St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-21
The Verdict Greeted With a
Tremendous Cheering by
the Audience.
No Attempt Made by the
Judges to Check the
Demonstration.
The Accused Dissolves in
Tears When She Hears
the Decision.

NEW BEDFORD. Mass, June 20.
Lizzie Borden was today declared by
the jury to be not guilty of the charge
of numbering her father and step
mother, and tonight is a free woman,
and will sleep outside of prison walls tor
the first time in months. 1t was just
4:30 o'clock when the spectators, who
had kep pt their seats patiently during
the retirement of the jury, noticed a
movement indicating their return.
A moment later the twelve men filed
into their seats and were polled. Miss
Borden was asked to stand up, and the
foreman was asked TO return the YER
dict, (which he announced-"Not' guilty."
Then all the dignity and decorum of
the court room vanished. A cheer
went up which might have been
heard half a mile away through
the open windows, and there
was no attempt to check it. The stately
justices looked straight ahead at the
bare walls during the tremendous eX-
element, which lasted fully minute.
= Miss Borden's head went down upon
the rail in front of her, and tears came
where they had refused to come for
many long day as
She Heard the Sweetest Words
ever poured into her willing ears. Mr..
Jennings was almost crying, and his
voice broke as he put his hand out to
Mr.. Adams, who sat next to him, and
said "Thank God," while Mr.. Adams
returned the pressure 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 with a
fatherly interest in his kindly eye, and
stood up as MIR. Knowlton and Mr..
Moody came over to shake hands with
the counsel for the defense.
AS soon as possible the room was
cleared, although it was q hard task,
since everybody wanted to shake hands
with Miss Borden. When the spec
tators had finally gone she was
taken to the room of the justices
and allowed TO recover her composure
with only the eyes of friends upon her
and the caresS of devoted admirers. At
the expiration of an hour she was
placed in carriage and driven 10 the
station. where she took the train for
Fall River, her home no longer, proba-
bly,, but still the only objective point
for the immediate present.
The Opening.
There was less of jam outside the
court house this morning, although at
the opening of court there were as many
people in the room as at any time dur
ing the session. Miss Borden entered
the room at 1855 and Gov. Robinson
took seat beside her, and the two en-
gagged in conversation uutil court
opened at o'clock. The jury was
polled, and the district attorney picked
up the thread of his argument where he
dropped it last night. Mr. Knowlton
finished his argument at noon and court
adjourned until Las p. m.
The court came In promptly at AS,
every seat in the room being occupied,
as usual. The chief justice then ad-
dressed Miss Borden by name, telling
her that she now had voice and could
say to the jury what she chose to say.
She arose, somewhat agitated, and said
to the jury:
III am ii1ilocent, but will leave my
case in your hands and in the hands of
my counsel"
Judge Dewey then charged the jury.
He read his charge rapidly, and among
other things embodied therein was the
caution to take decision only upon the
law and the evidence given. The court
defined the degrees of murder, and said
the degree is to be determined by the
jury.
"The government claim that you
ought to find that those murders were
deliberately PR rrmeditated. In consid-
ering the e. de ce, you must needs