The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-09-08
BORDEN MURDER TRIAL,
WEAVING AWEB OF clRcUMs TANTiAL
EVIDENCE.

INtS-NSIs
Lizzie as tho One Who Committed the
Brutal Murder of Her Aged Parepts---
No Blood on Her Clothes.
FAIL RIVER, Mass. Aug. 29.--The
B 'rden murder trial to-day was rather
sensational. Drug Clerk BE lie and two
others testified that Miss Lizzie Borden
attempted TO buy prussic acid Of Benie
the day before the murders. Mrs.
Churchill, the first person on the scene
alter the murder, testified that Miss
Borden had told her she was in the barn
at the time OF the murder looking for
some sinkers, and Miss Russell testified
Htt Lizzie told her she went there to
get piece OflrOn or tin to fix window.
The contradictory statement, caused
sensation. Witnesses said there was
blood on Lizzle's dresss after the mur-
der.
Mrs. Adelaide B. Churchill said she
lived next to the Bordens on the North.
The day OF the trngedy she saw Lizzie
standing against the side door, apparent.
ly distressed about something. She
opened the window and asked what was
the matter, and she said: Oh. Mrs.
Churchill, do come over, some body
has killed father. Witness went over
and asked where her father was. She
replied: 'In the sitting room."
When asked where she was when il
happened, she said she was in the barn
looking for some sinkers. The witness
asked Lizzie where her mother was and
she said her mother had to 20 some
where, but she did not know but that
she had been killed too. She wished
somebody would go and try to find her
Tor ST thought she had come i'll since.
She said her father must have an enemy
Tor every one in the house Mad been sick.
After the nelghbors had commenced to
come In, Lizzie said again that she
wished some one would go and find Mrs.
Borden Tor le was sure she had heard
her co he in, and here the witness des.
cribed finding Mrs. Borden. The wit
ness said that when she goC inside the
house, Lizzie was so much agitated tha.
she famed her, fearing she would faint.
After they saw the body they left Bid.
get in The room ani have no knowledge
what she did there, if anything.
The witEess could no. remember that
there was the least sign Of blood on Liz
zle's dress, hands or face at the time
she first saw her; her hair was done ~
and apoeared not to be dsurranged IN
The slightest and there was no indication
OF anything In her appearance that any
changes had been made since she arose.
Miss Alice M. Russell said abe had
known Lizzie about eleven years. Shc
went TO The house on hearing of the al
fair and found Lizzie leaning against the
door.
She remembered Lizzie telling her IN
answer 10 question that she went Ia
the barn to gcI a piece of iron or tin to
fix windOw with. (Sensa.i )nal.) It
was when Lizzie was sitting on the stairs
that Lizzie said her father must have all
enemy. 1t was when policeman gu =
Hcstcd that some farm hand had done
the deed That Lizzie said it could not be
so for one man was sick and the other
had to stay on the farm; furthermore she
would not suspect either of them. She
remembered Lizzie answered all ques-
lions freely. 1t was quite evident Miss
| Russcll's evidence had made consider
able impression on the defense, and
| when she had finished her direct examina.
ton Lizzie's counsel put their heads TO.
Sethcr and allowed the witness to sit
down tor moment.
On cr)ss-eXaminatiOn Miss Russell
said she oathed Lizzie's iace after she
went in and saw no signs of blood on
any OF her clothing. She could see no
signs OF any undue eXertion about LIZ.
Zie, nor was she painting as though ex-
haustcd. The witness was positive that
Lizzie did not go up stairs before the OF.
ticers went because she remembered the
officers going up to Lizzie's room and
finding it locked; of their pulling the
door open and of her requesting to be al
lowed u look in first, because she did
not know what condition it was In; she
looked in and finding it all right let them
in.
Ebc Bene Il drug clerk, Frank kilroy,
Il medical student, and Frederick Z.
Hart, employed in drug store, testified
that the day before the tragedy Miss
Borden came into the store and wanted
to buy ten cents worth of prussic acid
| but was told it could not be sold without
a prescription. They testified that Miss
Borden said she wanted it to put ON
seal skin sacque or coat she had with
her. Benie testified that her voice was
trcmulOus but kilroy testified 10 the
contrary.
The States official says that the
strongest point to-day was Lizzie's re.
mark, speaking of her mother to Mrs.
ChurchiIl: Il do not know but she has
been killed, too"
Lizzie made this remark while telling
that she thought she heard her mother
comem. What reason, ask the Off ,lals,
did Lizzie nave ior believing her mother
was killed? On the ots:.- hand, the