The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-10
WHAT WAS The MOTIVE?
Theories of the Prosecut on Regard
ing the Borden Murder.
IS LIZZIE A HUMAN FlEND !?
The Prcs scution Appears to Cling IN the
story That Miss Borden Consulted a
Providence Lawyer Regariin the Dis
position Of Her Fathers Pr operty.
ESPECIAL TO TIE NEws.l


FALL RIVER, Oct. 10 1t is alleged here
that the officials engaged in preparing
the case against Lizzie Borden arc very
well satisfied with their six weeks work
siuce Ler preliminary examination before
Judge Blaisdgll. One of these officials
asserts that sue will be charged unequi-
vocally with the murder OF her father
and mother. and that there will be no
question OF crime committed ia tie
heat aud passion Of u moment; IL will he
ALLEGED that with premedi,ation and
malice aforethousht she caused the death
or Andrew and Abbie Borden.
This Official IS quoted ~ delarlng that
District Attorney knowIton is confident
o his ability 70 s.cGre conyictioI. Not
with che evidence ne Offered at the pre-
liminary hearing, tais official explains.
bat by the pr .sen.ation OF facts which,
up 10 the preseat tine, are known only
u the district attorney aud the two or
hree trusted officials ne mas had working
Tor him. Even the Fall River police do
not know Inc strength of the dlstric5 at
toraey's case. New Bedford, tairnaven
anu MarioI have furnished a portion OF
the evidences, anu PROVIDENCE nis "a law
yer WIN, despite All rePor,s and deniais
TO the CONTRARY, VIII 20 o. the stand aud
and asked hi..l nov Lne estate OF Andrew
j. Borden wouli be apportioned II lie and
his vile were dead.
TLe goyernmen6 now claims that it
has "a motive 10 charge. Wnen DIST
Atty. knowlton argued before Judge
5lals eii he said thai he was not ready
men 10 prove molivs, Dut that he would
sho exclusive opportunity for Lizzle
BOrJed To commit the crime. No" the
government alleges that tDe motive WAS
a desire 10 gaia Andrew j. BorLea's
lnouey.
Tue story about Miss Borden consult
Ing PROVIDENCE lawyer IL tenaciousiy
Iduersd u, uesplCe tne TACT thai no
PROVIDENCE lawyer can he found that VIII
adnlis .lat ne kuoas anything ABOUT the
matter. Many o. tue snrewd observers
here IeaseI Ioag ago TO place any cred
euce IN tnlJ sJory. some or tie profes-
slOuals counecsed with the cas-; kBow
now Jne story originated, ana wniic not
assuming 10 callin question tue integrity
o. tue nrst PERSON VINO gave IT currenc,
do not hesitate 10 declare tnaV ne Is la
nlous Tor t.e discovery OF mysterious
male'S nests. lney ate prepared, ,hey
say, TO beiieNs the sCory wnen the aiyJh.-
cal PRoVID .sNCE lawyer acCud.iy tesGInes
as lt IL ciai,uvu ne Wal.
5 IL rcpo.t u, more or less cred bic, are to
be rsNrl uijou, the prvsecaLiOn Is pre-
parec 90 fakv avery bold d-s.and au LS,S.a;
ie.e tna6 MISS Bocdea 10 nu,nau mons.'
.er a.aost 100 nldeous for lue Imagina-
tiOn 10 conceive. IL Is said that Jne stats
viii aileI.e taaJ she schemed Tor moatus
for TIE purpose "a Jtlng some "a her
tathSr's weai Gil, aud USED every nietho
unat iugenuiUy could sus.es0 10 induce
hi IA 70 iOose AIs purse sJrlngs. IL wl.I he
aryueI that the sale OF lue Ferry street
luus. TO Ar. Dordcu was brougnt aUout
by Lizzie's desire 10 have more noney at
hrr coumaud, aul tud0 wnea she fouuu
tnat payneuL Was made 10y the old zen
tiemau iu ocks and uOuus lnsteau OF
cash, she was very much cna. .riueI.
1t will be alleged that the murder WAS
plan ued for several weeks; tina. tue giri
made u ner lnluu to murder aud made
careful preparation for lU. The premeal-
tatlon. II tue stats Is Correct IN lls claim,
wall cover a perioI oi aUouC SIX Weeks,
and date from tLe middle OF Jule.
Ihc theory OF the government officials
is that there was conspiracy u murder
the two Old persons; tnaJ Llzzie was not
alone CONCERNED III IL. But tnis theory Is
unsupported by any facss whlcu the ON
.ers nave dlscovereu.
W bat course tAe defence means to take
is not SO Inucn a subject of speculation.
Nobody pretends to know whether the
line sugg gsJed a. the preliminary exam
iuation VIII b strengthened anu eiabo-
rated or whether new course Will ue
pursued. The lawyers for the defence are
not conhding Ia the reporters, nor lead
ing them on TO develop ingenious theo-
ries for publication, as somebody con
nected with tue prose cation appears 70
ns.H Al a