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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-30
FIVE WANTED TO RETURN.

The Elba Iron Mills Strikers Still Keep Q
Bold Front.
The strikers at the Elba Iron Works
are almost a unit in standing out and
not declaring the mill open. The question
in dispute is not matter of wages, but of
the signing of the scale by the company.
The strikers at a meeting took the first vote
yet taken to determine how the men felt on
the matter. Only five votes were cast to
return to work, ana when they found them
selves In the minority SO much they agreed
to stand unanimously. The mill is turning
out a good deal of material, but the strik-
ers claim not the full amount Many Of
the men have left to work elsewhere, 50
that the place wears very deserted ap-
pearance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-30
IN CONSULTATION AT YOUNGSTOWN.

Labor Officials and Iron Manufacturer
Trying to Settle Disagreement.
A special from Youngstown states that
President Garland, of the Amalgsmated As
sociat1on and District Vice President Will
Jams, with other officials of the organiza-
tion arrived there yesterday for the pur-
pose of holding conference with the Ma
honing Valley Iron Company and James H.
Mutt, with view to settling the plate mill
question. They were in secret session all
the afternoon and evening, and NO conclu-
sion had been reached at q late hour last
night
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-30
Missions to the Hebrews.

''The Hebrew Question" will be discussed
this evening at the Wednesday service OF
the North Presbyterian Church, Lincoln
avenue, Allegheny. The speaker will be
Rev. Jacob Freshman, of New York. He is
peculiarly fitted to discuss it, being himself
Hebrew OF the Hebrews, who has for some
time been the pastor of the Hebrew Chris
tian Church of New York. Mr. Freshman
is said to be most interesting speaker and
his address will be of interest
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-30
COAL OPERATORS SATISFIED.
The Amount of Coal Being Mined Give,
the Rivermen Encouragement

Inc AInount VI Soah DeihS mineo Glves
the Rivermen Encouragement
Secretary T1lley, of the Coal Exchange,
n commenting on the river strike, said yes
erday; 81 have made it a point not to say
anything on this trouble, but it is nonsense
suppose that the men would want to ask
cents a busheL can say that reports are
very favorable to our side at present There
are two mines with about 100 men and five
Dthers with from 25 to so men in each work.
ing at the reduction. These turn out from
d, 600 to 80, 600 bushels of coal every day.
What more would you want? l say again,
We are entirely satisfied with the outlook,
1ut then mustn't talk, SO good afternoon. -
No considerable break was reported FROM
my part of the district and the men were
aid to be standing out as firmly as ever.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-30
Will Grant No Concessions.

Secretary Kilgallon said yesterday that
'hile the in1shers were returning to the
Amalgamated Association, they we're doing
o without any concessions being made by
he national officers He denied that any
oncessions had been advanced, but that
ne movement was dying natural death.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-30
The Election Pleased the English.

Tie EIect1On f1eaSeu tI1e EngHBn.
Alfred Bengal, an Englishman, was on
the limited last evening going to Denver
He owns a fourth interest in q silver mine
that has been idle for several months. He
said the election suited his countrymen very
we'll, and they are glad the Democrats " ere
successful.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-30
Gifts Useful as Well as ornam.n..,

Our forced" and "true barpainn GALA.
make all goods desirable for the bolieiav
purchaser. p. c. SCHoENEcK, & SON
I'll Liberty ayenue
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-30

Coal Shipped ON the Kanawha.
The last rise in the river was not enough
send out any coal from the MonongaheIa
istriet The Kanawha operators were
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-30

more fortunate, and succeeded in getting
about 100000 bushels into the Southern
markets.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-30

OUk policy of the finest and best pianos
and organs for honest prices brings rs ths
trade. MELLoR & HoENE, II Fifth ayenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-30

SILK handkerchiefs and muflers for Christ.
mas presents st Jamss H Aiken 3 Co.'S, no
Tifthavenua, ~ Z
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-30

DEwIrrs Little Early Risers. No rrtpfns.
no pain, no nausea; easy pill to take.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-30
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE DISCUSSED.

