Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-14
THE BORDEN 36RDER CASE
No EvIscnce OF a Damaging Character
thought Out Yesterday-A strange

No EviSeace OF Damaging Character
thought Out Yesterday-A strange
! story From Newark.
New BEDFORD, MASS, June Is
/ Again a great crowd thronged the court
room where Lizzie Borden is being tried
for murder.
MIR. Adams continued the cross-exam-
nation of DR.. Dolan, who described the
position of the bodies and the oioou
spots. and said the blows came from lett
10 right and were Of moderate FORCE
The prisoner sat with closed eyes ana
fan over her face. Continuing, Dr. Do
Ian said the wounds were made oy a
sharp instrument and some were made
nv an assailant aStride the body a
iuryman was taken sick and recess
was taken. The prisoner was anected
by the gruesome exhibits ana detalIs
and was led from the room.
The session being resumed, DR..
Dolan admitted testifying in PRELIMINARY
hearing that Mrs. Borden's death was
an hour 10 an hour aud half before
his examination OF her, but he now
thought it was an hour to an hour ana
a half before Mr.. Borden's death. lie
could not safely judge priority within
an hour from blood coadgulatlon
alone, if they had been sick.
There was a short redirect examina-
ton. DR.. Doan said the length OF the
wound would not determine the length
of the edge Of the instrument.
DR.. z. S. Wood, of Harvard Medical
College, was next called and described
the examination of the stomachs.
The handleless Ratchet had dust like
ashes on the blade tightly adherlng.
Under defendants objection and excep-
ton, Professor Wood testified that the
handleess Ratchet might have been
cleaned before the handle was broken
off Under cross examination by Mr..
Adams. Prof, Wood said the contents OF
the stomach showed difference OF an
hour and half in the time OF death.
| There was no evidence OF poison in the
stomachs, or In the milk used by the
family on August and A. Examination
! showed no blood on the claw hammered
| Ratchet or on the AK or on the blue
| dress. The hair found on this Ratchet
was not human. The white sk'ft show
ed a small blood spot. Prof. Wood said
the blood spot on tina white skirt pro-
badly come from outside and was human
blood. The shoes and stockings and
dining room door casing had no blood
spots. The handleless hatcher had no
| blood, The break in its handle con-
tanned no dust.
DR.. Draper took the stand next, and
described The wounds in the skull OF
| Mr.. Borden. DR.. Draper described the
wounds and condition Of the stOmachs
| and blood to determine the priority or
death, and from examination OF skulls
swore that the instrument producing
/ them was three and one-halt inches
long, the exact length of the handleless
! Ratchet.
At the conclusion of Mr., Diapers ex-
animation, DR.. Cheever, surgical ex-
pert. was called. He testified that the
! handleless Ratchet could make all the
! blows on the bodies, that one blow on
| Mrs. Borden was made by a person
| facing her, and on REORGANIZATION
that blood would naturally fall on the
assailant. There was striking and
dramatic illustration little later when
| Mr.. Adams asked him to illustrate just
how the blow would have to be struck
in order to produce the cut found in the
| skull Of Mr.. Borden,
Mr.. Adams stood before the witness
who is tall, spare, and very deliberate
| in all his movements.
A new Ratchet was held aloft for a
second inclined to the left and then
| flashed through the air, straight as 1t
seemed with the skull of Mr.. Adams.
When It seemed as If the crash OF
bone must be heard the Ratchet stopped
| and remained steady.
The spectators gasped.
A few minutes later the court ad-