Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-29
MORE NEW EVIDENCE.
Sensational Testimony in the
Fall River Case.
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TRIED TO BUY PRUssIO ACID

Two witnesses Describe the Scene
at the House After the Murder.
The Prisoner Was Much Agitatcd-ne-
tails of the Hearing.
lBy Telegraph to the Evening Journal
FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug 29-The
hearing in the Borden case was continued
today Lizzie passed fairly restful
night and at an early hour this morning
was visited by her sister, Emma, who
stayed with her till the hour for court
arrived
Mrs A. B. Churchill was the first wit
ness called She lives next 20 the Bor-
dens on the north side Of the street and
she remembered well the first
day of the tragedy. She first
remembered of her attention
being called to the affair when she saw
Bridget going for Dr. Bowen. About
the same time she saw Lizzie standing
against the side Of the door. apparently
distressed about something
"somebody Has killed Father"
81 opened the window and asked her
what was the matter and she said, Oh.
Mrs Churchill, do come over, somebody
has killed father
81 went over and asked her where her
father was aud she replied, in the sitting
room | asked her where she was when
It happened and she said she was in the
barn looking for something for snkers.
4
recollect. WIS about ] o'clock Witness
asked Lizzie where her mother was, and
she said her mother had note
20 go somewhere but she did not
know but that she had been killed
too She wished somebody would go and
try 20 find her for she thought she had
come I'm since. She said her father must
have had an enemy, for everyone in the
/ house had been sick
Lizzie Was Much Agitatcd.
Mr.. Jennings subjected Mrs Churchill
TO a severe cross examination Witness
said that when she got INSIDE the house
Lizzie was so much agitated that
she famed her fearing that she would
faint.
Witness could not remember that there
was the least sign Of blood on Lizzie's
Dress hands or face at the
time she first saw her; her
hair was done up aud appeared not TO
he disarranged i'm the slightest and there
was no indication by anything in her ap-
pearance that any changes had been
made since she arose.
Sensational Testimony.
Miss Alice NJ. Russell. the next wit
ness said she had known Lizzie
about eleven years. She thought on
the day OF the murder that IL was If. Is
o'clock when she first heard of the
affair She went 10 the house and found
Lizzie leaning against the door. Wit
ness could not remember how Lizzie was
dressed but did remember Lizzie telling
, her la answer Co a question that she went
into the barn TO get a piece of iron or tin
90 fix window with. This testimony
created q sensation
Witness could not tell which window
she wanted TO fix Witness was fre-
quent visitor at the Borden house and
, always was received i'm the guest room.
, Sometimes she would 60 three times a
week. sometimes two or three weeks
, would elapse before she would 20,
, and she never remembered seeing
Mrs Borden in that room.
10 was quite evident that the
, evidence of Miss Russell had made con
, siderable impression ON the defense and
/ when she had finished her direct exami
4 nation Lizzies counsel put their heads
together and allowed the witness to sit
q down for a moment Cn cross-examina.
4 tion Miss Russell said she bathed Lizzie
[ face after she went in and saw no signs
s of blood on H. nor did she see any on any
/ of her clothing. She could see nc
signs Of any undue exertion
about Lizzie nor was she painting
1 as though exhausted Witness was posi-
s & We that Lizzie did not go up stairs be.
fore the officers, because she remembered
e the officers asking her questions.
e She remembered the officers going up
+ to Lizzie's room and finding it locked OF
e their pulling the door open, and Of her
e questioning 20 be allowed 60 look in first
r because she did not know what condi
y tion it was in she looked in and finding
q il all right she let them in.
The Yard Was Watched.
7 Miss Lucy Collet testified that she was
n stopping at DIR. Chagon's house on the
a day Of the murder from 11.10 until 4.
q o clock noon aud sat on the piazza al
q the time because from where she sat She
said she could see all the yard Of the
l. Bordens During the time she wa
,- there, she saw no one passing in th'
l. yard. On cross. examination witness
e admitted that she was whore she coulC
10 not see the whole of the Borden yard
o but she was sure that If anybody haC
/. entered the yard she would have hear'
,- them. A recess was then taken.
Tried to Buy Prussic Acid.
!. Bulletin, 3'5-Eli Bence, drug clerk
: has testified that Lizzic Borden called a
II his store three times the day before tn
S murder for prussic acid and was refused
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