The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-08-30
FRIENDS ARE DOUBLING
The Strong Evidence Against
Lizzie Borden.
SHE TRIED TO BUY PRUsslc ACID
The Testimony of the Witnesses Examined
Yesterday Creates a Great Change oi
Opinion in Many Quarters-NIiss Bor.
den Denies the Drug Clerks story.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. 30.-Long be-
fore the hearing in the Borden murder
case was continued this morning the
court room was crowded TO suffocation
The examination was resumed at 1915.
The testimony brought out in the hear
ing yesterday has caused change of
opinion among many of Lizzie Borden's
friends, who have heretofore stoutly
maintained her innocence. They consider
the strongest evidence given against her
to be that of Mrs. Addie Churchill, the
neighbor whom she has known and loved
since childhood.
Mrs. Churchill is a sister of City Audi
tor Burlington and daughter of the late
Mayor Burlington, and her testimony has
caused "A profound sensation.
She stated positively that Mrs. Borden's
door was open when she and Bridget Sui
livan first discovered the body of the
murdered woman.
Again, Mrs. Churchill stated positively
that Miss Lizzie told her that Mrs. Bor-
den had received note TO call on sick
friend. 1t has not been proven that any
person in this city or elsewhere sent such
a note or that Mrs. Borden left the house
~ any Jlule during Jne udys
Like all the rest of the witnesses for
the government, she failed to find any
traces of blood on Miss Lizzie's clothing
or her person. Miss Lizzie was in dis
tress and greatly agitated when her life
long friend ran to her assistance, but she
was not obtrusively sorrowful nor did
she show painful emotion.
When Mrs. Churchill asked here where
her mother was she did not say she was
out Her answer was: "Go see if you
can find her. don't know but she is
killed, too" Bridget Sullivan was in
tuitiyely fearful of obeying Miss Lizzie
and refused outright to go up stairs unless
Mrs. Churchill accompanied her. During
this testimony the prisoner bit her lips,
flushed ana bent toward Attorney Adams.
Following Mrs Churchills testim ony
came that of Miss Russell, the friend for
whom Miss Lizzie sent at once. Uncon-
sciously, perhaps, Miss Russell gave an
other insight into the unhappy domestic
life Of the Borden family. Mrs. Borden,
the stepmother, was seldom seen in the
guests chamber, although witness was a
frequent visitor. Coupled with Miss Liz
zie's own words that she always locked
her room door when going out, it was ap-
parent that the pleasantest relations did
not exist
Miss Russell was a stubborn witness,
in the opinion of a government official,
while Mrs. Churchill, who was reluctant
and fearful at first told freely all she
knew without limiting at the family re-
lations.
The testimony of E. H. Bence, the drug
clerk. Frank Kilroy, the Harvard medi-
cal student, and Fred Hart, the assistant
drug clerk, ali of whom were in Sinith's
drug store when Lizzie was there, seems
very damaging to the defendant.
The different stories as TO Miss LiZzes
purpose in visiting the barn and the time
she spent there, are becoming great top
les of gossip about town. If she went
into the barn it has yet to be explained
why she was not seen by Bridget Sullivan,
who went there frequently to get water
with which to wash the windows.
Miss Lizzie Borden denies positively
that she was ever at DR.. Smiths drug
store, where Eli Bence is clerk.
The Testimony in Detail.
Mrs. Adelaide B. Churchill was the first
| witness called. She said she lived next
to the Bordens on the north side of the
street and she remembered well the
day of the tragedy. She first remembered
when she saw Bridget going for Doctor
Bowen. About the same time she saw
Lizzie standing against the side of the
side door, apparently distressed about
something.
IL opened the window and asked hel
what was the matter and she said oh
Mrs. Churchill, do come over; somebody
has killed father
81 went over and asked her where hel
father was and she replied in the sitting
room Asked her where she was wheT
, it happened and she said she was in tn,
barn looking for something for sinkers.
Witness said that so far as she know
she was the first one outside of the famil!
, who was called to the house.
Witness asked Lizzie where he
mother was, and she said her mother haC
S a note TO go somewhere, but she did no
! know but that she had been killed too
, She wished somebody would go and tr
to find her for she thought she had com
in since. She said her father must nav
an enemy, for every one in the hous
had been sick. After the neigh
bors had commenced to come i
Lizzie said again that she wishe
some one would go and tr
G to find Mrs. Borden, for she was sure sh
Ahu INdAh llSl NblllO III anu AAAS NANASn
Q described finding Mrs. Borden.
q Witness had seen Mr.. Borden tha
morning about O'Clock; he was appa
! emily going down town. Witness II
:. membered seeing Bridget washing I'll
y windows but could not give the exa'
L time.
e Witness said she heard Lizz-s as
q Doctor Bowen to telegraph to her sist'
Il Emma, but 10 be careful and not tell d
It worst as the lady with whom she wf
i, stopping was old and it might affect he
,s Witness described the dress which Liz
Il wore on that day as dark blue cottc
cloth dress.
&c Mr. Jennings subjected Mrs. church,
TO a severe cross examination, dwelliI
s- particularly on the excited condition
70 Lizzie when witness was first called
r, the scene.
y, Witness could not remember that the
r, was the least sign of blood on Lizzie
l. dress, hands or face at the time she fir
"a saw her; her hair was "done up" and a
- peared not TO be disaIranged in d
:, slightest and there was no indication