The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
In LIZZIE BORDEN'S FAVOR.
EVIDENCE THAT THE POLICE NAVE
SLIGHTED OR OHERLOOKED.
Now They Are Engaged In Boohisx for .
Stranger n Bsckman Ssw-The Careless
Inspe ction OF tho barn by the Police.

murderer OF her parents. Inere appears TO-
day a now factor in the case which seems to
sustain the theory OF the friends OF the pris-
oner that some other person. whose identity Is
now unknown committed the murder.
This factor recalls the almost forgotten and
abandoned clue, which threw suspicion on a
peculiar looking man who was seen by Police
man Hyde and Dr. Handy. The police have
said that they he'd run down that clue and
proved that It was worthless.
Asa matter OF fact. the police did nothing at
all about following that clue but to-day. whom
tho trail is almos- ten days old. they are forced
to take it UP by tho evidence presented by
John +. Donnclly. II hackman. and man
named Cook.
These men assert positively that they were
the first to enter tho barn beioro the police
started in and they found inlisputable ev,-
dence that somebody had slept in tho hay in
the barn on the night preceding the murder.
Donnely says that when he put his horses
up between IL and - o'clock on tho day OF
tho murder he was told by a Frenchman that
there had been n horrible murder on Second
street.
Donnelly lives on Fourth street. two blocks
east Of tho Borden house. He telSphoned up
to McDermott brothers. the undertakers and
they told him that it was true that Mr.. and
Mrs. Borden had been killed.
As he had acquaintance with Mr.. Borden.
Donnelly wont directly ovcr to the house. He
was there at half past IL o'clock. he is very
sure The police had not got there for ho
look ed round to see If he could find one.
There was a crowd around the house and
people on the street. Mr.. Southland Miller from
across tho way called to him and said:
why don't you mako a search. John?"
Mr.. Donuelly replied:
Il am not nn Officer
Mr.. Miller said
"You 90 ahead. and III give you authority.
Perhaps you may find the murderer"
II ed to Cook tho telephone man. Come
along. Charlie" said Mr. Donnely. We
went up into the barn chamber It's small
place. and we walked all over It. There were
two niles OF hay then in the chamber. 1t might
be hundred pounds in both.
1T looked like hay from grass cut from the
premises. Right upon ono pile We came upon
GOOD sized i'm print made by some one lying
on II. I was convinced that somebody had
slept there the night before"
go It seems that two persons had been In
that barn chamber Immediately upon tho dis
coyery OF the murder. and after Miss Lizzie
says she was out there. yet Offlcsr Medley
says he searched that barn chamber and he
could not find single footprint In the dust on
the floor.
There is said to be positive evidence that IL
was not Lizzie who told Bridget Sullivan to
wash the windows. Lizzie had been sick all
breakfast
Borden nam and John = v i: Morse It va. Mrs. 5or:
den. who as she got up from the breakfast
aee spoke to Bridget and told her her to 60 up
STAIRS anu WASH Inc ,,s.,S "s.h ai..n .o",,
assd s ssn r.s up t a sitting room
A reaction in tn. case has set in. To.
althnn0h n9tYfCe AttOYnaY
d dHSss haSs Da,,.d their Opinion on tho svt.
Saucs thar. ara many thouahtful and inru.
entail mon who believe . trial will substanti-
Borden homestead. and he i. doing patrol
from an snn ,a the family. '
.na .Ss ns
gone over BY tho police again within the next
few days. and they will not be far away should
the police need them.
There will not be great many Witnesses
summoned for tho preliminary hearing earl unless
in s will b. open to Z, reporters ,rt -,
daywa.an arnrassion mada nv Bridpat snlIi.
aas was an expression t maoe .. nliuses CO. o"ls-
rested Lizzie Borden.
moss. her statement has sta rtied the friends
Of the Imprisoned girl Tho remark undoubt-
o
ing stories have been told CONCERNING the re-
lations between the members Of the Borden
Holmes will be OF much interest:
Mrs. Holmes has been ono OF the most
intimate friends Of the family. She admits
that the family relations have not been as
pleasant as they arc in many iamiii es that in
years past they were decidedly unpleasant at
nm open rupture between Llzzlo ana her