The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-23

THE GOvERNMENT NOT kEADf'
Lizzie Borden's Hearing is Postponed TIN
CAursday.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. 23.-The
case against Lizzie Borden charged with
numbering her father and mother was
yesterday continued till Thursday by
consent of counsel. At that time re-
port from the sxperts is expected.
The story OF Capt. Orrick Smalley OF
New Bedford, concerning q. w. Hatha-
ways statement at Craigville on the Sun
day after the Borden murder, has drawn
out the following communication from
Mr.. Hathaway:
"On Sunday after the Borden murders
I was sitting on the piazza at Hotel pal-
mer, Craigsvtlle, discussing with others
the murders. Some of the party suggest.
ed that they might have been committed
by Lizzie. / remarked that IL they were,
she must have been insane. then spoke
of a case of which had personal knowl-
edge, which occurred I'm town in Ply
mouth county many miles from FAN
River.
Talking one day last winter with a
gentleman OF that town, our conversa-
tion turned on the subject OF insanity.
I alluded to my wife being in an insane
hospital. He asked In regard to the
treatment there and said he had daugh-
ter who was rather peculiar. That morn
ing, when he came down to breakfast, he
said she arose, left the table and
wouldnv Eat with Him
and said she hoped when he returned he
would come back . corpse.
"The gentleman said his daughter
oA tn n 81 IrSD d. nth har
except In her feelings towards him. He
was insane. Capt. Smalley, whom I did
not know, seems to have been one OF the
persons on the piazza at the time, and to
have confounded the story of the Ply
mouth county gentleman and his daugh-
ter with Andrew j. Borden and his
daughter l. zzie, greatly to the prejudice
OF the latter, besides totally misrepre-
senting myself. / did not know Andrew
J. Borden and do not know either OF his
daughters.
GEORGE w. HATHAWAY.
This letter from Mr.. Hathaway is ex-
pected to clear up the statement pub
lished few days ago, but Capt. Smalley
still insists that bis hearing was right
and that his judgment regarding the
conversation was perfect.
The adjournment OF the hearing yes
terday is generally regarded here as a
weakening part for the Government, but
such 10 far from the truth. The govern
ment consented to an adjournment, pre-
sumably because defendants lawyer in
sisted that Prof. Wood and Medical Ex-
aminer Dolan should produce in court
everything taken from the Borden house,
hold since the tragedy occurred. This
would include the stomachs of the de-
ceased persons, carpets, sofa, pillows, pill
low sbams, portions OF the panelltng &
about the rooms, also other
Evidences OF the Crime.
The government has bsen attaching
have been taken from the Borden house,
which 10 also said to have blood corpus
cles on 1t similar to those found upon
Miss Lizzie Borden's apron. II these
statements are true the prisoners coun-
sel propose to learn the facts at an early
stage of the trial.
The government officials are not sur
prised at the continuance of the case.
They say they expected Prof. Wood would
be In readiness to report, but they are
not disposed to hurry the expert investi-
cations while not putting all their faith
In their results. The large number OF
witnesses summoned was taken as evil
dence OF earnestness on the part Of the
government. Among those who appeared
In the lily ventilated District Court room
were DR.. Bowen and wife, Mrs. Church
Ill, DR.. and Mrs. Kelly, Miss Russell, all
of whom were the closest neighbors Of
the prisoner, and all OF whom would
much prefer to have no connection with
the case. Charles Sawyer, Hiram Har-
rington, John v. Morse, Officers Har-
rington, Doherty, Medley, Chace, Miss
Emma Borden G. @. Cook and Deputy
Sheriff Frank Wixon were among
Those who Were Summoned.
Bridget Sullivan, the servant girl whose
testimony will probably acquit or con-
vict the prisoner, was the most impor-
tant person present at the hearing. She
was deathly pale from the moment Ser
Reant Edison handed here to q seat, till
the adjournment was reached. She is
greatly frightened because OF the promi-
nence she has secured before the public.
When the court adjourned Miss Bor-
den's counsel went into the matron's
room to tell her how the case stood. The
prisoner will not be removed till Thurs
day ut least. Rev. Mr.. Buck, her pastor,
selected su bstantial iron bedstead for
her from among those In the night pa :
trolmen's room and q large quantity OF
suitable bedding was brought down to
the station from the Borden homestead.
For some DAYS Miss Lizzie will be under
the care OF Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Reagan,
the matrons Of the local police station.
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