Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-22
LIZZIE BORDEN IN COURT.
Taken to FAN Rivera Singular Statement
From Pittsburg.

Taken to Fail Rivera Singular Statement.
From Pittsburg.
FALL RIVER, Mass. Aug. 22.-Miss Lizzie
y. Borden arrived here from Taunton at
1885 O'Clock this morning and will be given
a preliminary bearing a charge Of murder
this afternoon beginning at 20 clock. She sat in
the middle of regular passenger car on the way
from Taunton. and attracted TO attention until
she was half way to this city. 1t was then
noised about on the train that the girl who was
charged with killing her father and
is suspected of killing her mother was
on the train. Some Of the passengers passed
and repassed her seat, but she sat with her face
turned toward the window and her veil drawn
closely over her eyes. She did not show the
slightest trace OF suffering and did not
in any degree mind the attention she
was attracting. She stepped from the train in
this city, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Buck and was
escorted TO n closed carriage By Detective
Seaver and City Marshal billiard. The carriage
was driven by circuitous route to the Central
station, where Miss Borden was handed over to
Natron Russell and taken to the matron's room.
Her sister, Mrs. Brigham, Attorney Jennings
and Attorney Adams where in attendance TO re-
ceive her and they talked together for some
time. As early as IL O'Clock preparations were
being made In the court room for the hearing.
In the seats usually occupied by a rough
crowd Of idlers finely dressed women and men
began to gather early as IL O'Clock, and at
1890 standing room could not be had 1t is
reported here this morning that Miss Borden
has made an assignment OF all Of her
personal property to her counsel, with
the instructions to spare no expense in gaining
her freedom Miss Emma Borden has also
given orders to spare nothing in the way Of
labor and expense. Mr.. Jennings has given up
his other legal work and ia devoting his entire
time to the interest Of his client
AsrRASoE STORY FROM PITTsBURo.
PIrrsBURo, Pa, Aug. 22.-The Dispatch this
morning prints q sensational anonymous let
ter written at the Monongahela House in this
city, in which the writer asserts that Liz
zie Borden is innocent Of the murder Of her
father and stepmother.
The anthor Of the strange communication
says: II was in New York when the murder
took place, and as soon as l learned
that one OF those men did it I lef;
and came TO this city. The one who did the
act said he went into the house to get
something to eat. and as he found no one in the
front room, he went up stairs and went into q
ROOM While he was there the lady came In
on him She haiiooed and he hit her with
carries in case in his panta-
Icon legs. 1t Will weight a. much q three
pounds and is not twelve inches long He
came down stairs and started out the
back way and met the old man. As he did
no. want TO leave any one to describe him
he killed the old man and then went
OF. the back war after the daughter came in
tn. house. BE said be would have killed ner II
she had seen him. This man and one or two Of
his friends we're in the south about four years
ago. and while they we're in Georgia near
Macon they had little trouble With . farmer
named Woolfolk. So they went 10 his
house one night and Killed al Of them but his
son and he got away. So they took some Of his
clothes and threw them. with blood on them.
into the well The clothes we're found, and, ~
they could not and any other clue 10 work on,
the son was arrested, fried and hanged" The
police are skepticai ~ TO the genuinensss Of the
Information, but are trying 70 And the writer
Of the Letter.