Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-31

Lizzie said she went to the barn 70 eer
lead for a sinkcr She got it from box on
work bench; had not been in the burn Tor
three months before. unlocked the screen
Iocr TO 60 to the barn after she fixed her
father on the lounge. Lizzie said she did
not know whoher Maggie had washed the
windows Of the dining room or kitchen, but
Maggie told her she had been told to do so.
Several pages OF the stenographers copy
were devoted 10 a tilt between the district
nttorney and Lizzie, caused by his trying
70 find ont Just what Lizzie was doing in
the barn to occupy twenty minutes She ate
three pears and looked out of the window
and ovorhauled a box for the lead. When
she got back she found that the kitchen
fire, instead Of burning up brightly, had
about gone out and she gave up ironing.
Then she discovered the condition OF her
father-that is, that he was beeding-but
she could tell nothing about the nature Of
the wound
Lizzie could not remember whether she
had on an apron that morning or not:
knew nothing about any AK but one which
was down on the chopping block; knew Of
nothing to cause blood TO be on n hatcher,
nor did she know why there should be any
axes IN the cellnrway. When she found her
father she ran at once 20 call her servant
never thinking Of calling her stepmother
because she supposed she was out, and she
said TO Mrs. Churchill that she wished
somebody would see IL she was in the
house. She thought 10 was not more than
five minutes after her father came in when
she went to the barn.
The Blood on Her Skirt.
Lizzie said she did not think her father
went up stairs after he came in; never fixed
his head when he laid down, nor touched
the pillow or lounge Lizzie said further
that Mrs Borden's homestead was for sale
and IL was bought in by Mr. Borden for
her. Lizzie stated that she said that what
he did for her he ought to do for them,
meaning herself and Emma Then or about
that time she commenced 20 feel sorely
toward her stepmother.
Lizzie could not tell how the blood came
to be on her skirt unless It came from flea
bite. II the blood came from the outside
she could not tell where it came from. Liz
zie said she never went into any drug store
in New Bedford at any time TO inquire for
prussic acid; never went into any drug
store for any such thing; gave the dress she
wore the morning of the tragedy TO the Of
fcers; wore the shoes about for two on
three days She said that about two weel9
before the tragedy she heard or saw some
body run down the steps and away She
saw something similar about the house last
winter. When she frst saw the form re-
centlyi 10 was on the back steps and ran TO-
ward the barn. Last winter she saw q per
son run away on q Sunday night when she
was coming home from church and told heI
father of the occurrence, but said nothing
ITO him about the second affair
This closed the governments case.
After the reading of the statement Mrs
Churchill was recalled and asked what Bird
get said about the note-whether Bridget
had said IL came from Lizzie or from Mrs
Borden. Tho answer was that Bridget die
not say who told her about the note.
Tho Defense Begun.
The FIRST witness for the defense was DR.
/ S. W. Bowen, who had been in practice
twenty-five years and was a neighbor and
| family physician Of tho Bordens On the
/ day of the tragedy he was driving up to his
/ house when his wife and Thomas Bolles In.
formed him Of tho affair. He could not tel
the time exactly, but he thought it was be
/ tween 10 and ll:20. In consequence of that
/ information he went directly to the side
/ door of the Borden house, where he met
/ Miss Lizzie Witness was excited because
the message had been given him in such d
manner as to excite him.
"Lizzied said, Father has been killed
been stabbed, in reply TO my question as
20 what was the matter She said she wa
then IN the hall and that she had seen no
body nor had sho heard anybody, and thor
she told me her father was in tho sitting
room.n When witness got there he found
Mrs. Churchill and Miss Russell. He ex
aminod Mr.. Borden and found that death
had come, and then he said, "Mr. Border
has been murdered
Witness then went out and wired Mis-
Emma, going to the Western Union tele
graph Office on Pleasant street. then wen
to Bakers drug store and had a few mo
ments conversation, and then went bacl
TO the Borden house. In consequence O
something told him when he got back b
went up stairs and found the PROSTATE form
of Mrs. Borden.
This closed the investigation for the da
and an adjournment was made, the defens
desiring to have a conference before goin
any further at present.