Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-29
LIZZIE BORDEN's MANNER.
A Neighbor Who Was Called In After the
Tragedy Was Discovered.

A Neighbor Who Was Called In After the
Tragedy Was Discovered.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. 29.-Court was
called to order this morning in the mysterious
Borden case at 10.45 sharp. but at o'clock the
dingy court room was thronged and the I'M
interesting details Of the district court were
listened to by those present
Miss Lizzie Borden passed a fairly restful
nieht and at an early hour this morning was
visited by her sister, Emma. who stayed with
her until the hour for opening court arrived.
Among those present was Mrs. Fish Of Hart
ford. sister Of the murdered woman.
Miss Lizzie entered the court room after
Judge Blaisdell had taken seat and greeted
her counsel with q smile.
Mrs. Adelaide B. Churchill was the first wit
ness called. She said she lived next to the
Bordens on the north side OF the street, and
she remembered well the day of the tragedy.
The first she remembered of her attention being
called to the Amir was when she saw Bridget
going for DIR. Bowen. About the same time
she saw Lizzie standing against the side Of the
door apparently distressed about some
thing; opened the window and asked
her what was the matter, and she said, ''Oh,
Mrs. Churchill, do come over; somebody has
killed father" Witness went over and asked
her where her father was, and she replied, "In
the sitting room" Asked her where she was
when it happened. and she said she was in the
barn looking for some sinkers. Witness
also said that SO far as she knew she was the
first one outside Of the family who was called
to the house. The time, as nearly as witness
could recollect, was about II o'clock.
Witness asked Lizzie where her mother
was and she said her mother had note to go
somewhere. but she did not know but that she
had been killed, too. She wished somebody
would 20 and try to find her. for she thought
she had come in since. She said her father
must have an enemy, for every one in the house
had been sick. After the neighbors had COM
fuenced to come in Lizzie said again
that she wished some one would try
to find Mrs. Borden, for she was sure she heard
her come in.
Here witness described finding Mrs. Borden.
Witness had seen Mr.. Borden that moi ming
about o'clock; he was apparently going down
town. She remembered seeing Bridget wash
ing the windows, but could not give the exact
time. She said she heard Lizzie ask DR.: Bowen
to telegraph to her sister Emma, but to be care
full, as the lady with whom the was stopping
was old and it might affect her. Witness de-
scribed the dress which Lizzie wore on that
day ~ a dark blue cotton cloth dress.
Mr. Jennings subjected Mrs. Churchill to q
on the excited condition Of Lizzie when witness
was first called to the scene.
TESTIMONY THAT CAUSED A SENSATION.
Miss Alice ". Russell, the next witness,
created sensation by tesrif, ing that i'm
mediately after the discovery Of the murder
Miss Lizzie Borden told her that her visit to the
barn was to procure piece OF iron or tin with
which to fix window.
This contradicts subsequent statements of
Miss Lizzie that she went there for lead sink
ers.
AFTER PRUssIc ACID.
Eli Bence, "a drug clerk, testified that Lizzie
Borden called at his store three times the day
before the murders for prussic acid and was re-
fused