Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-31
A TINY SPECK OF BLOOD
Only as Big as a Pins Head and
on Lizzie Borden's Skirt.
NO BLOOD FOUND ON THE HATcHET

The Poison Theory Disproved by Pro-
lessor woods Testimony-The strong
Point gainst the Accused Woman Now
Is Her Own Conflicting Testimony.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. si.-The testi-
mony Of Professor T. S. Woods in the
Borden inquiry was a combination Of sur
prises. Two things have been demon
strated by the evidence-one, that Lizzie
was in her stepmother's room at $3.50, and
that was about the time Of the murder
and that she was in her fathers room about
the time Of his death. Il was the popular
belief that Professor Woods would show
some traces Of poison in the stomachs Of
the murdered people and would produce a
murderous looking ak, having a blade
from five to seven inches in length. On
the contrary, he pulled ont an innocent
looking Ratchet from a medium sized tray
cling valise, and quietly hut firmly told
the court he could not find the slightest
trace of blood on it, nor was it believed
that such an instrument in the hands Of a
woman could infict CHASTITY wounds.
examined the clothing worn by Lizzie
Borden on the day Of the murder. Every
spot which looked like blood was examined,
but no traces Of blood were seen. A big
smirch on the blue skirt looked like blood,
but was found not TO De blood The white
skirt had one spot which looked like blood
and was found to be blood and it was
directly In front, about six inches from the
bottom. The size Of the spot was about the
size Of pin head He could not swear
that it was human blood, as be had not OK
amined il sufficiently.
The Poison Theory Demolished.
Professor Woods also demolished the
prussic acid and other poison theories. He
looked for traces Of all kinds of common
poisons IN the stomachs of the victims. His
failure to find them added much weight 90
Miss Lizzies strong denials that she was
ever in Smiths drug store. But although
popular opinion ran ia these channels, it Is
well to remember that the government Off
oials did not depend especially upon tho
poison theory.
Il was given out semionicially some days
ago that the district attorney hoped to
prove by Professor Woods testimony that
Mrs. Borden was killed some time before
her husband This fact was well ostah-
lished He said the materials In her stom-
hch showed that they had boon undergoing
the process Of digestion between two and
three hours-in his opinion about two hours
and half. This proves that Mrs Borden
died between and 10 o'clock, probably
about $50.
The government has already established
that Lizzie was 10 the hallway leading into
saIIn rN Ins Ga
has not been able yet 20 prove that she was
not in the house between 9l5 and ill5
O'Clock, when both murders occurred. The
government does not disguise it's pleasure
at tho positive statements about time made
by Professor Wood, which were mistaken
when his cross examination was concluded.
During Undertaken Vineyards cross ex-
animation Attorney Jennings dwolt at
length on the position Of some keys on the
key ung taken from Mr.. Bordeus pocket.
The same matter was referred 70 In DR.. Do
Inns cross examination. The purpose Of il
has not yet appeared.
John Dinnie's testimony regarding the
impossibility Of a man going over tho back
fonce after having committed tho murders
without being seen drives another contra.
dictory nail into the defendants theory tina,
some one had escaped undetected ina that
way.
Officer Philip Harringtonis description Of
Miss Borden's cool and collected manner
was strangely at variance with tho agita
ton spoken Of by others. He also en-
phasized well recognized fact when IA,
said that Miss Lizzie heard her father snl
he would not let his property for any sucl
purpose, meaning the keeping Of a iQuo
otore.
The most interesting testimony Of tn
day to the general public was that given b,
District Attorney Knowlton when be roal
Hiss Borden's testimony at the inquest
LizEie's Evidence at the Inquest
Lizzie stated substantially that she wa
thirty-two years old; that her father ha
been married to her stepmother abou
tWenty-seven years; she had no idea q
wh1t her father was worth aud only kne,
about part Of her fathers real estate. Mis-
Borden said her father gave the girls ia
house on Ferry street and few weeks az
he bought it back again, paying Emma an
her separately. Lizzie had heard Mr. Mors
say several years ago that her father ha
made win; her father never said anythin
about a will
Father once--about two weeks ago--ha
trouble with man whom did not know
They had some talk and heard the ma
say, j thought man with a reputation Z,
getting money like you would accept nj
Offer Ny father said he had stayed Lon
enough and requested him 20 get out, an
he went away saying be would consult h
partner
Lizzie had had some trouble with h
stepmother about Eve years ego, but it w
trivial In some ways her relations with d
stepmother were not as between moth
and daughter; changed from calling h
mother TO "Airs. Borden when there W
some words over her stepsister, now M
George Whitehead Emma had stood as
mother to Lizzie; witness had stated ID
she went to her sister more often than
her stepmother; her father and stepmoth
were on good terms always.
Lizzie stated she had worn a navy bl
dress on the morning OF the murder. III
Lizzie went on TO relate the old story
how the family lived, where Emma was
the time Of the murder Fairhavenl, wi
Bridget was doing on the morning Of (
murder and the movements of Morse
She made two statements about
whereabouts on the day OF the murd
when her father came home. At first
said she was up stairs; then she said
was ia the kitchen, and to this last ST.
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