The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-22
MANY Loose Bits of Evidence Re-
main to be Woven Into Proof.
A NEW THEORY IN THE CASE,
Worker on the Farm Said to Have Been
Involved-scarch for an Accessory Is
stiI1 Going On--The specuiations aud
Ingenious Theories of the Guessers
are Running in Favor of the Girl in
the Taunton Jail Accused of tho Muir
der of Her Father.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Nov 22.-Atty.-
Gen. Pillsbury caused surprise yester-
day in the case of the government ag ainst
Lizzie A. Borden.
Saturday the presentation OF the gov
ernment's case was practically finished.
Ninety-four witnesses had given their
testimony, and four minor ones were to
be head. With their evidence finished
the grand jury would have been ready TO
report, and IL was gwen on high author
ity that an indictment would have been
found.
A short presentation Of the principal
points was TO hnve been made by District
Attorney Knowlton. but. instead of thnt,
Attorney General Piilsbury made little
ypeech. He said he had certain reasons
number of them-why he desired the
case left open, aud he told the jur Irs what
those reasons were. They were sufficient
TO satisfy the jury, and IL WAS at once
unanimously decided TO adjourn until
Dec. next, when the case win be again
taken up.
But while that was going on the sur
prise was getting in its work at Fall
River Miss Emma Borden was told that
her presence was desired in Taunton, and
1t was suggested that it would be a good
idea for the Rev. Mr.. Buck TO go along.
too. Hon. Charles j. Holmes, who has
been the firm friend and counsellor of
the young women all through their time
of trouble. was also invited to 90, and
DIR. Handy was requested To appear with
them.
About noon there was quite an inter
esting gathering in the Taunton Court
House. Messrs Pillsbury and knowlton
explained the government decision, so
far as they could, without dlvulglng state
secret, and gave some of the reasons why
the adjournment was desired.
This was Iefore Mr.. Jennings arrived.
Mr.. knowlton met LiZzie's attorney in
the City Holel, aud they went at once to
n room and had lonQ, confidential talk.
W hat the principal points in that conver-
sation was nei her gentleman would tell,
but Mr. Jennings admitted toa reporter
that IL was not dIspleasng 70 him.
At present the Indications seem TO be
that another person should be indicted,
either AS principal or accessory. Unex-
planned, they leave the governments case
a little cloudy.
These threads, properly gathered and
worked together, may show another hand
ia the affair 1t is possible that develop
ments may show that person TO be the
only guilty one. With these threads
hanging as they now are, it appears that
Lizzie had an accomplice--a worker on
the farmland it is looking up that man
and his record and invests eating certain
evidence in connection with him that
largely causes the delay. Those are not
the only reasons for the adjournment,
but they are some of the principal ones.
The evidence which has thus Jar been
given before the grand jury was much
more thorough ana complete than that
Offered at the preliminary hearing be-
fore Judge Blaisdell, even by the same
witnesses. Bridget sullivan. for ex-
ample, went into extensive details in re-
gard To matters in the Borden family be-
fore the murder. and told a great deal of
Lzzie's attitude toward her mother, as
ext ibited before the servant girl
She was unable to give any evidence
bearing directly on the tragedy itself,
but, beside describing LizZie's actions
and appearance after the murder, she
mentioned one very pecu lar and signifi-
cant circumstances. IL was this: Just
before Bridget went up stairs TO her
room to lie down, there was kettle full
OF hot water on the stove and a roaring
hot fire. Directly after she was called
down stairs by Lizzie she noticed that
the water ia the kettle had disappeared
and that tho roaring hot lire was almost
out, Notwithstanding that less than ~
minutes had elapsed.