The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-14
THE BORDEN CASE.


There Is more or less evidence to In d.
cate that what the Fall River police do
not know about Borden murders
would fiji book quite as large as that OF
Superintendent Byrnes York
Commercial Advertiser.
Many be ieve that the outcome of the
Borden case will nave al mp Jrtant bear
ing ON the second trial OF ia les A.
Trefethen, once Convicted OF the murder
of Tena Davis. Trefetheu's conviction
was based wholly on circunstantial evil
dence, and IL IL believed that the acquit-
tai Of Miss Borden would incline jury
10 give him the benefit OF certain doub 5
which must have arisen in the minds OF
those who etd the evide co at his hrst
trial.-Springfield Union.
Could folly be greater than for a paper
or individual TO announce seriously that
there is ground for suspecting that a con-
spiracy has been formed by the police for
he conviction Of l. zzie Bordenp No
reasonable bsing, noboiy but the chaser
OF pha itasy, no one but fool. would
have bis name associated with su, ,h u
preposterous theory. Censure the police
for remissness, real or alleged, condemn
them for "a mauifestatiou of excessive
zeal, but refrain from what is simply
idiotic. Fall River Herald.
The fact has already been demon
strated tina, ia the Jury on the Borden
case there are the proverbal eleven OBJ
stinate Jurors They deprived the
twelfth ons from hearing h,s favorite
minister preach because Une, waited TO
hear somebody else. IF Ill River Globe.
Yes. Mr.. and Mrs. Borden wer, un-
doubtedly murdered, but VINO did IL is
What the people would like TO know.
lhe evidence thus far is very, very thin.
-lhe Havvrhi.l Gaz .tte.
There Is one circumstance in the Bor-
den case that has awakened geaeral com
menJ aud that is the fact that "A Jury to
try IT snonl l. have been impaneiled so
quickly. Gratifying as was this fact, it
again emphasizes the weaNne,s, not to
say the stupidity. Of our syste n of qu iii
lying jurors. 1t is almost incred BILE
thas twelve persons, familiar with the
PARTICULARS OF the me, aud fit to return
verdict In case or suca Importance,
should never have formed an opinion re-
garding IL, nor even expressed "a senti-
q ent bearing on il; anu yet twelve such
people were found eadiy.-Newport
Observer.
The past week of the Borden case has
not strengthened the governme ats posi-
ton. Some OF the circumstances which
tended To incriminate her have been re-
lieved OF SO ie of their force by the skill
ful cross questioning of l. zzie Borden's
counsel, out he fast reual IS quite as
strong as ever that il l. zzie Borden
didn't know what was going OH in the
house it was certainly strauge.-Hart-
ford Post.
But broader than the fate or fortune OF
this Unfortunate woman is the general
principle involved and affirmed. This
affects the criminal procedure of the en-
tire commonwealth of Massachusetts on
similar points, and must innueuce ev n
that OF othrr $ ates. 1t is we'll known to
those conversant win tie subj ct that
there has been marked tendency in
criminal courts to undermine the consti-
tu ional guaranty that no accu ed per
ION stall be compelled to be witness
against himself. This is shown by the
various pretexts which have been sane
noned or countenanced TO ext Irt testi-
mony from persons accused of crime-in
Violation of the spirit, If not the strict
letter, of the constitutional guaranty
New York Herall.
Lizzie Borden has Il yet been acqut-
ted, but IL certainly looks rs il the Fal
River police were going TO be disappoin
ed In their hunger for a pound OF
flesh" That warrant for arrest, sworn
out before the Inquest, but no. served
till alter the giri had given her test :
mony, was a stroke of forehandednes &
that quite overreached itself.-Worce :
ter Spy.