The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-07


on the Way to the Cemetery, but She
Was Almost Ner~ou-,y Frustrated
Tho street, Filled with Spectators
Along the Route OF the Procession
Tho Members OF tho Household stm
Watched by tho Police. but No Ar
rests Mnde-A Careful Search or
tn. House Reveals No Positive Evidence
In the Caxe-Did Miss Lizzie Buy Prnssis
Acidi-Mr. Morse's Anb-The Strange
Man = Small BOY Saw Ciimbing the Back
Fence on the Day OF tho Murder-Mrs.
borden Probably Killed First.
FALL RIvEn. Aug 0.--Aftcr three days OF the
most searching investigation tho mystery as
to who killed MIR and Mrs. Borden Is no nearer
n solution than 1t was when the police took
charge OF the Borden house and began their
| search. The suspected members OF the house,
| hold are still under police surveillance. but
| they have not been arrested.
There seems to be no evidence against them.
| Suspicion is the only feature of the case at
| present. There is plenty OF, that but 1t 10
backed only by theories. some Of which are Of
| wild nature.
| Tho victims OF the awful crime wore to have
been buried to-day. but at the last minute
word came from the chemists who have re-
ceived the stomnchs for analysis that another
autopsy was needed. The bodies were placed
therefore in the receiving tomb. instead Of tho
| ground. and a second autopsy will be held to-
| morrow
AS early as Q o'clock to-day the house was
| surrounded by great crowd OF curiosity
seekers. Soon after 1880 o'clock Mr. Morse
came from the house and talked freely with a
| group of reporters. He said it was terrible
| thing to be suspected and Swallowed. as he had
| been. but he courts the fullest investigation
| n do n Mt
| can to trace the perpetrators Of tho crimes.
| He said Miss Lizzie Borden's health was in
| about tho same condition it was on last
| Thursday afternoon. Sho did not mingle with
tho family to any extent. Whom Mr. Fish Of
| Hartford. n nephew OF her steppother. ap.
peared. she gave him very cool reception.
At about IL o'clock preparations were begun
for the funeral People numbering between
5000 and 1000. appeared on Second street in
front OF tho house. and about twenty police-
| men stood around and maintained a clear
passageway. The Rev. DR.. Adams Of the
First Congregational Church and City MissionA
| airy Buck arrived and entered the house.
The bodies were laid in two plain. black%
cloth-covered caskets in the sitting room
whore Mr.. Borden was killed. An Ivy wreath
was placed on Mr. Borden's bier. and bouS
quet OF white roses and fern leaves tied with
white satin ribbon was placed on Mrs. BorA
denis coffin.
There were seventy-fve persons present al
tho funeral services in the house. The ser.
vices consisted of reading from the Scrip
lures and prayer. There wae no singing and
no remarks. Tho mourners who were present
were: Mrs. Oliver Gray. the stepmother OF the
deceased woman, G. II. Fish and wife. HART
ford. Conn.,. the latter sister OF Mrs. Bordens
DR.. Bowen and wife. s. H. Miller. and few Of
the neghbors who had been invited to attend
the services at the house.
The funeral was private. that is. only very
few Of the immediate friends were asked to
| accom- pany tho romans to the cemetery. But
from IL o'clock until lao. when the funeral
| procession Of eleven hacks and two hearses
| started on their way. there were immense
crowds OF people lining every sidewalk.
There was a detachment Of police at the
cemetery. and another posse accompanied the
remains on their way through Borden and
Rock streets to the northern end OF the city.
where the cemetery Is.
The pail bearers for Mr.. Borden were: Abram
G. Hart. cashier Of the Union Savings Bank,
George ". Dean. retired capitalist: Jerome
c. Borden. relative Of the deceased: Richard
b. Borden. Treasurer Of the Troy mills in
which Mr.. Borden was director; James M.
Osborne. an associate OF the deceased in sew
eral mills and Andrew J. Borden. Treasurer
OF the Merchants Mill. In which Mr.. Borden
was q large owner
The pail bearers for Mrs. Borden were James
c. Eddy. Henry s. Burlington. Frank I. Almy.
J. H. Wells. Simeon b, Chace. and John H
| Boone nil OF them men In high social and
business circles.
AS the procession passed along North Main
street many old associates Of Mr.. Borden were
seen to raise their hats, Miss Lizzie and Miss
Emma Borden were. OF course, the principal
mourners. Miss Lizzie went out of the house
first, leaning on the undortakcr's arm. Her
nerves were unstrung. as was shown by the
great bling of her body and the manner
. In which she bore down on her supporter.
wv, -, .,,,aI ,. oa,r;ooo sho fo,I Mi.
"neh she reached h'r c''r'aSe ehe iei4 o@eH
exhausted on the cushions. MISS Emma. her
sister. was much calmer and walked quickly
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