New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-21

had been proved and were practically uncontested.
He occupied the whole Of the morning session,
speaking until y. The audience in the court
room was as large and AS interesting as u had
been on the day previous the belief that
verdict would be rendered bringing out many
who had never attended the tri'l before"
The District-Attonry picked mp the thread OF
his argument where he dropped it last night lie
congratu lated the jury upon the near approach OF
the end The counsel who opened the cause LOT
the defence said motive was part OF tHe "o'-
ernments case, hut the speaker sail tins was not
So although the consideration of motive has wei'ht
in Calculating the facts in the case MotiV's
however, are neither adequate nor even toieranie
when considered in connection with crime Inc
motives of mankind he said, are as inscr'itaDic
as are the ways of Divine Providence lie then
c0ntipscd:
II does AFFORD snsfa tion 10 our reasoning To nave
discovered that there unfortunate conni'iohs III
that family from which suspect even INC
malice existing. have called Your attention 10 'le
way I'm which they lived under tn" same r"'i
mpresses me deeply a. am sure Il dl you INV
malice was all before the fact the wickedhess' inc
ngratitude had gone on under That ROOF lot many
many months Because the lips Of those VINO 10
Ln,w orc scaled in death we don't know but That
como now phase had come up In the FANNY hie
adding TO the feeling Of mnce ana jealousy eAi'"t
I'm this woman. No suggestion could be ih"ue Ny ''
Moor man a, In favor Of his wife but would au inc
flames into unquenchable fire.
rhoro may he tina, In this case when SHOWS 'hat
,,,.,a Audrey BORDEN did not plan to Kill her
,a,h.r onJ I hop., So Rut it was not LizAe Andrew
pnrden who came down those stairs to meet her
father but II murdercss, TRANSFORMED IRON '' w"
NJ affection TO the most conSinms'e oF"e''! o
known She came down to meet that s'cr'i oiu "''i
,vho loved his daughter, but who also ioVed MS
otnva all
had killed his wife: and when she came o'" .sr''
h c,me IN meet Nemesis lie knew 100 much III
the family relations, and she didn't dare 10 II, nun
,, when shc came downstairs II was her father
she met but it was also the husband OIL the s"p
mo,her whom she hated. There was no escape
,rom tbe crime but to complete the bloody "orH'
ThI, second murder was not Planned p"t was .o"o
= wicked and fearful necessity. And say ulis !"
o,.vc mv mind OF the dreadful feeling that there
j. a deliberate parricidc in the world
WITH THE SPIRIT OF JUDAS.
Bridget was doing her work al IN" mouse anu NV
old man was taking the last Walk OF Ms HE" W.
found him moving slowly about the city, stopping Ill
various places OF business and finally n" turned mo
tho ward Of IN, house where his wife lay deal
lie went around to the side door and found II locked
wont to the from, door and tried to Use his KEY, but
couldn't and was let In by Bridget lie came ih'o
m. house and sat down, and then came LIZZIE from
the very place where his wife lay dead ana 'oia MN
A fn school about wlcr" that VIE WIS ""eic ""'
that stepmohcrl She knew that would keep the Ola
man Silent for a time but not for long linen
Bridge, came into the dining To wash the WIN
dows there and the old man, after paying Il VlNt 10
his roou came into the sitting room again ana ilzze
with the spirit Of Juda, kissing his master suggests
that he lie down TO get rest. ~" tells Bridget II
She zoe, downtown. to lock up the door, as she
might 20 ont herself. Then Bridget goes upstairs I'd
get her rest and Lizzie goe, ironing, alon" win
her victim In less than twenty minutes she calls
nor servant down and toll, her that her iathcr Is
killed.
There was nobody who cam" to that house AFTER
the tragedy but asked this woman where she was
whom II happened IT began with Bridget and ran
through all her friends her story was not consistent
With the facts. pr Bowen asked Where have you
becn.r oh. pregnant question! Mrs Churcmn
a. kcd and received similar answer rs I" beis away
from the house Ms, Russell her friend. asked the
same thing, and again came the outdoor Story an"
when John ll,ct went 10 her room h. went 'h're "
oct her story In tho interest Of justice. Ia ORDER 10
make ND m, mind as what course to pursue, ne
nod M moro i,ca Of her being implicated than that
| his chief was And IN that room was the Rev. Mf.
| Luck and lie heard every word OF the conversation
| between Mr.. Fleet and Miss Borden. and don't you
| .uppos. tina; If there anything wrong In the
| story We should have heard of it But they come
here with the cowarily suggestion that THIS woman
could moi ell the truth she had been drugged
We must ludg, all fact, and circumstances as Uh'S
| -, IN nur common sense and. tried by that
standard | a-ser' that that story i simply absurd
and not within the bounds of reasonable posNibh'''
:, va. on. Of thr very hottest days In the hottest
| summer We have eyer known. and You are asked 10
h.ll.y. that she left hot work AT the ironing BOAR"
| and won, an into that 10, barn. lou wer' there III
| that barn and YOU know what 1t i. even on 'ooi
! Iune day when kini friend had opened '''
| doors .ri windows 80 YOU should MOI De s''o'a"".
I,ut that /, no, all on SATURDAY night Inc Mayor vi
that ,lty and CITY Marshal billiard heard u" S'o'
ara,n bnt with variation. to the one she said she
went for l.nt 10 ihr other That n" went lor IRON
+, may he that she went for both but why couldh
,bev boy- brought rs the that needed hAihe
or show MS the ilsh lines on which those Sinners WERE
10 20 show Us something which wohl" hclP OUT wv
ollLl She told officer Huntington that She coudh
| be,r ANYTHING ANY noise. because she was up III the
loft This was the only place. IL" hottest apo''
| where she could got ana NJ; hear anything J" a.
| vorr observation have Won ever heard OF an attempt
| IA c,.,f. nm alM which more strange thAh '"'
| Circumstances Of lh, one. That barn abb VIII ho'
| stand.
| LIZZlr's STORY AEOUr EEING IN TIE h\hN
Emf If Isn't charged hero that she did not 80 %
! IN, harm but what 1, charged /, that her s'a'"'h
Of going up into the barn (, absolutely D'Nohu i'''"
| crrdencc. That barn old ana dusty l' Us,
had ceased: it had brcom" depository OF ruooi'"
and dust had settled upon II. Among the "c'"'H''
men who first went there was McN"N' an" u" :,
10 he, % his wits about him. ii" ana inc ""'"'' ~
the dock were the only ones wh' apphr'" |" Wv -
Medley with "A desire to clinch or verify every if'
of,,r herring her story went to IN" barn ana iooNN
,,out II IA sec II anything had been disturbed
There /, not man thl, jury who VIII believe !
man can 90 on that stand AMI d'h'era''N
p,riurc himself against that woman
That story II M'dIry.s WIS correct p'
Manning and Mr.. stevens went th'r" ana i""''
|
| shut md neither Of them saw Medley. Mr. 'lsrH
son went no TO the barn and found III" door op'i
| dismiss without word OF comment the ''''iiho"
OF the two boys who found that barn 80 coon III
comfortable and who ate their dinners al nan past ~
All the assault on Medley Is an attempt l" 'on'r'
diet him about time. This l. hut another III"
tb, coffin I'm which compclled To lay ava! u"
dead and blasted remains oil th"' a'.''"p''" "
| How coud she have avoided getting clot'u pioo
| ~ In. IIdc Of lint hn!s