SECURE desirable boarders by a cent-a-
word adlet in THE DISPATCH.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-30
TO-DAY IN COURT.
Prof. Wood Makes the Defence
Smile TriumphantIy.
ESPECIAL TO THE NEWS. |


FALL RIVER, Aug 30.-The adjourned
at 1890 this morning. The intense ex-
element caused by yester days evidence
had allured large crowd to the court
room door long before $50, and for two
hours most Of them stood and gazed help
lessly in the door and wished and wished,
but it ended there.
The courteous officers seem determined
to treat all alike and each fair day sees
a different audience in the courtroom.
To-day IL is again representative audi
ence of the middle classes. The rabble
were markedly absent.
Lawyer Adams appeared at 1915 smil-
ing aud encouraged the believers Of Liz
zie's innocence To hold fire.
At 1923 Lawyer knowlton called Ed.
ward l.. Wood, chemist
two stoinachsy" "Yes. on the 9Th of Aug,
ust. received a package containing four
lars, one labeled Milk of Aug. g. Milk
of Aug. A. stomach Of Mrs. Borden,
Stomach OF Mr.. Borden"
What did you do with them'' 81
examined the stomachs. They were ap-
irritants. Mrs. Borden's Stomach con-
tanned IL ounces of solid food, about one
fifth water, and some partly digested
food. IL contained n good deal
OF meat. IL contained vegetable
pulp cells. and vegetable tissue
might have been onion skin or apples
The digestion seemed to be advanced
about two or three hours. In my opinion
about two and half hours. The
test was made for prussic acid,
aud no evidence OF acid was found,
The stomach OF Mr.. Borden contained
about six ounces Of water. Mainly digest
ed food. Only a very small quantity Of
starch, or meat. The principle portion of
this food was vegetable. The digestion in
his case had advanced from three aud a
half to four hours, or four and half
hours. IL was very much further ad-
vanced than that OF Mrs. Borden. The
vegetable tissues might have been apples
II tested his stomach for the evidence
of prussic acid, with negative result.
There was no evidence of any other kind
of poison, as they would have psoduced
irritation"
ION the 10th OF August received a
trunk from DIR. Dolan. IL contained a
hatchet, a blue dress waist, n blue skirt
n white skirt. three packages marked hair
den and hair taken from hatchet.
ION Aug. i6 received shoes and stock
ings. The hatchet contained spots that
looked like blood. but careful examina-
ton showed that the spots were not
blood stains. The same Is true of the
axes
"The blue dress skirt contained n
smooch near the pocket but II proved not
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-30

see any blood or hair on the large hatchet,
which seems to be the most modern OF all
the weapons. Mr.. Fleet tried the bulk
head OF the cellar and found IL fastened
The witness went through the barn and
found nothing there. Then he went up
stairs to Lizzie's room. DR. Bowen was
inside and held the door
when 1 raped. he said Wait min
ute;' he then asked me IL IL was absolutely
necessary to search that ROOM told him
that IL was; went in and spoke to Miss
Borden again; l said I've got to search
the house, she said, i do hope you will
20 through IL soon, IL II making me sick;
there were further words about the barn;
/ said, You told me, Miss Borden, that
you spent half nm hour In the barn. she
caught me up very quickly; she SAID, NO.
didn't say any such thing; | told you
from twenty minutes TO half an hour,
/ said, DO you make IL now twenty min
utesY she answered shortly, NO, said
from twenty minutes TO half an nour;' we
were enforcing the law, and after going
through the barn / asked her where the
key was to her fathers room up stairs;
she said she didn't know; that he always
kept his room locked, and she couldn't
open the door between.
1--WE went through the clothes closet at
the head OF the stairs; Lizzie provided the
keys: we didn't find anything
w hen we were going TO search Lizzie
Borden's room she said she didn't think
IL OF much use;'it was no use In searching
this room, because nobody could come In
there, nor would we find anything, as she
said. i always lock my doors when
leave it,"
Cross examined by Col. Adams
Where were those hatchetsp
They were up on o cross beam, so
bad To take them down; l think the
handle OF that hatchet was about IL
inches long; the floor OF the wash room
cellar II Of brick: there were rust spots
upon the hatchet; didn't feel the blade:
axes; I saw no hair upon them; I was
looking for blood spots, yes, sir; Isaw no
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-30

