Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-31
THE CASE REVIEWED.
The Import OF the Testimony brought
Out Yosterday-The Thing is stiil Badly
Mixed

The Import OF the Testimony Brought
Out Yesterday-The Thing is still Badly
Mixed
FALL RIVER, Mass, August 30.-There
were many surprises in the Borden hear
ing to-day, not the least being Prof..
Woods testimoney. IT was the popular
belief that he would show some traces OF
poison in the stomachs of the murdered
people, and would produce murderous
looking ship carpenters axe, having a blade
from five TO seven inches IN length.
On the contrary he pulled out an limo.
cent looking hatchet from medium-si2ed
travelling valise and quietly but hrmly told
the court he could not find the slightest
trace of blood on il, nor was IL allowed that
such an instrument in the hands OF wo-
man could inhict ghastly wounds.
He also demolished the prussic acid and
other poisoning theories. The crowd IN
the court room wondered what was com.
ing next. Prof Wood looked for traces OF
ali kinds OF common polsons
His failure TO find them added much
weight to Miss LiZZie's strong denials that
she was over in Smiths drug store, but al
though popular opinion ran IN these chan-
nels IL is well 10 remember that the govern
ment officials did not depend especially
upon the poison theory.
II was given out seml-offically some days
ago that all the District Attorney hopen 10
prove by Prof. Woods was that Mrs. B0r-
den was killed before her husband. rms
fact was well established. He said the
material in her stomach showed tnst III
had been undergoing the process OF diSes-
ton between two and three hours; In hls
opinion about two and hail hours.
This proved that Mrs. Borden died be-
tween 9 and 10 o'clock. probably about
$3.50. The government has already esiao-
ligbed that Lizzie was In the hallway lead
ing into Mrs. Borden's room at lO:S1
O'Clock. and she has not been able yet TO
prove that she was not in the house be
tween g:l5 and 1915 o'clock, when both
murders occurred.
The government does not disguise It's
pleasure at positive statements ABOUT the
time made by Prof. Wood, which was un-
shaken when his cross examination was
concluded.
Dnring undertaken Vineyards cross eX-
animation Attorney Jennings dwelt al
length on the position Of some iseys on the
RIM taken from Mr.. Borden s pocket. The
same matter was referred in DR.. Dolans s
cross examination. The purporG IL has not
yet appeared. ,.- A.
John Dennis testimony regarding the
impossibility Of a Inpn going over the oacK
| fence after having committed the murders
without being seen drives another contra
dictory nail in the defendants theory tnat
some one had escaped detection that way.
officer Philip Herrirgton's description
OF Miss Borden's cool and collected man
ner was strangely at variance with tae
agitation spoken OF by others.
He also emphasized well recognized
fact when he said that Miss Lizzie heard
her father say he would not let his prop
er,v for any such purpose, meaning the
keeping of q liquor store.
The most interesting testimony OF the
dav to the general public was that given
bs District Attorney Knolton, when he
read Miss Borden's testimony az the in
! quest Her answers TO District Attorney
| Knolton at that time were oftentimes
! sharp and Of a secretive character.
Tonight there is great deal OF talk
| about the intentions Of the defence. Mr..
| Adams asserts that the governments pre-.
/ sentation of the case was incomplete and
| they have decided 10 call many witnesses
who were supposed to have been sum-
Inoaed by the State.