The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-22
fhe Accused Brought from Taunton
and Secluded in Matron's Room.
FALL RIVER FULL OF EXCITEMENT
The stuffy Little Court Room Filled up
Early this Morning and Spectators
Sat There Hour After Hour not to
Lose Their Seats by yielding to so
ESPECIAL TO THE NEws.i

FALL RIVER, Aug. 22-Tne court room
in which Miss Lizzie Borden is to under
60 the preliminary hearing on the charge
of numbering her father, Andrew j.
Borden, began to I'LL at half-past ten
o'clock this morning. although the pro
csedings were not expected to open until
two this afternoon.
Miss Borden was brought to this city
from Taunton Jail, arriving on the 1885
train, some hours earlier than had been
expected. She was in charge of City
Marshal Hilliard and State Detective
Seaver who went to Taunton for that
purpose this morning.
Pastor Buck, who has been her staunch
friend from the start, accompanied the
accused young woman and as she stepped
from the train he gave her his arm.
Miss Borden wore blue serge tailor
gown, with white tie and black hat, and
showed no i'll effects from her confine-
ment. Indeed she looked as a bystander
exclaimed. "better than ever"
She was ushered into closed carriage
and driven rapidly to the Central Police
Station. Here police guarded the doors
and refused entrance to all. Miss Borden
went Immediately up stairs to the
matron's room, still leaning on the arm
of the Rev. K. A. Buck, who carried for
her small satchel.
Lizzie's face was set and absolutely ex-
pressionless. She walked with firm
step and looked neither to the right nor
the left. The number of spectators was
reduced by the fact that she got to Fall
River two hours before she was expected
to leave Taunton. Word had been give n
out that she would come on the o'clock k
train.
The gossip Of to-day Ia that Emma and
Lizzie Borden have given Lawyer Jen-
nings draft covering their entire bank
account and their whole property, per
sonal and real. They mean to fight the
case at every point and to the bitter end
The news Of Lizzie's arrival quickly
spread through the town. A crowd began
to gather about the station but officers
guarded the stairway and refused en-
trance to all but reporters.
Emma Borden arrived soon after Lizzie
At 1918 John V. Morse appeared with
lunch for Lizzie, which was at once
spread before her. She had scarcely
seated herself when Lawyers Jennings
and Adams entered. Emma, Morse and
the matron were sent from the room and
q secret conference was held in the
matron's room. In about fifteen minutes
Emma was called in.
The police station was originally used
rs fire engine station. The court room
is up stairs in the rear and was originally
used as a hay loft, and refitted few
years ago.
1t Is a room 30x40 feet in extent, plain
furnished and finished in stained wood
1t has accommodations for twenty re-
porters. The officers are noticeably
courteous to the press representatives.
The few spectators who had gained
entrance before a strict guard was put on
a door, were allowed to remain. At 1
o'clock some of them sent out and OBJ
tanned lunch. They had waited three
hours already. but sat patiently waiting
till the hands Of the clock should point
to2
Now and then reporter entered, or
hurried out to discover the latest move in
dropped in and chatted, but otherwise
the minutes rolled slowly by until about
1:30.
BY half past one the street around the
court house was crowded, but only few
OF the most prominent citizens were ad-
mitted. The intense interest shown i'm
the case is evidenced by the presence Of
the most influential business men in the
community in the court room.
Many of them left important engage
ments to attend the hearing. Among
them were seen the Hon. G. A. Cook,
Henry Carragher, School Committeeman
Brady, City Physician st. Germain. the
Rev. u. w. Lyman and many others.
Long before two o'clock every seat in
the court room was taken. Thirty-three
reporters fl lied the space within the rail
ing, and the noise Of conversation filled
the room. As the hands of the clock
neared the expected hour the buzz died
away and silence gradually came upon
both audience and reporters.
All awaited the entrance of the Judge
of the court The clerk and Judge Blais-
dell entered. About all the interested
parties had arrived except the prisoner
and her counsel.
The gathering was the most expectant,
probably, that ever assembled ia Fall
River. IL numbered also the most nota-
ble attendance upon a court scene.
The six settees devoted to witnesses
were all filed. Miss Bridget Sullivan
en- cred In good season, accompanied by
James II. Cummings, Esq, brother of the
Hun. John w. Cummings, aud the two