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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-01
CHOLERA!
The Black SCourSe Of
the Indies.
4 SHIP OF DEATH.
The Voyage Of the Plague
Cursed MOraVia.
NEW YORK in DANGER.
Must We Expect the Pest in Provi-
dence.
Must We Expect the Pest in Provi-
dence.
WHAT THE PHYSICIANS SAY.
Interviews with Superintendent OF Health
Chaplin and Secretary Of the State
hoard of Health Fisher-Precautions
to bo ken-Disinfecting the Immi-
grants on Hoffman Island.
ESPECIAL TO THE SEwsa


QU ARANTINE. n. ", Sept. 1.-Condi-
lions here are unchanged this morning.
Ind the steamers are all below yet No
Sew cases of sickness are reported. The
Teutonic and Circassia will be allowed to
proceed to their respective docks to-day.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-Call 1t by what
ever name you please. cholera or choler-
Inc, the dreaded scourge has reached the
port of New York. The steamship Mora
via is anchored In Gravesend Bay with
366 passengers, two of whom are at pres
ent suffering from the plague, Of which
twenty-five died on the way here from
Hamburg and were buried at sea. The
two patients that are now on shipboard
are convalescent. but It is feared by
Health Officer jenkins that more cases
may develop.
The news of the arrival of the scourge
caused the greatest excitement yesterday.
There was rumor in circulation ves-
terdhy tnnt Health 0fficcr Jenkins had re-
ceived n cablegram day or two ago tell
ing him to keep close watch on the
Moravia. Whether this be 80 or not the
fact remains tnat, although the Moravia
was the first ship to get into Quarantine
after sunset Tuesday night and the first
that ought to have been boarded, the
health officers did not pay any attention
TO her until they had visited the entire
fleet at anchor off the statue. Then they
returned to breakfast, after which Drs.
Talmadge and Sanborne boarded the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-01

representative at his Office In the City
Hall and questioned as to what precau-
tions had been taken to prevent the intro
duction Of cholera into PROVIDENCE, and
what precautions had been made for the
accommodation and care OF any cholera
patients that may be discovered here. He
said:
"Our chief danger lies in probable in
fection through Immigration at the ports
Of New York and Boston. Preventive
measures have been TAKE en- at these places
and we have endeavored TO secure an
understanding with the officers OF their
Boards OF Health in order that we may be
apprised at the earliest time possible OF
any cases that may be found there and Of
! the destination OF any suspected immi-
grants bound toward this city. s
"As a matter OF fact we receive no reli-
able information until the suspect has
arrived here and become practically lost
to view. / shall request the chief Of DO
lice to instruct his officers to watch all
incoming trains and steamers and to
keep track of all immigrants who arrive
on them, and report to us Immediately in
order that we may locate them promptly
II an inflicted person should get
through and be located with
friends here who could give him
the necessary attention. We would not
remove him from their custody. but
would put trained nurse In TO care for
him. OF course every piece of clothing
would be promptly disinfected by the
usual process. and for those things which
could not have a steam bath applied, n
wash of corrosive sublimate would be
substituted.
Tine poorer patients, whose friends
may not be able to care for them, would
be removed either to the old pest house
or to a temporary frame structure
would erect near the infected dis
trict Unfortunately there is no
hospital here devoted to the care
of patients afflicted with contagious dis
ease. The small pox house, built years
ago, has been recently remodeled and
fitted with such facilities as are needed
Hard pine floors, hot and cold water,
water closets and other sanitary provis-
ions have been made The work of re-
modelling this building has not been COM
pleted, but within few hours 1t would
be ready for occupancy by patients. No
patients are there now.
'As to the oft-re pea ted assertion that
no danger Is to be apprehended here.
would say that PROVIDENCE is IN us iIn-
minent danger as any other city in this
country"
DR.. Chaplin was in consultation yes
terdav with the United States custom
house authorities, who will heartily CO.
operate with him in his efforts to prevent
the introduction of cnolera by way of the
sea.
While PROVIDENCE Is not apprehensive
of the entry of this dread visitor through
the foreign vessels that enter here. Due
care will he taken to insure immunity
from this source Of danger. Two com
petent physicians are under the direction
OF DIR. Ohapin.
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mass of weightv evidencef Need anyone
reply that it hadn't any such eyidencei
Perhaps the officials did not know that
their evidence would prove so futile. Per-
haps they did not know what u pitfall
they had prepared for themselves Per
haps they did not know that their assn mp-
tion of knowledge must be backed by
facts made plain during the hearing. Let
us be charitable and suppose ali these
things; but IL so 1t can reasonably be
plead in reply that 1t is their duty to
know them. And IL they do not Know
them their action must be characterized
as hasty IL no worss term be applied to
il. But IL Judge Blaisdell does commit
Miss Borden (as It is now supposedly
some word more vigorous and expressive
than "hasty' must be applied to his deci-
sion: There is not an unprejudiced law
yer in RHODE ISLAND who would think
OF indicting her on any such evidence as
has been adduced.
IL should be remembered that these
comments do not pretend to deal with
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-01

