Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-13


A crowd gathered In Court square
around police headquarters. aud blocked
the narrow alley from North Main street
IL had been noised abroad that Miss Bor-
den was TO be taken 30 Taunton on the
$3.50 train, and the reporters were all do
hand as tho hour approached. Miss Emma
I. Borden. with NJ Jennings and Dy.
Bowen. badc Miss Lizzie A. Borden an al.
fectionate good bye. The parting between
tho sisters WINS sad one. but both ap-
peared buoyed up by q strong faith and
great trust
Lizzie seemed brighter and stronger than
she had been In the morning. though she
vas cool enough then. Sbe had eR-
changed her plain dress of the morning
for very becoming street costume OF
dark navy blue. with tocque 10 match. and
she looked much more her old self than
sho has since the tra gedy occurred In the
house on Second street. Her air Of utter
wenriness and extreme lassitude told how
severe bad been the strain upon her perv-
Gus system. Rov. Mr.. Buck remained a.
ter tho parting to accompany Miss Lizzie
TO Taunton.
A. Taunton
there was O tumultuous and simply dis
graceful crowd OF morbidly curious peo-
pie awaiting the arrival OF the train.
Tlcy raced after the officers as soon as
they altghted. and jostled their prisoner
aud her escort. Miss Borden was hue
ried as fast as the marshal could hurry
ber out through the ladies' room and into
d hack. The mob fairly swarmed round
the carriage and hemmed IL In, many mar
rowly escaping being run down when the
coach ratified of toward the Jail.
sha boz H. a, x,,I-
taneously, and In the same order as before
che three hacks ratified of far the iail
The carriage conveying Lizzie Borden en-
tered tho grounds and drew up on the west
EN- side She quickly alighted, and, with
Rev. Mr.. Buck. preceded tho marshal and
District Officer Beaver Into the building.
In 6atl.
Lizzie Borden was taken inside the iron
rail separating the woman's wing from
tho central vestibule. She was followed
BY Rev. nv. Buck who thus had an cppor-
thnity for q last chat with her, whfio city
Marshal Hiiliard signed the mitimus on
which she wns committed 70 fail. The
papers being found correct. Miss Borden
was turned over 10 the matrou, Mrs.
Wright. the wife OF the sheriff.
The prisoner was conducted nrst 10 tho
bath. and afterward was removed 70 the
fourth cell on the southeast side d the
woman's wing
Tho coli itself is Q 1-e feet long by Tie
feot wide and o i-9 feet high. II contains
q large and comfortable bed upon its iron
bedlstead, n tin wash hand basin and b
chsiv. Ornaments there are none TfIe
iron barred doors OF this apartment
Changed b upon Ilzzle A. Borden nc tust
about 8 o'clock as the warm suu vas de-
cliuinR In the west. She will not be
allowed any exercise other than that
Afforded by the narrow scope Of her cell,
and Will remain In close confinement until
the day for her hearing. Monday, Aug "a
Hes daily diet will consist OF biscuit and
oottee In the morning, corned beef for din
pcs tea and bread at night, with hashed
corned beef uext day }or dinner, and
soups la the Interim. She bade bcr pastor
ooeerful good night. IN spite Of her
novel surroundings. There sre pow six
women confined IN the wing, tho other nve
being Imprisoned for drunkenness aud -
sault
In Court.
Lzsie A. Borden was sfraigned IN the
second district court before Judge J. @
Blaisdell on charges Of homicide arising
from the killing of her father aud steop
mothey
She was somewhst nervous. but did NOT
show feeling bv either tears OF tremblinR.
The tx1al was begun by the entering u
plea sigped anil sworn 10 bv the prisoner.
THIS plea was overruled fos the tims be-
Ing. and the Judge asked Cor the reading
OF the complaint Tho reading vac
waived ard Mr. Jennings said be would
enter plea Of noe guilty. Districs A.
torney knowiton. who wss conducting
the governments case. insisted that Miss
Borden plead herself
Augustus y. Leonsrd, cierk Of the
court, asked her 10 stand up. which sio
did firmly and without assistance Sho
wss then esked 10 plead to charges a
hopicids and did 30 In very wcak voico
st hrss saying. mot guilty" The clsrk
did noe hear ber, snd sbs rased ber vpics
snd said In quite . loud voios Mot
guilty. quitting strong emphasis ON the
frst word.
Mr.. Jennings then began TO argue foy
tbe acce4,fa \ nce of bfa o1ea that bts cttebl