found the door shut and locked; we
searched Lizzie's room; asked Miss Liz
zie IL she had seen anybody around there
in the morning; she said there was q man
about there that morning TO see her father
about store he was going to rent from
him; she heard her father say that he
would not rent for any such purpose.
Cross-examined by Adams.
Assistant Marshal Fleet.
The most interesting witness of the af-
ternoon was Assistant Marshal John
Fleet. Mr. Fleet said: II asked Lizzie
Borden IL she knew anything about who
it could be that had killed her mother
she Immediately took me uD on her
mother she said IL was not her mother !;
she was her stepmother / asked her IL
she had seen anybody around the prem
ises she said she had seen no one then
she thought she did remember that man
had quarrelled with her father at the
front door about two weeks before; the
man was stranger, and wanted to rent
a store from LiZzies father, and the lat
ter didn't want to let him have IL /;
asked her II she knew this man, and she
said she didn't; / asked her IL she knew
of anybody that would kill her father
and mother Miss Russell said, Tell him
all, Lizzie :" Miss Borden then said that
this man made good deal OF angry talk
about the store he wanted the store for
a certain business, and she heard her
father say that he wouldn't let that store
for any such purpose; he got angry be-
cause he refused"
Assistant Marshal Fleet, continuing,
said II asked her where Bridget was
that morning, aud Lizzie said the girl was
out washing windows; When Bridget
went up stairs Lizzie said. / went up
into the barn. asked her What do you
mearf by ups' she replied, up stairs in
the barn. i asked her how long she was
up there; she said about half an hour,
and added, When came back found
father had been killed.
The witness described the details OF the
preliminary search. "When we searched
the cellar we found two axes and two
matches. have examined them myself, !"
he said. 1.-The axes are dusty as though
covered with white ashes" With the ex-
ception of rust on the blade he did not
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-30
WANSKUCKS LITERARY.
A Praiseworthy Local Institution for
Culture.
ITS INCEPTION AND GROWTH.
Lectures Have Been Delivered by MT.
Monaghan and by President An
drews. and . Univeriity Extension
Branch will be started-The Building.

In June, 1882, the Young Mems Literary
Association organized at Wanskuck with
membership of sixteen. Its objects
were mainly of literary ana social char
acter. It's personnel were young men
who sought to enlighten themselves by
application to literary pursuits. How
well they have succeeded needs but slight
observation to determine.
Toward the close Of its first year the
association met with its first set back
The building which the association oc-
cupied was to be remodeled, aud suitable
accommodations In the vicinity were not
to be had. There was no alternative but
to secure quarters or disband.
The majority of the members were op-
posed to disbanding, and a call on the
members was made. Every member
came forward to the extent Of his ability,
and sufficient sum was raised to secure
land and erect temporary quarters, while
in the meantime charter was obtained
from the General Assembly. With the
assistance of the people of the village
the young ladies In particular-a fair was
held which proved a success beyond the
most sanguine expectations, enabling the
association to repay the members the
sums advanced. After year of prudent
management the land was cleared, but
the building being only OF temporary
character the next step was the erection
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-30

