Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-01
NEWS By TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters.
lizzie MAY Be HELD.
No Motive or Instrument
Has Been Produced.
MARCH OF THE TERRIBLE PLAGUE.
The Physicians Helpless to
Stay the Scourge.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS dead.
Nancy Hanks Lowers the
Trotting Record.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS DEAD.
THE BORDEN TRIAL.


oner for the Grand Jury-No Motive
or instrument PrOduced-The De-
fence to Sum Up Its Case To-day.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. 30.-The de-
fence in the Borden case showed its line of
argument to-day and there are q great
many people in the city who believe to-
night that it is based on fairly sound rea-
soning. There are many ignore persons
talking about the weakness Of the govern
ment's case than have been heard for some
time. It has been shown by reputable wit
nesses, such as Mrs. Chagnon and her
daughter that strange noise was heard in
their yard the night preceding the day of
the murder that might have been made by
man climbing the fence and moving about
the buildings in the rear of their house.
They were frightened by the unusual
sounds to such an extent that Miss Martha,
the daughter, declined to 80 into the cellar
even to look out Other witnesses, among
them DR.. Handy, testified to having seen
| strange looking men in the neighborhood,
while a man of sound common sense like
Alfred Clarkson, the steam filter, says the
hay in the barn had been slept in and
looked as if it had been lain in.
THE HOUSE EASILY ENTERED.
Jerome G. Borden showed how easy it
was to enter the house by the front door,
and the testimony of Mrs. Brigham shows
that it is possible to enter the door to-day
provided one of the inmates does not slip
tho bolt or turn the key, without depend
| ing on the spring lock, which does not
spring.
DOUBTS
To days record of the butchery as given
by DR.. Draper has again given rise to grave
doubts whether the terrible wounds could
have been inflicted by a woman, more par
ticularly by woman who, 8 noe and be-
fore the tragedy, has shown not the slight
est symptoms of insanity.
THRIFTY.
Considerable nonsense has been publish
| ed about close living at the Borden house
because it has appeared that mutton and
mutton soup were warmed over more
than once. As matter of fact 1t is
we'll known that majority of the
older families in this section of Massachu-
sets at least are thrifty in their HOUSEHOLD
affairs, and it is not an uncommon thing
for them to warm over victuals. The ro-
| bust, healthy forms of Miss Lizzie and
| Miss Emma Borden do not show that they
| had been undergoing a process of slow
starvation by a penurious father and I'M
| lovable stepmother.
CRITICISM.
As sympathy turns toward the defendant
there is heard more criticism of the way
she was treated at the inquest. 1t is
| charged that the report of the inquest
| shows it to have been a direct examination
| followed by as severe cross-examination as
| was ever seen in a criminal trial, the whole
| effort appearing to be to force Miss Lizzie
| to convict herself, and that after the
government was satisfied that she had
gone far enough to do this the ar
rest was made. The inquest came to an
abrupt end and has never come to a formal
ending so far as the public have been able
to learn. AS the evidence at the inquest
has come to light these criticisms of the
prosecution do not ses how the arrest
| was warranted. The impression seems to
be that Mics Lizzie had been kept on the
| rack there. It is commented upon that at
three different times she was called before
| the inquest and each time was compelled
to 90 unattended by counsel to meet Off
cials who were suspicious of her guilt and
whose whole, effort seemed to be to secure
damaging testimony from the wit
ness agai 1 10 herself If, a1 rs1at3ns
to the events and time the murder was
discovered, which, because of her confused
state at the time she was unable to answer
directly and definitely and were repeated
again and again until she was forced to con-
Wet herself one way or another; this, too,
after she stated that che could not remem-
ber It is also stated that had she followed
Lawyer jennings advice and refused to
answer any and all questions put to her
except BY consent and advice of counsel
she could not have brought down upon
herself more open and violent condemna-
ton from the public than that which has
already been given freely in and out of
police circles.
WILL SHE BE HEIDI
The general opinion tonight is that the
government has evidence enough to war
rant holding the prisoner for the grand
jury, but that it cannot possibly hope to
secure a conviction. The opinion that she
will be held is based upon the claims that
Miss Lizzie has not yet been divorced
from the house during the hours of 9:15
and 11:15 o'clock, when she was seen and
accounted for by Bridget Sullivan.
NO MOTIVE OR INTRUMENT
have been produced. DR.. Diapers testi-
mony showed that whoever the murderer
was he could not have committed the deed
without bearing some of the victims blood,
an ineffaceable record on his clothing.
The important part of this testimony
which seemed to weaken the governments
strongest evidence was given in these
words of Boston's medical examiner:
"The determination of the time rom
the condition of food in, the victims
stomachs could be only approximate"
1t is thought the case against Lizzie Dor
den will never pass beyond the portals Of
government as looked at by her friends to
night is that she is to be called probably
guilty, because she might have been in thu
house when her father and STEP mother
were killed. They also claim that hai
John V. Morse been confined In bed in tn,
: house by illness at that same time no kline
fate could save his nsck from the gallow
If the present state of public feeling rulet
. the courts.
Attorney Andrew ]. Jennings will sun
I'D the case for the defense to morrow. 81
J. will devote most Of his argument to show
ing the weakness of the Borden nigh
" latch, tho possibility of strangers enterin
"a | and le8VlDR Luo uOusc, duO Iuo Ihcb tuh
3, there were many suspicious persons an
t. things seen around the house preceding tn
o. tragedies The governments case has bee
fully outlined. District Attorney Know
- ton will not put his greatest claim for CON
mitment upon the fact that Lizzie Borde
made cratic statements at the inques
rs He will rely particularly on Bridget Sull
al vans testimony, backed by that of Pro
tn Wood. Bridget Sullivan did not kno
N Lizzie's whereabouts from the time 81
went until she heard her laugh in Il
open door, as testified to. Durir
this time the murder of Mr.
Borden could have been committe
The government officials theory Is tn
Mrs. Borden was murdered while Bridg
was washing the outside windows of Il
a house, the furthsst point she cou
be removed from the room where the fiji
tragedy occurred. It would be impossit
at that point to hear any person falling
the upper story. Had Mrs. Borden be-
alive in the house, it seems probable
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