the guilt or innocence of Miss Borden as
such, but simply to give the natural de-
ductions from the evidence which has
been offered
Now that both defence and prosecution
have finished, however few words as to
yesterdays defence may be applicable.
1t was neither sensational or of great
value. II showed that noises were heard
around the neighboring houses on
Wednesday night, and opened apostolic
means OF escape and entrance for the
murderer, by showing that Mr.. Borden's q
cousin entered the front door at time
when the latch was supposed to be fas-
tened. II thus proved that the spring
lock on the door did not act automati-
cally. John v. morse corrected his
statement of Saturday, reaffirmed his
conviction that the cellar door was open
and said that he had spoken OF this fact
to MIR. Holmes. DIR. Draper medical ex-
aminer of Suffolk County riddled what
little there was left OF DIR. Dolan's pre-
vious testimony regarding anatomy and
the direction of blood spots.
With this the defence rested, and we'll
it might, for while 1t had not been shown
that anyone else did the murder, it was
made. plain that such thing was posi-
BILE and that no evidence save her pres
ence could be used against Lizzie
Miss Lizzie's contradictory state
ments, her excuse for getting sinkers
or lead from the barn and the contents OF
the milk have not yet been explained.
The side lights upon them must come
ultimately. but for the present they must
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-01

prepared for the use of mother and babe.
Frederick Boilenbach, a babe OF o months,
with his mother. who was stricken very
soon after the Kulczinsky child was at
tackled. Before the day ended another
case had developed. and by the end Of
forty-eight hours from the time the ship
sailed ten patients suffering with the
plague had been carried TO the hospital.
on the heels of the plague. The two lit
tie ones mentioned were sewed up in
their bedding aud hurrledly cast into the
sea. The mother OF the first to die,
Mariana Kulczinsky had already caught
the Infection, and three days later she,
too, was cast overheard as the child had
been.
On the third day out of port there were
no less than six deaths from cholera,
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testimony in full That has already be !. n
done In these columns, and onr readers
are as fully competent to decide that
question, which was presented to them at
the outset: Whether the evidence would
show the probable guilt of Lizzie or
whether the government had made an
error OF judgment i'm holding her. There
can be no doubt of the drift of opinion.
IL Enthusiastically and Overwhelmingly
condemns the action of Judge Biaisdell in
arresting Lizzie, and II he commits her
to the arand jury on the evidence given
he will find himself the subject of wide.
spread public distrust.
But To condense yesterdays evidence
The government clue or theory of the un-
finished dress pattern came TO light only
TO fade away bef re the unwieldy fact.
The insinuations about that dress pattern
have Deen numerous. Miss Lizzie bought
ibin New Bedford. The search at the
house failed TO reveal it, or the dress
which could have been made of it, Sig
nifcant fact The government, so prolific
in theories aud SO void of facts, had
another piece of damaging evidence. No
dress. No goods No bloody garments.
What had become Of them! They were
one and the same. Lizzie must have
made that dress without the knowledge
of her friends, committed the murder aud
made way with the dress. IL so, what n
splendid fact TO hang a motive on. IL
was perfect proof Of premeditated muir
der. But alas the fraility of human
theories. The dress goods appeared yes
terday in the court room, uncut aud un-
touched. Another theory exploded. No
more proof OF premeditation. No evil
dence of motive.
SO 1t has gone on from day to day. One
by one the statements Of witnesses ex-
ploded the fine spun theories OF the gov
ernmcnt until people began to wonder
what had become Of that immense mass
OF evidence which Mr.. Kuowlton was sup
posed To have at his fingers ends The
public no longer wonders. IL has become
fully convinced that theories do not con-
stitute evidence.
The great secrecy that has been OBJ
served by the government begins TO be
plain. The reason for IL has been dis
closed. liz the government had had real
evidence and not theories, secrecy would
have not been necessary. When n man
has n sure thing he don't need TO keep IT
secret. 10 Is only when he is uncertain OF
the value OF mis- Knowledge that secrecy
becomes so absolutely necessary. IL ire.
quently denotes absence OF knowledge as
we'll as It's partial presence and IL used as
cloak TO cover ignorance. Need anyone
ask why the government laid so much
stress on secrecy regarding its immense
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CONTINUED ON PAGE Z.
THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER.

