The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-06-14

you could have done was to burn that
Dress" TO which Lizzie replied: "Oh, why
did you let me do 1t? Why did you not
tell me?"
The dress was a cheap, light blue cotton
Bedford cord, with small dark figure,
which witness had once noticed Lizzie
wearing in the spring when new.
Governor Robinson's cross-sXamination
then failed to shake Miss RusselPs direct
testimony. On redirect she testified
against objection by defense that Bedford
is cheap dress material and that the
cupboard in which witness saw a part of
the dress at the time of burning was used
only for kitchen utensils.
John Cunningham testified and then
the court took a recess.
George Aliens Evidence.
Alter recess Cunningham was cross-
examined and then George Allen, a
policeman Of Fall River was called. On
the morning of the tragedy a message
came to the station house where he was,
telling of the murder. He went up to the
Borden house on the run and picked up
another policeman on the way. When
he reached the sitting room Mrs. Church
Ill and Miss Russell were there. SO Was
DIR. Bowen. The sheet had not yet been
placed over the body of the dead man.
He happened TO pass the door and he
thought he might as well examine the
lock while he was there. He found a
night lock and q bolt on the door. The
door was both locked and bolted when
he made the examination. When he saw
Lizzie Borden that morning she was cool
and self posse ssed. There was a table
three feet from the body, he said, and
there was no trace of blood on that.
\ Bloody Handkerchief.
Then come another surprise from the
prosecution and one that caused the
heavy, dull features of the defendant to
grow ashy white. 1t was handkerchief
dark and dirty and half destroyed. It
looked as if an attempt had been made to
burn il. The careless way in which AS
sistant Attorney Moody brought the hand
kerchief into the case was interesting in
itself He seemed TO be about to sit down,
having finished with the witness to all
appearances. Then he walked back to the
table.
MIR Allen" he said. "did you find any
thing while you were upstairsY'
YES. did"
"Well, what was it?"
~ handkerchief"
"Where did YOU find it?"
81 found it lying little way from Mrs.
Borden's feet, between her feet and the
window"
Were there any marks on it,"
Then came the answer that caused the
prisoner to look as If she was about to col
lapse.
Yes" were Aliens words. at was
covered with blood"
That's all, sold the district attorney
quietly, as If i. We're an every day matter
to produce bit OF evidence like that.
During the time that the handkerchief
was talked about the prisoner picked at
the tlps OF one glove with the other hand
When Ex-Governor Robinson cross-ex-
amined Allen he did not ask question
about the bloody handkerchief
Officer Allen, together with Sheriff
Wixon, then testified to their search of the
Borden premises alter the murder. Then
Officer Fleet was put on the stand. After
corroborating their testimony he de-
scribed his finding the handleless Ratchet
produced by Moody in opening. This
Ratchet was found on the day of the muir
der IN the box next the chimney down in
the cellar. A fragment of the handle
showed a fresh break end the iron was
covered with ashes. The manner in which
the ashes or dust appesred in the cut in
dlcated that an effort had been made to
have the break appear like en- old one.
The outside cellar door was locked.
Searched the Barn.
Fleet went to the barn. 1t was very hot
there. There was lot of hay that COW
cred nearly all the north side of the barn.
He remained in the barn long enough to
search through the hay in order to make
sure that no one was hidden in it.
Did you notice anything particular
about the hay when you went up there
the first timer"
NO"
Cross-examined. Fleet said he examined
a number Of dresses carefully, but found
no blood stains.
Were you looking for paint?"
''No"
Were you looking for blood?"
"Yes."
eff there had been any blood there do
you think you could have seen it?'
II think | could. If there had been anv
paint there don't think could have seen
il unless / looked closely"
Adjourned until a. IN. tomorrow.
NEw BEDFORD, Mass, June 9.-About
one-half the spectators in the court house
this morning were women. So persistent
have they become in their attempts to get
into the court house that the crier has
built at the entrance an obstruction so
that only one. person may pass in at a
time. Miss Borden evidently appreci-
ates the situation. since she remarked
to Deputy Sheriff Kirby, one of her
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