The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-30
LIZZIE BORDEN'S TRIAL.
CONTRADICTIONS STORIES TOLD
BY THE ACCUSED.

BY THE ACCUSED.
She Gave Different Reasons to Differ
ent Persons for Eer Visit to the
Bsrn-A Neighbor Tells How she
Wss Called to the House After the
Tragedy-Lizzie's Attempt to Buy
Prussic ACID Proved.
FALL RIVER, MASS, Aug. 29.-The Bor-
den murder trial to-day was rather sensa-
tionsl.
Drug Clerk Bence and two others testified
that Miss Lizzie Borden attempted to buy
prussic acid of Bence before the murder.
Mrs. Churchill, the first person on the
scene after the murder, testified that Miss
Borden had told her she was In the barn at
the time OF the murder looking for some
sinkers, aud Miss Russell testified that Liz
zie told her she went there to get piece of
iron or tin 10 tix window. The CONTRA
dictory statements caused a sensation. The
witness said that no blood was on Lizzie's
dress after the murder.
THE STORY OF A NEiGHBoR.
Mrs Adelaide B. Churchill said she lived
next to the Bordens on the north. The day
the tragedy occurred she saw Lizzie stand
ing against the side door apparently dis
tressed about something Mrs. Churchill
opened window and asked what was the
matter, and Lizzie said: 30, Mrs.
Churchill, do come over; somebody killed
father" The witness went over and
asked where her father was, She
replied: "In the sitting room" She
asked her where she was when 1t happened,
aud she said she was in the barn looking
g.. >
where her mother was, and she said her
mother had had to go somewhere, but she
did not know but that she had been killed
too. She wished somebody would 20 and
try to find her. for she thought she had come
in since. She said her father must have
had an enemy, for every one in the house
had been sick.
A SECOND INQUIRY FOR MRS. BORDEN.
After the nsighboFs had commenced 60
come in Lizzie said again that she wished
some one would go and try to find Mrs.
had heard her come In. Here the
witness described the finding of Mrs
Borden. The witness said that when she
got inside the house, Lizzie was so much
agitated that she famed her, fearing she
would taint. After they saw the body they
left Bridget in the room and have no knowl-
edge what she did there, if anything.
was the least sign Of blood ON Lizzis's dress,
hands or face at the time she first saw her
her hair was done up" and appeared not TO
be disarrauged in the slightest, and there
was no indications of anything in her ap-
pearenoe that any changes had been made
since she arose.
LIzzIE's VISIT TO TIE BARN.
Miss Alice NJ. Russell said she had known
Lizzie Borden about eleven years. She
went TO the house on hearing OF the affair
and found Lizzie leaning against door.
She thought she prevailed upon Lizzie to
sit down, She remembered Ligzie telling
her, in answer to q question, that she went
pinto the barn to get a piece Of iron
or tin TO hx window with
[Sensation.] II was when Lizzie was
sitting on the stairI that Lizzie
said her father must have an enemy. 1t
was when a policeman suggested that some
farm hands had done the deed that Lizzie
said IL could not be so. for one man was
siok and the other man had to stay on the
farm; Furthermore, she would not suspect
either OF them. She remembered that Lizzie
answered all questions freely. Il was quite
evident that Miss Russell's evidence had
made considerable Impression on the de-
fense, and when she had finished her direct
examination Lizzie's counsel put their heads
together and allowed the witness to sit
down for a moment.
NO SIGNS OF BLOOD.
On the cross-examlnation Mics Russell
said she bathed Lizzies face after she went
In, and she saw no signs of blood on any Of
her clothing. She could see no signs of any
undue exertfon about Lizzie, nor was she
painting as though exhausted. The witness
was positive that Lizzie did not go upstairs
before the officer went, because sne remem-
bered that the officers went up to Lizzie's
"A
the door open, end Of her request TO be
allowed to look In first, because she did not
know what condition 1t was in. She looked
In. and finding ii all right, let them In.
THE INQUIRY FOR THE PRUssIC ACID.
Eli Bence, drug clerk; Frank Kilroy a
medical student, and Frederick b. Hart,
employed in the drug store, testified that
the day before the tragedy Miss Borden
came into the store and wanted to buy 10
cents worth Of prussic acid, but was told
that it could no5 be sold without ply
slcian's prescription. They testified that
Miss Borden said she wanted it to put on a
sealsktn sacque or coat, she had with her.
Bence testified that her voice was tremul-
Gus, but Kilroy testified to the contrary.
The states officials say the strongest
points to-day was LiEzie's remark speaking
Of her mother to Mrs. Churchill: "l do not
know but she has been killed too"
Lizzie made this remark while telliuR that
she thought she heard her mother come in,
What reason, ask the officials, did Lizzie
have for believing her mother was killed?
On the other hand, the fact thas no blood
was on Lizzie is In her favor.
A CHANGE OF FEELING.
The testimony brought out in the hearir z
to-day has caused a change Of opinion
among many Of Lizzie Borden's friends who
have heretofore stoutly maintained her in
nocence They consider the strongest evil
dence given against her TO be that Of Mrs
Churchill, a neighbor whom she has
known and loved since childhood Mrs.
Churchill ia sister Of City Auditor Buf.
fington and daughter Of the late Mayor
Bufhugton, and owing TO her standing In
social circles her testimony has caused a
profound sensation
A PANIC IN A Oh URCH.