Fall River is Agog to Know More Of
Him Robinsky Heard From.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Sept. 1.-The testi-
mony of several reliable witnesses yester-
day to the effect that they saw strange
and suspicious-looking man hanging
around the Borden house about the time
of the tragedy is considered the most i'm
portant piece of evidence that has been
brought out I'm the hearing. This evil
dence, it is argued by the friends OF Lizzie
Borden, certainly makes Engineer David
sons story more valuable. The state
mont of Prof. Wood that the murderer
must have been soaked In blood CORE.
spends with Robinsky's story OF the
stranger he met who was covered with
gore from head to foot.
Robinsky has been heard from and On
Ger Medley is away looking him up. The
wife of the postmaster of Dedham, In .
River deeply interested In the case. bpt
who does not wish To figure In the news
papers, gives the information that letters
have frequently been received at thst Office
addressed To Samuel Robinsky; that they
were always called for aud delivered.
Engineer Davidson who is here to throw
what light he can on the murdcis Is q
native OF Sterling, Mass, and dispatch
from there says his family Is most re-
spectacle one.
Although lawyer Jennings has not pub
licaly said so, IL is stated that he blievos
the murder was committed by che strange
person described by witness yesterdays
and that this person was the man aii
covered with blood" seen by the soeddler.
and the mysterious John" of snxilecr
Davidson.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-01

One prominent official. whose eve of
discernment has noted incubator in this
city and State from which cholera germs
may be speedily Matched, said that the
city had To guard as we'll against the foe
within as against the one without. No
mors filthy spots exist In any city in this
country than can be found in the Italian
quarter on Federal Hill and the Jewish
quarters In Charles aud North Main
streets.
Scattered all over PROVIDENCE too are
thousands OF privy vaults which should
have been abolished long ago, and
although against the sanitary law their
owners persist in allowing their use.
They also are exceedingly dangerous and
are constant menace To the health of
the municipality. The drainage into the
Pawtuxet OF pollution Is another factor
in producing contagius disease. IL
cholera germs should get into the water
supply OF this city, death would be in
every drink.
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ESPECIAL 10 ruE Nrwsl

ESPECIAL TO THE NEwsi
FALL RIVER, Sept. L." Wanted In Fall
River not later than Sept. 9. by 10 A. M.
enough evidence to prove to the public
that the indictment Of Lizzie A. Borden
for the murder Of her father has been
warranted"
The above notice expresses the feelings
of the ever sympathetic majority of those
who have followed the mysterious Borden
murder hearing since last Thursday. II
one could judge by the expression OF At
torney Knowlton's face yesterday as he
took the 345 train for Taunton. The
above notice would about express his feel
ings too.
1t is not necessary now to review the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-01
WHAT DOCTORS SAY.
Most Of the Medicos Think Cholera
Ant to Come.

