The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-06

This fact Is vouched for by Mrs. Emery.
Weybasset street is milo and a half from
Second street. whore the murder occur
red. and inasmuch as the police authori-
ties were notified of the crime at 11:25.
which was several minutes after it occurred.
It would seem that Mr.. Morse has cleared
himself or any direct connection with the
murder. This throws the burden Of suspicion
on the younger daughter. Lizzie. and on the
servant
The confidential friends OF the Borden fam
lily bitterly donounce the police for TAX
ing any such view of the case. They
claim that tho relations between the
daughter. father. and stepmother were
most affectonate. and they say there Is
absolutely no ground for supposing that Lizzie
Borden dealt tho blows that robbed her OF
father and mother She knows that she is
suspected OF the crime for to-day the police
confronted her with q drug clerk who
Identified her as one who tried to buy some
prussic acid Of him two days before tho MUIR
der She denied the drug clerks assertion.
but the police don't acceI her denial as truth
That the daughters seem anxious to clear
up the mystery is shown by tho following adj
vertisement published to-day:
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD.
secure the and conyiaon Of the person Or per.
sons who occasioned the death OF Mr.. Andrew j. Bor
LIZZIE A. BoRpkS.
The police say they will make some arrests
after the funeral to; morrow. and that there is
every reason to believe that some surviving
member or members of the household will be
raised by the police against the daughters is
that theydo not express, their grief by iamen.
selt|possessed. even in tie face Of such trying
instances. Is urged as sufficient ground
Tho absence, Of any apparent, motive for the
crime Inns bailled the police in their investga-
ton fully az much as the anSence OF clues in
which way to turn or where to look for evil
dence.
did not attempt to leave the house until after
the crime was discovered He must have been
close at hand when Lizzie opened the sitting
room door and saw her murdered father
the Girl screamed for the servant to come met to
impossible that any one could leave the house
without having been observed by the neigh
But the, police have failed to advance any
hold Would be ben"tted by tho murder N e Of Mr.
and Mrs. Borden at this hour
Lizzie and Emma Borden each had enough
the Comforts Of lie. they knew they 1 Would
each have y third Of their, fathers estate. Tor
he had told them so many times.
made nq will. but at that time no told MS con
ater s but tt &fp he s dvaa
menb ers Of his family. Ills wife and two
It is not known that he made will; II he
did attend 70 it the fast has net yet been os,
strongly suspected would profit to a certain
degree BY the death nni q her fhtspm9ther
SSyt TeF with FH fs4s S%s RG thsa
this girl has ever shown. Then. too. it would
be an interesting legal point to determine
viding for the distribution OF the property.
,Then. too. the, murderer must have had
uopsy h night the n h t@s
wore no less than twelve deep cuts on
o Sct hs f%
mttted tic murder sho must havo hidden the
aGd barn without agdinG tho WEAPON, '''N
the Innascpse Of n" msmSe!s Si the . house, nsse
| hold more than ANYTHING else 1t rs negative
to Mr. Bosds but IS mnS9n sbt
to deal With in money matters and drove
many sharn bargain. it Is net known that he
surely had n" one who could possibly have a
motive nett Tor killing her. n.o,,on ,,,u,.,
| bills and of wanting every dollar that was due
him. lie was hard man In that way. II a
man a. owed we hin, him he was going to have IT.
great deal Of reliance on this clue, and think think
| It much more reasonable than the theory that
| q crime.
Their theory is that the murderer had heard
| that Mr.. Borden received the money from the
knew that he took the money home with him I;
| that the robber waited his opportunity to strike
ing him, felt In his pockets for the roll Of bills
which. however, had been depostted in the
| Tho same people believe that Mrs. Borden
| heard her husband fall and called To him from
the head OF tho stairs. thus alarming the thief;
| that returned to her room and a.
sailed by tho murderer OF her husband while
her back was turned
| tho murderer was In the room with Mrs
Borden when the daughter's screams an
| nounced her discovery OF the first murder.
| There was no time then for robbery Flight
was the only thing to be thought Of.
While 1t seems Improbable that man could
out leaving clue. 1t is not impossible. as the
many mysterious crimes Of q similar nature
| have proved. Mayor Coughlin. himself q sur
| Reon, says concerning tho murder: