Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-27
Was the Testimony at the Bor-
den Trial, Friday.
Proceedings in the States Insestiga'
ton That Are Utterly Disgusting.
Other Witnesses On the Stand In this Famoas
but Horrible Case.

ut WlIitss SAM tHt Ntutu III fhfs
Borden's back WAS first discovered at. the
autopsy held in the Oak Grove cemetery
Then came the most grucsome part of The
testimony yet given and while il was going
on Lizzie and Emma closed their eyes and
flushed and showed much feeling
The witness said; Bodies have been
skulls were removed from the
bodies BY instructions from the attorney
general. Skulls were cleaned and the bodies
now are buried without heads.
The skulls were photographed and are
now in my possession. No member of the
Borden family were informed of the re
moyal and photograPhing of the skulls, so
far as the writer knew.
Continuing, the witness said the axes
and hatchcts found in the cellar were given
to Professor Wool, but were never fitted
to the wounds. lie thought Mrs. Borden
died from one to two hours before MIR.
Borden.
Dr. Dolan retired after being ordered to
produce all articles in his possession.
A. &. Hart, treasurer of the Union Sav-
ings Bank. testified that Mr.. Borden had
called at the bank in the morning of the
murder. He told the witness he was feel
ing unwell.
Charles c. Cook, real estate broker and
agent for Mr.. Borden, testified. He talked
with Mr.. Borden at length few days be
fore the tragedy Mr.. Borden said to the
witness that he had made no will, and never
said to any one there was will,
Mrs. Caroline Kelley, who lives in the
house next to the Borden homestead, tcsti-
fed to seeing Mr.. Borden coming around
the house and going toward the front door.
Thought he had small white package in
his hand. II was then about | - O'Clock.
Could not say that he entered the house.
Dr. Dolan was recalled and produced the
taken in the house shortly af-
ter the murder. There are five of them
showing various positions of the bodies in
the different rooms.
Lizzie \. Borden preserves the same
coolness of dcmcaror which characterized
her Yesterday when she met the curious
glances of 800 pairs of eyes in just the
it was predicted she would-cooly
and calmly and without any outward sign of
She paid but little attention TO the tcsti-
lnony of Engineer kicran, but showed some
in that of the medical examiner.
When she heard the descriptions of the
wounds on the mutilatcd bodies of her
father and stepmotber she sunk down on
her sea, and said something to her sister
" no sat at her clbbw.
Miss Emmae face was as immovable AS
a sphinx, and with the exception of the in
cidcnls noted, Lizzie gazrd stcadfastly at
Mr.. Adams and showed no signs of ncrs-
ousness In fact, it was the very general
remark that the girls nerve was simply
" wondcrful
An attempt was made by Mr. Jennings to
day to obtain an affidavit from Ma,ron Rra-
gan pronouncing false the story that she
had said Lizzie and Emma Borden quar-
relied. Mrs. Reagan said She was willing to
sign an affidavit if the marshal allowed, but
he refused. Two policemen and "A reporter
will make atllavits that Mrs. Reagan said
the sisters quarrcled and Lizzie accused
Emma of giving her away.
During the afternoon session Miss Lizzie
Borden appeared to he using more than or
dinary efforts to maintain her compoSure
and it was evident that the strain was be-
ginning to tell upon her wonderful nerve.
John V. Morse was called to the stand.
He testified in part: Had been in the
Borden house several times in the past
year. Went to the house the day before
the tragedy. dined there with Mrs. Borden,
and went to Swansea to Mr.. Bordcn's farm
to see some cattle | purchased from him.
Mr.. Borden was in poor health at the
time and said all in the house had been
sick the night before, probably from poison
in bakers bread The defendant
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came down stairs Thursday at seven
breakfasted with Mr.. and Mrs. Borden.
Did not see Miss Lizzie and went away
from the house the morning of the murder
at 9.lj, leaving Mr.. and Mrs. Borden and
the servants there.
The witness then fully detailed hi where
abouts during his absence from the house.
Started to go home at | 20 o'clock saw
Mr.. Sawyer and DR.. Dolan. Bridget SulIi
van first told him of the murder. Was or
terms with the family. Wa'
nervous at the time he saw the dead body
and went into the yard where he remained
two or three hours, Saw parlor door be
fore it was washed and it had not less thar
forty spots of blood splashed over the door
the largest wee at the bottom of the dool
and had the heaviest parts downward.
Mr.. Borden had told the witness that h,
had made a will They were on the South
Main st. at the time He said something
about some bequest at the time; but Tho
witness did not know what they were, anr
he would make a public be
quest.
Some time in May, this year, while rid
ing towards the farm in swansea he salf
he would give the girls some land If be
thought they would accept it. Witness
thought the cellar door was usually KEEP
locked. but was open. He tried it in the
afternoon of Thursday.
He thought Emma washed the bloo'
spots off the door, hut did not see her do 1t.
No one stopped her. lie only estimated
the number of spots. Witne's saw IN Of
fccr pm, four axes in bag.
Bridget sullivan, the servant girl, wa
called AMI was still on the stand when conT'
adjourned at :, L. NJ. She testified that
she was employed by the Bordens tvs year.
and nine months. and detailed her duties
beds on the second floor.
Emma had been away two weeks. Game
down TO the kitchen that morning, found
the doors as she left them the night before
opene,i the doors to let iceman in and gel
the milk can; closed and hooked the screcr
door.
Saw no one about the house until Mrs
Borden came down stairs by the back way.
Remained in the kitchen while they ate
breakfast, then saw Mr. Borden let Morse
out the outside door.
Washed the sitting room side of the
house first and started TO wash the parloi
" indows. did not see Lizzie. didn't see anS
one from the outside during the time wa,
busy.
Did not see Lizzie when | returned frst
to the house after washing the windows
began washing the upper part of the inside
of the sitting room windows. Had ops
part of the window done. and went to tbs
from, door had heard something rafting
with the key; supposing 1t to be Mr.. Bor
den. went to let him in, found the boil
across the door and key turned inward.
While I was trying to open the lock
heard Lizzie laughing upstairs in the from
hall Did not expect to hear her. Wit
ness said she made an exclamation whicf
she did not want to repeat, and this proba
bly, caused Lizzie to laugh.
Mr. Bonlen sat in the chair in the dinins
room reading. He had not finished wheT
Lizzie came downstairs. She asked him i
be had any mail for her. Heard her &c!
her father that her mother had received |
note and had gone out.
Was washing the sitting room window
at that time. Mr.. Borden took the key froa