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busting the sitting room; she did not toll me
where she was going as she generally does "
While at the house some policemen spoke
about Swede who worked for Mr.. Borden;
Lizzie said he wasn't over in Fall River and
that che would not suspect him. She spoke
out promptly and with perfect sincerity"
Mr.. Churchills examination finished at
1920. A five minutes recess was taken.
Miss Alice NJ. Russell testified as follows:
On Wednesday night, August 3, Lizzie came
TO see me. We spoke about going to Mari
on. | said, I'm glad you're going, and
spoke about her having a good time, but
she said, 81 don't know, feel distressed. "
Then she spoke of hor father and mother,
and herself being sick the night before.
Lizzie spoke of believing that her father
had enemies, and spoke OF that man who
came there and wanted 10 hire a place,
and of that quarrel. Then she spoke
of seeing man about the place at night,
about the barn being broken into and about
che burglary in the house. 81 said, ;" witness
continued, ''that l never heard Of that bur
glary before and Lizzie said her father had
| forbidden them 30 speak of it, she described
the robbery to me and said
1t Was Done in Mrs. Borden's Room;
she wns afraid somebody would burn the
to sleep at night; Lizzie also spoke about
the manner of her father treating his friends
and how badly he used DR.. Bowen at one
time. On the morning Of Aug. 4, while
was at work, Bridget Sullivan came to me; |
changed my dress and went at once TO the
Borden house and saw Lizzie down Stare.
| When ! asked her about going to the barn
and her reason, she said she went to the
barn TO get piece of iron 10 fix her screen.
| don't remember that she spoke about the
note, but | heard 1t talked over; do not
remember who went for the sheet; while
was down stairs she looked faint, and |
started to loosen her dress, but she said she
was not faint; | only unloosened it q little
at the lower part. Whom she went up stairs
| was with her ard she spoke about getting
an undertaken, and l went down and
spoke to Dir. Bower. When / went
back | saw her coming cut of Emma IS room
tying the strings Of her wrapper. AT one
time when | was in the room / saw her go
10 the closet door, unlock it and go in. !
was in Mrs. Borden's room
when the Officers were Searching;
they found the door leading into Lizzie 8
room fastened and pulled it open; | re-
manned there nearly all day and was there
until Monday. Saturday and Sunday
nights | occupied Miss Emmas room. On
Sunday | got the breakfast; after break
fast left the lower part of the house and
returned before noon. When | came back
went into the kitchen and saw
Lizzie standing by the stove and
| Emma by the sink. Lizzie had
dress skirt and | asked her what she was
going to do with it and Lizzie said she was
| going to burn it; that it was all covered
with paint | said nothing and went out
When | came in the room again Lizzie was
tearing the dress. | said, Il wouldn't let
any body see me doing that, and she took
one step back; it was the waist she was
tearing; l don't remember about the skirt.
There were no officers in the house at that
time, though there were some about the
premises. Bridget mad left before that. |
saw Mr.. Haascom and saw him at the Bor-
den house on Monday and conversed with
| him in the paror; in consequence of that talk
/ saw Miss Lizzie and Emma in the dining
room and | said Il am afraid the worse
! thing you could have done was to burn that
dress have been asked about your
dresses, and Lizzie said, ''why did you let
me do 1t - The skirt OF the dress Lizzie
was tearing up was in the cupboard.
No Blood on 1t,
!
| | did not see the dress put in the stove"
=. This was on Sunday morning "a
A. Yes.
Q. And on Saturday the officers went all
over that house
A. Yes, | think so; they searched it, bu
| don't know how far and thoroughly theil
search was.
g.. Did not the officers come In when tn,
funeral YVES going on and search every par
OF that house;
\. No, sir
@. They searched Lizzio's room, didn't
they?
a. Yes, sir.
g. You we're in the room. weren't you
A. Yes, one Of the officers opened few
drawers Gnd looked about some; took the
bed to pieces etc
Q. They had full sway.
a. Yes, sir. Other searches were mada
that day; | think they went all over thu
house. Before Lizzie went up stairs severa
people came in and taxed to her, but
don't know who they were. Continuing
witness said that as near as she could re
member the place where the dress skirt wa
placed was receptacle for a coal hod ana
for fiat irons.
John Cunningham of Fall River, the mex
witness, tolu OF coming 10 the Border
house alter the murder. A recess was her
taken at o'clock until gao p. Ii.
John Cunningham Continue.
The afternoon session opened promptly a
2:i5. The court room was crowded. The
testimony Of this mornin, is considered verJ
important, aud Assistant Marshal ilest il
conversation with the Associated Press re-
porters, said he was at loss to understand
where that dress which Lizzie is alleged tc
have burned, was, whom thoy went through
tho house. certainly they saw nothing OF 1t
John Cunningham took the stand to fin
ism up his testimony. HIS detailed seeing
DR.. Bowen, Miss Russell aud Miss Sullivan
passing up Second street and remembered
seeing Officer Allen going toward the Dor
den house. He went up after with Walter
+. Stevens of the Fall River News, anG
John Manning Of the Globe, and examined
the grass in the Borden yard for footprints
They tried the cellar door and found it wa
locked. (This is considered important TO
the prosecution az showing that there wa
no way to get into tho house by the cellar
Officer Allen described his first visit tC
the house. He saw Mr.. Borden's body and
looked around little and then went to tn
otati ha ibn'a