The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-08-10
The INQUEST BEGUN
Lizzie Borden and Bridget Sui
livan Questioned.
THE PROCEEDINGS KEPT SECRET.


Miss Borden Not closely Questioned
Nervous state Of the servant.
FAIL RIVER, Mass, Aug. 10.-The fol
lowing bulletin was last night given out
by State Detective Seaver:
"The inquest into the Borden murder
BEGAN before Judge Blaisdell at 10 M,
District Attorney Knowlton conducting
the investigation Bridget Sullivan and
| Lizzie Borden were questioned separately.
| The examination of neither was conclud-
ed. The inquest adjourned until 10 a. m
Wednesday, Nothing was developed for
publication"
This meagre report is all that is given
out officially regarding the first days pro
ceedings of the inquiry.
First Bridget Sullivan, the servant
| girl in the Borden family, was summoned
to the Central Police Station, She walked
down in company with an officer and
talked quite freely on the way.
She looked very much worried and was
quite pale as compared with her appear
ance last Thursday morning, when seen
first by reporter.
She told the officer that it was very
hard to be watched so closely and to have
ones private affairs torn to pieces. She
was willing, however, to have the police
or any one else examine her every action
since the time she arose Thursday until
she was asked to go to the Police Station
with the officer
She did not care to talk very much
about the details of the family relations.
She said that she wanted to leave two or
three times but she was urged to remain
by Mrs Borden of whom she spoke very
kindly
She was taken at once into the City
Marshalls presence and also into the pres
ence of District Attorney Knowlton and
Medical Examiner Dolan. These men,
who with Judge Blaisdell and the two
detectives, are now handling the case, do
not care to be quoted as having given any
opinion on the merits of the present state
of things, but they all agree that affairs
are at a critical point and action may be
taken at once.
Miss Sullivan was brought before the
men to undergo thorough examination
as to the facts before and after the muir
ders as far as she knew them.
While the servant was in the court
room locked up with the officers, Mr..
Morse was walking along through Main
street and down to the banks closely fol-
lowed by an officer
Miss Lizzie Borden was brought to the
Central Police station in the afternoon in
: a hack containing Marshal Hilliard, OH
; Ger Harrington and Mrs. James w. Bing-
ham,
Miss Borden was served with a subpoe-
ma summoning her to attend at an in
quiry at the Second District Court, to de-
@ termine the cause Of the death of her
9 father and mother.
Y Mrs. Bingham was visiting Miss Borden
q and consented to accompany her at the
3 request and consent of Marshal Hill
: lard
The stopping of the carriage at the Bor-
den homestead was followed by the gath
ering of great crowd. AS Miss Borden
stepped in the people surged forward and
caused lively work for the policeman in
keeping them back.
The drive to the station was very rapid,
and was through crowds of people on both
l. sidewalks. At the police station this
crowd was greatly augmented and the
police court alley was filled with curious
!, business men and loiterers.
: Miss Borden was conducted through the
guard room on the second floor where the
> court sits. She was dressed in well-fit-
ting suit of black covered with lace. She
paid no attention to the persons around
her Her face looked worn and worried
Miss Borden was not examined very
closely at yesterdays proceedings.
The analysis of the stomachs has moi
! been completed yet, and probably will moi
be for several days longer 1t is said
that DR.. Wood was called here to assist
if possible, in giving some information
which would justify the officials in serv
'' ing warrants. At the present time th'
officers are in great doubt about how t.
proceed. An officer, who is very close tc
/ the head of the department said thi
: morning. that he had no doubt of the
: ultimate arrest of some one in the family
but which one he would not or could no
say
I After the adjournment of the invesUiga
a. tion Miss Borden was taken in carriag,
re to her home ON Second street, accom-
panied by Mrs. Bingham and City Mar
shall Hilliard. The servant girl will no
a be returned to sleep in the Borden hous
again, Her nerves are completely shat
I, tered.