The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-29
THIS AFTERNOONS SESSION.
eli Bence is Positive Lizzie Tried tc
Buy Prussic Acid.
IsprcrAL TO THE NEWS.


bench on the piazza looking towards the
garden on the south side OF the house.
En- Bence. druggist ON Columbia
street, two streets from the Bordens, was
next called. Knowlton questioned him.
WAS Lizzie Ia your storef"
Yes. sir; the day before the murders"
wv lat did she dor" "She asked for 10
we di{ not Sell it without a physicians
preset 4ption. She wanted IL for seal
skin 4ck or something of that kind"
W1ens was your attention called to
this fact" Thursday evening after
o'clock"
"wereothsrs there'" '.Yes. Mr. Kilroy
Cross-questioned by Mr.. Adams He is
a prescription clerk IN Mr.. Smiths store.
Her dress was dark; he didn't know what
color.
WAS it blue?" "No sir; l am sure it
her hat, 1t was low; couldn't say about
a veil; couldn't say about other ladies'
being there before or after. He saw
other ladies there but didn't remember
about refusing anybody anything; he
sold his sister something.
when did you see this lady before this
morning?" referring TO Miss Borden. 81
had seen her on the street number OF
times"
Ever sold her anythings" 81 think so
In another drug store"
"She asked for 10 cents worth" "Yes,
sirn
I'm front Of the store, were your" Eyes,
sir"
"Where were Kilroy and Hartsn
Where were theyp one near the post and
the other behind the counter"
Have you given testimony beforeW
"Yes, at the inquest" lie had not seen
the testimony since; had signed no paper
on anything, Officer Dougherly had just
called his attention TO the matter. He
couldn't say about Lizzie's dress but was
sure it wasn't blue.
cents DiS %or.h sis use Yes' s1s sDfso siS words
" How did you know about the time ?"
Looked at ;my watch AT 10 A. NJ. 1 go
to my dinner at 1880. Probably she was
in at about 1890 TO H."
Have you talked to any others about
this y Yes, sir; to officers and one
other"
"Did you ever make statement to any
one that you couldn't swear it was Bor-
do you know Mr.. Grays" "Yes,
sir"
You didn't say anything to himr'
Knowlton asked. ais prussic acid
thing generally called forsh Mr.. Adams
objected, but the Judge overruled him
Answer. No, sir. We almost never sell
prussic acid; never sold IL to any one"
How long was it before the authori-
WHO came in s'' "Dr Dutra"
Have you heard the defendants voice
since that time :" "Yes, sir.n
Did you recognize it ?" Yes, SIR"
Adams again questioned-"When did
you hear it ~ "On the day of the tragedy
in the evening""
''At the house. in the Kitchen"
"Who was there?' Officer Harrinu-
ton: stood at the doorway. l did not
20 in"
How was she dresseds" "In a loose
wrapper" wrap per; w,. -. .o,,,..,
timer" "The officer asked il anyone had
been around. She said she hadn't seen
anybody"
WAS that ALP" "Yes, sir"
WAS that the same voice you heard
six years ago at the other place you were
inY "As lar as that goes couldn't
say;nn
Have you 9 particularly educated
ear" mo, SIR"
What popularity was there about the
voicew "a trenulousness."
"At both lines you heard hcrY "Yes.
there was tremor In IL at both times,
and she spoke low.
''She didn't speak low" "No, SIR"
did you testify at the inquest S' Eyes,
SIR"
Knowltoni" ?" mo, SIR"
Ever talk with anybody about this ?"
mo- SIR"
Ibid you know that Bence went up to
the housei" mo, SIR"
Mr.. knowlton asked, WAS the fact of
her being in the store discussed at the
time she was there?" "Ye, sir, between
Mr., Bence aud myself"
Frederick Hart, drug clerk for Mr.
Smith, was called. lie did not know
Miss Borden. He was there between 10
and 1880 He was behind the counter.
He said "a woman came in aud askedfor 10
cents worth of prussic acid.
Bence refused her. She said something
about sealskin garment. He was sure
the defendant was the woman.
Adams cross-examinei. Hardt had
worked for Smith about n year. He never
had seen Miss Borden before, saw her
Thursday the week following here in the
court room. His attention was called TO
her by knowlton. Saw her sitting down
in the corridor afterwards
No one called his attention to her then.
The corridor may have been lighted.
"How was SHE dressedy' think in
black. She was with the marshal"
"How was she dressed in the store ?"
"In dark clothes; she had sack on her
arm, purse In her hand"
lis your store lightF Yes sir, IL Is on
n corner"
You said she wanted prussic acid To 20
on the edges Of her snckg'' YES, sir"
Can you fix the time of day." 81
heard IL strike ten before she came in
You don't know whether 1t was as
late rs 1li
Did you ever identify anybody by
voice befJre" mo. sir: not in court."
Are you reasonably sure that you
never mistake anyone far anotheri" IL
presume l have
And you are IN place where you see
hundreds every dayi' Yes. sir"
did you see Miss Borden that nightY'
Yes. sir; stood out In open sight"
Frank III. kilroy, n astudent la medicine.
WAS called next. lie was conyersing with
Bencc In the front Of the shop on wednes-
day morning; it was a cloudy morning,
IL was before noon, he h not personally
acquainted with Lizzie Borden, bat he
knoss her by sight. She came In the
store. He heard Miss Borden say ''prus-