The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-30
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The marshal was ordered to secure the
property OF the court. and ON consulia-
tion Mr.. Jennings decided to give up the
piece Of plaster and asked that he be
allowed to file motion, and asked for a
hearing. on his motion. Meanwhile he
wished the piece of plaster to remain IN
the hands OF the court. This was granted
and the hearing proceeded.
James Winward, undertaken, testified
that he found S7S in the pockets of Mr.
Borden, a watch and chain, pocket book,
keys. The bills were mostly S5 bills. He
turned these things all over to DIR. Dolan
He took nothing from the pockets Of Mrs
Borden.
Cross-questioned by Jennings He said
the keys were just as he found them. No
keys in his vest pocket. lie personally
attended the preparation OF the bodies for
burial.
what was the position of The woundsY"
The first one begun on the right side of
the nose and extended downward across
the mouth aud chin"
Was there any other long cut OH his
facef" ''The other cuts were so close
together / should say two or three Of
them wers almost as long AS the first"
Did you receive the bodies from DIR.
Dolanr "Yes in the afternoon.
asked him If he was through with the
bodies, and he said you may take them
now"
when was that's" "About $50 the
day of murder.H
"Have any word from him regarding
the burial of bodies9" Saturday A. Mp
"Whens" about O'Clock one of my
to bury them"
What had You done to the bodies
meanwhile" Had prepared them for
burial"
did Dr. Dolan know that'" Il don't
know"
" Had you seen himr' "Yes, he went
into the room where they were on Friday
night /"
Did he notify you to bury them'"
John Dennie was called He was at
work In Crows yard from A. Nj. till D
Il. NJ, working on day of murder. He
was nearer the south fence. He could
not see the Chagnon yard, nor could he
see the Borden yard. He did not see any
one passing through the yard while he
was working.
Cross-ouestioned by Jennings-He said
there was large barn between him and
the Chagnon yard aud fence. so that he
could not see into it. On further defin-
ing his position he confessed that the big
gest part OF the Crow yard was hidden
from his view too by the barn.
'Did you see Mr.. Wixon :" Eyes, sir"
"See him come over to fence" mo,
sir"
Philip Harrington, policeman, was
called. He learned of the murder at l2
NJ, and fastened down arriving at about
1920 He found first, Officer Hyde.
Went into yard by front gate.
went into side door. Saw Mr.. Sawyer
and others in the kitchen. Went into
sitting room and saw body of Mr.. Bor-
den's body under the bed. Turned back
met Officers Riley and Coggeshall, and saw
Miss Borden and Mrs. Russell. He shut
the door, ana Miss Borden was standing
beside the bed / asked il she knew any
thing about the murder. She said moth
ing at all.
81 asked when she last saw her father.
She said, When he returned from the
post office; she bad not seen him since;
she had been in the barn. asked about
the farmer. She said she did not suspect
him. asked her how long she was in the
barn.
'She said 20 minutes / said it might
have been a half hour; no, 20 minutes.
but it might have been only Is minutes;
no, she said, it was 20 minutes.
Il told her would wait until to NOR
row until she was more composed, but
she said no; she could tell all she knew
now just as well as tomorrow"
'In reply to my question she said she
had heard no noise of shut ing doors as
she was in the barn up in tho loft. She
suspected no one. She said a man had
been to see her father two or three weeks
ago. They had heated words and she
heard her father say, Il will not let the
store for any such purpose.
"The man returned about two weeks
ago, and think father told him to come
again. During all this time Miss Lizzie
was in her bedroom"
The officer said. II then went down.
stairs and into the kitchen. looked into
the stove. The fire was low and |
there was large lot of charred |
paper or something of that kind |
There was small spark OF fire. l |
went into the barn and into the second |
story. 1t was about 3 II. M, On the |
ground floor were three officers 1t con- |
tained ap old sleigh, two carriages. bar |
rels and old window frames. Upstairs l |
found two officers"
1T is a common barn, about five feet |
high at the caves, and running up to |
peak. About thirty feet square Win |
low east one on west and door on the |
south. About half a ton OF hay was |
here, an old fireplace, pile of old lum-
Der. a lot of brackets aud other stored ar
.icles.n
''The hay had been turned over and |
pitched from one eHd of -bafa-to the |
,ther Then went down cellar, DIR. Du-
.ra, officer Fleet and another. In the |
wash room were two axes and a hatchet
ying on tne floor.
Cross-examination by Jennings of |
officer Harrington showed no new clues
,r facts and W. mainly confined TO work
n the barn. At 1918 the court adjourned |
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