New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-28
THE BORDEN MURDER TRIAL
BRIDGET SULLIVAN CONTINUES HER TESTI-
MONY
THE WITNESS GIVES A MINUTE ACCOUNT OF
LIZZIE BORDEN ON THE MORNING

LIZZIE BORDEN ON THE MORNING
THE MURDERS WERE COMMITTED.
Fall River. Mass, Aug. 27-The District Court room
was not densely crowded this morning when Judge
Blasdell took his scat at 10 O'Clock in the Borden
murder trial. There delay OF few minutes while
DstrictAttorney Knowlton consulting with the
attorney for the defence regarding the length OF the
trial.
The examination OF Bridget Sullivan continued.
The witness said in substance: Somebody was sick
at the house Tuesday night. Mrs. Borden said she
and Mr.. Borden were sick all night They had been
vomiting and looked sick When Lizzie came down
she said she had been SICK but the witness did not
notice that she looked unwell. The witness got wood
and coal from the cellar. There : wood box in the
kitchen. Miss Lizzie had been moving about eight or
nine minutes, when she went upstairs to her room.
Mr. used the sofa great DEAL but the witness
the girls using IT, Had never seen Lizzie
In the barn.
The District Attorney asked the witness to tell
them again about thu words used by Lizzie, about
going out, och ,g the door, and Mrs. Borden rece!v
ing note.
objections were raised but were overuled.
when witness came down stairs she said, Miss
Lizzie tod her she heard her father groanlng while
she was In the back yard. When she came IN she
said the screen door wide open. She recognized
the laugh in tho upper hallway spoken OF yesterday.
as that OF Miss Lizzie Borden. since the tragedy
The witness grew a little palcr when she faced
Mr. Adams to undergo her final examination. She
said she had told her story the Tuesday after the
murder to two three persons at the inquest After
the hearing yesterday the witness went to the Mar
shas Office 10 walt for a carriage. While there
Mr. Knowlton read few words from a paper
She could not remember what the words were ;
went home to supper; did not see any
paper before the examination this morning. air
Knowlton had the paper, but said nothing. she went
out Wednesday night had key for the rear door
and returned alone about 10 O'Clock. She never han
any man from Fall River visiting her at the Borden
house. Two or three months ago IN outoftown man
called upon her. The lamp lit when she returned
Wednesday night. There gas 10 the house
Miss Lizzie said She was Sick but did Lot appear IN
have been sick.
Witness then described what the family hld N cat
wednesday. Emma and Lizzie went away the Thurs
DAY before the murder and llzdc came back the fol
lowing Tuesday don't think Lizzie left the house
on tlr saturday after the murder said the witness
"Thc day before they were Sick they had fried fish
for dinner. which were warmed over for supper. ON
Wednesday morning. warmed the mutton soup
which We had the day before. 1t was the next
day they complained Of being sick. 1hursiay
morning Mrs. Borden down and
asked what had for breakfast I told her. and
then she said that Mr.. Morse was In the house. but
she guessed had better warm over the mutton soup.
and did so and made some johnny cakes. III we
had fruit for breakfast that morning don't remember
II. Mr. Borden brought In baskctful Of ripe pears
and put them the table. They were not put upon
the table in the dining room. lie was in the habit
Of bringing In pears and putting them on the table,
and then throwing them under the barn.
The only rooms which the witness had been In that
morning before breakfast were the kitchen and dining
room. After breakfast Mrs. Borden said to the wilt
ness: Maggie, what have you got 10 do TO day y
L that and han sle nj
me to wash the windows inside and outside. That
morning / nm sure, Lizzie had coffee and cakes for
breakfast. / her. but don't know whether or
not Lizzie saw Mr.. Morse. She sat In a big
chair near the window. and ate
her breakfast There are some books and
papers in the kitchen, and inve seen Lizzie come In
and read them. but that she did not read
any that morning. ! drank OF tn milk. Don't
know whether the others did or not ihc night be-
fore ate some OF the mutton soup. and the next
morning felt little sick. and went ouo In the back
ward To vomit. 1t at that time that Lizzie was
eating her breakfast. ! don't know whether Mr..
Morse passed out while Lizzie was eating not.
did not MIR. Borden so out. Mrs. Borden
busting the sitting room when she told fTc TO wash
the windows. | went 10 the barn u get the pail
Coming back from the barn, the witness Miss
Lizzie at the screen door. She spoke to her about
locking the door. The witness told her she did not
need 10 lock the door, she (wtness would be In
the yard Miss Lizzie did not say whether she would
fasen the door or not. The witness went several
times 10 the barn to get water for the windows. All
the windows outside were washed before the witness
went inside. The dppcr she used was In the sink
In the Kitchen. When she went inside 10 wash the
windows, all OF the windows outside shut. The
witness did mot sec Mr. Borden leaving the house.
she the kitchen for the dpper after she
lad used the brush all the windows. She did
not sec Lizzie at that time. She had finished
hail slleuE
at the font door. She could not cay that
he dOor-bell rang. When Mrs. Borden was In the
house she answered the bell; when Mr.. Borden was
in he always answered It. When witness went IN To
wash the inside OF the windows she could not Say
whether Mis-, Lizzie was ironing downstairs. She be
gan to iron when the witness was at work washing
the windows inside the dining ROOM All the locks
Of the front door fastened when she went 10 open
II. The exclamation she made In trying 10 open the
door "Oh pshaw,' and 1t WAS this exclamation
that caused Lizzie to laugh In the up
per hallway. Mr.. Borden passed through
the hall into the sitting room, and thence through into
the dining room, where he SAT down, The witness
continued washing the inside Of the sitting room
wind W and saw Miss Lizzie Borden come from the
frort hall and pass her father. Mr. Borden had
whl;c parcel IN his hand when he entered ths
lnu-c Mis-, IAzzle said very slowly to her
pune t to note received early in the morning
Mr. Bordcr-s safe was kept In the room leading from
entered and money and watches taken Miss Emma
was In the hOnsc at the time and the robbery Occrrct
in broad day light The barn had also been entered
and robbed. Miss Lizzie ironing handkerchicfs
ON the table. Miss Lizzie asked her II she gUng
ont and If 10 be sure and fastcn the door as her
mother had been called to sick friend.
The defence took unusual notice OF this statement
IL was 10 :J5 when the witness went upstairs. She
said she could not have been in her room moro than
thirty minutes when the City Hall bell rang III
O'clock. Shc there almost ten fifteen minutes
when Lizzie shouted TO her; Lizzie was standing
near the door leading into the yard when the
witness went down stairs. and not wiring ng her
hands nor giving any other signs OF great grief
Tho witness then detailed her trips 10 DR.. BOwcns
Mrs Church's and Miss Russells houses. she TO
membered the piece OF bOais In tho yard; never saw
Emma or Lizzie go 10 the barn at any
time, but they might have gone twenty tines ard
Ia" NOT noticed IL. The witness went downstairs
shortly after the tragedy. The were found In
n arch-lox back OF the furnace. The witness could
not tell what lind Of drcsS Lizzie hnd on saw 10