The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-10
or she and John v. Morse hired somebody
IN ,arpafrate than

How she could have accomplished the
crimes herself passes comprehension ex-
might nave been In an insane rage; and
In such case IL II not easy to understand
how she would have been likely to re-
cover so rapidly from her insanity. Then,
unless she had been insane or maniacal,
IL Is almost impossible TO comprehend
how she could have made herself an ac-
complice.
There are, however, circumstances
which give some color OF reasonableness
to the latter theory. Morse was absent
when Mr.. Borden was killed, or else he
killed her or assisted In killing her, and
Miss Borden was out OF the house long
enough for either an accomplice or an
else she killed him herself According to
the stories of Mr.. Morse and Miss Borden
both came In only few minutes after Mr..
Borden was killed.
Perhaps there was no collusion In this,
but il circumstances ever combined to
look fateful they have SO combined In this
case.
But not only did the appearance of the
two come to time In this particular part
of the tragedy; 1t further appears that
Mr.. Morse went out a little before or q
little after Mrs. Borden was killed, and
Elizabeth was not to be seen, by him,
that morning, neither was Mrs. Borden
after a certain early hour.
The two women were strangely absent,
and yet, of all who were in that house
who are still living, Morse and Miss
Borden are the only ones who can possibly
tell where Mrs. Borden was oil the morn
ing.
know to commit the murder, as 1t was
only necessary for one TO be present when
Mr.. Borden was slain.
Mioa pordap abnWa nr0bQhiIify In her
statements as TO being In the barn for the
purpose OF making lead sinkers TO go
fishing with, tor she intended. as has
been proved from Marion, TO go to
Marion soon for vacation. Some
have questioned why. when she came
not to her mother. as daughter. or even
step-dauRhter, would naturally be sup
posed TO do so at such time; but there
are two explanations Of such action; one
is, that she may have thought that her
mother (step-mother) was out Of the house
having, as is reported from Elizabeth,
received note that morning from some
supposed friend asking her to come aud
see that friend-and another Is that
she was not on good terms with her
fathers second wife, who, 1t Is said, had
received the lioness' share in the old
mans distribution OF cash at different
times, aud who, it Is reported, was to DO
remembered In the ratio of twenty to
one in the will which the old gentleman
was intending to frame.
But there are other circumstances than
those cited above which, however plausi-
BILE these latter accounts appear, look col
lusive. The sister Emma was away. and
the uncle John was on hand, just In time;
the old man was to be absent from the
house on banking and other business long
enough for the old lady to be despatched;
and Elizabeth was to be in the barn long
enough for the most atrocious and dex
trous piece of butchery to be accom-
plished.
Now, these butcheries were performed
without the arrangement of any articles
Of furniture, without the removal from
the pockets ofIany article Of value, without
leaving a stain anywhere except on the
side Of the house where blood splattered,
Qn the case Of Mrs. Borden) land without
the dropping OF the instrument or instru-
ments by which they were performed.
and that OF Mr.. Borden was
accomplished within Is or 20 min
utes, probably within ten minutes,
outside the house heard a sound from
either murderer or murdered no one
heard footstep outside the house aud no
one saw the murderer depart.
The growing conviction is that the
whole business was done by Lizzie Bor-
den or John v. Morse, or both; but how,
in the face Of so much circumstance which
perplexes, either OF the two can be con-
victed, unless he or sne confesses-which
In not to be expected-is the question.
George b. Fish of Hartford. says he
believes that Morse and Miss Borden
hired the deeds done: but how can he ex-
plain the murderer's departure, not to
speak of the murderer's perfect under
standing of the situation in the house, so
-. hrt ba old
get away in flash without ruffiing a
doormat, evenf
Fish is near relative of Mrs. Andrew
J Borden, aud has visited the family oc-
casionally since he resided here years ago.
Morse says that what Fish says Is lie,
but there be those here who think the
other thing
The inquest was adjourned until this
morning and has already been resumed.
Attorney General Pillsbury is present to-
day. Something like twenty-five re-
porters are camping about the city. wait
ing for something TO turn up.
They hope to get hold of the result of
Prof. Woods analysis Of the viscera In
the stomachs of the Bordens, also Of the
milk which was sent to him along with
the stomachs and kidneys. But the Dis
trict Attorney Is very close, and IL is not
likely that the Attorney General will say
anything.
The other chair which late In the day
afforded n prospect of something to sit
on. but which was knocked down just in
time to lay the would-be sitter low for
the whole day, was the report that a
bloody and hairy axe had been found by
Peleg Brightman of this city, in Portu-
guese house In Swansea, in which he had
been papering walls yesterday.
There are no particulars which are au-
thentic in regard to the discovery; but it
Is enough to know that the two officers
who drove with Mr.. Brightman to the
house in the evening found no such
weapon, but an axe with no blood or hair
on 1t. Whether or not Mr.. Brightm IN Is
entitled TO retain his surname under
these circumstances is question.
Last evening the Board OF Aldermen
met to hear petitioners and remonstrants
In regard TO widening South Main street,
and after the hearing was closed went
into executive session, during which
Alderman Barker offered motion, which
was adopted, authorizing Marshal Hilliard
TO add TO his force 80 many constables AS
he might need In order to perform all the
work OF his department during the con-
tinuance Of the investigation into the
murders. The mayor several days since
gave into the marshal's hands the entire
management OF the cases, aud Is now