The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-17

Reagan was asked to sign the paper and
saw 1t read to her, but was too far Off to
hear what was saids Mrs. Reagan took
the paper to Marshal Hillard and he
said If she signed Tit would be against
his orders, Then she went out and he
ordered me out,
Mrs. Mary E. Brigham, Of Fall River;
] know Lizzie Borden and have known
her all my life. We were lifelong
friends. visited her quite frequently.
Mrs, Reagan told me- one day after
court, when wo we're in the mRtron's
room, about a quarrel between the sis
ters. cav Mr., Buck with q paper in
his hand which he read to her. They
both went out and she came'back mad.
She said she was willing to sign the
paper, but that the marshal would not
let her; that she would rather leave
her place than to stay where she had
been lied about; that 1t was all lie,
and there had been no quarrel.
LIzzIR's SISTER TEsTITIEs.
Emma L. Borden, sister OF Miss Liz
zie Borden; eve have lived in the
house we now live in twonty.one years
last May. At the time Of the murder
Lizzie was possessed OF property as
follows; $l70 in the r. McDurfee Safe
Deposit and Trust company; $1,000 in
the Massaoit National bank; $500 in the
Union Savings bank; Sal in the Fall
River Five Cents Saving bank; two
shares of the Fall River National bank
stock; four shares OF the Merchants
Manufacturing company stock; five
shares of the samesof another date. My
father wore ring on his finger 1t
was given him by Lizzie.
She had worn 1t herself before. He
constantly wore it after, and it was
buried with him. have an inventory
Of the clothes in the closet on the after
noonit was searched. l was there when
the search was going on. Witness was
asked as to what DR.. Dolan said in re-
gard to a thorough search. The doctor
said the search had been as thorough
as it could be, unless the paper was
torn from tho walls or the carpets
taken up. Tho Bedford cord dress was
made the first week in May at our home;
1t was very cheap dress, II!
or 10 cents yard and about eight or
nine yards in it. plainly trimmed; not
more than two days were used in max.
ing the dress; Lizzie and assisted, as
we always did. The painters began
work after tho dress was mado. Lizzie
got some paint on this dress within two
weeks after it was made; she got the
paint on tho front breadth and on the
side; that dress was hanging in the
front closet on the day came home. l
know because l went in to hang up a
dress and found thero was no nail.
"Did you say anything to Lizzie
about that dress because there was no
nail there?"
WHY SHE BURNED DRESS.
81 did," l said, "You haven't do.
stroyed that old dress yet. Why don't
you do SOP 1t was very dirty, badly
faded, and l don't remember having
seen her use it for some time. 1t could
not have been made over, because be-
sides being badly soiled the material
and color was such as to render it i'm
possible. The next l saw of the
Bedford dress l was in the
kitchen on Saturday when /
heard my sisters voice. l looked
around and saw her with the dress on
her arm. She said, "I'm going to burn
this old dress" and | said II would" or
"why don't you," and turned away. I
did not sec her burn the dress; Miss
Russell was there at the time and she
told Mr. Hanscom falsehood, and I
asked her what that was for. She said
he asked her il all the dresses were in
the house that were there at the time
Of the murder, and she had said yes.
Then it was decided between US all that
she 20 and tell Mr.. Hanscom sho had
told a falsehood. My sister said at the
time: Why didn't you tell him about
1t, why did you let me do it." |
remember the story about the quarrel
between my sister and |. never had
any such conversation with my sister
as was reported; there was never any
trouble or quarrel in the matron's room
between us while she was there or any
thing that could be construed into a
quarrel; Lizzie never did put up her
finger and say anything about giving
in. Witness contonded that the rela-
tions between Lizzie and Mrs. Borden
we're entirely cordial. Witness said
that the breach caused by the giving Of
the property to hor stopmother had
nevor been healed so far as sho was con-
corned, although 1T was on LiEzie's part.
She knew Of no enomy her stepmother
had In tho world.
Tho drossmalier who made the famous
paint.stained dress next swore that
Lizzie could not have worn tho pink
wrapper over IL to conceal blood spots
had there been any, Isaw the dress
after 1t was painted Tho paint was on
tho front aud back; sho had nn old
wrapper which this was to take the
place Of; sho cut somc pieces out OF the
old wrapper while was thore and took
IL down stairs.
Phoebe X. NJ. Bowen, wife Of DR..
Bowen, was tho noxt witness. She was
called into the house right after tho
alarm wns given, and found Mrs.
Churchill tanning Lizzie. She thonght
Li2zio had tainted, lIer lips and chin
wero quivorIng. She was asked about
tho blue waist that had boon In owl.
dcnca all along. II should say that II
was tho waist" said she. She was mol
suro about the skirt.
the DEFENsR RESTS
District Attorney Knowlton wanted
to know how LlzziO's hands were,
They woro white aud perfectly clean.
IL was Just 3;l5 when ex.Govornoi
Robinson said: "T'ho defense rests"
Mr.. Moody asked Tor fifteen minutes
in which TO prepare the robuttnl, which
tho court granted, At 3;45 o'clock tho
Jury returned to the court room. Mar
shal llillard was tho first witness
called in robuttnl lic was asked as IA
the quarrel In tho matron's room. llC