The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-10
A FRUITLEss DAY.
Great Expectations, But No Develop
ments at Yesterdays sittings.


ments at Yesterdays Sittings.
ESPECIAL TO THE NEws.l
FALL RIVER Aug l0.-The man who
between two chairs, found himself sud-
denly sitting on the ground, was not a
more disappointed and embarrassed indi-
vidual than he who yesterday had hopes
that between certain occurrence and a
certain discovery alleged to have been
made during the day in connection with
the Borden murders, he would have
something to stand on in next treating of
those murders to the public. The day
was utterly fruitless.
Its chief event was the inquest, which
began about 10 o'clock in the district
court room before Judge Josiah G Blais-
dell. District Attorney Hosea M. Knowl-
ton, who arrived Monday evening, con-
Quoted the examination of witnesses,
only two Of whom had been heard at the
hour Of adjournment-Bridget Sullivan,
the servant Of the Bordens, and Miss
Elizabeth A. Borden the suspected
daughter.
There was not much excitement when
Miss Sullivan was conducted to the court
room, but the passage of Miss Borden
was as exciting, IL not so widely looked
for Ton the sly) as that OF Lady Godiva.
She was accompanied by Mrs Brigham,
an old friend, and rode in a hack with
Marshal Rufus Is. Hilliard and Officer
Phil Harrington.
When she entered the coach she ap-
peared agaitated, but was not without
self control, and remembering that she
has been half sick as well as depressed by
the horrible circumstances which have
surrounded her domestic life since Thurs
day, one could but think her quite equal
to the occasion.
Equal to the occasion she proved on the
witness stand, according TO the remark
Of the district attorney, for no person
aside from the authorized officials at
tached to the case were allowed to attend
the inquest. She was thoroughly
probed, IL Is said, and an
swered promptly, aud in way which
left no loopholes, all the questions put TO
her. We are not told II she gave account
of her whereabouts all the forenoon of
Thursday, and SO cannot say how salts
factorily her presence at or absence from
the house at that time was explained.
A Russian jew who passed the house
mt 1890 that morning, within quarter of
AN hour of the time that old Mr.. Borden
returned home and within fifteen or
twenty minutes Of the time when Eliza
beth A. Borden says she found her father
murdered, states that he saw woman
who was not Bridget Sullivan pass from
the barn To the side door of the house as
he drove by. This testimony Is new and
concerns n movement of Miss Borden. IL
she was the woman, which was not testi-
fed to during the examination probably.
There are plenty of young women in
the city who utterly repudiate the opinion
that Elizabeth "A. Borden had anything
TO do with the crimes OF which she Is sus-
pected, some Of whom express themselves
most directly In their speech about the
theories which the Boston newspapers
have sought TO establish.
Then there are many men. II not many
women, who, rejecting upon the grit and
the peculiar qualities OF the Borden char
acter, and realizing from long acquaint-
ance how tight-fisted the departed Borden
was toward even his own children, say
they have no doubt that either Elizabeth,
driven TO hatred, perpetrated the deeds,