Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-13

ne closed ner eyes, leaned DAck IN ner cnai
nd passed her right hand wearily over he
orehesd.
Miss Borden Pleads Not Guilty.
As the clock struck 10 Mr.. Jennings mo
ioned her to get up and 60 over to the at
orneys' table. She burriedly arose anC
topped across the short space between tn,
ables. Mr.. Jennings read his motion t.
.er in low tone Of voice. Then he TOLD
Ter to hold up her right hand while she
wore to its contents She signed her name
it and resumed her seat
LAWYER Jennings then arose and read his
uotion. He said that as the inquest was
low in progress, and as his client had not
zen formally arraigned, the court had not
ne power to hear the complaint. District
tttorney Knowlton asked that Lizzie Bor-
en- be arraigned at once. Clerk Leonard
cad the warrant to the prisoner, charging
ler with homicide and the murder of Mr..
and Mrs. Borden, and asked her how she
pleaded.
''Not guilty." whispered Lizzie Borden.
No one heard what she said.
GLOW do you plead, asked the clerk.
Not guilty" she snapped, with strong
emphasis on the mot
As she sat down Mr.. Jennings arose to
speak on his plea He said:
Like a Star Chamber Proceeding.
Since the police began their investigation
has been commonly reported and ad.
nitted that Miss Borden was suspected She
was summoned summarily and forced to ap-
0ear at the inquest, where she was not rep
'esented by counsel l spoke to both you Of
icials about my being present. All the evil
lence was concealed from her. She was
subjected to a merciless and severe e1ami-
hsa~ fr,rrn - I'll
Honor hearing this case as judge,
s also hearing evidence in another
ease at which this girl is not
admitted. Does it not follow that you are
Drejudieed in the case2 How do we know
what questions were asked by the District
Attorney. perhaps without any legal right?
HCiu, sir, are sitting in double capacity,
lehring evidence that. for all we know. may
J6iincompetent and inadmissabe. We have
1 i12nt to have legal ruling on the evil
hence of the inquest l submit that this
se is not being heard before an impartial
Magistrate.
District Attorney Knowlton said:
The Common wealth demurs to the plea
md asks that it be overrued. There is
nothing extraordinary about these proceed
mas. They are exactly in the line provided
for by the statute, and the line of 20 other
cases in which have been concerned. 1t is
the duty of Your Honor to hold an inquest,
and also your duty to decide whether the
prisoner shall be bound over.
The Demurrer Is Sustained.
1t is, at least, no compliment to insinuate
that your double duties will not be fairly
performed. 1t is true that the inquest is
still on, but the evidence there has nothing
to do with the evidence now before the
court.
There was hot sparring, the prisoners
counsel ehowing pugn acious powers The
Governments demurrer was finally sus-
tanned, and Mr. Jennings filed an exception.
He moved for a trial at once. District At
torney Knowlton objected, on the ground
that an inquest was still going on. He asked
for a continuance until Monday, August %,
and it was granted. Mr.. Morse and Bridget
Sullivan were then held as witnesses in The
sum of $500 each.
Clerk Leonard told Lizzie Borden to
stand up. She arose and he read the result
OF the days proceedings. As he finished he
said: "And you are committed until the
above date" The lips of the prisoner
came together tight. Her hands clenched
and her eyes flashed. Her lawyer led her
away to a bench in a corner OF the court
room.
The safe belonging to Mr. Borden was
opened this afternoon by safe expert
District Attorney Knowlton and LAWYER
Jennings will examine the contents to-mor-
row.
Miss Borden BE shind the Bars.
Miss Borden entered cell at Taunton
jail at 4:25 this afternoon. Her entry took
the form of a public ceremony. The ex-
element was high. Arriving at the Gen.
tral passenger station, Miss Borden was |
conducted TO a curtained hack by Minister |
Buck and CITY Marshal Hilliard, Detective |
Seaver acting as guard and clearing the |
way. The only sign of interest she mani |
tested was when Taunton was reached, |
when she aroused from her lethargy for |
second, then dropped her head on her hand |
and closed her eyes
Arriving at Jail she was at once placed in |
a cell, the minister conducting her to the |
door and Marshal Hilliard seeing that the |
door was properly secured. Mrs Wright, |
wife Of Sheriff Wright, an old friend of the |
Borden family, hurried to the cell with a |
glass of water, which the prisoner eagerly |
drank. When Miss Borden entered the |
j all Office her face was composed and there
was no sign of consciousness given. She
passed through corridors, apparently seeing
nothing and noticing nobody.
The sheriff stood by the inner door, and
he was affected almost to fears when he saw
tie daughter of his old friend passing in the
apartments usually occupied by the most
degraded females Minister Buck emerged
from the cell room white and agitated and
not disposed to talk.
She Rejects a Chance to Explain.
Il was learned to-day that Lizzie Borden
wss told at the last session of the inquest |
that she had at last chance to explain
away the evidence the police are said to
have accumulated against her But to their
FIRST question was her answer to them all:
81 have nothing to say" She then said
this slowly, as if weighing everv word:
81 have said everything l could; there is
nothing more
Mr.. Dolan and DR.. Edward Draper the
medical examiners for the Southern district
Of Suffolk county, were busy at the ceme-
terry yesterday morning examining the re-
mains OF Mr. and Mrs. Borden. The body
Of Mrs. Borden was examined first. The
wound on the right side of the forehead and
he slight wounds on the back of the head
IN the right side we're all pointed out by
DR.. Dolan. DR.. Draper then began an in
dependent examination of the body.
He discovered a wound on the back di-
ectly beneath the LETT shoulder blade. 1t
s clean cut and is the width of the blade
# a medium-sized hand ak.
Strong Point Against Lizzie.
How DR.. Dolan could have oyerlo oked it
s not clear His examination must have
,een at least superficial. The cut is
critical, and was made, the police argue,
While Mrs. Borden was standing erect. If
he was standing and fell when she was cut. |
Why didn't Lizzie Borden hear the fall?
She admitted while on the witness stand |