The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-09
TWAS POLICE DAY.
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hay NOW door and turned the hay over.
examining IL carefully. The LOTT was
very hot. A basket was on the table In
the lott. but he did not notice any bas-
ket or box on the first floor OF the parn.
A search OF the cellar was made. On
the cellar floor was found two hatchets
and all axe. He searched Tor the other
OF the hree hatcbets which he had seen
Dr. Dolan have. IL was found on chop
ping block In the front cellar.
This was the claw-hatchet. Ofncer
Fleet took it down. Then be took "a
labyrinthian course through the yard,
searched the woodpile and examined the
ueighboring premises. Nowhere did be
see any signs o; blood.
Governor Robinson Took Him in Hand.
Ex-Governor Robirson proceeded at
once with HarriDgtoa's description oil
the dress. He asked IL the witness took
notes Of the dress aud found that he did
No woman assisted him. He made
notes from memory on the Sunday foi-
lowing. He was asked to describe the
dress again. with all and little more
detail than previously The shirrins
was described with a gesture, which the
governor Initiated.
The audience laughed, the sheriff
pounded his gavel and shouted "Orderl "
order %" The witness Twill please speak
TO tue jury"
Bell skirts, demi trains, 1arlng red
ribbons ON pink wrappers, diamond
spots, set bias on the stripe and other
Daraphernalia OF "a ladies costume were
RAPIDLY flashed upon the astonished audi
ence from Mr.. Harrington's mind until
they were fairly bewilderei.
After few questions it was discov.
cred that this disciple OF Worth had
been painter. "a book dealer, wood
aler, but never TO his recollection had
he been IA dressmaker The ex-governor
was more bewiidered than ever, aud
burst again into laughter.
Everybody Laughed.
Lizzie, the jury aud the judges joined
in the appreciation of the ludicrons
event. Officer Harrington looked con-
fused and the sheriff franticaly cried ''or-
der" ''order."
MIR. Harrington succeeded in escaping
the cros>-examination with only three
direct contradictions OF his preVlous
testimony, one related to the shoes of Mr..
Borden.
He said they were tied shoes. The pic
ture showed that they were congress
shoes. lie had previously said that both
the upper barn door ana WINDOW were
cpen.
Today he said they were closed. The
audience aud jury are rapidly learning
that the memory of these Fall River
policemen is very fallible.
Tue defense will claim that it is upon
the present evidence that this case is to
be decide not upon that at Fall River,
and II the memory OF these men Is SO de-
fective on som. very important poinl 5,
It cannot be Of great value on other
points.
Oficcer Doherty Called.
Officer Patrick ii. Doherty described
the same scenes as the previous Off GERS
had done. lie testified that Lizzie told
him that she had been out
TO the barn and that while there
she had heard scraping sound
and had come In to find ner faCher dead.
Officer Michael Mullaly stated that Liz.
zle told him that her father wore silver
watch and chain, that he had gold ring
ON his little finger and wallet in his
pocket.
She also told him that the hate $
were down cellar aud that Bird zee would
tell him where they were. Recess until
2:l5 o'clock.