Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-10
The INQUEST BEGUN
Lizzie Borden and Bridget Sui.
livan Questioned.
THE PROCEEDINGS KEPT SECRET

No Doubt hut that some One of the Fam
Miss Borden Not Closely Questioned
Nervous State of the Servant.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. 10.-The oil
lowing bulletin was last night given out
by State Detective Seaver:
''The inquest into the Borden murder
began before Judge Blaisdell at 10 m,
District Attorney Knowlton conducting
the investigation. Bridget Sullivan and
Lizzie Borden were questioned separately.
The examination of neither was conclud-
ed. The inquest adjourned until 10 a. m.
Wednesday. Nothing was developed for
publication"
This meagre report is all that is given
out officially regarding the first days pro-
ceedings of the inquiry.
First Bridget Sullivan, the servant
girl in the Borden family, was summoned
to the Central Police Station. She walked
down in company with an officer and
talked quite freely on the way.
She looked very much worried and was
quite pale as compared with her appear
ance last Thursday morning, when seen
first by reporter.
She told the officer that it was very
hard to be watched so closely and to have
ones private affairs torn to pieces. She
was willing, however, to have the police
or any one else examine her every action
since the time she arose Thursday until
she was asked to go to the Police Station
with the officer.
She did not care to talk very much
about the details of the family relations.
She said that she wanted to leave two or
three times but she was urged to remain
by Mrs. Borden, of whom she spoke very
kindly.
She was taken at once into the City
Marshall's presence and also into the pres
ence of District Attorney Knowlton and
Medical Examiner Dolan. These men,
who with Judge Blaisdell and the two
/ detectives, are now handling the case, do
| not care to be quoted as having given any
| opinion on the merits of the present state
of things, but they all agree that affairs
are at a critical point and action may be
| taken at once.
| Miss Sullivan was brought before the
| men to undergo thorough examination
| as to the facts before and after the muir
ders as far rs she knew them.
While the servant was IN the court
| room locked up with the officers, Mr.
Morse was walking along through Main
| street and down to the banks closely fol
lowed by an officer.
Miss Lizzie Borden was brought to the
Central Police station in the afternoon il
a hack containing Marshal billiard. Off
Ger Harrington and Mrs. James w. Bing
ham.
Miss Borden was served with subp9
ma summoning her to attend at an in
quiry at the Second District Court, to de
termine the cause of the death of he
father and mother.
Mrs Bingham was visiting Miss Border
| and consented to accompany her at tn
| request and consent of Marshal Hill
| lard.
The stopping of the carriage at the Dor
den homestead was followed by the gath
ering of a great crowd. AS Miss Border
stepped in the people surgsd forward AM
| caused lively work for the policeman il
| keeping them back.
The drive to the station was very rapid
| and was through crowds of people on bot
sidewalks. At the police station thi
| crowd was greatly augmented and tn
police court alley was filled with curiou
business men and loiterers.
Miss Borden was conducted through tn
| guard room OH the second floor where tn
| court sits. She was dressed in a well-fit
| ting suit of black covered with lace. Sil
| paid no attention to the persons aroun
her. Her face looked worn and worried
Miss Borden was not examined yer
closely at yesterdays proceedings.
The analysis of the stomachs has no
been completed yet, and probably will NO
be for several days longer. 1t is sal
that DR.. Wood was called here to assist
if possible, in giving some information
which would justify the officials in sery
ing warrants. At the present time tn
officers are in great doubt about how
| proceed. An officer, who is very close t.
I the head of the department, said thi
{ morning, that he had no doubt of tn
r ultimate arrest of some one in the family
but which one he would not or could nc
say.
I After the adjournment of the invesuig;
ton Miss Borden was taken in a carria:,
to her nome on Second street, accom-
panied by Mrs Bingham and City MAJ
shall Hilliard. The servant girl will ne
be returned to sleep in the Borden hous
again. Her nerves are completely sha
| tered.
Brings Suit for Cruel Treatment.