Owing to the fact that most OF the
prominent physicians were at Newport
attending meeting Of the Medical So
ciety to-day, only n few OF them could be
seen. Most of them expressed the opin-
ion that some cases OF cholera would
probably appear in this city.
throught the Jewish quarter OF the city.
Others said that the city was In n fair
condition to repel an attack Of chole ra.
and that no serious alarm ought to be
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-01

Quarantine tug aud steamed out to the
Moravia
They had been aboard scarcely three
minutes when they hurried back to their
tug, steamed back to Quarantine aud re-
ported to DIR. Jenkins.
DIR. Talmadge carried n long white en-
velope, which he handed to DIR. Jenkins.
1t was list Of the twenty-five people
who had died on the Moruvia, and at
tHched to IL was n certificate from DIR.
David Israel, the ships surgeon, certify
ing that the passengers had died of chol-
er,ne.
The American flag, which had been
waving gently from the Moravia's fore
mast, was hauled oown, and in it's place
the sinister yellow quarantine color was
raised. The steamship got under way
and steamed back To the lower bay,
where the health officer has decided to
hold nil vessels.
The passengers were not at all alarmed
They knew that some of their fellow pas
sengers had been sick, and that the steam
ship had often stopped during the night
TO throw bodies overheard. They grouped
themselves about the rail In all their dirt
aud squalor TO admire tho coast This
morning they were transferred 20 Hoff :
man Island, where they will he detained
until the expiration OF ten days after the
last case OF the scourge disappears.
With clean bill OF health, Capt. G..
Theile, the Moravia's commander, sailed
away from Hamburg on Aug. Is. On the
next day, while the ship was still i'm mar
row waters. Franz Kulczinsky, n babe Of
III months, was taken with cramps. A
brief examination served TO send the sur
geon In haste to the captain. The babe
was In the the throes Of Asiatic cholera.
and IL was absolutely certain that the
plague would spread.
There was "A consultation between the
officers. and then the sailors were set to
work TO prepare hospital. Toe sal lofs
cleaned out the turtle back and beds were
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FRASER BROS.

it. Think of the witnesses account OF
time In this trial and you will not think
it amiss that she could not tell accurately
how long she had been out.
''It has gone out over this land that she
has showed no emotion. So says Bridget.
But Mrs. Churchill says Lizzie was 20
disturbed at the door that she threw up
the window and asked her what was the
matter. Two of her friends were required
to support her in the kitchen and dining
room, and all the other witnesses agree
that is 80. Here is plenty OF emotion and
feeling.
'Your honor, It is universal rule in
criminal law that In the absence of cir
cumstantial evidence the governments
must show motive Why did the gov
ernment make such show of motivei
because they knew that no one would
believe the theory of her guilt unless they
could show q motive. But what have
they shown Of motivef Nothing. There
is no evidence OF will. She states her
self that their family relations were
pleasant aud friendly.
Suppose the motive was money.
don't know In my experience OF q case
where Inheritance is cause for murder
where there was no instance of present
emergency. No such case exists.
In the present case no such emer-
gency exists Thers Is nothing to show
that her relations from the time Of her
birth have not been of the most loving
kind. There is no present quarrel shown.
say this motive does not exist and they
have not shown
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Weather for this evening-Clear.
For to-morrow-Clear. WV.
The Thermometers.
Temperature from 2 A NJ. Aug 81. 70
Highest, e; lowest SIS; mean 6SS
The Tide for Tomorrow.
High water at PRovIpkScK at s;<1 A. -.
and at 4:lS L. NJ
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felt, although every precaution should be
made to keep the city clean.
There Is no regular appropriation by
the State for such cases outside the funds
OF the State Board OF Health.
Gov. Brown said to-day that II cholera
appeared there would be no delay In
securing any money needed.
The federal authorities have the first
and most pressing duty to perform In
keeping the disease out, but the towns
and cities must do the most of the work
IL IL gets started. and should be ready.
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CONTINUED on PAGE Y.
Important Notice.

once OF the Bryant a stratton business College
now open for the enrcliu,ent Of students. Call a,
once and secure your seat.
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The English and Classical school. %
snow Street, Providence.
The principals may BE- consulted daily o, the
school epon 10 10 o'clock.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-01

remain as unsolved as the assumed
knowledge OF the prosecution on Thurs
day last
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-01

She VIII be Held ut Quarantine and In
spected.
An Italian bark with "A cargo OF salt for
this city is expected here this week from
the island OF Sicily. She will be met be-
low Fields Point aud thoroughly inspect
ed before she Is allowed to come up to
PROVIDENCE.
CONTINUED on PAGE 2.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-01

DIR. G. v. Chaplin Tells About tho City's
4recsu tions.
DIR. S.V. Chaplin of the Board of Health
of this city was seen to-day by NEWS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-01
Another Exciting Day in the Borden
Hearing.
WEIGHING THE TESTIMONY.

