The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-21
LIZZIE BORDEN SET FREE.
The Jury Out Only an Hour Before
Reaching a Verdict.


The other Cases Against the Accused
Nolle Pressed on Motion of the Disc
trict Attorney-The Latter's Speech
60 the Jury a Strong Argument Ass
sorting the Guilt of the Accused.
New Bedford, Mass. June 20-There was
not so great jam outside the Court House
this morning, although at the opening OF
court there was as many people in the
room as at any time during the Borden
trial Miss Borden entered the room ut S.5S
o'clock the Court came in at and the dis
trict Attorney continued his argument.
The district attorney again required to
his theory Of the motive for the murder
as shown in the relations between Lizzie
Borden and her stepmother, from which
he said, eve can suspect even the malice
existing. ! have called your atten-
ton TO the way in which they
lived under the same roof. The
malice was all before the fact. The
wickedness, the ingratitude, had gone on
under that roof for many, many monthsa
We don't know but that some new phase
had come up in the family life.
There may be that In this case which
shows that Lizzie Andrew Borden did
not plan TO kill her father and hope so.
But it was not Lizzie Andrew Borden
who came down those stairs to meet her
father, but u murdress, transformed FROM
the ties of affection to the most consuna-
mate cruelty ever known. She came
down TO meet that stern old. man who
loved his daughter, but who also
loved his wife, and the one man who
would know vino killed his wife. He
knew too much of the family relations and
she did not dare to let him live There
was no escape from tho crime but to eoms
plete the bloody work The second MUIR
der was not planned but was done as
a wicked and fearful necessity
"Mr. Knowlton then aualyzed the testi-
mony as TO what went on In the Borden
house during the short time between Au-
drew Borden's arrival at home and Liz
zie's announcement of the murder. The
story of Lizzie ironing clothes he discred-
said, would not stand. Officer Medley'5
story which went to show that nobody
had been in the barn MIR. Knowlton held
to be correct. He declared that the silly
dress produced by the defendant was not
the dress worn ut the time Of the murder,
as shown by Mrs, Churchill, Doherty and
DIR. Bowen. The search the day of the
murder was insufficient, but put the de-
fendant on her guard, and Saturdays
thorough search failed to disclose the
dress, therefore he claimed IL was con-
cealed
Mr.. Knowlton reviewed the evidence
as TO the handless Ratchet, dealing on the
significance Of Its fitting the wounds, and
being broken short as II by design. Mr..
Knowlton closed at 1905,
The court then took recess.
THE PRISONER MAKES STATEMENT
At lao o'clock the Court resumed its
session and the defendant was given an
opportunity to speak, She said 81 am
innocent but / will leave my case in your
hands and with my counsel.
Judge Dewey then charged the jury
concluding at 3; 10 0, clock
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.
The jury filed into their seats at 4:BO
o'clock and were polled. Miss Borden
was asked 10 stand up and the foreman
was asked TO return the verdict, upon
which he announced "Not guilty.o
After the verdict had been received the
district attorney moved that the others
cases against MISS Borden he nolla.
pressed, and the order of the court was to-
the that effect.
Chief Justice Mason then gracefullvs
thanked the jurors in appreciation Of
their work and faithful service. The
jury was then dismissed and the court
was adjourned.
RECEIVED WITH A CHEER.
When the verdict of mot guiltyv was
ItbuIuNLlt a GuttI FNtUb up WuiiA ulA8utH
have been heard half mile away, and
there was no attempt TO check it. Tho
stately judges looked straight aheads
at the bare walls. Sheriff
Wright was powerless to weld
the gavel which lies ready for his use,
and not once during the tremendous ex-
element, which lasted fully minutes
did he make the slightest sign of having
heard IL, He never saw the people rising
in their seats and waving theiI handker-l
chiefs in unison with their voices, be-.
cause his eyes were full Of tears and werei
completely blinded for the time
Miss Borden's head went down
upon the rail in front Of her and tears,
came where they had refused TO come for
many days, as she heard the sweetest
words ever poured into her willing ears,
the words ''not guilty" Mr.. Jennings
was also crying his voice broken badly
he put his hand out to Mr.. Adams who
sat next to him and said THANK God -
while Mr.. Adams returned the pressnr0s
Of the hand and seemed incapable OF,
speech. Gov. Robinson turned to the
rapidly dissolving jury as they filed out
of their seats and CLEANED on them withs
fatherly interest in his kindly eyes, ands
stood up as Mr.. Knowlton and Mr.. Moody
came over to shake hands with the coun.'
sci for the defense.
As soon as possible the room was
cleared. WHen the spectators nau unaily-
gone Miss Borden was taken to the room
Of the justices and allowed to
recover her composure with only
the eyes of friends upon her,
and the caresses of devoted admirers. At
the expiration Of an hour she was placed
in carriage and driven to the station,
where she took train for Fall River, her
home, no longer probably, but still the
only objective point for the immediate
present.
Wholesale Grocers Fail.
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