New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-15
MISS BORDEN FINDING FRIENDS.
LATEST Phase OF THE FALL RIVER MYSTERY
POLICE STILL FOLLOWING Up CLEws.

LATEST PHASE OF THE FALL RIVER MYSTERY
POLICE STILL FOLLOWING Up oLEws
Fab River, Mass. Aug. 14.-The Borden mnrers
are the great topic here yet Neither Medical Exam
liner Dolan nor City Marshal Hilard have heard any
thing from Professor Wood who is anaNhng The son-
ach OF the victims and comparing the spots OF blood
on the axe and carpt They say II there Is any truth
in the reports that Wood has discovered that the blood
upon the aud carpets is the same. 1t Is strange
they have not heard Il oricially The police to-day
have been engaged in clio ng down dews auo t"Si K
staten .iN made In many letters sent to the Marshal
II is Lizzie Bordcns Sde Of the that Is now at
tracting the whole attention Of the police The repoT
that Gideon Manchester. drawtcnder at stone Brdec
had seen Or. Handy's "wild-eyed man. being driven
toward Newport BY his brOticr has been proved to be
untrue Manchestea's brother has been dead three
Years Officers Harrington and Dougherty have been
all over Rhode Island I'll al unsuccessful eedrrh to nhu
who drove the suspcc. n Newport. The story Amer
Coggesha .d tho police about hl' having hearu c1e"
from the Borden household the morning of the murder
amounts TO nothing. Ill. son was az work al foNsi
Hu two mlcs from the scene. all day Thuriay
Augu-t A. The police have spent some time running
down the statement made sT,n that suspicious char
acter were seen toward New BEDFORD. but without sue
cess The CITY Marhal shows a strange collection Of
letters from all parts OF tho country suggesting wave
and means IN lOcntc the criminal.
II Is not thought now that tho preliminary hearing
has been the policy OF DlstfctAtorney Knowlton IN
handling capital crimes Ia sivc cut little evidence a
possible until the trial takes place Mr. Jennings, bhc
attorney who believes In the innocence OF hss bord"n
will do evcry thing Ia his power to have fun osnina
ton al the earliest date Ills sturdy work At the ume
OF the srragnmcnt has done much e. change public
opnior concerning the girl
Although Miss Borden Ii under arrest charged WIN
perhaps the most henous crime committed In recent
years there T. little talk about the punishment that
| should he meted out 10 her. she Il finding sup
porters nhd friends In the most unexpected places.
The talk Is almost entirely regarding her chances OF
proving her innocence. This fact gives the police
authorities reason think that much OF the strongest
evidence Will have to be given before Mr.. jenkins will
order for holding his client until
November. II Il open secret In police circles tlat
| The Government officers believe that Miss EoTden
was insane at the time Of the murders. II she com
mtcd them. II l. we'll known In this city that Judge
Blni.dcu and District Attorney KnowltOn were pr "a
In Miss BOrdcn'S favor. and they must have hhd
the strongest possible reasons for ordering hcr arrest
some evidence relating 10 tho private HE Of Miss
Borden. In the hands OF the police. bears direc
on this side Of the and strengthens the opinion 0f
the high police authorities who have said that MISS
Roidcn was not conscious Of her deeds, II she was
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