Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-02
LIZZIE BORDEN IS HELD.
The Judge Says She Is Prob
ably Guilty Of the Murders.
JAIIEE TILL THE aRAND JURY AOTg

The Accused Maintains Her Apparent
composure 70 the End, aud Never once
Fiinehes During Her Arraignment by
the Counsel fer the Prosecution.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Sept. As has been
anticipated by everybody in this city, in
Guiding the counsel for the defense, Judge
Blaisdel held Lizzie Borden TO await the
action of the November grand jury as
probably guilty. Of the murder Of her IA
Their four weeks ago.
The judges voice broke rs he came to the
word probably" His face worked convul-
sively. He halted for a few seconds in the
effort to control his emotions and then he
went on. If he pronounced the words
''guilty" at all, it so merged in the choking
of his throat that it was not ineligible.
But Lizzie Borden, when she stood up
moment later to receive the formal judy
ment Of the court from the white bearded
! lips.of Clerk Leonard, did so without prompt
! ing, did 80 without the trembling OF an
| eyelash, did so without the change of the
fraction Of a shade Of a color Of her cheek,
did SO without the slightest downcasting or
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if she had stood up TO read her report as
secretary and treasurer Of the Christian
| Endeavor society.
At the end of the most trying Of the
| twenty-eight days which she has passed
since the murders, she was in appearance
the least agtated person in court Tho
almost commonplace calmness with which
she received the court room formula SEN
fencing her 60 two months in the Taunton
Jail and to q third and perhaps fourth ordeal
as to her guilt orinnocence was not that of
insensibility or apathy born of WEAKNESS or
brain disease. 1t was what the people OF
Fall River call "the Borden grit"
The Defense.
Mr. Jennings opened for the defense and
rehearsed the story of the killing of Mr..
Borden, and said that a man of common
sense, looking at the horribly mutilated
bodies, would say that it was the work of a
maniac Why did not the prosecution in
vestigate the breaking into the house two
years ago and Of the barn two months agol
Instead Of looking for the murderer they
spent their time endeavoring to convict
Lizzie Borden. He did not believe either
Bridget Sullivan or Lizzie committed the
murder
If Lizzie had an opportunity to commit
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inquest was held for no other purpose than
to put Lizzie on the rack. Not a title Of
evidence was found on Lizzie TO connect
her with the crime. Counsel demanded the
woman's release At one point during Mr.
Jennings plea Lizzie burst into tears, and
at the end the crowd broke into wild APP
plause.
After the recess District Attorney Kuowl-
ton began his speech. He contended that
the murderer was not a man. weak, ir-
resolute feminine hand that knew the i'm
pulse to strike, but not with the strength
Of man, did the deed.
The Accusation.
He spoke Of the quarrel between the
daughters and the father and stepmother.
! There was absolutely no affection or sym.
n pathy between them. Nobody could have
gone into the house. committed the mur.
der and get away without being seon
: ! Lizzie Borden told contradictory stories
Her attempt to prove an alibi was prepos
ferrous. The attempt TO buy prussic acid
looked bad for the girl-as il she had tried
TO XII her father aud stepmother by poison
and finding it could not be had determined
= to use the steel Mr. Knowlton concluded
as follows:
"The demeanor Of tho defendant is re
marzable. While everybody is filed will
anguish, she has never yet expressed emo
ton. 1t takes away from the horror W,
have Of bringing our minds to think thi
thing has been done by her I have neve
heard but one expression from her yet. Shl
was annoyed that Fleet should ask hei
questions about the facts of the murders
We have never yet found the wrap tina
covered Lizzie Borden aud took the blool
from those bodies; we have not yet foun,
= the Ratchet which did the work Thi
thing was conceived in the head of q coo
q headed, deliberate woman. II your homo
should yield to the eloquent arguments O
my brother lawyer and allow this woma
to go that would not be the end Of thi
matter The reward that attends dut
j done is what should be considered
The Decision.
Judge Blaisdells decision was based en-
tirely on the assumption which the prose
cution has chung to from the start, that tn
prisoner is bound to account for the death
Of her father and mother, having been tn
person nearest to them at the time Of thei
deaths.
He was not obliged by law to give his res
sons, but he did, and they were containe
in the sentence, III a man had been in Liz
. zie's place, had been the last person to Sc
the people alive and the first to announC
their deaths, we would have undoubtedl
thought him guilty"
~ Mars and the Moon.
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