Morning journal and courier., 1892-08-11
THE MYSTERY THICKENs.

No Real Reliable Evidence Pointing
| to the Murderer Has Yet Been
| Found-Miss Borden's Innocence
Is Gaining Ground-A Hypothetical
| Case-The Bodies Will be Exhumed.
FALL RIVER, Aug. 10-It cannot be
said that the police have any substantial
| clue to the murderers of the Bordens
Theories are plentiful, but reliable evil
dence is wanting. At o'clock this after
noon State Detective Seaver handed the
following bulletin to the reporters:
The inquest was continued at 10 O'Clock.
The witnesses were Miss Lizzie Borden,
John v. Morse, Miss Emma L. Borden,
DR.. s. w. Bowen, Adelaide B. Churchill
and Hiram G. Harrington. Adjourned
until Thursday. Nothing developed for
publication.
This was all that was given out after
examinations lasting four and half hours.
The principal witness to-day was Miss
Lizzie Borden. The change in Miss Bor-
denis appearance after her examination
was the chief topic of conversation at the
police station tonight. Whatever
the police may think of the
strength of their clues it is
certain that the opinions of Miss Borden's
many friends are entirely in favor of her
innocence. This feeling is gaining more
adherents every hour. When Mr.. Morse
came from his examination to-day he was
calm and collected, as he has been since
suspicion has been directed toward him.
Miss Emma Borden's manner WAS less dis
turbed than any of the witnesses. DR..
Bowen told q straightforward story, cover
ing the time since he was called to the
murder. He incidentally gave some evil
dence which startled the authorities. The
nature of this would not be given for
publication. but 1t was learned that to-
morrow another examination of the bodies
will be made at Oak Grove cemetery.
Hiram Harrington could offer very little
testimony regarding the circumstances sur
rounding the murder, as he said he was
not in the city.
Taken altogether the police have pre-
sented very insufficient and mesgre evil
dence against any member of the family |
and the evidence that they have presented /
is such that 1t would be dangerous to pro-
coed upon.
The Daily News published the following
in late edition tonight:
physician who has figured as promi
nent in the investigation of the Borden
mystery as anyone that can be mentioned
cited hypothetical case this morning
which would indicate that he has been
undergoing change of sentiment. From
The fret he has made no secret of his per-
'onal opinion that Miss Lizzie Borden was
probably guilty of murder. This morning
1e was asked if there had been any devel-
'pment on the line of the prussic acid clue
md his opinion concerning it was re-
Iuested. Instead of answering directly he
'ited his hypothetical case ss follows:
Given: A strong minded, resolute
woman, with nerve enough to have COM
nitted those two murders, one after an
'ther. If this woman had obtained prussic |
cid and used it, would she not use it
gain! Surprising this woman committed
he murders, then learned that she was
of the crime, and that there was
q evidence contradictory statements Of
he family difficulties, and possibly even
tronger evidence against her, of which
he knew nothing, would she submit to
eing locked up in cell, Would she
axe chances of being arrested and con-
ned in oelli
The DOCTORS Hypothetical case looked as
hough the prussic acid story was to be
accredited.
Miss Lizzie Borden knew she was sus- |
ected and had an idea evidence would De
sed to convict her. A part of this was | {
hat she had tried to purchase prussic |
cid and it WAS held that she had probably
scured it somewhere and had used it,
he inference was that learning that she I
'as suspected and liable to be convicted
ne would have taken it herself rather
ian take any chances of trial.
1t has been a noticeable fact that while '
olicemen have guarded the house outside,
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