Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-01
1t is Taken Up by the Grand Jury
al Taunton.
REPORTS OF HER INSANITY RIDiCULED
Death Of Ex-Governor Hoyt Of
Pennsylvania.
THE TENNESSEE sENAToRsHIp
THE INSANITY rLf. EIprcuLEp.
Neither Lizzie Bor,ien'- Uncle Nor her Csun.
sci VIII Adopt It.


TAUNTON. Mass. Dec. The grand Jury
resumed its session this morning and began the
examination Of more witnesses in the Borden
murder case. Detective McHenry and wife,
who were mixed up with the sensational publ
cation few weeks since. were in the court
house and were among the witnesses 60 testify
District Attorney knoWlton stated squarely
THIS morning that the last insanity story is ''an
bosh."
The grand jury called for the biood-spattered
pillow shams and linen taken from the room
where Mrs.. Borden w>s slain. and these. with
the two skulls Of the two victims were once
more submitted 20 inspection In the Jury room
IL is inferred that a resume Of all the evidence
In the case IL on the docket
Mrs. Peckham and Mrs. Hail Of Fall River
we're two new witnesses before the grand iury
this morning. IL is intimated that their testi-
mony was in the line Of new evidence obtained
during the recent recess
At Has am. the evidence was in and the
grand jury took a recess with the probability o
a report this afternoon
FAIL RtNER. Mass. Dec. l. Mr. John Morse.
uncle Of Lizzie Borden. declares that there ia
no ground whatever fer the claim that ms niece
Is Insane. He had known her from the time she
was little child. ana never had she shown the
slightest signs Of insanity. ON his side OF
the family be could say that there had been no
insanity as far back as its history was known.
liZZie Borden was equally free from any
danger OF inheriiing insanity fr~n her fathers
side. No one IN the family had ever
been known 10 bscome bercft OF rea-
son, or even 20 exhibit the prosnnce
OF queer mental traits. He did not believe that
Lizzie had ever experienced an insane moment
during her whole life. She Was perfectly sane
at the time the murders were discovered. and
she had been sane ever since
Andrew Jennings, counsel for Miss Borden
puts no faith IN the insanity theory, and
states that the defense did not pro-
pose TO build up ANYTHING on that
idea, Miss Borden's friends. as far as
be knew. had absolute faith IN her -a1ktv.
lhey believed her 60 be entirely innocent Of
the charge against her. and Of those who had
stood by her from the first Mr. Jennings knew
OF none who had so far weakened in his or her
faith as 10 admit that Lizzie might have COM
mitted the murders while insane.
Mr.. Jennings admitted that he knew why the
Attorney General had called halt in the case
and given the grand jury a vacation. He was
bound 20 keep this knowledge 10 himself aud
refused 20 talk on the subject He would
not say whether delay in asking for
q report had resulted from sus-
picion IN the mind Of the attorney general that
the defendant was insane, aud. in fact, refused
absolutely TO talk on this part of this after
admitting he knew the reason for the delay
He had been with Miss Borden con-
stantly since the murders: he had
seen her under the most trying circum-
stances, and had not the slightest doubt Of her
sanity. Mr.. Jennings has by no means aban-
doned his claim that il possible FOR q per-
son to have hidden in the cellar until he had q
good opportunity to murder first Mrs. Borden
and then Mr.. Borden.