New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-07
THE FALL RIVER MURDERS
POLICE WORKING On A CIEw.
SHOES WHO CALLED on MR.. BORDEN
FUNERAL OF THE VICTIMS.

! Fall River Mass Aug Tie following clew, to
determine who were the recent callers at the Bor-
den homestead is being traced to-day by the police
Last Monday morning, about o'clock, horse and
buggy turned iato Second-st out of Spring and
stopped in front of the Borden house. man
who is employed near by sat in his buggy almost
opposite. and facing south. He had ample OPP
portunity and time To take a careful look at
the vehicle, anG the circumstance of the two
strange men calling at the Borden house
made an impression on his mind which
he remembered distinctly. One of the men
got out of the buggy and rang the
door bell As he stood there, the observer saw
him plainly and remembers that his description
was that of a man about twenty-five years Old,
with salow complexion, soft hat, dark trousers
with wide stripe of dark material down the
leg, and russell, or baseball" shoes lie WAS about
five feet nine inches high The shoes in particular
attracted attention, az they were of peculiar make
and color and were laced Mr.. Borden opened
the door and the man spoke a few words and
was admitted The man who remained IN thc
team was not so closely scrutnzed, and his de-
! scription is not so we'll remembered. The one
who entered remained about ten minutes and
then came out with his hat in his hand The team
was driven of in the direction Of Plcasant-st
This circumstance is considered OF Importance
| when the fact il known that the police nave III
| their possession knowledge of the only person VINO
tells Of having strange man at ttc Borden
house at the time Of the murders. boy named
Kirouacl, about twelve years old, was passing the
house at about / o'clock, and saw q man scale the
rear fence into the yard back Of DR.. Chagnons
house The boy went TO his home on Central-st
! and told his father of the circumstance. Ihc
father was 50 impressed with the story that he In
| formed Marshal billiard, who sent for the boy
and heard what he had t. say. sig
nifcant thing in this connection is that the boy
! gave the same description of the man whom he
| had seen Jump the fence IA did the young man
who saw the stranger standing on Mr. Borden's
doorstep Monday morning. The boy was partcu-
| lar in the description Of the shoes and the hat as
| they struck him az the most conspicuous parts OF
! the man : dress This was exactly the experience
Of the man on Monday. KirouaclS was put 10
the most rigid examination by the police, and he
! told such q plausible and straightforward story
! that the marshal convinced that his statement
was true
1his clew was again struck yesterday in Dart
mouth and Wcstport Scarchcrs for information
! concerning Morse revealed the fact that he has
lreu recently dealing in horses. and il is alleged
that he received carload from the West and dis
| POSED OF them through other men in the vicinity
Of Wcstport ON the way TO New Bedford, ycstcr-
day Frenchman Was found who told the follow
ing story
Between half past IL and o'clock Thursday
! was driving along with my wood wagon IN lroIIt
Of the Merchants mill strange man stopped
me and climbed in. He had the appearance OF
hcng agitatcd and asked me T. drive him toward
W.stport. at the same time thrustng - into my
hand He Z. ok the rcirs and drove the horse him
self | had n woodward on Jcncks-st., and told
/ the fellov that must stop there and get another
horsr, as the one we had tired from the
| mornings hard work. My wife was IN the yard
and she did not like the appearance Of the
stranger She positively refused % let me 20 TO
Wc-tpcrt with the man, and | gave him back his
money and told him that would not assist him.
The d, -crlption of the nan given by tho French
man ral!ic~ with that given by the boy at the
police station. and that Of th" young man who
-aw the stranger Monday morning.
! In Wcstport. ~ the head Of the river there
il camp of itiuerant horse traders. who have
lccn spcratne IN that vicinity for three weeks
or more They 20 in and ont Of New Bedford
continually. and Morse has been seen with these
people They came from the West, and arc
handling the horses reported 10 have been brought
by Nlorse In Dartmouth. it learned that
lrjr-c had been representing himself ns a wealthy
| horse trader lie boarded from time 10 time in
| ffa hnpr,tcntious cottage Of native within "A
mile OF the Western hOrsc-iraders' camp. The
! .carchcrs in Wcstp0rt Yesterday found the horse
| traders camp and most Of it, occupants. Among
them was man who answers precisely the de-
scripion Of the man seen by the boy on Thursday
noon the young man Monday morning and
the Frrnchman Thursday afternoon This
man appeared to be the principal Of the traders
and was not 10 b. convrrscd with about triiiing
matters or on subjects other than those pertaining
! 70 horrc trading He admitted being from the
| Vest bmt refused TO say what part of the West.
| His companions have the characteristics of men
| leading rowing life, not unlike that Of the gyp-
sizes They dress ia coarse. heavy garments and
| live in tents in the woods.
Two Ncw-Bedford "spccnlsT worked this city
all day. and they found that the gang had done
| more or less trading in their city. and found "a
hardware store there where hatchct was pur
chased "Wednesday by one of the men from West
port lie paid 81 for the weapon aud the clerk
who took some notice of tho man, gives a dcscrip
/ tion like those given by the Fall River people
The horse traders will be called OIL to tell where
| they were on Thursday
| City Marshnl billiard has two aNcs and two
| hatchcis in his custody that were found in the
| Borden cellar A microscopicul examination Will
| I've made Of them next Mooday. No traces Of blood
| can bc discovered on them with the naked eye
| The latest developments in the Borden murders
have given way TO discussion among the people
| to-day OF the funerals which took place this
| morning. As early o'clock the house was
| surrounded by great crowd. Reporters, artists
| photographers and policemen were active among
| them. Shortly after 1890 Mr. Morse came from
the house and talked freely with group of
| reporters lie said II was terrible thing to be
| suspected and shadowcd as he had been, but ho
courts the fullest investigation and is anxious and
willing to do all that he can 10 trace the perpc
| traitors Of the great crimes lie said Miss Lizzie
| 3ordens health was in about the same condition
| as il WIS LIST Thnrealay aftcrnOOm She did not