to be blood spot; a spot further down
proved also not to be blood.
"The white shirt contained a small spot
OF an inch In diameter inches from bot
tom. That spot was blood. There was
no other spot OF blood on 1t.
Both samples Of carpet sent me had
blood on them. The lounge cover had
dirty stain but it was not blood. There
was no blood on the lounge. The hair
marked hair taken from hatchet' was
about one inch long and contained both
root and point. 1t was hair taken from
COW.
"The shoes. one of them had stain on
Neither on the shoes or stockings was
there any blood.
"The stains on the handle of the hatchet
were not blood. Prof. Wood here pro-
duced the hatchet and it was eagerly
scanned
Mr.. Adams cross-questioned. 'I desire
to call your attention TO white skirt.
Did the test you applied to 1t indicate the
presence of sta~chp" II didn't notice."
"What about the spot ~ "It was
larger on the outside than at the inside,
showing that it probably came from the
outside"
"Did you say it was human blood 2"
81 didn't say so. sir f'
What kind of blood was 1t 2" II don't
know, sir. haven't examined 1t to see. F"
"If blood were gotten on from mos
quito or flea, would it hinder test from
showing human blood?" "No, sir"
Can any test show positively that
dried blood Is human blood"
mo, sir. 1t can show that the blood is
similar to that of human being, but can
not state positively that 1t Is human
blood"
"Could you tell IL 1t were dogr'
Not positively. The blood of animals Is
very similar, though we can now tell
pretty surely the blood Of u dog"
Nov about the stomachs. Is the d.
Qestion Of lean person different from
that of fat one?" ''Not that know Of
| should have said that my estimate Of
the terms of digestion was based upon
the supposition that the digestion was
normal"
There was no evidence of poison"
"No SIR"
would cholera morbus or other sum-
mer disease effect the digestion ut all?"
II should think it would rather effect the
appetite. / am not certain"
"Then there Is nothing certain about
"What are the limitsY" 1.-The stage Of
digestion will determin the time of eat
lug approximately, but / have known
cases where food eaten in the morning
has been found solid at night"
"Then you would not be able to say
within half hour about how long since
these people had eaten anythingy"
"Within about that time"
"Did you go then to this houses" eyes,
sir"
"Go all over its" eyes, saw bodies up
stairs and down."
Speaking of the blows and the squirting
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-30

ing, Is large hall. equipped with saga
aud suitable ante rooms.
The energy and pluck which character
lzed the members OF the association re
hected credit upon themselves as well a.
upon the object for which they labored.
For the next two years the faith aud
endurance OF the members were taxed To
the utmost. From a membership OF
nearly ninety the strength Of the asso-
citation was reduced to about thirty. the
demand in financial way being such
that it was impossible to hold luke-warm
members or bring In new ones. Toward
the close of 1887 the association was
placed on firm and Independent fiuan-
cial basis. and then began its work OF
literary character which had been almost
entirely neglected.
Through the kind influence of various
friends OF the institution, the lower
rooms were hired by the city for primary
school, and the ball was also rented by
the city for evening school purposes. The
revenue which the association has derived
from this source has been the means of
bringing 1t TO that goal for which 1t has
always striven.
The membership IL now about 90, ana
at every meeting new names are preseht-
ed, and everything tends to q large men,
bership In the near future
With the beginning of the present year
commenced those improvements which
to-uhv drc seeu III every feature OF Cne as
ISOLATION. viz: First-The furnishing Of
a library and reading-room Second-The
addition to the library of between two
and three hundred of the best books Of
fiction, science, political economy. etc.,
by the most eminent authors. Third
The remodeling of the smoking-room aud
procuring of pool table for the amuse-
ment of the members.
The opening of the new rooms was
signalfzed by q musical and literary en-
tertainment, upon which occasion j. G..
Monaghan delivered an address on
Literary Associations"
A short time ago on the occasion Of the
second entertainment the address was
given by President K. B. Andrews Of
Brown University. The lecture commit
tee intends TO have entertainments and
lectures at short intervals. Arrange
ments are being made to form a branch
of the University course here in the fall
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-30

Police Officers Testify to Contradiction,
in Lizzie's Story.
FALL RIVER, Aug 30.--Late yesterday
He was in the station when he first heard
Of this affair. He walked to the post
office and then ran and met Mr.. Wilson
and took him up with him.
"How many people were Mt there at the
Borden house when you got thereS"
IL saw a reporter sitting on the steps
amusement in the benchesD; also saw
DIR. Bowen; Officer Dohertv went into the
house and saw Lizzie, Bridget, who was
standing in the kitchen, Miss Russell and
Mrs. Churchill; he went in with DIR.
Bowen and saw Mr.. Borden's body The
witness again went through the horror OF
the wounds-the split eyeball aud divided
cheek.
IL went up stairs to the servants room
and searched that; then we went through
the other rooms searching those: i think
we searched all the rooms except Emma's.
Then We went down cellar; 1 went TO the
back cellar bulkhead door and tried il:
found 1t locked; saw Mr.. Morse when |
came back the second time l saw Officer
Allen have the axes; he took the axe aud
Ratchet from "a shell; he saw Lizzie Bor-
den in the dining room"
CrOss-examined by Col. Adams:
The axes were found right near the
furnace; they were on "a little shelf i've or
six feet high; 1 saw no axe beside the
hat chet.
II asked Lizzie where she was when
her father was killed; she said she was in
the barn; i asked her IL she head any
sound while she was out; she said, yes
L asked. What did IL sound likep She
said IL was peculiar scraping noise"
Oficcr Mulialiy's Experience.
Officer Michael Mutually was next sworn.
He gave his time OF leaving toe station Ia
respond to the call for the Borden murder
Mt ll:37 o'clock. / had some talk with
Lizzie Borden. She said she was out of
doors aud when she came in she found
father dead: 1 inquired of Lizzie whether
she knew Of n hatchet or AK on the prem
ises, and she told me yes, there was one
and that Bridget sullivan would show IL
to me; 1 took two hatchets out of u box i'm
the cellar; while was In the cellar wash
room Mr. Doherty called my attention TO
the back bulkhead door, which he tried
and found locked. Doherty tried to get
out the bulkhead into the back yard and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-30

