The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-12
PLANS IN THE BORDEN CASE.
NOT SETTLED WHETHER THE DE-
PENDANT WILL BE A WITNESS.

PENDANT WILL BE A WITNESS
In Reading Dickens-The Experts 20 Cor,e
This werk-Pre.s.t s,rte OF the Case.
NEW BEDFORD. June 11.-New Bedford 10 not
only one OF the most ancient and romantic,
but 1t IL one OF the most beautiful towns in
New England. The heart OF its residence dis
trict Is park OF grand elms. gorgeous gar
dens. aud green lawns. To-day the flowers
were open to their fullest splendor. the arch
ing elms met In Gothic lines over the shaded
streets. and tho robins. knowing II was
Sunday preampted the lawns before the
great manslons OF the retired whalsr folk.
None Of these alluring beauties were for
the most talked Of woman in the town.
for that woman II Miss Lizzie Borden.
She was In her prison quarters scenting the
aroma OF the magnolias. perhaps but enjoy
ing nothing but her hope OF eventual freedom
and the book that che was reading. In that
book she followed the quiet and lovely life OF
Agnes and the guilty happiness Of little Emily.
30 soon to end in death.
At the prison office the lonely prisoner was
reported to be In good health. because
her appetite is all right. It was said.
None but her keepers had eeen her.
Had any friends called upon herr No.
Not .onc. except her counsel. the officials
said since she had como from Taunton. Had
any flowers been sent to her? Not until last
night 1t was reported. but then there came q
package OF Thorn by post from distance. And
how about letters. for It was known that her
lawyers were getting little bales OF letters
every day. Well. she had received few every
day-pcrhaps three or four day. Anything
particular about them? No. except that they
appeared to be from lady frienis. The Of
flcials do not read mlssives to prisoners They
opl ha 20 ,la hat
nothing contraband is sent in that way. That
10 to-day's news put by question and answer.
as oil news OF her.
The genius Of Charles Dickens was her
solace. and under that generally CHEEKY in
fuence she may be said to have been better
of than In talking with visitors about the
murders which she did or did not do. More
over. tho dignity OF this old court and place IL
not conducive to those scenes OF crowds Of
mawkish visitors and cells full OF flowers such
as are matters Of course elsewhere. Her sister
Emma cannot seem to most persons to have
~ n bs eS h
She has BEEN notified BY. the Court that she
when she is called. Under tho rule she cannot
sit in court with the, sister from whom she
Tndsrstood that She would not be- allowed to
see e., her sister II she called at the Jail IT,.
no less than ninety witnesses. upon any Or ali
Of whom it may call for evidence. It Will not.
:. ss St
siaae nesrIy eys1s tSiend that LIZZIE f ' Be!dsn
iey anderstood Tat she e viii not Be called
eided and viii no. Be- yet asSiie depsnds
on the hest judgment Of her 7. counsel after
on wasther her previous testimony is H i'd.
mitted and upon It's efioct. There lives To- day
% & xhG say S.ss Ps
s sSs s s SS 4 S. J;
s s . = t s6e s ys5Iea: bs.d spots; and
the crime. The court room viii not Do a pleas
garments Of the victims. the battered skulls.
the CORY handkerchieis. and all tho other para
Ghernalia OF this unique trial are put In evil
There are at least SIX msaGs sHHssss for
and ncadns Dr. boao. wSo acted
IN h New Yor to RoW
ths Jury this se week Tss eaeerfs
age pstience because their tes. my BEARS BEARS
hut little on the vital question whether
Tx sd hs ssnf r! ss' lied
as will want sstsaetoa ,5a only nyd two
same as the blood q either, victim. The sec c
ono is. was there any blood on the hoodoo
GOVERNMENTS case and the standing OF the
Fall River police. The elaborate preparations
made b. the Gosernment had Il ioreseen Ds the
status Of the case at the end Of the first week.
the
friends all bearing upon her relations with
Mr. aI Sister Iasy w saow .hns
Humble cifeums taness Fail River. and A that
she not only got Mr.. Borden to give this sister
sa a dis s the E
when tho prisoner ceased to call MIS-. Borden
tse 81 the IS who
heard Lizzie say size hated Mrs; Borden.
Then bst G sf i
noon Of wesnesday. the DAY Before The muir muir
f bdges snyan GsR ROB-
inson's pitfalls and told him while he was
prisoner nv wore '' her pink Wrapper ali Of
Wednesday attegFnoon and stsysd IN the
tSinf tho .sdsnea VIII fH~ tuned
study ofths situation appears to show that the
Weak Il that may
sum up for the commonwealth in half day.
day for his review Of an important case. II he
was New Yorker he would not dream Of max.
are men here who. think that the pris-
on:.s LAWYER: would do clever era and ID ORA,
evidence. but turned tho governments case
oyer to the Jury by ITSELF This Is not the talk
lection OF the prisoners life. They feel their
responsibility too koenly to risk a woman's
neck for the sake OF dramatic point.
Tho Jurors are the subject Of a great deal OF
interest and close scrutiny during each day in
eourt, and the habitues OF tho place discuss
the bearing Of each OF the twelve good men
and true as II they already knew how each ono
was going to vote at the end. But this scrutiny
u nothing to what these mon underwent be-
fore they were chosen. When the panel made
up,of l5O citizens Of Bristol county outside 81
Fall kiverwas made public. TIL LAWYERS on both
sides set men to WORK to ind out about each
one OF the whole hundred and nifty men were
sent ont to ask questions about all OF them.
and they did their work so earnestly that the
whole county Is IMPRESSED with the STIR they
made. ono side wanted to find men OF middle
age II nossible with Known up daughters. and