The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-02
THE FALL RIVER TRIAL.
MISS LIZZIE ~PRoBABLF GUILTY.
At Least Judge Biaisdeil Thinks So, and
sends Her on TO the Grand Jury-Argu-
ment on Both sides ConsIuded.

i dA 1NAf'Af -AaoH.f t'tpss a. -~ NN''-'
came in to-day at 1870, and a few MIN
utes after Miss Lizzie Borden entered
the room and the proceedings began.
During the half hour preceding the en-
trance Of the Court Mrs. Churchill ands
Mrs. DR. Bowen, Miss Holmes and anoth-
er lady enjoyed themselves apparently
very much and laughter was frequent
ARGUMENT FOR THE DEFENSE.
Mr.. Jennings opened for the defense
lie said. among other things, that the
complainant alleges that on the 4lh day
of August Andrew J. Borden was killed
by bis daughter. lie approached the SUD
lect with feelings widely different IRON
any other case he hsd ever handled. Mr..
Borden was not only his cliet. but MS
friend. and had anybody told hlIn four
weeks ago that he should now b. plead
ing for the daughter of MS old friend he
should have said it was beyond the
bounds Of credibility That Andrew j.
Borden was murdered there is no a9u't'
and that the time of the murder has Deen
established there Is also no douo~
The alarm was given at 1l.l3 10 Id
and We know. 90 far as we can kno"
from the evidence that the Time between
Mr. Rordens last entrance 10 the house
and the alarm from twenty-five min h5pS
to half an hour covers the TINE iuhy,
What took place after ne goc mere
Bridget Sullivan told her story ana ehe
left him in the sitting room reahihs
paper. Within half an hour Andrew ,.
Borden had 70 90 into the house nave NJ
talk with Lizzie. if be lad one; go ui-
stairs and downstairs ana lie Gown "
the sofa unlcss me was Killed and piaced
&. u flifu time Tlfl~L
be reduced % from ten 70 ulte-h minutes
Corr the commission Of the deed.
II is found that after the alarm had
hon 0iven the bodies were where they
bod boen so often described as being;
1DJ anv man of common sense Wouih
bova said at once on seeing them tAa'
This was the work Of an insane man Ol
NJ one whose heart was As OlaCh ~
hieol could be Blow after blow,
cutting through the hair into the pIalh,
tvere raiuof ON these persons, sloWiA5
that the person who did the detH
wanted TO make sure; there was an un
necessary brutality that suggests lnIerhAl
hatred and revenge or INSANITY. Efei!
blov delivered shows its deep line or
demarkatioI from the others, showing
that the hand that struck those Oio"7
was powerful and that the hand nal eA-
perence in handling hatrAet. M
case is one of circumstances, ana II lhere
are those which weigh against the Do
fendant Won are bound 10 observe these.
which are for her equally as Wen;
These wounds speak for themselves ana
don't rest upon the statement VI thOse
who may have seen them.
n becomes the duty OF the common
wealth 10 investigate a crime OF this ma
tire with the utmost care. WAT tne
guilty should be found. The theory or tht
government seems 70 have been thit the
crime was committed by inmates or ;haJ
house. All their work seems 20 have
laen directed by hat one idea. II Is
claimed that nobody could get out o. the
house without being seen because there
were people al around. The government
knows the house has been broken into
i'm the DAYTIME within TWO years, and the
bsru broken into within two months and
the facts are not disputed; we show
something the police ought to have DIS
covered, the stranger within the gate,
as told by Mrs. Manley.
They have spent night and day follow
ing UP clues to convict Lizzie Borden,
but know nothing about Mrs. Manley
and tie man she saw. Why: Bee luso
they are not looking for anybody out
side. The extraordinary thing Is that
the police cannot fad the man Or.
Hnndy saw. but they can fnd the axe or
axes Lizzie Borden killed her father
with.
There is the fact that strange mca have
been there and have not been srcn;
those men cot there and ths neiehbors
did not See them, and does It not follow
that others might have gone ia aud yet
not have been seen by The neighbors:
Miss COllet did not see Frank NlXon.
0rl be- went over the fence while she
was right there; neither Groves man nor
tho Frenchman saw him until be got
down into the yard. Lizzie has told
about seeing a man dodeing about the
house and it has not been cOntradicted.
Is il not entitled 70 some weight?
Mrs Chagnon heard somebody max
ing a noise - the fence on the division
linc the nigh. before We say that this
goes 20 break down the Governments
Caim that this deed was committed by
somebody In the house. 80 FAR as We
know Morse. Lizzie and Bridget Sulh-
van were the only persons in the house
at the time with the murdered persons.
Nj Morse having accounted Tor his time
leaves the others aiOnc-thc youngest
daughter and the servant laud right here
counsel called attention 10 the words
Youngest daughter1 She is the pet Of
the family. the one whose fingers We're
last clasped by the dead father. aud the
one whose head last rested against his
breast" Lizzie here burst into tears.
and Mr. Jennings was himself almost in
tearsl Continuing. be said be did not
believe that either Bridget Sullivan or
Lizzie committed the deed.
SENT oS TO rHE GEASD JURY.
The hearing in the case was closed
after the lawyers Oh each side had made
their arguments. Judge Blaisdell then
said that sympathy should be laid aside.
and duty, stern duty, requires upon this
evidence but one thing 10 be done. sup
posing that q man was seen in the cham
ber of Nirs Borden. the chamber of
death. and that he was in the room of
the father when death came; Suppose that
a man should tell as many different
stories as Lizzie had done. the way would
be plain Il find that she is probably
guilty" The accused was sent on TO the
grand Jury. She was II manded 10 the
county jail at Taunton for trial &C the
November term. all the witnesses to
be recognized for the November term
OF court