St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-26
The BORDEN TRIAL.
Fall River Turns Out an I'M
mense Crowd to See the
Prisoner.
20
LiZZie'S Nerve SuStainS Her
Through Many Trying
Incidents.
Alleged Damaging Admission
by the Prisoner in an
Interview.
Little Progress in Clearing
Up the Mystepy--A Ped
dler's Story.


AK. Clergymea, lawyers. physicians,
and more than $50 ladies. who were not
directly connected with the case, were
seated and standing in all parts of the
room. while inside the rail was an ex-
traordinary crowd of reporters and
other newspaper workers. Ladies oc-
cupied more than two-thirds of the seats
usually occupied by the curious gang
who frequent the lower courts.
At 1920 o'clock Charles J. Holmes APP
peared with Miss Emma Borden on his
arm. Miss Lizzie Borden came in last
with Marshal Hillard. She was handed
to seat between her two legal advisers
and near settee on which her sister
was seated. The two women sat elbow
to elbow. Miss Lizzie was at her sisters
right hand. but not word passed be-
tween them.
Opening Evidence.
"Ne are ready TO proceed. your hon.
or" said District Attorney Knowlton,
and Medical Examiner Dolan was called
to the stand. The witness testified as
10 the position of the bodies of the MUIR
dered couple when found and to send
ing their stomachs to Prof. Wood, of
Harvard college, for analysis.
Surveyor Herman then took the
stand. He thought from the appear
ance Of q spot OF blood on the door cas-
Ing that it was thrown from the sitting
room toward the kitchen. Lizzie bore
an eypressionless cOuntenance and bit
the edge of palm leaf fan, while Emma
had her face behind her fan.
DIR. Dolan was called back to the
~,
was caused. by shock, and the body
was sill warm when witness ar
rived at the house. Witness said the
wounds could be made by any person of
ordinary strength using moderate force.
In the witness opinion Mrs. Borden
had been dead about an hour and a half
when he saw her. She died OF shock.
" illness saw
Four Axes in the Cellar
of the house; examined one. and found
1t had been scraped and washed. In
der the glass it showed stains which
looked like blood. Saw some hair on il
also. Took some dress skirts and un-
derskirts from the house, the property
of Miss Borden. the defendant.
Dr. Dolan was still on the stand at
adjournment. The principal things
disclosed by Attorney Adams long, eX-
animation was the slip-shod methods OF
the police force and medical examiner.
one of the results of which is the I'M
prisonment of Miss Lizzie Borden. The
principal government witness made a
confession 10 this fact.
Mr.. Adams wanted to know if Dr..
Dolan thought that the Ratchet with the
peculiar claw head was the identical
one which produced the crushed wound
i'll Mrs. Borden's head. He thought it
could have done it. Continuing his tes-
tim0ny, the medical examiner told of
examining the clothing of the Borden
girls, and described the stains and hairs
found on the Ratchet. He thought Mr..
B0Tden'S aSSailant stood between the
head of Mr.. Borden and the dining
room door, perhaps midway of the open
ing. From the position of the assailant
and Mr.. Borden he thought the former
would have lad more blood above the
waist than below 1t. All through this
exhaustive and tedious examination
District AttorDew knowlton hardly
raised an objection.
Lizzie Is Merry.
Miss Lizzie Borden did not betray anv
noticeable feeling during the whole day,
except possibly i'll three instances. One
was when DR.. Dolan described the
CHASTITY wounds on her father. Then
she flushed and tears came into her
eyes. She closed her eyes, hid her face
behind palm leaf fan aud leaned
toward her sister Emma. who also re-
manned with closed eyes until the dread
ful tale was ended. When MIR. Adams
asked if the report of the autopsy was
IN the doctors handwriting. and re-
ceived a negative answer, that it was
not in handwriting at all. but in type
writing, she joined in the smile that
went around the court room.
w hen the wood was passed around
showing blood SPOTS. Attorney Jenniug
made joking remark, and again Miss
Lizzie smiled. At O'Clock, when
Miss Emma spoke to her for
the first time during the day,
she turned smiling toward her and an
swered something at which both ladies
laughed cheerfully. Miss Lizzie and
her attorneys are we'll pleased with the
result Of the first days proceedings.
They see nothing which attaches the
crime to Lizzie. but see a great deal that
shows careless and even shiftless meth
DDS on the part of the prosecution. The
hearing will be resumed tomorrow
morning at 10 O'clock. In case Mr..
knowlton is not on hand. witnesses will
be called to show where Mr.. Borde
was on the morning previous to the
murder.
Accused of Treaehery.
Lizzie Borden was visited by her sis
ter, Emma, yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Regan, the police matron, was present
during the interview. When Lizzie
saw her sister she waved her AWAY,
saying: You gave ne away. Emma.
did you not?" and turned her back upon
her sister.
No. Lizzie. only told Mr.. Jennings
what he ought to know for your de-
fense." answered the girl.
Lizzie turned and replied in a voice
emblitered with suppressed passion:
That is false. You have given me
away. and l know it: bat. remember. l
viii not give in one inch-never. never.
mat Is all l care TO say to YOU"
With tears in her eyes and voice
choked with sobs, Miss Emma left the
room, and the accused, overcome with
emotion, fell PROSTATE on her bed.
Mrs. Regain was speechless and horri-
fed at the compromising words. Its
understood that Miss Emma Borden
told Mr.. Jennings, her sisters attorney,
all that she knew or surmised as TO the
Borden murder.
4 Bloody Stranger.
Mr.. Jennings.c counsel for the defense.
i4oo Jul 1ClltI 1OT DuOllcallO0
which tells in a rambling way OF the
writer's Interview with a bloody strang-
er. 1t was signed Samuel Robinsky. A
man OF that name is known at Waltham.
where ii was posted by peddier who
comes there occasionally, but cannot be
found Row. The VIZ tier. who claims to
be peddler. says:
When the murder in Fall River oc-
CURED | was within few miles away. L
met man who was covered with blood.
He told me that he worked on a farm
and that he never could get his
wages SO he had fight with
the farmer. He bought from me four
handkerehiefs, one necktie, collar and