What Local Lawyers Think About the
Case and tho Chances of the Accused
Where IL Handy's White Faced Man p
Jennings Claims Bridget Sullivan Had
as Good an Opportunity to Butcher as
Lizzie.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-01

while one other, boy named Chris
Shurditowitz. died of heart disease. To
add to the terrors Of the situation there
were developing nearly n dozen cases on
this day.
Then came lull in the death rate, for
but two died on the 2ist and but two on
the 22d, but on the Esd the alarming num-
Der OF five were overcome. Then
none died during the three days follow
ing, and after that two died on the 27th
ana one each on the 2Sth and 18th. BY
this time the ship was off the American
coast.
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THE MoRAyIA's DEAD.

The list OF the dead shows that all but
two were children. Thirteen OF them
were Poles aud the rest were scattered
among other nationalities. The following
is the list 81 the dead In detail:
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which has been duly filed, or anv mar,
tnereoI, or make use OF, Keep or fur
nish TO Others, except as in this AIT
provided, any paper water marked i'm
Imitation of ballot paper, or disclose
10 any person not engaged in the
making, printing or distribution of
ballots or ballot paper under the di-
rection OF the proper officer, the de-
sign OF the water mark to be placed on
the ballot paper, or print or he col
crrned in printing or have in his DOS
session any limitation ofan official bn :
lot, or make any mark or iudorse
ment on any ballot, or STUB, by which
the ballot can be distinguished from
other ballots, or falsely swear that he
IS unable to mark his ballot by re ason
OF physical disability, shall be deemed
guilty OF a felony, and upon convic-
ton thereof shall tie imprisoned in
the Sta Prison for term not less
than one year and not more than Ave
years.
Sec. "a. Any person who shall,
during All elertion, remove or de troy
any OF the supplies or other conven.
fences placed in the booths or com.
partments, or shall, during an cleo
tion, Remove, tear down, or deface the
cards of instruction posted, AS pre-.
scribeh Ivy this Act, shall be guilty of
mi<deueanor, and on conviction
thereof shall bs punished by fine
not less than fifty dollars, and not ex-
ce.ding five hundred dollars, or hy
Imprisonment in he county jail for
term not less than one month and not
exceeding six months.
Sec. 80. Any public officer, upon
whom any duty Is imposed by This
Ac., who shall wilfully neglect or re-.
fuse to perform any such duty, shall
be deemed guilty OF a felony, and
upon conviction thereof shall be i'm.
prisoned in the State Prison for term
no; less than one year and not exceed
ing five Years.
See. 30. No person except MEM
Der of the Board of Il ection shall re-
ceive from any voter ballot prepared
10y such voter. No person shall ex-
anime such ballot or solicit voter to
show the same. No person shall re-
move any ballot from any polling
place before the closing OF the polls.
No person shall apply for Or receive a
ballot at any election precinct other
than the one on which he il entitled to
vote. No person shall show his ballot to
any person, after marking il, so as to
reveal any OF the names voted for.
No person shall ask another within
one huDdr' feet OF the polling place
for whom he intends to vote. No
voter shall receive ballot from
amy other person than one of the
Clerks of Election, nor shall any
other person than Clerk of Elec ton
deliver such ballot 10 such voter. No
voter shall deliver to the Board of
Il ection or to any member thereof
any ballot other than the one received
from Clerk of Election. No voter
shall place any mark upon his ballot
by which it may after wards lie iden-
titled as the one voted by him. Any
person violating any provision OF this
section shall he deemed guilty of u
tnisdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in sum not
less than fifty dollars and not exceed
ing five hundred dollars, or by i'm
pri>onment In the county Jail for n
term not less than one month and not
exceeding six InOnths
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