Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-23

The Preliminary Hearing Adjourned Until
Thursday-Waiting for the Experts.

The Preliminary Hearing Adjourned Until
Thursday-Waiting for the Experts.
The preliminary hearing in the case of Miss
Lizzie A. Borden. charged with numbering her
father and stepmother, was adjourned at Fall
River, Mass, yesterday until Thursday. As
stated in the dispatches in yesterdays STAR
Miss Borden was taken from the Taunton Jail to
the court room in Fall River during the morn
ing. The court room was crowded.
District Attorney Knowiton appeared in court
at :55 O'Clock and went into the judges private
room. The judge followed shortly afterward
The city hall bell had hardly ceased ringing
the hour of 2 when Judge Blaisdell entered
from his room and went up to the bench. As
be walked along each of the 800 persons in the
room arose and remained standing until he
bowed and took his seat The rising was an
innovation and an unexpected honor to the dis
trict court
District Attorney Knowlton arose and said:
IF 1t please vour honor. there are some things
TO be used as evidence in this case which are
wanting at the present time. They are the
clothing and the various parts of the furnish
lngs OF the rooms where the murders occurred.
They are now in the hands OF experts and they
Will not be here tomorrow nor next day, nor
probably the day following. Consequently we
nave agreed with the defendant counsel to ad-
jorrn this trial until Thursday. if it meets your
honor's approval" An adjournment until
thursday was ordered.
The state consented to an adjournment pre-
sumably because the defendants lawyer in
sisted that Prof Wood and Medical Examiner
Doian should produce in court everything
taken from the Borden household since the
tragedy occurred. This would include the
stomachs of the deceased persons. carpets, sofa,
pillows, pillow shsms. portions of the paneling
about the room and other evidences of the
crime.
The state has been attaching great impor-
lance to the Ratchet said to have been taken
from the Borden house, which is also said to
have blood corpuscles on it similar to those
found upon Miss Lizzie Borden's apron II
these statements are true the prisoners coun-
sci propose to learn the facts at an early stage
of the trial The state officers are not sur
prised at the continuance of the case. They
say they expected Prof. Wood would be in
readiness to report, but they are not disposed
to hurry the expert investigations, while not
putting all their faith in the results. The large
number OF witnesses summoned wRs taken as
evidence of earnestness on the part of the
state.
Bridget Sullivan, the servant girl, whose tes-
timony will probably acquit or convict the
prisoner, was the most important person at the
hearing. She was deathly pale from the mo-
ment Sergt. Ekson handed her to seat until
the adjournment was reached. She is greatly
frightened because of the prominence she has
secured before the public.
When the court adjourned Miss Borden
counsel went into the matrons room to tell her
how the case stood. The prisoner will not be
removed until Thursday at least. The scenes
in the court room yesterday afternoon we're ex-
traordinary. Women. who usually would never
think of entering such place, crowded and
actually quarreled for chance to sit down.
There were several ministers, doctors. lawyers
and other professional men who insisted on
places of honor. About thirty-ive newspaper
workers were crowded into the space usually
occupied by three.
Miss Lizzie Borden ate very hearty sup
per ut night. sent her from her home by her
sister and brought down by Mr.. Morse, her un-
Gle. She is in hopeful frame of mind.