The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-08-19
Taken to Taunton.
LIZZIE A. BORDEN'S PRESENT HOME
IS IN JAIL

She Pleads Not Guilty at the Opening OF
the Trial-Her Counsel Granted a Con-
tinuance Until Aug. 22.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. 12-Miss Liz
zie A. Borden, charged with the murder
of her father and stepmother, one week
ego yesterday, was arrested last evening
st $50 o'clock by City Marshal Hillarl
and George Seaver of the state police.
FALL RIvFBs Mess, Aug. l3.-Lizzie A.
Borden is in Taunton Jail. Her removal
was effected quietly and with careful
delicacy by City Marshal Hilliard, who
did everything in his power to make her
departure as quiet as possible.
In the early afternoon she was visited in
the matron's room by her devoted friend,
Mrs. Brigham, who was soon after fol-
lowed by Dr. Bowen, Mr.. Jennings, Miss
Emma l.. Borden aud Rev. Edwin W.
Buck, her old pastor AMI spiritual guide
for many years. Mrs Brigham left early
but the others remained until the hour for
Lizzie's departure.
A crowd gathered in Court square
around police headquarters, and blocked
the narrow alley from North Main street.
1t had been noised abroad that Miss Bor-
den was to be taken to Taunton on the
$3.50 train, and the reporters were all at
hand as the hour approached. Miss Emma
l.. Borden, with Mr.. Jennings and DR..
Bowen, bade Miss Lizzie A. Borden an af-
fectionate good bye. The parting between
the sisters was sad one, but both APP
peared buoyed up by strong faith and
great trust.
At Taunton
there was tumultuous and simply dis
graceful crowd of morbidly curious peo
pie awaiting the arrival of the train.
They raced after the officers as soon as
they alighted, and jostled their prisoner
and her escort. Miss Borden was hur-
ried as fast as the marshal could hurry
her out through the ladies' room and into
hack. The mob fairly swarmed round
the carriage and hemmed it in, many mar
rowly escaping being run down when the
coach ratified off toward the Jail.
The reporters coaches were ready stimuli
taneously and in the same order as before
the three hacks ratified off for the Jail.
The carriage conveying Lizzie Borden en-
tered the grounds and drew up on the west
ern SIDE She quickly alighted, and, With
Rev. Mr. Buck, preceded the marshal and
District Officer Seaver into the building.
In Jail.
Lizzie Borden was taken inside the iron
rail separating the woman's wing from
the central vestibule. She was followed
by Rev. Mr.. Buck who thus had an oppor-
tunity for last chat with her, while City
Marshal Hilliard signed the mitimus on
which she was committed to Jail. The
papers being found correct, Miss Borden
was turned over to the matron, Mrs.
Wright. the wife of the sheriff.
The prisoner was conducted first to the
bath, and afterward was removed to the
fourth cell on the southeast side of the
wing
In Court.
Lizzie A. Borden was arraigned in the
second district court before Judge j. G.
Blaisdell on charges of homicide arising
from the killing of her father and step
mother.
She was somewhat nervous, but did not
show feeling by either tears or trembling.
The trial was begun by the entering of
plea signed and sworn to by the prisoner.
This plea was overruled for the time be-
ing, and the judge asked for the reading
Of the complaint. The reading was
waived and Mr.. Jennings said he would
enter plea of not guilty. District At
torney Knowlton, who was conducting
the governments case, insisted that Miss
Borden plead herself
Augustus B. Leonard, clerk of the
court, asked her to stand up, which she
lid firmly and without assistance. She
" as then asked to plead to charges of
and did so in a very weak voice
1t first saying, mot guilty" The clerk
lid not hear her, and she raised her voice |
md said in quite loud voice, mot |
yuilty, putting strong emphasis on the |
first word.
Mr.. Jennings then began to argue for
he acceptance of his plea that his client |
ihould not be examined before the court
where she had already been exam
ned at an inquest District Attorney
Ioulton entered demurrer against the
,lea. The governments demurrer was
inally sustained, ana Mr.. Jennings filed
IN exception He moved for a trial at
,nce. District Attorney Knowlton OBJ
ected, on the ground that an inquest was
till going on. He asked for a continu-
nee until Monday, Aug. %, and it was
,ranted. Mr. Morse and Bridget Sullivan
we're then held as witnesses in the sum of
500 each.
Miss Borden was asked to stand up and
vas committed without bail