The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1892-09-03
FOUND NO BLOOD.
Testimony of an Expert An
alyst in the Fall River Mur-
der Hearing.
Entire Absence of Blood Upon
Any Of the Stained Articles
Examined.

FALL RIVER Mass, Aug. 31.-Prof Ed
ward S. Wood was the first witness called
in the Borden hearing this morning. He
testified to making an examination of the
stomachs of Mr.. and Mrs. Borden and
could lind no trace OF prussic acid. Wit
ness hud not yet analyzcd tho milk that
was sent him and could not report on that.
The hatchct contained o number of suspici-
Gus looking spots, but examination showed
no traces OF blood. Eevery spot which
looked like blood was examined, but no
traces OF blood were seen. The hig smirch
on the blue shirt was found not to be blood.
The carpet was blood stained. The hair OH
the hatchet was
NOT HUMAN HAIR,
was more like that taken from an animal.
A spot on the right shoe was not blood and
there was no blood OH either shoes or stock
ings. The witness was cross examined by
the counsel as to the position of the bodies
and the squirting OF blood when one was
struck by n sharp instrument. Witness
said it would be impossible for the assailant
OF the murdered ones to escape getting
blood on his body in some way and that
the stains on the sitting room door might
have gone overt Q head of the assailant as
the instrument was lifted. The blood would
hit the assailant from the knee, up and tho
blood OH the assailant i'll the case OF Mrs.
Borden would be shown anywhere above
the feet
Officer Philip Harrington made all ex-
aminatian of the premises. In one room
he found Miss Lizzie and Miss Alice Rus
sell; Lizzie was cool and CO lcctcd, but
would not or could not tell witness any
thing al all about the matter. Said she was
i'll the barn twenty minutes ut the time the
murder was committed. When witness
asked her about the place in the barn where
she was. and what, if anything, she Ii ard
L!zzo answered that she hat heard
nothing at ali, nor had she seen anybody
around.
| The next witness was Annie M. White,
official stcnograpller. Her notes as written
out were offered in evidence. The eXamina-
ton of l. zzie Borden at the inquest was
read. Lizzie stated substantially that she
was thirty-two years old; that her father
had been married to her s.epnlother about
twenty-scven years; she had no idea OF
what her father was worth.
Lizzie had heard Mr.. Morse say several
years ago that her father had made will;
u
will.
rouble with IL mi.n whom did not know; they
had some talk and heard the man say: ~
thought q man with Al reputation for getting
father said he had stayed long enough, and re-
quested him to get out, and he went away say
ing he would consult with his partner
She made two statements about her
whcreabout on the day OF the murders,
| hpr fu at irct oil.
said she was up stairs, then she said she
was i'll the kitchen, and to this last story
she stuck. Lizzie said she saw her step
mother down stairs, and that the latter said
she had the guest chamber al ready, OK
ccpt to put on some shams, for she ex-
everything all right. Lizzie said she went
to the barn to get lead for IL sinker; she got
it from d box OH work bench; had not
been in the barn for three months before;
unlocked the screen door to 90 to the barn
alter she fixed her father on the lounge
This closed the governments case. Mr..
Adams asked as u special ruling that the
court strike out all o. that portion of the
evidence relating to prussic acid, but the
court declined for the present TO do so. The
first witness for the de ense was DIR. S. b.
Bowen. On the day OF the tragedy he was
driving up to his house when lie was i'll
formed of the affair. Lizzie said: "Eather
luS UeeI kltlcu-DpeIl SldUUeu.
Borden called on witness Wednesday morn
ing and said she was afraid she had been
poisoned and that she was frightened. and
while she was there she came near vomit-
ing; She said that Mr.. Borden and herself
had b Ell sick the night before between 8
and ~ o'clock, and that Miss Lizzie had
been SEX about midnight.
This closed the investigation for the day
and an adjournment was taken until 10
o'clock Tomorrow. the defense desiring
conference before going any iurthcr at pres
ent.