Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-02
LIZZIE BORDEN HELD.
Case Will Now Go to the
Grand Jury.
PROMPT DECISION OF COURT
Arguments Of the Prosecution and the
Defense Outlined
E.lL RIvsn. sep, s-"La.As A. Bor-

emotion which almost overwhelmcd them.
Women bent low their heads and wept
silently. The Judge himself sat limp and
hel lcss after the tocisios which he hnd
found 10 almost irnpc.sibls to announce.
The .traagett Of women, the chief figure
ia that strangest OF scenes, ssoed erect aud
firm, though the die wac east; steady
thoa gh the cad had esns, In . wora-hsr-
self.
"lle Judgment of this court 10 that you
aIo probably guilty Of the charge against
| you. II is therefore tue order 81 shis court
| ths you be committed 70 the county Jail
at Taunton so await the action OF the
grand jury, which meets on tho trst Mon
day = November NJ Taunton"
Tt was all She sank down beside the
minister and calinly waited TO be
escorted back 20 her room. The closing
scnIc OF the long hearing was deeply
TRAGIC. II finds few parallels in the history
oi ninal procedure.
O.oe during it sll---when her counsel
| spoke with emotion, that cnoked him, OF
| the od man whose youngest child she
wa Tho prisoner covered her face for a
\ Iltf'itIIh hhh NlFci away tno SoiuihH
Tcors which Had Come Mt Last.
Throughout the impsssioned appeal Of
| Mr Jennings she was visibly affected, but
| tho l. IN, clear, uncompromising logic Of
| 'h, strict attorney did not move her.
| ~ 30 during his dramatic presentation Of
| tho circum stances which, he submitted,
| ga her tile exclusive opportunity for the
| cor .Gission OF the crime, oven when he
said concuslvcly: 1T was at that moment
that the hatchet entered the skull Of Alb
bic Borden" the prisoner showed NO emo
| tion
Before Judge Blsisdeii haA finished his
| 1rat sentences she knew her fate and knew
why it had come "Out OF her eva mouth
she was condemned"
ohe had expected IL aad remained IN
! shaken.
Mr.. Jsnusnss Appeal.
Mr. Jennings threw his soul into his ap-
| peel for the prisoner. He first proceeded
! calwly TO dissect the evidence which the
| %sta presented claiming that il was en-
! ti'e.y e.. c.rcumsta ntial; tsat 10 did not show
/ t's an outside assAssis would necessarily
! hos, been .sen lad ks approached or
| lett the house that il aid not dis
prove the s,srsnsnt of tbe prisoner
| morning of the crime; tAxs Lsr eontrafie-
tony .tatemEsts Shoald not weigh asainss
| h because q the sIwaordiaary sxaml-
! milton to which she had been subjected st
| the secret inquest: that she testimony
| proved no motive whatever; that the
| pii- oner had no motive; and, finally, that
! the crime laid ~ her door was, all things
| cousilercd beyond the bounds of credi-
| bii,y. On the other hand, he dwelt at
| length upon the effect Of Professor
| Wooi's testimony and that Of DR.
| Draper, saying 10 was fatal 10 the
| cause OF Il. prosecution, and pointed
out that, beyond question, suspicious
N m ad been seen on tho premises on the
morning Of Aug. 4. lie scorsd Medical Ex-
aninor Dolar and Eli Benco because of
| unwprranted reBsth of their test ony,
and concluded With a psrorstion marked
| by fne ire and dramatic force, In which
| he demsndo! the release oil the prisoner.
| II vas hne efort.
Az its cic the crowd involuntarily
| b le into thusia-tic applause The
! pr oner W. isibly affected. Colonel
! Mc'ylR o. e, who sat reside her, was
unable 20 ry 4 his emotion. His heart
was ia the z. ald fight that his colleague
was making lie drew a handkerchief
&C oss his cys- repeatedly and warmly
claspcd Mr.. Jrnnings' hand in consratula-
| tiou when "" latter had finished.
B,v. Mr.. buck followed the counsel's
words as though they we're inspired Ev-
ery one Of them found an echo In his heart.
His face told that. The audience heard in
brathless silence. They sympathixed
with the spirit OF that grand appeal, but
| the, feared IL wns unavailing.
he distriot attorney, calm and matter
of-Ilct a. usual, asked that the court ad-
juun until after dinner, as he did not
wish % break the continuity of his argu-
ment.
| The District Attorneys Plea.
Crowds throuQed the entrances long be
fore O'Clock, aghtins for an opportunity
70 witness q scene which they felt would
be unparalleled In the history OF Fall
| River. Attorney General Pillsbury sat
beside M kaowltos whom the ssurt re-
J assembled
The district attorneys addr ess was, IL 10
generally conceded. = aenihssnt presen-
tation Of the case of the sonmonw ealuh
Every sentence was cutting. His dction
was smooth and his manner uni,npas-
stoned until bs was we'll into the aTt,u-
ment
Taking up the evidence, he proceeded by
process of exclusion to show that the
prisoner alone had an opportunity TO
commit the crime. With that given. he
dissccted her alihi, claiming that IL wac
himsy, and did net weigh for . moment
AGAINST the testimosy Of Bridget, the indi-
ca ions that the work was that ~ q
woman, am .ho iscs that n was Ms Bor-
de- who Was The FIRST object of attack aud
| Oh hicf object 81 hatred
die alone had the opportunity, and
shH had made an attempt 10 purcha ~
| ~ ssic acid. Her actions we're consistent
IA guilt. He dwelt strongly upon the
lmanity ~ the crime and the lamenta-
but inevitable necessity, for charging
! D. daughter with IL, and elased with an
.siyc demand that duty and justice be-
m, as the circumstances warranted
Judge Biaisdeii's Decision
was evident before he nai spoken q dozen
words. He spoke with extreme difficulty
throughout, aud was ssrced 10 pause for
some fiure before elosne his announce.
meat. The csywt wns subdued and the
uause extremely afestina.