The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-09
The BORDEN INQUEST
coNTIsUED FROM PAGE I.
NO oLUEs DISCOVERED YET.


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FAIL RIVER, Mass, Aug. 0. = The
c.s.hes worn by the victims Of the Bor-
den murder, and which were buried In
the yard, were dug up yesterday and
spread ou on the grass for the inspec-
tion of Medical Examines Dolan. He
picked from several parts OF the clothes .
quantity Of hair from Mrs. Borden's head
which he placed In two lots and took IL
with him to his carriage. He would say
nothing a. to the cause OF resurreoting 2
the clothing, but after making his exam
ination he ordered IL to be placed In .
shoe case and buried four feet below the
surface OF the lot.
Yesterdays prolonged search did not
result In any clues, nor did the officers
arrive at the conclusion that there was
ments. Portions OF the chimney were
dug away'b mason, and the barn hoor
was torn up. Marshal Hilliard said the
search was OF value In showing that who
ever tho assassin was, his tracks we're
completely covered from view. All the
afternoon the police wer at fever heat
and succesded In running rUwn seven out
OF nine clues.
There was q grand round up by all the
officials engaged In detective business
at the Wilbur House about one o'clock.
District Attorney Knowlton OF New
Bedford was expected, but failed to put
in an sppeArance. DR., Dolan will prob
ably ask for an inquest during the week,
as soon a. he has an opportunity to
formulate q complaint.
The theory that the murder was com.
mitted by man who was seen sitting
on the garden fence half an hour before
the murder was discovered, has been ex-
nj ha am nv MT ho
Chace to be picking pears has come to
light. His name 10 Patrick McGowan,
who is q mason's helper employed by
John Grove. Mr.. Grove occupies barn
yard on Third street, In the rear OF DR..
Kelly's house, which is next south OF the
man dropped when Mrs. Chace shook
her garment at him, 10 used BY Mr..
Grove for the storage of old lumb bor.
State Detective Seaver and Detective Nc
Henry Of Providence, were looking for
this man yesterday, and found him. One
of Mr.. Crowe's men Was engaged until IL
O'Clock Thursday In dressing stone In his
yard. He was south of the barn, out Of
sight of the Borden house, but no one
could have jumped the fenoe into Crowe's
yard and escaped mis- notice, though one
could have escaped through the Chagnon
yard.
A second man was splitting wood at q
the place where he was working he could
see the dividing fence. He remained In
the yard till noon and saw no one jump
the fence. Mc0owan came to the yard
between IL and II O'Clock and waited
there q few minutes until he was sent
out ON O new Job. While waiting he
went to the fence, climbing upon some
old frames and was picking pears when
Mrs. Chace saw him.
When be dropped he disappeared from
Mrs. Chace's sight, but did not 60 be-
tween Mr.. Groves barn and the Chagmon
fence, as the side of the barn takes the
fence at this point. Mrs. Chace could
not see Mc0owan after he disappeared,
but he walked around south OF the barn
and was at once sent on on his new Job. 1t
was to 60 of on this new Job that he left
the pears. While on the fence he saw no
one In the Borden yard.
Detective Seaver states that one OF the
two hatchets found in the cellar was ex-
amined under q powerful glass, and two
hairs were found adhering TO IL.
Tho inmates OF the house are all suit
fering from nervous prostration, Miss
Lizzie and the servant girl more particu-
lsrly. The servant girl, Bridget Sullivan,
spent most Of Sunday with some friends,
and also slept at their house. She re-
turned yesterday afternoon. In all her
travels she was watched closely by po-
liceman.
Yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Morse went
down Second street to the Daily News Of
fee, and was shadowed all the way. The
young ladies are beginning to realize the
awfulness OF the suspicion resting upon
Miss Lizzie, and cannot control their
feelings. Among the callers at the house
was Rev. 8. Walker Judd of the Central
Congregational church, who had
preached q sermon on the affair. He made
. PASTORS call only. Inspector Hanscom
and Lawyer Jennings did not appear at
the house all the day.
Developments In the case took n radi-
cal change at 5:15 o'clock In the after
noon. District Attorney Knowlton ar
rived at the central polics station from
New Bedford, where Marshal Hilliard,
Detectives Rhodes and Seaver were
awaiting his coming. Medical Examiner
DoIan arrived after the men had been
closeted some time, and shortly after
ward Mayor Coughlin appeared.
1t became noised about that arrests
were to be made before six o'clock, and
in ten minutes the guard room became
alive with inquiripg reporters. Shortly
marshal and state detectives going to
Wilbur's for supper. District Attorney
Knowlton remained in the Office while
the Others were away. At seven O'Clock
they gathered again and the men began
to submit all the evidences they had gath
ereu. One man VINO came from tue con-
ference room said the deliberations were
likely to last some hours and the dis
trict attorney would then probably wait
until morning before ordering any ac-
ton.
The guards about the house are still on
duty and are acting more strictly than
before with the people who still gaze cur
iously at the scene OF the murder.
An unusual incident occurred In front
OF the police station at 7 o'clock last
night. Mayor Coughlin sat down among
a dozen reporters, who began quizzing
him. He refused courteously four times
In succession to speak about the crime
because of the critical condition In which
things are at present. All the young
men, except one, respected his wishes
and talked OF clues and theories. That
one, who represents a very prominent
daily, threatened to publish what the
mayor said, whether right or wrong.
The mayor jumped from his chair and
angrily began to berate the reporter in
vigorous language, saying he wouldn't
be threatened or bulldozed by the biggest
newspaper or man In the wide world. An
apology followed.
Late in the afternoon, during the trial
OF civil case In the District Court, Med