Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-09-01
EVIDENCE CLOSED
In the Borden Case---Argu'
ments Begin Thursday.
Throughout Il All Lizzie Borden
Retains Calm Demeanor.
Suspicious Parties Seen About eosdsa's Day
Of Murder.


characterized her appearance heretofore ii
general.
The first witness was Marshal Rufus B
Hiliartl. who testified to his going to III,
Bordens house on the afternoon of III,
murder and to making an examination OF
the premises.
Officer Medley of the men who were sent
to the house by the witness is now out OF
town looking up some evidence presented
BY Rev Mr.. Buck, following out some sup
posed clue in connection with this murder
Witness declined to state what the clue
was.
The witness said Emma Borden said she
wanted thorough examination of all parts
1 of the house and if there were apartments
/ unopened she would furnish keys.
! In all these searches, the witness said,
there was no attempt to hinder him from
making u full examination.
| The witness said he did not reeolect hav-
| ing seen any unmade dress pattern while
searching the attire He had sent officers
| to inquire for such since, but had been un-
able TO get it.
District Attorney knowlton made de-
mand on Mr.. Jennings for that pattern,
giving him until this afternoon to produce
it.
At the afternoon session Dr. Benz. j.
Handy was the first witness. lie SAID he
passed the Borden house on the day of the
murder at . and about go or 1910; was
in a carriage; saw opposite the space be-
tween the house and DIR. kelly's stranger
His attention was attracted TO him because
he was pale, very pale, a young man, of
medium height, dressed in light gray
clothes. He turned and looked at him II
second time as he went by, because there
was something. he could not tell what that
attracted his attention. He had seen the
man before, he thought, u few days before.
on the same street. 1t was not Thomas
Bolles. He could not say ON what day he
saw him before. lie hal the impression
he had full very white forehead and a
full face
Cross-examned, the witness spoke 10 the
police about the man. 1t was at the wit
nesss cottage that Lizzie expected to 90 nj
Marion.
The witness could not define what there
was about the man that he should attract
his attention, it might have been agitation.
The man was facing the south and he
turned partly around while the witness was
passing.
The witness couldn't say why the man
had not attracted his attention the first time
he saw him.
The dress pattern referred to this morn
ing was produced. 1t was a strined enc
Niot.
Mrs. Della 5. Manley who lives on
Second street was next called. She was III
the vicinity of the house on the morning OF
| the murder.
About 9 A she saw Il man standing near
the north gate during that time. He ap-
peared to be a young man, never saw stran-
ger before to her knowledge, could not say
positively about his clothes, but thought
they were not black.
Mary Ann Chaguon, wife of DR. thag-
non, testified that the night before the muir
der, between II and ! 30. she heard n
noise as though somebody was jumping the
fence.
The sound appeared to come from bark
of the house near the kitchen where there
is fence.
! There is a fence between the Borden and
Chagnon yards, her daughter also heard ii,
in fact her daughter heard it first, and
called her attention to IT.
Martha Chagnon, daughter of the pre-
ceding witness testified in corroboraiion of
her mother in regard to the noise at the
fence.
In the Borden case today, Mary +. Brig
ham said she had tried the experiment "a
see if anyone by standing on the upper
landing could see a body lying on the floor
in the spare room. She stood on the land
ing. and Mr.. Morse served as the other end
of the experiments she could not see a par
ticle of his person.
Charles f. Sawyer testified; Was placed
on guard ut the Borden House. Lizzie was
sitting in a chair very near the entry door
saw no traces of irritation or blood about
her features or her clothes; witness said.
Was hatchet produced in court Yesterday
/ He had seen DIR. Coughlin examining pre-
yiousiy and it seemed to he in nobody
care, witnes. examined it: rubbed blade
and found dry rust, no Indication of blood
or hair. it was in afternoon but could not
state exact time.
| Jerome G.. Borden lumber dealer, tes,.-
| fed Went to the Borden house the day
after the tragedy; the front door was
closed. apparently; opened it and had nc
difficulty in getting in; his going in ap
peared surprising to the people in the house
| Mrs. PhTbe Bowen, wife of DIR. Bowen
Always known Emma Borden, and knowr
! Lizzie since she lived on the street. Sh,
knew of the Bordens being sick the night
before the tragedy. Described scenes al
the house the morning of the
murder about the same as has already beer
described by Miss Russell and Mrs
| Churchill She saw no indications oI
blood on Lizzie at the time. This close'
the evidence The arguments begin to
morrow.
The defence in the Borden case showed
the line of argument today, and grea
many people in this city believe tonigh
that it is based on fairly sound reasoning
| 1t has been shown by reputable witnesses
such as Mrs. tfhagnon and her daughter
that a strange noise was heard in their yar'
at II O'Clock of the night preceding the day
of the murder, and might have been mad'
by a man climbing the fence and moyini
about the buildings in the rear of thei
house.
Other witnesses, among them Dir. Handy
testified to having seen strange looklni
man in the neighborhood, while a man o
sound commoBsense. like Alfred Clark son
a steam filter. says the hay in the barn ha'
been stepped in, and looked As If 1t hat
been laid in.
Jerome &. Borden showed how easy
was to enter the Borden house by the from
door, and the testimony Of Mrs. Brigham
shows it was possible to enter the door b.
dav, prov ided one of the inmates does no
slip the bolt or turn the key, without de
pending on the springioek which does no
spring.
Toiay's record OF the butchery given b,
DIR. Draper. has again gwen risen to gray
doubts a. 10 whether the terrible wOnn'l
could have been inflicted by a woman. NOR
particularly by a woman Who. since AMI b'.
fore the tragedy. had shown not the slight
est symptoms of insanity.
As sympathy turns 10 the defendant Their
is heard more criticism of the way she wa
treated at the inquest. 1t is charged tina
the report of the inquest shows il to hay
been a direct examination, followed by q
severe a cross examination was eve
seen in criminal trial, the whole efor
appearing to be- to force Miss Lizzie TO con
. Wet herself.
After the government was satisfied tina
she hal gone far enough to DO this, the al
rest was made. The inquest came 20 %
abrupt ending. but never came TO forms
end. as far as the public IL able TO learn
As the evidence at the inquest comes
light these critics of the prosecution do no
, see how the arrest was warranted by u
The general impression seems 10 be 'hs
Miss Lizzie was kept on the rack there
= 1t is commented upon that at three diffe'
ept times she was called before the inques
md each time compelled To go unatteasi..
tV conn al tf, meet officials W no were stf,