The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-28
THE BORDEN MURDER.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. 27. The testi-
mony in the Borden murder trial was con-
tinued today before increasing crowds OF
spectators. The only fact developed be-
yound the time of Bridget Sullivan's going
and coming during the time the murder
was committed was that Miss Lizzie Bor-
den was in the upper part of the house.
near her mothers room, when Mr.. Borden
returned home So far, also, it has been
proven beyond question that the Bordens'
home life was not all that would be eX-
pected In family whose wealth was esti-
mated at half ~ million. 1t was also de-
yeloped that Lizzie did not dine with her
father and mother, and thus far she has
not been shown to have asked about her
mothers health after her dangerous sick
ness The daughters, tor the most part,
lived in their rooms and said nothing oil
their going and coming. All these things
are being commented on and discussed
and are giving strength to the government
suspicious.
Bridget Sullivan was examined. The
witness said that everybody was sick at
the house on Tuesday night Mrs. Borden
said that she and Mr.. Borden were sick all
night. They had been vomiting aud
looked sick. When Lizzie came down she
said that she had been sick, but the wit
ness did rot notice that she looked i'll.
Miss Lizzie had been moving about eight
or nine minutes, when she went up stairs
to her room. When the witness came
down stairs and saw Miss Lizzie she told
her that she had heard her father groaning
while she was in the back yard. When
she came in she saw that the screen door
was wide open. She recognized laugh in
the upper hallway as that OF Miss Lizzie
Borden. Since the tragedy occurred she
had never seen Lizzie Borden crying.
h 1aI ha al ina ion In
the final cross-examination the witness
said:
Emma and Lizzie went away on Thurs
day before the murder, and Lizzie came
back the following Friday. | dou't think
continued the witness, that Lizzie left
! the house on Saturday after the murder.
| The day before they were sick we had fried
fish for dinner and warmed over for sup
! per. On Thursday morning Mrs. Borden
come down and asked me what l had for
breakfast / told her, and then she said
! that Mrs. Morse was in the house. She
| told me that | had better warm over the
mutton soup, and did so, and made some
| johnny cakes. Mr. Borden brought in n
basketful OF ripe pears and put them on
the table. He was in the habit of bring
| ing in pears and putting them on the
table, and then throwing them under the
barn. After breakfast Mrs. Borden told
me to wash the windows. | am sure
that Lizzie had coffee .and cakes
| for breakfast. The night before
ate some of the mutton soup and the next
morning | felt little sick and went out IN
the back yard TO vomit. 1t was AT that
time that Lizzie was eating her breakfast.
do not know whether Mrs. Morse pass
ed out while Lizzie was eating or not. /
did not see Mrs. Morse or Mrs. Borden 20
out. Mrs. Borden was dusting the sitting
room When she told me 20 wash the
| windows | went to the barn to get pail.
Coming back from the barn / saw Miss
Lizzie at the screen door. She spoke to
me about hooking the door. told her
that she did not need 10 hook the door, as
| would be in the yard"
The witness went several times TO the
barn TO get water for the windows. All the
windows were washed outside before the
witness went inside. When she went IN
side to wash the windows all were shut.
She had finished washing the windows
nearest the hall when she heard some one
at the front door. She could not say that
the door bell rang Mr. Borden passed
thence into the dining room. where he sat
down. The witness continued washing
the inside OF the sitting room windows, and
saw Miss Lizzie come from the hall and
pass her father Mr. Borden had white
parcel in his hands when he entered the
house. LIZZIE said very slowly 70 her
father that her mother had gone out in
response TO a note received early in the
morning. Mr.. Borden's safe was kept in
a room leading from MS bedroom. The
witness knew that the house
had been entered and mouey
and watches taken. Miss Lizzie
WAS cleaning handkeTchiefs Sae saw
them on the table Miss LIZZIE asked her
if she was going out, and, g.. TO be sure
aud fasten the door. her mother had
been called 70 see a sick friend. The de-
tense took unusual .uotic- OF this state
meutI i, was 20 o'clock when the wines
went upstairs She said that she could
not have been in her room more than
thirty minutes when the city ball bell
rang. She Was there about ten minutes
when I. Zzie shouted 10 her. B5zzle was
standing near tue screen door leading into
the yard when the witness went down
stairs, and was not wTlBgipg her hands
nor giving aEy other sigU 0. great grief
Ibe witness went down stairs shortly att
er the tragedy An axe was found ia a
starch box back Of the furnace Sns csuiG
not say " lat KIND Of dress Lizzie had
oa. sac saw 20 blood except that already
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