serious doubts as to Lizzie n veracity, the
other proves her truthful. Which IL cor
rects IL the latter Is, then the govern
ment will lose one OF Its most important
points.
tion Bridget said that she was not sure
but that she might have spoken to some
one about the note. She does not claim
|, that she spoke to no one about II. She
does not claim to know what she might
have said about IL. She Is not prepared
to deny that she did speak about it.
Hence when Mrs. Churchill says she did
speak of It to her, there Is no way Of de-
nying what Mrs Churchill says she
said or the fact that she said anything.
The only witness to the con versation was
the accused herself IL she corroberates
Mrs. Churchilps statement OF Bridgets
remarks, the government will have two
positive witnesses against one uncertain
one. What can Bridget say in rebuttali
There remains but one course. She must
deny again that Mrs. Borden said
anything about the the note to her. But
In doing SO she must give the lie to words
which Mrs. Churchill says she uttered.
In any case, she stands apparently con-
victed of false statements by her own
confessions. Either Mrs. Borden did tell
her what she told Mrs. Churchill or she
did not. II she did Bridget has not ad-
hered to the truth In her testimony. IL
Mrs. Borden did not speak to her Of the
note, then she did not speak the truth to
Mrs. Churchill on the morning Of the mur-
der. Accept either horn OF the dilemma,
aud Bridget's testimony loses much Of its
value and the defencs' gains just so much.
The marvellous rapidity Of Lizzie's ac-
tion Is again brought TO light by Mrs.
Russell's testimony. She saw no signs OF
blood on Lizzie. None on her hands.
none on her face, none on her clothes,
none on her hair, and her hair was not
even wet!
What is the significance OF these facts?
Much. Does any one suppose that such
an awful murder could have been COM
mitted without splashing the guilty one
with blood from head to foott
Ii so, Lizzie must have washed
her hands, face aud hair, and
changed her dress besides committing the
awful deed, "scraping" the hatcnet and
placing it down stairs in less than twenty
minutes. She not only washed herself,
but did it SO thoroughly as to leave no
traces of 1t. Mrs. Russell rubbed Lizzies
hands. There was no sign of blood on
them. She bathed Lizzie's face and must
have touched her hair. No blood on
either. IL Lizzie's hair had been disar
ranged she would have noticed IL. 1t was
dry and in natural condition. A woman's
head of hair does not dry in a few minutes.
The facts need no further comments. BY
giving them their due weight II will be
seen that there are good points gained by
the defense yesterday, and if they are still
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-30

further corroborated they will form cir
cumstantial evidence of very strong
nature that Lizzie herself could not
have committed the murder of her
father. and In so short time have re-
moved from her person oil traces Of the
deed.
The evidence OF Officer Fleet was the
closing evidence Of the day, and il was
not SO favorable to Lizzie as had been that
of the morning. The officers most dam
aging statement was IN to the cellar door.
He was certain that IL was fastened.
He had tried it and found 1t so. II
this Is true it closes the most natural
avenue of escape for the murderer, IL the
guilty one escaped from the house 1t is
an important fact and shakes the theory
of the defence. Even Lizzie's staunchest
support ers confessed this fact this morn
ing.