The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-08-18
A SAVAGE MURDER,
THE HORRORS OF PARIS DUPLICATED
IN NEW ENGLAND.
n Wealthy Mill Owner and his Wife
Chopped to Death--A Daughter of the
Murdered Couple Susps cted of Compiled

Chopped to Death-A Daughter Of tho
Murdered Couple susps cted of Compiled
~ in the Crime
FALL RIVER. MASS, Aug. 5.-An-
drew j. Borden, a wealthy real estate
owner ana mill man, and his wife were
found dead at their home, No. 90 81
street, about noon yesterday. Both had
been mutllated about the head and face
with an axe, cleaver or razor. Bor-
den lay on a sofa in room on the top
Il oor of the house. His head had been
cut and gaSheS from four to six inches
long were found on his face and neck
Mrs Borden was in her own chamber
Ill the upper floor and the condition Of
her face and head WAS the same as that
OF her husband. She lay face downward
on the bed, which was Il veritable pool
OF blood. After most thorough and
persistent search no trace has been
| found OF the murderer. -Four police
men are Oh guard at the house and
have been patrOlllnR the neighborhood
since the affair was made public.
This morning State Detective Seaver
and City Marshal IIilliard held long
consultation, and later on visited and
interrogated Miss Lizzie, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Borden, at the house. The
result OF their investigation will not be
known until an arrest OF some kind
has been made. The strict watch that
has been kept over John w. Morse.
brother-in-law of MIR. Borden by his
hrst marriage, was even more strictly
kept to day than ever. 1t appears to be
the desire Of the police to make no ar
rests until after the funeral unless it
becomes known that the murderers ac-
tually entered the house and escaped
within an hour, an idea that is secuted
10y the police at the present time.
The following advertisement ap-
peared In to"nightS local papers: give
| thousand dollars reward. Above re-
ward will be paid to anyone who may
secure the arrest and conviction of the
person or persons who occasioned the
death of Andrew j. Borden ard his
wife. Emma j. Borden, Lizzie J. Bor-
den."
Late this afternoon it was reported
at the police station that a young man,
said to be a nephew of Borden, was be-
ing suspected of the murders. 1t arose
from the fact that some time ago Mr..
and Mrs Borden were overheard In an
CRY talk with u young man over the
division OF some property. AS the
young man was parting from them ut
the front door he was heard to say:
"By God, you have cheat ed me and |
will make you suffer"
The report was sifted, and 1t was
found nat such conversation had Oc-
Cured. but it happened ten months ago
and the young man had not been seen
since. The polio left the this clue
f readily and again turned their atten.
tiOn to the house. The antecedents of
John V. Morse and his connections are
; being closely hunted and the girl Liz
Sle Is again being subjected to rigorous
examination. Morse is 55 years Of age,
and came here from Hastings, Iowa,
two years ago. lie became very inti-
mate with Borden and Lizzie Borden,
spending IA great deal Of his time with
them. He came from New Bedford at
nooa on the day before the murder and
spent the night in the Borden house.
lie left there at 3 o'clock on the day of
the crime and was next seen twenty
minutes after the bodies were discover
ed.
The police believe that there was
either previous attempt at killing by
poison, or that poison was administered
as a preparatory step for the crime. On
the morning of their death both Mr. and
Mrs Borden arose from sleep feeling
i'll. They hand drank milk before going
to bed and it is believed that if a drug
were administered it was done then
1t is here that suspicion OF conspiracy
comedies with the presence Of the
brother-in-law in the house.
After Medical Examiner Dolan, as
sisted by other physicians, had COM
pleted the autopsy on the bodies the
stomachs of both were placed in alcohol
and sent to Boston with the view Of de-
termining if poisoning had been at
tempted. The poison theory is borne
out by the fact that the condition of
the rooms in which the two bodies were
found showed no signs of struggle, not
piece OF furniture being out of its
place, while there was very little blood
scattered about, although Boz den sus-
: tained no less than twelve cuts on the
face and skull, verying in length from
, four to eight inches, and fracture Of
the skull two by four inches and three
inches deep. Mrs Borden's wounds
were not of so wholesale 4 nature.
/, That the murder could have been
Z committed bya stranger who escaped
Is very doubtful, as there were many
!, persons about who would have seen
him leaving the place after tho deed.
Another suspicious circumstance is
that the commission of The deed should
. have been timed for the exact period
when the servant girl, Bridget Sui.
hVan, was busy cleaning outside OF the
windows and so out of the way. This
girl heard no commotion or groan
while Miss Borden says that she heard
q noise while she was in the barn, ana
hurried in to find the bodies of her dead
parents. The remarkable thing is that
Miss Borden, although, according to
the servants story, she supposed that
her mother was out, did not give the
alarm when she found her fathers body
but went to her mothers room, and 1t
WAS her shrek from that place which
attracted the servant and neighbor
to the scene.
r 1t is believed by some that Borden
: and his wife were suffering from drow-
. siness produced by drugs or other wise,
8 were asleep when the assassin attacked
t them, and that sudden and swift bic VS.
3 quickly ended the bloody business
g The Evening Globe says this evening
that most important clue Is In posses
g sion OF the police. From Clerk Eli
C Bence at ID. Il. Smiths drug store they
learned last night that Miss Borden
" had been in the store within three hours