Evening journal., 1892-08-08

would be folly for me TO speak. We have
four axes in our possession. Two are such
axes rs farmers use; one Is an ordinary
chopping AK, the other is what is called a
single ak. There may be spots 81 blood
on either or all Of these, but / cannot say
there is the slightest evidence on any Of
them.
yesterday there was a report current
that men had been seen escaping over
fence back OF the Borden homestead That
may have been the case, but the closest
scrutiny Of my officers has failed to disclose
any evidence TO that effect
Gan yards in the vicinity have been
searched most carefully, but no trace Of any
unusual occurrence was discovered have
three or four wires out now and may find
something later on.
Clews Don't Match.
"At this moment can say there Is moth
ing 70 connect any members of the family
with the murder We can reach certain
point. but from thence forward things VIII
not match and we cannot make them A
great deal has been said about the fact that
no arrests have been made up to this time.
These persons in the house have practically
been under arrest the past few days. II
was asked 10 give a candid opinion why ar
rests should not be made, would say that
with the present evidence nobody could be
held 1t would be folly FOR us TO place this
family behind bars when 80 many outside
clews are yet 10 be looked up.
ave had Mr. Jennings with rs during
the search, as the result Of my own request.
he is the acknowledged counsel Of the fami-
". We believed he should be about while
our investigations were being made Mr.
Morse and all the family went about the
house as usual while we were looking
around If you ask me If / have anything
really new in this whole case / would say
no. but OF course you know ] have a great
many things in hand Anything may hap
pen at any moment"
The police guard has been kept up around
the house and crowds Of visitors have
swarmed about the locality. Today the
most important callers were Andrew j.
Jennings, the family counsel and Assistant
Superintendent Hanscom, OF the New Eng.
land Pinkerton detective agency. The lat
ter was brought here by Counsel Jennings
on the part Of the family. He declined to
be interviewed, further than to say that be
would be engaged some days.
He acknowledged that tho crime was the
most mysterious affair he had ever encoun
tered, and would require the best efforts OF
the criminal detective force Of New England
to ferret out the crime. He remained n
the house two hours consulting with th,
two girls.
Mr. Morse IS talking more freely than any
person in the family, with the possible ex
ception Of Hiram Harrington, who married
asister Of Mr. Borden. Mr. Harrington i
imbittered intensely against the family
and he does not hesitate to say the mos
unfounded things.
Tho Doctors Statements.
Strange as il may seem, the police do no
put much faith in the statements made b.
DR.. Bowen, who was the first person on tn
scene. He saw Mrs. Borden dead when h
visited the house the first time, but he di
not discover that she had died from mui
derous wounds until his attention was Gale
to the blood on her hair by policeman an
reporter According 10 the statements q
the authorities he does not speak with tha
freedom which might be expected OF a ma
in his professional position.
The autopsy made directly after the di
covery was not sufficiently exhaustive I
relieve the examining physicians Of man
doubts that have arisen since Friday afte
noon. The stoinachs and parts Of lvers
the NlClllua were sent 10 Boston Tor Nnul
sis, but there may be some things called u
as time goes on which may demand al
other close investigation. Accordingly Il
bodies VIII be kept in the tomb awaitir
the orders Of Medical Examiner Dolan.
There is much fault finding in town
tho progress Of the case. Most people thir
the family should have been compelled
talk long before this time, also that a tho
ough search should have been instituted
once. At present persons who We're ne
the family are under the protection al
direction OF ex-Inspector Hanscom al
Lawyer Jennings, with instructions to
fer all inquiries, even when asked by tn,
most intimate friends.
Costly Bath.