The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-27
YESTERDAYS SESSION.
DR.. Dolan, John v. Morse and Bridget
Sullivan Testify.

DR.. Dolau, John v. Morse and Bridget
Sullivan Testify.
FALL RIVER, Aug. 27.-The Borden
hearing was resumed yesterday before
Judge Blaisdell and the crowd was, IL
anything, larger than that OF the day be-
fore. Rain made the day dreary and the
court room was muggy and uncomiorta-
BILE.
Lizzie Borden took her usual seat be-
was her sister Emma. DIR. Doian again
took the stand, as Attorney Adams had
not finished the cross examination. He
said that the handle Of the hatchet wit
which he believed the crime was COM
mitted was from Is inches to two feet in
length. He thought the murderer stood
just behind Mr.. Borden's head. Mrs.
she was standing and was pounded after
she fell.
Her assassin might have stood astride the
body about the location of the hips. He
must have necessarily been spattered
with blood. The lower part of his cloth
part. The hands OF the murderer may
or may not have been covered with
blood. Witness found a spot of some
thing which looked like blood on the
outside Of the window in Mrs. Borden's
room and made an examination Of IL and
concluded that Ii was not blood. 1t was
evidently thrown from the outside of the
room.
Dr.. Dolan said he believed the blade of
the axe had recently been washed. As
far as he knew nobody had handled the
axe In the marshal's office.
Then came the most gruesome part OF
the testimony yet given, and while Ii was
closed their eyes and flushed and showed
much feeling.
Witness said the bodies have been in
TERED. The skulls were removed from
the bodies by instructions OF the attor-
ney general. The skulls were cleaned
and the bodies are now buried without
the heads. The skulls were photo
graphed and they are now In my posses
sion. No member OF the Borden family
was informed of the removal and photo
graphing OF the skulls as far as weness
knew.
Walsh photographed the skulls. Saw
contents OF the safe but saw no will In
the effects. Saw pail and some towels
in the cellar, but was satisfied they had
no connection with the case. The clothes
were buried in box In the rear OF the
house; the axe Is now In possession OF
the marshal. The axes and hatchets were
given to Professor Wood, but were never
fitted to the wounds.
DR.. Dolan said that, In his opinion,
Mrs. Borden died from one to two hours
before her husband.
Witnesses were then called who testi-
fed to having seen Mr.. Borden at 9.45 on
the day of the murder. Charles Cook,
one OF Borden's real estate agents, said
that the latter told him a day or two be-
fore the murder that he had made no
will.
John Cunningham, o newsdcaler, tes-
titled TO having, with the reporters, made
an examination of tho surroundings OF
of footprints. either on the ground or
fence.
Deputy Sheriff Frank II. wixon said
that there were two men working In
DIR. Kelly's yard, next to the BordaS
place, Mt the time of the murder. They
could have seen anybody entering or
leaving the Borden premises. One of
them told him that he had seen nobody.
The other man was foreigner and could
not speak English.
The Afternoon sitting.
The first witness in tho afternoon was
Joseph Shortsleeves. carpenter who had
worked for Mr.. Borden. He was at tho
store, 90 South Main street, but was not
working, when Mr.. Borden stopped
there on his way home on the morning
of the murder. He fixed the time at 1910
as nearly as possible.
Miss Lizzie Borden appeared to be us
ing more than an ordinary effort to main
tain her composure, and IL was evident
that the strain is beginning to tell upon
her wonderful nerve. A she caught Mrs.
Holmes eye her face frightened In an In
stant.
John ". Morse.
John ". Morse was next called to the
stand. He testified: Am 50 years old
and my residence is here. Lived In Dart
mouth two years and In Hastings, Iowa,
20 years. Am q brother of Mr.. Borden's