The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-01
"LETHERGO!!'
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"The government also shows that she
attempted to buy prussic acid. Now you
know that the history OF criminal cases
shows nothing more common than cases
of mistaken identity.
Here are three persons who do not
know her personally. lie recognized her
by her voice because it was tremulous, so
says Mr.. Bence. Yet when Mr.. Kilroy
goes on the stand he says IL was clear
aud distinct.
NOW. may 1t please your honor, Il was
not Lizzie Borden. She says she did not
90 out OF the house on Wednesday at all.
Mrs. Borden tells Mr.. Morse that Lizzie
was up in her room all the morning sicx.
And yet these men say she was at the
store Wednesday morning. / submit,
your honor, that there Is the strongest
evidence that they are wrong, and that
she was not there and did not try to buy
prussic acid.
''To return to the time Of the crime.
Bridget Sullivan's custom was TO stay
In her room until 11:30. Why did not
Lizzie wait before she called Bridget |?
Why didn't she do hundred other things
that she might have done?
':Oh, but these men say she had time to
clean up after the murder OF her mother.
True; but she had no time to clean up
after the murder OF her father. Mrs.
Churchill and Mrs. Russell found no
blood on her, not single spot, and IL she
had a lighter colored dress on. as the gov
ernment believe, and that 1t was lighter
than the one they have
Il want to say to you that the lighter
the dress the more plainly would the
spots Of blood show. III she had an apron
what became Of it2 What did she do
with all her clothes? Where did she wash
her clothess Where did she put her
shoes and stockingsp
tHpr clot hes had no bloo1 on than
Where could she have put them ALP
why, Your Honor, we were surround
ed with blood, reeking with gore and sat
urated with poison three days ago. Yet,
what did Prof. Wood show? You know
yourself. The counsel for the govern
ment must have known this yet they kept
That fact from the public and nearly made
the defendant sick with anxiety.
Your honor, they have shut Lizzie up
In the house and they shut that hatchet
up with her. Their case depends upon 1t
and the blood upon il too, and l sumbit
that IL they have not found the Ratchet
that Lizzie could not have committed this
deed. They have ransacked the house
and not found IL.
''The description Of the axe and hatcbet
was most minute. 1t was shown to be n
reasonable cause OF the blows. and yet
wien Prof. Wood stood up and showed
that the hatchet had no blood on 1t, DIR.
Draper showed that there were no crushed
wounds. Every one of then was sharply
incised, and when Prof. Wood showed
that hatchet a fairly blunt one, IL was n
song Of liberty for Lizzie Borden. re-
peat IL was "a song Of liberty for Lizzie
Borden.
"By Gods providence Prof. Wood comes
here aud says that there Is no blood or
poison about this evidence. / say that
this proves her innocence. and demand
this " oman's release.
Your honor is not going TO settle this
case, but there are people who believed
her guilty because Attorney Knowlton
thought so. So there are millions of peo-
pie who will believe her guilty, IL your
honor decides to hold her.
Let her go! She Will not leave the
city. Let them find more evidence IL they
can. She will be here to meet IL, but do
not cast dishonor upon her by confining
her in prison. Tuink OF her character,
how she has been brought up. She is the
youngest child. She was the last little
one to rest her head upon her fathers
breast.
Think of 1t. your honor. and don't let
her st under the awful suspicion.
pray God may give you wisdom To decide
this rightly, but while you arr jnst In all
things remember the injunction OF the
law 10 give the defendant the benefit of
the doubt" lProlongued applause.
Mr.. Jennings finished ut 1l:5S and the
court adjourned till g. His address was
splendid appeal, powerful in its effect
and delivered with an earnestness and
sincerity that added TO its weight ten
fold.
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