Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-31

In the Barn at the Time OF the Borden
MuIder9

Murder?
FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. 30.-Several
pages of the stenographers copy today
were devoted to q tilt between the dis
trict attorney and Lizzie, caused by his
trying To find out Just what Lizzie was
doing III the barn to occupy twenty
minutes. she ate three pears, looked
out Of the window and overhauled a
box for the lead. When she got back
she found that the kitchen fire, instead
of burning up brightly, had about gone
out and she gave up ironing. Then
she described the condition of her
father, that is, that he was bleeding,
bat she could tell nothing about tho
nature of the wounds, could not re-
member if she had on an apron that
morning or not, knew nothing about
any axe, but one, which was down on
the chOpping block; knew of nothing
to cause blood to be on a hatchet, nor
did she know why there should be any
axes IN the cellar way. When sne
found her father she ran at once TO call
her servant; never thinking of calling
her stepmother, because she supposed
she wasout, and she said TO Mrs Church
Ill that she wished somebody would
see If she was IN the house. She
thought II was not more than five
minutes after her father came in when
she went to the barn. Lizzie said she
did not think her father went up stairs
after he came IN. Never fixed hls head
when he LAID down nor touched the
pillow of the lounge. LIZZIE SAID fur
ther that Mrs. Borden's homestead was
for sale and It was bought IN by Mr.
Borden for her. Lizzie stated that she
said that ne did for her. he ought
TO do Tor tucm, meaning herself and
Emma. Then or about that time she
commenced to feel serely toward her
stepmOtner. Lizzie could not tell how
the blood came TO be on her skirt IN
less it came from q flea bite if the
blood came from the outside she
could not tell where il came from.
She never went into any drug store in
New Bedford at any time to inquire
for prusslc acid; never went into any
drug store for any such thing; gave
the dress she wore the morning of the
tragedy to the officers; wore the shoes
about for two or three days. She said
that about two weeks before the trag-
edY she heard, or saw somebody, run
down the steps and away; she saw
something similar about the house last
winter. When she first saw the form
recently II was on the back steps and
ran towards the barn; last winter she
saw 8 person run away on a Sunday
night when she was coming home from
church and told her father of the oc-
currence, but said nothing to him
about the second affair. This closed
the governments case.
The first witness for the defense was
DR.. :. W. Bowen. neighbOr and family
physician Of the BOrdens. ON the day
of the tragedy he was driving up to his
house when his wife and Thomas BOles
Informed hIm Of the affair. In conse-
quence of that information he went
directly 20 the side door of the Borden
house where ne met Miss Lizzie; wit
ness was excited. Lizzie said; "Fathe-
has been killed, been stabbed" She
was then IN the hall. Sne said she had
seen ~ body nor had she heard any
body and then she told me her fatDer
was m the sitting room and when wit
ness got there be found Mrs. Churchln
and Mrs. Russell and examined Mrs.
Borden and found that death bad
come. and then no sad "Mrs. Borden
has been murdered too" Witness
then described tae location and posi-
ton OF the bodies s. ne found them
When Lizzie went 20 her room . WAS
because of the advice OF witness He
was at the house The morning before,
shortly after he had eaten breakfast:
had talked with Mrs. Borden 80 his of.
iice aud then went over and talked
with Mr. Borden. he did not remember
whether they told him where Llzue
was When be went up with Dr.
U0lan. he did not examine the wounds
particularly. At that slime he did not
form any opinion As e. The time
OF the death of the parties.
Mrs borden called on VT
ness early on Wednesday morning and
ssls she vas afraid She nat been pos.
oaet and tnst she Hss frightened and
VII .e she was there sae came near
vomiting. she said that Nr. Eorlru
aud herself had been slck Tine % ght ta-
fore between 2 ard ~ ard shsf Wse
fE.e bad been sex ahoHt midnight.
This CIosed tne iuvestfgafion fof ter
day aad an adjournment sas taken
tli ~ a. m. tomorrow
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