The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-11
The BORDEN CASE.


morning publishes a thirteeu-column
story from Fall River. setting forth in de-
tail new and startling evidence for the
prosecution in the Borden murder case,
which it savs, is in the hands of the police.
the evidence is to be given by twenty-five
new Witnesses who will testify for the
state at the coming trial OF Miss Lizzie
Borden. The evidence, the Globe states.
is forthcoming from people all of whom
stand high in the communities where they
live, aud who could have no motive for
speaking maliciously Or untruthfully OF
the defendant According to the evidence
Lizzie Borden is the guilty party.
or these witnesses. Mrs. George Sisson
of Fall River is said to have heard Lizzie
say to Bridget Sullivan. the hired girl,
why don't you say how much money
you want to keep qulet?"
Bridget's answer was: Il don't know
what you mean. but you are not the girl l
took you to be.
Mr. Sisson. it is said. will swear that
less than month before the murder Mr.
Borden told him that he had made will
giving Emma and Lizzie S25 900 in cash,
which was more than he would have
allowed them but for his wife's lnterces-
sion.
Bridget Sullivan will, it is claimed, cor
roborate the other witness in the story of
the quarrel between Mr. Borden and Liz
Zie: also that she heard the night before
the murder Morse and Lizzie talking
about a will: also that on the afternoon of
the day Of the murder Lizzie whispered TO
her, Keep your tongue still, and don,t
talk to the officers. and you can nave all
the money you want
FALL RIVER, Mass, Oct 10.-Andrew
Jennings, counsel for Lizzie Borden, made
a statement to the Associated Press cor
respondent today, saying that the matter
published in the Boston paper this MORN
ing relating to the murder OF Andrew Bor-
den and wife is tissue OF lies. He had
looked for several of the witnesses men
toned in the article. but could not find
them, A member of the police force says
that the names used in the Boston Globe s
story are fictlctious, but that the matter
is substantially true.
FALL RIVER, Mass Oct 10-The mani
fest breach OF faith on the part of certain
officers connected with the Borden murder
case, by which certain evidence has been
given to the public, has aroused the anger
of nearly all interested here, more particu-
iarly among a small coterie of local news
paper men, who had been favored with the
confidence of the authorities with the un-
derstanding that some things should not
be printed. Miss Borden has been made
many friends also because OF the publica-
tion of indelicate matters, which were pur
posely suppressed at the preliminary hear
ing. In the published stories there were
many needless inaccuracies and some new
facts These, together with some feeling
of indignation, have prompted some local
newspaper men TO tell what they were ask
ed to suppress.
A local paper says that great deal has
been printed regarding the family relt-
tions that is not new. 1t IS evident that
somebody who has been employed by the
ti,I, hos
every secret in his possession, or has given
away the same. Iuasmuch. however. as a
paid servant OF the prosecution has no OBJ.
iect in holding his tongue, the paper feels
al, liberty to disclose any Information
which has come into its possession. IL
then goes on 90 say that Miss Borden was
a terror TO her parents. Her Character as
manifested in church and IN various re-
iisious societies was all that coaid be de-
sired, but at home she was not pleasant
person with whom to dwell. She made
many of her acquaintances belltve that she
was intensely Interested in the disposal of
the property Miss Jessie Rodman, an
intimate friend OF Lizzie's was persuaded
by the latter to make il will In her (LiZ.
zie's) favor. Another fact, showing her
interest in the property, is the family
ouarre! which followed the deciding OF
some property to her stepmother. The
quarrel was prolonged and bitter
The Globe says tonight that man
prominent in the case says that the dis
trlct attorney now has IN his possession
the Ratchet with which the murder was
committed Tonight the opinion IS preva-
lent here that the governments case has
been IN jtired greatly by today's develop
ments. Whether Miss Borden IS guilty or
innocent, they feel that the continued ex
element will tend to make an impartial
trial more difficult than ever.