Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-30
BORDEN MURDER TRIAL.
4 ASensation-Aneged Contradictory State
ments from Miss Lizzie.


FAIL RIVER, Mass, August 29.-The Bor-
den murder trial to-day was rather sensa-
tional. Drug Clerk Bence and two others
testified that Hiss Lizzie Borden at
tempted 10 buy Prussic acid OF Bence the
dov before the murder. Mrs Churchill, the
first person on the scene after the murder,
testified that Miss Borden had tod
her she was in the barn al the time OF the
murder looking for some sinkers, ana MISS
Russell test fed that LA2zie told her sue
went there 20 get a piece of iron or I'm 10
fix the window with. The contradictory
statements caused a sensation. 1he wit
ness said no blood was on LiZZle's dress
after the murder
Mrs Adelaide b. Churchill said she
lived next TO the Bordens on the north.
On the day of the tragedy she saw Lizlle
standing against the side door, apparently
distressed about something. She opened
the window and asked what was the MAJ
Ter. and she said: Oh, Mrs. Churchill,
do come over; somebody has killed
father" Witness went over and asked
where her father was. She replied, In
the sitting-room.n Asked her where she
was when 1t happened and she said she
wss in the barn looking for some sinkers.
Witness asked Lizzie where her mother
was and sue said her mother had note 10
90 somewhere, but she did not know
g.
she wished somebody would go and try
to find her. for she thought she had come
ln since. She said her father must have
an enemy. for every one IN the mousse
hfd beenyi ok. After the neighbors had
commenced to come IN, Lizzie said again
that she wished some one would go ana
trv 10 find Mrs Borden for she was sure
she had heard her come in. and here wit
ness described Mrs. Borden. witness
= II. .1,. ~
Ilzzie was so much sgltated that she
famed her. fearing sne would faint. After
they saw the BODY they left Bridget
in the room and had no knowledge what
she did there, if anything. witness
could not remember that there was tine
least sign of blood on Lizzie's dress,
hands, or tace at the time she hrst saw her
her hair was done up and appeared not
TO be disarranged in the slightest, an 4 cheie
were no indications from anything III her
appearance that any change hao oseh
made since she arose.
Miss Alice NJ Russell said she had known
Lizzie about eleven years. She went 70
the house on hearing OF the aifalr ana
found Lizzie leaning against the door.
Thought che prevailed upon LlZzie 10 SIT
down. Remem bered Lizzie telling her, In
answer 10 a question. that she went INTO
the barn to get piece OF lron OF tih
TO fix window with. lsensatloh.I
IL was when Lizzie was sitting on the stairs
that Lizzie said her father must have an
enemy. 1t was when a policeman sug,
Cested that some of the farm hands had
done the deed that Lizzie said u could
not be so, for one man was SICK ana the
other had 10 stay on the farm, and fur-
thermore she would not suspect either OF
them. She rememoered that Lizzie AL
swered all questions freely.
II was quite evident that Miss husselfs
evidence had made considerable impress
sion ON the defence, and when she had
finished her direct examination Llzzie's
counsel put their heads together and al
lowed the witness to sit down Tor
moment. =, 3,
On or REORGANIZATION Miss Russell said
che bathed I.izzie's face after she went III
and saw no signs OF blood on any OF her
clothing. She could see no signs OF any
undue exertion about Lizzie, nor was she
painting as though exhausted witness was
positive that LIZZIE did not go upstairs
before the officers went, because she
remembered the officers going up TO lhz-
zle's room and finding IL locked; OF their
pulling the door open, and OF her request
inc to be allowed to look IN first, because
she did not know what condition 1: was
in. She looked in, and finding 1t all night,
let them in.
Eli Bhnce, drug clerk; ttunh hLtOy'
medical student, and Frederick b.. Hart,
employed in a drugstore, testired that the
day before the tragedy Miss Borden came
into the store and wsnted TO buy ten cents'
worth OF Prussic acid, but was told 1t could
not be sold without q physicians prescrip,,
tion. They testified that Miss Borden said
she wanted IL 10 put on sealskin sacque
she had with her. Bence testified that her
voice was tremulous, but kilroy testifed
to the contrary.
The State officials say the strong
est point to-day was Lizzle's re-
mark, speaking OF her mother. 70
Mrs. Churchill: do not know but
she has been killed too" Lizzie made
this remark while telling that she thought
she heard her mother come in. What rea-
son, asked the officials. did Lizzle have
for believing her mother was killed. On
the other hand, the fact that no blood was
on Lizzie IL in her fayor.
CHANGE or SENTIMENT.
FALL RIVER, Mass, August 2s.--The tes-
timony brought out in the Lizzie Borden
case to-day has caused q change Of opinion
among many OF her friends who have here
tofore stoutly maintained her inno-
eence. They consider the strongest esi-