
where Mrs Borden's body lay and were in
consultation. He poke to DR.. Dolan about
the matter and looked at the sofa, but could
not say whether any part of it was cut.
He could not tell whether there was any
blood spots on the head of it There were
blood spots on the parlor door, but he did
not notice the chair. They were blood spots
undoubtedly.
Mr.. Borden's body was then removed
from the lounge. Then he passed into the
front room where they said Mrs. Borden's
body was found. He saw some spots of
blood on the pillow shams.
The Blood-Stained Pillow Shams.
Here witness was sent for the pillow
shams and the marble piece taken from the
bureau. The shams were produced and
identified. Witness said they were given
TO him Wednesday, the 10th. He saw them
on the bed, however, on the 9th OF August.
The bed-spread of white was examined and
also the shams The sham with the blood
lay next to the bureau.
Witness made no search of the house, but
when he sent men to search the yard he also
Sent men TO search the cellar. He knew
the cellar was searched from what was re-
ported to him. The officers reported
through Assistant Marshal Fleet. Nothing
was delivered to witness as the result of
that search that afternoon.
Marshal Hilliard described in detail the
search he had made. The District Attorney
said he was willing 10 admit that most
thorough search was made in the house.
George T. Seaver, State Detective, de-
tailed his Part in the various searches of the
premises. John Donnelly, the next wit
ness a hackman, said the hay in the barn
looked as if somebody had been lying on the
northwest part of it toward the window.
AT the afternoon session DR.. Benjamin j.
Handy was the first witness. He said he
passed the Borden house on the day of the
murder at $50 or 10:40 in a carriage.
The Strange Loiterer He saw.
He saw opposite the space between the
house and DR. kelly's a stranger His at
tention was attracted to him because he was
pale, very pale; young man, medium
height, dressed in light gray clothes. He
turned and looked at him a second time as he
went by, because there was something, he
could not tell what, that attracted his at
tention. He had seen the man before, he
thought, few days before, on the same
street 1t was not Thomas Bolles.
He could not tell what attracted his at
tention. He could not say on what day he
saw him before. He thought the person
might be found. He had the impression
that he had mustache. He had a full,
very white forehead and full face. Witness
spoke to his wife about having seen the man
alter the tragedy.
Mrs. Della S. Manley was next called.
She was in the vicinity of the house on the
morning of the murder about 10:4O. She
8 w somebody standing near the north gate
during that time. She was standing be-
tween the Borden and Churchill houses,
talking with man who was in carriage.
The man witness saw was standing in the
gateway and appeared to be young man.
1t was not Mr.. Morse, and she did not know
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