The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-10-11
LIZZIE BORDEN'S CASE
The Published Stories Cause
Feeling in Her Favor.
MORSE WILL SEEK LEGAL REDRESS.

State Regarding Quarreis, etc, In
dignantIy Denied by Miss Emma Bor-
den, Attorney Jennings aud MT. Morse
Felt That the Prosecution is weakened.
( FALL RIVER, Mass, Oct. 1.-THE
Borden murder case is again the sole topic
Of conversation. The story published
yesterday has influenced feeling in favor
of the girl and it is felt that the govern
ment case has been injured. Attorney
Jennings, Miss Emma and Mr.. Morse en-
phatically deny all statements regarding
quarrels, etc. Mr.. Morse is intensely
angry and win seek legal redress.
Bridget Sullivan and Detective Seaver
spent some time together yesterday look
ing into the minor details. The appraisal
of the Borden estate has been completed,
but no figures will be given out until
the report is submitted to the Probate
Court
District-A Attorney Knowlton is in New
Bedford. Regarding the publication, he
expressed the opinion that the case
would not be hurt thereby.
Mr., Jennings made the following
statement to a reporter:
"The matter published in a Boston
paper relating to the murders Of Andrew
j. Borden and his wife is a tissue of
lies.
Il have endeavored to find out about
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Chase 1T the number
indicated-1S2 Fourth street, Fall River
"There is not only no such number, but
not any within 40 of it, There is no such
name as George +. Sisson in the direct
Ory, nor can find any person who knows
anybody by that name
"The kernel Of the whole malicious
story deals with a condition which is alb
solutely disproved by things found in the
cellar by the prosecution and admitted to
be what Miss Lizzie claimed they We're.
Subsequent events have confirmed iher
claim"
Morse says that the whole story is abso-
lutely false, not a word of truth in it.
The Reagan story has already been denied
by Miss Emma and Miss Lizzie, and was
admitted. by Mrs. Reagan TO be false to
at least six persons.
A member of the police force says that
the names used in the story indicated are
fictiCious, but the matter is substantially
true.
The following are two of the stories re-
ferred to,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Chase Of Fall
River, and Mrs. Abigail Manchester
their daughter were friends of the elder
Borden, and visited them on the evening
previous to the murder.
They overheard, it is stated a quarrel
between Lizzie and her father
| All heard Mr.. Borden say: "You can
make your own choice and do it tonight.
| Either let us know what his name is or
| take the door on Saturday, and when
| you go fishing, fish for some other place
| TO live, as l will never listen to you
again. will know the name OF the man
who got you into trouble.
Lizzie is said to have replied: "If
| marry this man will you be satisfied that
everything will be kept from the outside
/ worldW Then the visitors were an
nouuced and conversed with Mr.. aud Mrs
Borden on the subject of Che funeral
Mr. Borden said: 81 would rather see
her dead than have it come out"
Mr.. George j. Sisson of Fall River is
said to have heard Lizzie say to Bridget
Sullivan, the hired girl: ''Why don't you
say how much money you want to keeI
quietF Bridget's answer was: 81 don't
know what you mean, but you are moi
the girl l took you to be-"
Mr.. George Sisson, 1t is said, will sweai
that less than a month before the murde
Mr.. Borden told him he had made a viii
giving Emma and Lizzie $50, 600 each
which was more than he would have al
lowed them but for his wifes interces
sion.
Bridget Sullivan will, it is claimed
Dorroborate the story of the quarrel oi
Mr.. Borden and Lizzie; also that sh,
heard the night before the murders
Morse and Lizzie talking about a will
also that on the afternoon of the day o
che murder, Lizzie whispered to her
''Keep your tongue still, and don't tall
to the officers and you can have all tn
money you want"