The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-19
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You have not heard any such evidence.
1T is not proved: the court did not
allow it TO be proved and 1t Is not In this
case.
"Then be said that they were going
to show you that the defendant had con.
tradicted herself, under oath about
these occurrences.
"The court says: Here. gentlemen.
decide this case on the evidence given
right here from the witness stand, and
on nothing else. No prussic acid, no
prepa ration OF weapon by this woman,
no statement made by her under oath In
this trial or anywhere that you know
anything about. have you the right 10
consider. i do not care what you have
read
"Now we shall agree in the considera-
tion OF this case very largely upon many
things.
shall Not Misrepresent.
"My position in this case in speaking
for the defendant is not to misrepresent
or distort facts, but to take the proofs as
they are, put them against each other,
and find out what is right.
This defendant wants nothing but
proper administration Of the law.
Things that are not In dispute l hope
shall not contest.
Resume Of the Crime.
"Mr. Andrew j. Borden left his house
and went down street that morning,
Thursday. Aug. 4, about $50 o'clock, SO
that he arrived at the savings bank.
upon the evde zee. about $3.50 o'clock.
HE went into several places along the
stree. walked back along South Main
street toward his house, stopped at a
store of his that was being repaired,
talked with Mr.. Mather, and after pick
lug up an old block which he wrapped In
paper and took home he started to go
to his house, arriving there, the de.
fendant thinks. about 1O:45 o'clock. lt
did not vary probably, more than two
or three minutes from that time.
"At 1l:l5 O'clock he was found dead
He did few little things about the
house and so say he must have died
between 1885 aud 1l:i0 o'clock. Mrs.
Borden died earlier. probably between
Now, did the defendant commit hon.
icde. No suggestion OF any confederates.
III person commits "a murder like
this, aud we know 1t we have no occa
sion to inquire for what reason he did 1t.
II he did IL then it does OF make any
not.
He may have done it for pure deviltry
without motive.
"He may have done IL in insanity. aud
then the law comes in another way TO
intervene In his behalf, but IL IT is proved.
l say not guessed, but proved that he
did IL, 1T is not of the slightest import
aoce whether he had motive or not.
III he did il that is all there is about
II. Now say that the argument will he
only this that you are 10 10 k at the
motive to see what effect you shall give
TO the evidence.
1T will not do to say no adequate
sNxs. Il sl..xss "a IA.
That Is Jrhe when the crima- lis -pfe*eai
that IL true when you have The facts:
but that is not true when you are trying
TO show tae motive III order to explain
the facts.
NOW, there is absolutely (and think
the commonwealth will say } no direct
ev denee against Miss Borden, the de-
fendant
No Direct Evidence.
"You know what mean. Nobody saw
or heard anything, or experienced any
thing that connects her with the tragedy;
no weapon whatever, and no know ledge,
and the murder did not tell any tales on
her, either.
"There was no blood on her, and blood
speaks out; although is voic.iess 1t
speaks out against the criminal
Not spot on her from her hair to
her feet, or dress or person, or anywhere.
''Ihlnk Of it,
Think of it for an instant. Yes. there
as big as the head Of the smallest pin,
says Prof. " ood less than "a sixteenth of
AN inch la diane. er, aud that is every
particle OF blood that was found upon
ner clothing, a d that was not where
you could expect IL To be, not I'm the front
Of the skirt whsre it must have been OF.
'"Thep, too upon he best testimony or
ha nrnhahlx In,
common sense. who ever committe | that
murder Of Mrs. Borden stood astrids her
body.
"She was large. stout feshy woman,
weighing 300 pou DIS.
Conceive of the tuation.
You looked At the place. You saw
the little gap between the bureau and the
bed, stated to he about 80 to "a inches,
and you are to conceive of the murderer
standing on the boiy in this way.
Here she lies, there: and the IN urderer
standing over her id literally chopping
her head to pieces and they ali agree that
Mr.. Borden was Dutchered by somebody
who stood at the head of the sofa aud
between that an the parlor door.
You know how IL is placed, aud we
make no GU st.on about IT. Tnat looks
reasonable, we viii say, aud SO we take
the things rs they are.
"Yon went to the Bord premises aud
saw the premises, ana saw the situation.
You know how the stairs 20 up, turning
around as you 20 up, and at the top OF
the landing YOU are right there at Miss
Lzzie's door.
when you stand at the top OF the
landing you cannot sec into the guest
chamber, you know.
1t is as II you stood over there where
the officer stands, or n little further.
You are not looking at the door at all.
"It rs not like good many houses
where you come up at the top and are
looking in at botn doors at the same
time.
"rhen it is said that at certain point
on the staircase, riIht on the tread of
one stair, II you looked under the bed
across the Il jOr of the guest cham Der you
could see any obj.c. tina, was over be-
tween the bed and the burean, and you
were all asked 10 do that by travelling up
and down.
You remember the experience you
had looking. and, therefore, they say
that al, hough Miss Lizzi,, when she
was at her door as she entered
To pass down, could not see Mrs.
Borden over there behind the bed, that
IL sue went down stairs sno could have
seen Mr. Borden lying there b,hud the
bed, and therefore, that sue muse nave