New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-30
BAD FOR MISS BORDEN.
SHE ASKED AT A DRUG STORE THREE TIMES
FOR PRUSSIC ACID.
HER CONFLICTING STATEMENTS ABOUT VISIT
TO TIrF. BARN on THE MORNING OF THE
MURpER--No BLOOD FOUND ON HER
AFTER THE IsCOvERY.

TO THE BARN on THE MORNING OF THE
MURpER-So BLOOD FOUND ON HER
AFTER THE DISCOVERY.
Fall River Mass. Aug oo.-In the Borden trial
to-day noteworthy testimony was given by several
witnesses. Eli Bcnce. a drug clerk. testified that
Miss Lizzie Borden called at his store at three different
times the before the murders for prusslc acld
ostenSbly in cleaning seaskn cape ana that
he refused to sell 1t to her without physicians
prescription.
Miss Alice Russell created a sensation by testifylng
that Immediately after the discovery Of the murder
Miss Lizzie Borden told her that her alleged Visit
to the barn 10 procure a piece OF IRON vi 'i'
with which to fix window. This contradicts subse-
oucnt statements OF Miss Lizzie that she went there
for lead sinkers.
tn, strongest point brought out by this mornings
Testimony the states officials say, Lizze's re-
mark. speaking Of her mother to Mrs. Churchill,
according TO that lady's testimony; II don't know
but she has been killed tOo.' Uzzle maze tmS
remark while telling that she thought she heard her
mother come In. What reason, ask the onicals, dlo
Lizzie have for believing that her mother had been
killed considering the circumstances already brought
out: that Lizzie upstairs when her father came
in when Mrs Borden had been dead about an hour,
and went downstairs and told him that his wiic was
ont but failed say anything about thlnKihg she
heard Mrs. Borden come In.
On the other hand, important fact was brought
nut by
Russell. That lady bathcd Lzzles face and famed
bor and did not notice any signs OF blood whatever
about the accused. That only ten or hiteen
minutes after Lizzie called for Bridget to come down
stairs.
The court came in at 10 as sharp, but at O'Clock
the dngy courtroom thronged. LIZZIE Bordeh
passed a fairly restful night, and ut an early hour
this morning was visited by her sister EMMA "ho
STAYED with her until the hour for court arrived
Mrs Adelaide Il. Churchill the first witness
called. She said she lived next to the Bordehs On
the norm sldo OF tho street, and she remembered
we'll the first day OF the murder Inc hrs. sno 10
membcrcd OF her attention being called to the aiar
was when she saw Bridget going for Dr. bowen
About the same time she Lizzie standing against
the sde OF the sde door apparently distressed about
| something; opened the window and asked what was
| the matter, and she said, Oh, Mrs ChurcmI' 90
come over somebody has killed father; went over
and asked her where her faJIer was, ana she replied
| " In tho sittng.roOm.7 Asked her where she was
when II happened. and she said sle was III 'e Oaii
looking for snkers.
Witness said that so fur as she knows she was the
| first ono outside the family who was called 70 the
| house. The time. nearly As she cohd reconec''
was about II O'Clock. Witness asked LIZZIE "hcre
her mother was and she said her mother had note
TO 70 somew here but she did not know but that she
had he.n billed too She wished somebody would
| 20 and try 10 find her. for she thought she mad
| come I'm since she said her father must have an
enemy for every In the house had beeh SICK
Ncr the neighbors had begun to come In, Lizzie Salu
again that She wished some one would 90 aHd uy
10 ind Mrs Borden. for she was sure she had hcan
bcr come IN Hero the witness described finding Mrs
| Borden.
Witness had seen Mr. Borden that morning about
| o'clock: he was apparently going down town. She
described the dress which Lizzie wore on that day
as n dark blue cotton cloth dress.
| Mr. Jennings subjected Mrs. Churchill TO severe
crs, examination, dwelling particularly on the cH
cited condition OF Lizzie when witness was first called
~ the scene She said that when she got inside the
| house Lizzie was much antated that she tanned
| her fearing she would faint. Witness stated thar
when they wrnt up stairs TO look for Mrs Borden
they found the door OF Mrs Bordens room was open.
After they saw the body they left Bridget In the room
and She had no knowledge OF what she did there, II
| anything.
Tn. witness could not remember that there was the
cost sign OF blood on Lizze's dress hands face at
the time she first her; her hair was done up
and appeared not to dl,arranged In the slightest,
and there was no indication OF anything IN her ap-
pcarance that any changes had been made since she
arose
Miss Alice VI. Russell the next witness said sho
had known Lizzie about eleven years. She thought
| on the day Of the murder that 1t was ii 10 O'Clock
when she first heard OF the affair." bnt she dd not
know Why She thought so: nj any rate she went 10
the house, and found Lizzie leaning against the door,
| and she tlinES she prcNdleu upon Hfl I" IT "'"'''
witness could not remember how she was dressed,
but did remember Lizzie telling her In answer to
question, that she wrnt into the barn 10 get piece
| Of iron tin to fix window with.
This testimony caused n sensation, contradictinS
what the previous witness said Miss Lizzie told her
The witness could not tell what window she wanted
| 10 fix. 1t when Lizzie was sitting on the stairs
| hat she said her father must have enemy.
policeman suggested that Of the farmllands had
done the deed then Lizzie said II could not be so Tor
one man sick and the other had to stay on the
farm: furthermore, she would not suspect either of
them in connection with this Witness was sure
she went upstairs before Lizzie did-so far as her
knowledge OF what done after she got there went
She remembered that Lizzie answered all questions
| freely.
II was quite evident that the evidence Of Miss
Russell had made considerable OF an impression on
the defence, and when she had finished her direct c1
animation Lizzie's counsel put their heads together
and allowed tho witness 10 sit down for moment.
On cross examination Miss Russell said she bathed
Iizzics face she went In, and saw no signs OF
blood H. did she SEQ any on any OF her clothhs
IL was the who persuaded Lizzie 10 go III the
dining room and lie down. but she did not notice what
| kind of shoes she had on or know what kind she
usually wore In the morning She could see no signs
! Of any undue exertion about Lizzie, nor was she
pantinc as though exhausted. Witness was positive
that Lizzie did go upstairs before the oniceIS
| went because she remembered the officers asking
her questions. She remembered the officers going up
| 10 Lizzies room and finding II locked, OF their pulling
the door opcn and Of her requesting to be allowed
Ia Look i'm first because she did not know what con
dltlon il was in She looked In, and, finding II all
| right. let them in.
Miss Lucy Collet testified that she staying at
DR.. ChagnOn's house tho day OF the miruefS' 10
take care OF the telephone she went ut IL 10 and
STAYED until Il O'Clock noon she sat on the piazza
all the time because She could not get in the house
from where she sat- she said. she could all the yard
| Of the Bolsens. During the time she was there
| she saw no passing In the yard
On examination, the witness admittn tG'' she
was where she could not the whole OF the Borden
yorl but she Wa sure that II anybody had entered