The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-09-02


After Judge BIaisden Determined te
Preside at the Hearing.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Sep. 2.-Lizzie
Borden was taken to Taunton Jail this
morning Her friends are indignant over
the verdict rendered yesterday, but if the
truth were told, they have expected it
from the moment Judge Blasdell determ
ined to preside at the hearing.
Many persons who have read Mr..
Knowltons summing up for the prosecu-
tion state that the verdict was the only
proper one to preserve the interest of safe
government, but not few Of them are
skeptical about conviction on the evidence
submitted at the hearing.
Marshall Hilliard has commenced to
outline the plan for the State to pursue.
In this matter he has been directed by
Attorney General Pillsbury and District
Attorney Knowlton. 1t is said at police
headquarters that there is much yet to be
done before the case is fit for successful
presentation to the grand jury.
No habeas corpus plea will be made by
the defendants lawyers They will de-
vote their time to hunting down the mys-
terious people seen around the Borden
house the day of the murder.
Andrew j. Jennings believes firmly in
Miss Lizzie's innocence. His great plea
is the principal topic Of conversation. 1t
appeals to the popular ear, and it will be
many days before the citizens begin to
look upon the prisoner as a criminal.
When court began yesterday morning
Mr.. Jennings opened for the defense.
He said, among other things, that the
complaint alleges, that on The fourth day
of August, Andrew j. Borden was killed
by his daughter. He approached the sub
ject with feelings widely different from
any other case which he had ever before
handled.
Mr. Borden was not only his client, but
his friend, and had anybody told him
four weeks ago that he should now be
pleading for the daughter of his old
friend he should have said it was beyond
the bounds of credibility.
That Andrew J. Borden was murdered
there was ~ uVbt, and that the time of
murder has zen established there was no
doubt, he said.
The alarm was gwen at 11:13 to 11:15,
and the time between Mr.. Borden's last
entrance to the house and the alarm was
about % minutes.
What occurred after he got therel
| Bridget Sullivan told her story, and she
left him in the sitting room reading a
| paper Within half an hour Andrew j.
/ Borden had to go into the house, have his
/ talk with Lizzie, if he had one, 90 up-
stairs and downstairs and lie down on
the sofa, unless he was killed, and placed
on the sofa afterwards.
The time must be reduced from 10 tc
10 minutes for the commission of the
deed 1t is found that after the alarm
had been given the bodies were where
they have been so often described as be
ing, and any man of common sens,
would have said at once on seeing then
that this was the work of an insane man,
one whose heart was hardened.
The theory of the government seems tt
be that the crime was committed by in
mates of the house; all their work seem!
to have been directed by that one idea. Il
is claimed that nobody could get out o
the house without being seen, becaus,
there were persons all around.
Mr.. Knowlton then spoke for the prose
cution, and held the close attention o
the court room for two hours. In closing
he said:
''The demeanor Of the defendant is re
markable. While everybody is filed will
anguish, she has never yet expressed
emotion. 1t takes away from the horro
we have of bringing our minds to thinl
this thing has been done by her. l hav,
never heard but one expression from he
yet. She was annoyed that Fleet shoulC
ask her questions about the fact of tn,
murders.
eve have never yet found the wral
that covered Lizzie Borden and took tn
blood from those bodies; we have not ye
found the hatchet which did the work
This thing was conceived in the head of
e cool headed and deliberate woman. !
i your Honor should yield to the eloquen
S arguments of my brother and allow thi
@ woman to go, that would not be the enc
of this matter The reward that attend
duty done should be considered
. Judge Blaisdell said that sympath
should be laid aside and duty, stern duty
7 requires upon this evidence but one thin
c to be done. Supposing that a man wa
}, seen in the chamber of Mrs. Borden, tn
t guest chamber OF death, and that he wa
4 Ia the room of the father when deaf
h came; suppose that a man should tell a
3 many different stories as Lizzie has done
: the way would be plain. 81 find that sh
y, is probably guilty"
She was ordered remanded to the cour
Z ty jail aU Taunton for trial at tine Noveu
i Der term.
All of the witnesses were ordered
Il recognize Tor the November term of Court