Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-09-02
BACK IN TAUNTON JAIL
Lizzie Borden Removed From
Fall River This Morning.
HOW THE RESULT IS REGARDED.

Even the Defendants Friends Expected
She Would BE Held for the Grand Jury
After Judge Blaisden Determined To
Preside al the Hearing.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Sep. 2.-Lizzie
Borden was taken to Taunton jail this
morning. Her friends are indignant over
the verdict rendered yesterday, but if the
truth were told, they have expected it
from the moment Judge Blaisdell determ-
ined to preside at the hearing.
Many persons who have read Mr..
Knowlton's summing up for the prosecu-
ton state that the verdict was the only
proper one to preserve the interest of safe
government, but not a few of them are
skeptical about conviction on the evidence
submitted at the hearing.
Marshall billiard has commenced to
outline the plan for the State to pursue.
In this matter he has been directed by
Attorney General Pillsbury and District
Attorney Knowlton. 1t is said at police
headquarters that there is much yet to be
done before the case is fit for successful
presentation to the grand jury.
No habeas corpus plea will be made by
the defendants lawyers. They will de-
vote their time to hunting down the mys-
FERROUS people seen around the Borden
house the day of the murder
Andrew j. Jennings believes firmly in
Miss Lizzie's innocence. His great plea
Is the principal topic of conversation. 1t
appeals to the popular ear, and it will be
many days before the citizens begin to
look upon the prisoner as a criminal.
When court began yesterday morning
Mr.. Jennings opened for the defense
He said nthar thiroc ho% kho
complaint alleges, that on the fourth day
of August, Andrew ]. Borden was killed
by his daughter. He approached the sub
ject with feelings widely different from
any other case which he had ever before
handled.
Mr.. Borden was not only his client, but
has friend, and had anybody told him
four weeks ago that he should now be
pleading for the daughter of his old
friend he should have said it was beyond
the bounds of credibility.
That Andrew J. Borden was murdered
there was no doubt, and that the time of
murder has been established there was no
doubt, he said.
The alarm was given at lib to 11:15,
and the time between Mr.. Borden's last
entrance to the house and the alarm was
about Is minutes.
What occurred after he got there3
Bridget Sullivan told her story, and she
left him in the sitting room reading a
paper. Within half an hour Andrew J.
Borden had to go into the house, have his
talk with Lizzie, if he had one, go up
stairs and downstairs and lie down on
the sofa, unless he was killed, and placed
on the sofa afterwards.
The time must be reduced from 10 to
IS minutes for the commission of the
deed. 1t is found that after the alarm
had been given the bodies were where
they have been so often described as be-
ing, and any man of common sense
would have said at once on seeing them
that this was the work of an insane man,
one whose heart was hardened.
The theory of the government seems to
be that the crime was committed by in
mates of the house; all their work seems
to have been directed by that one idea. 1t
is claimed that nobody could get out of
the house without being seen, because
there were persons all around.
Mr.. Knowlton then spoke for the prose-
cution, and held the close attention of
the court room for two hours. In closing
he said:
1.-The demeanor of the defendant is re-
markable. While everybody is filed with
anguish, she has never yet expressed
emotion. 1t takes away from the horror
we have of bringing our minds to think
this thing has been done by her. have
never heard but one expression from her
yet. She was annoyed that Fleet should
ask her questions about the fact of the
murders.
eve have never yet found the wrap
that covered Lizzie Borden and took the
blood from those bodies; we have not yet
found the Ratchet which did the work.
This thing was conceived in the head of a
cool-headed and deliberate woman. If
your Honor should yield to the eloquent
arguments of my brother and allow this
woman to go, that would not be the end
of this matter. The reward that attends
duty done should be considered"
Judge Blaisdell said that sympathy
should be laid aside and duty, stern duty,
requires upon this evidence but one thing
to be done. Supposing that a man was
seen in the chamber of Mrs. Borden, the
guest chamber of death, and that he was
in the room of the father when death
came; suppose that a man should tell as
many different stories as Lizzie has done,
the way would be plain. ''I find that she
is probably guilty"
She was ordered remanded to the coun-
ty Jail at Taunton for trial at the Novem-
Der term.
All of the witnesses were ordered to
recognize for the November term of court