The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-16
THE BORDEN MURDER
City Marshall billiard Sustains
His Action.
SYMPATHY FOB THE PRISONER

A Large Number of New England
Newspapers Assail the Authorities
for Imprisoning the Murdered
Mans Dauahter-sympathy of tho
Young Peoples Society.
FALL River, Mass, Aug. 16.-City
Marshall billiard was yesterday morn
ing shown about fifty editorials clipped
from varions papers published in New
England during the past few days.
Most of them reflect belief in Miss
Lizzie Borden's entire innocence of the
crime charged against her and assail the
Fall River police for prolonged delay in
the case and for directing their efforts
wholly toward proving Miss Borden
guilty.
Marshal billiard read most of the
editorials carefully and flushed once or
twice when his actions were criticised
pointedly. He spoke warmly and said
1t was about time out of town people
suspended Judgment on Lizzie Borden
and her arrest by the Fall River police.
~ started" he said, "on an outside clew
within half hour of the discovery of
the tragedy on information furnished
by members of the f5mily. | have
chased down more thSn hundred out
side clews within ten days. You and
every other citizen must remember that
the newspapers have not given anything
near the facts disclosed at the inquest.
You aud the public may rest assured of
this fact. The district attorney and
myself are satisfied that the public au-
thorities have ample cause for holding
IN hapn inn.
prisoned in haste nor without full un-
derstanding of what her arrest means"
A great deal has been said in and ont
of town papers about the cruelty Of de-
tanning finely bred and sensitive
woman as Miss Borden is. One of the
greatest complaints that has been made
against the administrator of police af-
fairs has been that he was too easily
moved by his feelings, too sentimental
TO be Il police officer. That he has
very kind heart and courteous manner
is acknowledged by all the members Of
the Borden family, and they do not
blame the authorities for the harshness
of the arrest. A great deal of nonsense
is being published in connection with
the case about the Borden family honor,
On this point the most important mem
Der of Une Borden said for publication
yesterday morning:
"rhe honor of the Bordens, whose
names are so closely allied with the
prosperity of the town, is not to be af
fected by police suspicion perhaps
resting justly on Miss Lizzie Borden.
No true Borden has ever placed a
stumbling block IN the way of the law,
and nomember Of my family will in any
way hamper the police in their investi-
CATION. The statement that $l5, ,000. 900
of Borden money will be used in balk-
ing the authorities, is untrue and ill ad-
vised." ..
FALL River, Mass, Aug. 16.-The fol-
lowing WAS sent to Taunton Jail yester-
day morning: I'VE, the mem mbers of the
Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor, desire to extend to our fellow
member, Miss Lizzie A. Borden, our sin
cere sympathy with her in her present
hour of trial and our confident belief
that she will soon be returned to her
place of usefulness among u.s."
TAUNTON, Mass, Aug. 16.-A Taunton
Gazette reporter learned from Bridget
Sullivan on Sunday that the reason she
lay down on the day of the Borden mur-
ders WAS because she was troubled with
nassau that morning and vomited sew
eral times while washing windows.
Previous statements from the police
have been to the effect that she laid
down because she was tired with he
work. 1t is probable that this state
Inent WAS held back if made known ut
the inquest, rs bearing upon the theory
that the victims may nave been dosed
with poison -