The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-06
WEALTHY COUPLE SLAIN
nvr,ATlvEs SUSPECTED OF KILL
ING THEM.


M Arrest Made Yet.
FALL RIVER, MASS. Aug. 5.-Andrew J.
uor1sp. wealthy real estate owner and
ro1, man. and his wife were found dead at
.L.I. home. No. 80 Second street.
.bout noon Yesterday. Both had been
--,,.ilstad about the head and face
--;.n an Ak. cleaver or razor. Mr..
pordsn Law on a sofa in room on the top
aoo- ot the house. His head had been cut.
and gashes from four to six inches long were
t,nnd on his face and neck. Mrs. Borden
-ss in her own chamber on the upper hoor,
- .be condition of her face and head was
,ha same as that of her husband. She lay
,.co downward in her bed, which, was
,oritsble pool of blood. After most thor
or1b and persistenr search no trace has been
ionnd of the murderer. Four policemen
ara On guard at the house, aud have been
nssrolling the neIghborhood since the affair
vas made public. This morning State De-
,sctive Seavsr and City Marshal HIlliard
heidi long consultation, and later on vis-
tied and interrogated Miss Lizzie. a
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Borden, at the
house. The result of their Investigation
will not be known until an arrest Of some
kind has been made.
WATCHING A BRorHER-IN-LAw.
strict watch that has been kept over
John W. Morse, a brother-in-law Of
Mr.. Borden by his first marriage, was even
more strictly kept to-day than ever. It ap-
nears to be the desire Of the police to make
no arrests uutil after the funeral, unless it
becomes known that the murderers actually
entered the house and escaped within an
hour, an idea that is secuted by the police
ct the present time.
The following advertisement appeared 10
tonlght'S local papers:
5000 REWARD.
The above reward will be paid to any one who
may secure the arrest and conviction of the
rerson or persons who ocCasiOned the death of
Andrew J. Borden and his wife.
EMMA j. BORDEN.
LIZZIE j. BORDEN.
A NEPHEW SUSPECTED.
Late this afternoon 1t was reported at the
police station that q young man said to be
a nephew OF Mr.. Borden was suspected Of
the murders. II arose from the fact that
some time ago Mr.. and Mrs Borden were
overheard In angry talk with the young
man over the division of some
Ing from them at the front door
be was heard to say: "By - you have
cheated me and / will make you suffer 4"
The report was sifted and it was found that
such a conversation had occurred, but IL
happened ten months ago and the young
man had not been seen since. The police
let 20 this clew readily and again turned
their attention to the house.
LOOKING INTO MoRsE's HISTORY.
The antecedents of John w. Morse and his
connections are being closely hunted and
the girl Lizzie is again being subjected to a
rigorous examination. Morse Is 55 years Of
age and came here from Hastings, Ia, two
years ago. He became very intimate with
Mr. Borden and Lizzie Borden, spending q
great deal Of his tune with them. He came
from New Bedford at noon on the day be-
fore the murder and spent the night in the
Borden house. He left there at 9 o'clock on
the day of the crime and was next seen
twenty minutes after the body was disoov.
cred.
POISONING SUSPECTED.
The police believe that there was either
previous attempt at killing by poison, or
that poison was administered as a prepare =
tory step for the crime. On the morning
o. their death both Mr.. and Mrs. Borden
arose from sleep feeling i'll. They had drank
milk before going to bed, and it Is believed
that if drugs were administered it was done
then. 1t is here that the suspicion Of con-
spiracy comedies with the presence of the
brother-in-law in the house. After Medical
Examiner Dolan, assisted by other physi-
clans, had completed his autopsy on the
bodies the stomachs of both we're placed in
alcohol and sent to Boston for analysis, with
aVew to determining If poisoning had been
attempted.
NO sIGNsHOF A STRUGGLE
The poison theory is borne out by the fact
That the condition of the rooms In which
The two bodies were found showed no signs
OF struggle, not piece of furniture being
CUT OF It's place, while there was very little
oood scattered about, although Mr.. Borden
sustained no less than twelve cuts on the
lace and skull, varying in length from four
Two oy four inches and three inches deep.
MIS-, Borden's wounds were not of 80 whole
sale nature.
ESCAPE NOT EASY.
That the murders could have been 90 m
united by stranger who escaped Is very
u1uotful, as there were many persons about
VINO would have seen him leaving the place
after the deed.
=. another suspicious circumstance is that
eus commission Of the deed should have
oeen timed for the exact period when the
serVant girl, Bridget Sullivan, was busy
ol'anlng the outside of the windows and SO
uuL OF the way. This girl heard no COM
lOuon or Rroan, while Miss Borden says
sla1 sne heard noise while abe was in the
Sal9 and hurried In to find the bodies of her
Tsaa parents. A remarkable thing is that
1iAs Borden, although, according to the
Oesvnts 1etvants story, she supposed that her
,uVIner was out, did not give an alarm
"Uen she found her fathers body, but went
puer mothers room, and it was her shrieks
@ mon mat place which attracted the servant
uu helghbors to the scene. II Is believed
- some that Mr.. Borden and his wife,
5neting from drowsiness produced by
us' Or otherwise, we're asleep when the
.o1ssin attacked them, and that sudden
business.
~ MISS BORDEN AFTER POISON.
ue Ecenlng Globe says this evening that
barsS. important clew is in possession Of
iPo,Ice. From Clerk Eli Bence, at D. K.
~. b.'u ~, orug store, they learned last night
uitttl Alss Us borden had been In the store
csr.aIl u three hours and had inquired for a
co,sl o,sllu poison. The clerk was asked TO ac-
tnalpa1ly the officers, who closely ques
ti-r-s -ou MN as TO the facts relative TO the
tba the girls condition mentally and
sbo amount and quality of the poison
oe mad bought or called for. The
raaiIrs then took the drug clerk tc tbs
or'snce on Second street where Miss Lizzie
voT,s stopping for the time being. The
t1ng man was not well ACQUAINTED with
t5o young woman, but he had told them
Hsn,s, e1uld identify her at sight He did
10.