Evening journal., 1892-08-27
TIE BORDEN TRAGEDIES
Lizzie Was in Laughing Mood
on That Fatal Morning.
CHASTITY EVIDENCE IS IN STORE


nehoaded and the skulls Are in Possess
sion OF the state Attorneys--A startling
Announcement for the Accused Girl.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. 27-There was
q new horror for.Lzzie Borden TO fuce on
the second day Of her ordeal ia open court.
the twenty in the ordeal OF suspicion
growing into accusation and arrest since
she gave the alarm of murder to the sery-
ant, Bridget sullivan The horror was az
the end OF Medical Examiner Dolan's tes-
timony, with which the hearing opened.
DIR. Dolan had told the oft repeated
story OF how the heads of Lizzie's father
and stepmother Were hacked, and how the
spick and span woodwork OF the "royal
borden' domice had been covered with
their blood. lie had told how the killing
must have been done with a hatchet, how
Mr. Borden must have been struck from
behind as be sat on the sofa, and that Mrs
Borden must have been smittcn while sho
was standing up and mutilated after she
foil He had also testified that Mrs. Bor-
den must have been killed at least TWO
hours before her husband.
Then he snid calmly; 81 have the heads
of both the deceased. L removed them from
the bodies ia the graves ia Oak Grove Come
terry on Aug. "a by order Of the attorney
general, and they are now in my posses
sion.n
To was startling TO Lizzie Borden, this
fresh exhibit in tho chamber of horrors
through which she has been wandering now
for more than three weeks She hid her
face behind her fan, and what tales it told
of the consciousness upon which the hideous
announcement fell We're not revealed to the
curious eyes which We're turned upon her
at the moment it was made.
Lizzie Was Light Hearted.
When Bridget Sullivan came TO tho stand
she testified unwittingly to what was a
most curious frame OF mind of the murder
ess, If the accused is a murderess.
She testified that the daughter went to
the murder of her father with light heart,
for whom Andrew j. Borden came home ON
the morning OF that fatal day Bridget let
him into the house.
The door was hard TO- open. Bridget made
use of some forciblo national exclamation at
the obduracy of the door. and after she
had done SO heard Miss Lizzie up stairs
laugh outright at her warmth, 80 that, ac-
cordng TO the witness testimony, Lizzie
Borden premeditatod parricde aud laughed
at a SERVANTS struggle with a sticky door in
one and the same instant. Less than an
hour passed. between the time that Lizzie
laughed at the servants encounter with
the door and the time at which she am
nounced her fathers murder. The witness
then detailed the events of the fatal morn
ing.
1Iorse ON the stand.
The Bordens had visitor on the day Of
their awful visitation. His name is John
Y. Morse He is an uncle of the prisoner,
being a brother of Mr.. Bordsns first wife,
and be told this story ON the stand: He
had spent tweuty-eight years in Hastings,
la., and Ind been In this state about three
years living part of the time with the
Bordcns and the remainder IN Dartmouth
He arrived at the house Aug 8 and spent
the night In the guest chamber He arose
at o'clock, ate breakfast and heard Mrs
Borden order Bridget Sullivan 20 wash the
windows. He never saw Lizzie at AN dur
ing bis entire stay 40 the house until after
the murder
Mr.. Borden babe him goodby at $3.50 that
morning and asked him TO come back TO
dinner, which he promised 60 DO. He spent
the morning with relatives IN Flint villnre
and returned To- the house at 4 As. when
the servant told him that Mr. and Mrs.
Borden had been murdered. The house was
/ fun of policemen. On Saturday he saw
/ Emma take towel and wash the blood
/ Oh the parlor door. 10 was literally COW
cred
/ Other witnesses were examined, the SER
want Bridget was recalled and the exami.
nation adjourned.
The most extraordinary event since the
/ Borden tragedies three weeks ago occurred
J just after the adjournment OF the hearing.
Several reporters crowded around the at.
/ torneys for the defense. who showed the
/ following extract from the Fan River Globe:
Lizzio's strange Remark.
"Wednesday afternoon q reporter Of The
iloba learned that Alatron Reagan had
heard Lizzie Borden quarrelng with Emma,
accusing the latter OF giving her away. ue
went TO Airs. Reagan Co have the story cor.
rohorated The question was put 20 Che
matron, How is Miss Lizzie conducting her
I self nowf
"She replied; 'Sho is very much agitated
I and has hceu since her sister called today
She Is wringing her hands aud walking az
and down like crazy person'n
This article stirred counsel for defense
and it's correctness Is denied.
The Globe representative, however. viii
made affidavit that Mrs. Reagan couobo
rated the account, and another newspaper
correspondent win make oath that persol
10 position TO know whereof be speak.
told him the same facts ana said they cam,
directly from Mrs. Reagan Attorney Jen
uings was much worked up over the mat
ter, AND drew up a form of affidavit deny
ing that She made the statements attributed
10 her, Co bo submitted 90 Mrs Reagan fol
her signature Rev. Mr.. Buck was dele
gated 20 take the document TO the matron
but soon returned saying that she refuse,
20 sign it unless the marshal said go.
Mr. Buck went 20 the marshal, who posi-
lively refused TO allow the matron TO IL
anything Of the kind unless she was places
on the witness stand Mr. Jennings, VIII
had followed MFR. Buck into the Office. grey
, very indignant and told the marshal it wa
the mcaucst thing be had ever heard Th
marshal thanked him and hot words passe
between the two Marshal billiard says b
+ has been making an Investigation ol ID
. case 90 determine the merits of the case an
, has vet 90 examine one officer.
As the matter now stands Mrs. Reaga
has made 40 least four denials az dinerar
times. Two policemen and one reports