New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-19

10 tnc man VINO until 0OW Hdu VII" "'"'
place Tho second place. which formerly Mr.
Jennings occupied, he has chosen still to hold
The situation Offered to MFR. Adams firstratc
opportunity TO show the kind Of man he is, and
he has shown it in way that has won for him,
from those who have Observed the situation, pro-
found respect and admiration Putting pride
and ambition wholly under cover. he has been
the eyes, the ears and the directing hand Of the
defence. lie has subordinated his personality abb
lutcy. but he has worked with quiet diligence,
examining the law, getting at the facts, per-
cciving the weak points Of the prosecution, and
supplying the quick flashes of light that have re-
vealed them TO the jury: not only placing at
Governor Robnson's disposal all the information
he had acquired until this trial began, but en-
ploying his educated faculties in the proceedings
here as if it were still his voice that spoke the
loudcst and his figure that stood Grst in the
arena. As and as lawyer Mr.. Adams
has done mere what should make his friends
proud Of him.
THE CASE MAY REACH THE JURY TOMORROW.
Probably the whole of tomorrow will be occu-
pied with the arguments. Tho case may not go
to the jury until Tuesday morning. To specu-
late on what a jury will do is about as fruit
less an occupation grown man can engage
in. This looks like a good jury. 1t has given
close, and, what might be called active attcn-
ton to every word that has been spoken by
Court counsel and witnesses. ] thought 1t was
particularly impressed with the peculiar character
and quality of the testimony given for the de
fence. The witnesses for the prosecution. en-
ccpt the police and Miss Russell. were just as
much witnesses for Lizzie Borden. There is
only one bit Of testimony that they gave that
operates against her, other than as the physical
situation at the time of the tragedy is obviously
to her disadvantage. This was tho statement
of Mrs. Churchill that shc wore blue dkcss
with diamond figure in il, the waist and dress
being Of the same material She delivered to
the police as tho dress she wore blue skirt with
spiral figure in il and blue waist OF another
material, with round spots in it, The testimony
of Mrs Holmes confirms Lizzie. No witness has
confirmed Mrs. Churchill. Miss Russell and DR..
Bowen do not remember what she wore. and
none of the policemen has vcnturcd a dcscrip-
ton, except the man Harrington, who ratified OIL
that ridiculous poyglot nonsense about plcats
and rufies. gatherings. bell skirts and SHRED
nccks in the construction Of a garment that was
never in Lizzie Bordcn's wardrobe or in any
other.
All the testimony offered for the prosecution
except this point Of Mrs. Churchill's the police
testimony and the stories of Miss Russell about
the burned dress and Lizzie's prcmontions the
night before the murder, was a simple account
of the state of affairs In the Borden house
after the bodies were discovered. Miss Russclls
tale about the talk Lizzie had with her on
the night before the murders. in which Lizzie
said she was afraid something was going TO
happen, and that she thought that her father
must have an enemy. has not been answered. BIT
Miss RuScll's character as a witness ana ncr
general testimony were seriously impcachcd by |
Emma Borden in her account of the burned
dress II appears from that. not only that Emma
and Miss Russell remembered the incident diff
fercntly. but that Miss Russell had
taken it upon herself to shield Lizzie from what
she Miss RusselD conceived TO be a suspicious
circumstance by lying about il 70 the defective"
Being conscience stricken she went 10 the sisters
told them what she had done ard ascertained
that they did not appreciate her performance at
all. but wished her - 90 back 10 the detective
and undo it, Mis-, Tussell's story Of the burned |
dress and Emmas differ in precisely those re-
spccts which make the incident either suspicious
or wholly nconsequental Miss Russell says that
on Sunday morning following the murders Lizzie
came into the kitchen, where she and Emma were
then at work, with dress on her arm; that
Emma observing her said What are you going |
TO do with that dress ," that Lizzie replied :" I'm
going to burn it, it's all over paint" that LIZZIE
thercupon proceeded - tear j. TO pieces and burn
it in the kitchen FIRE; that she Miss Ruse"lD re-
marked Lizzie | wouldn't do that, II were
yon. where ANYBODY could see me. having refer
encc to the police officers patrollng the yard out
side: that Lizzie thercupon stepped back pace !
Or two and went on with the burning.
EMMA BoRDEN's TESTIMONY.
Emmas story is widely different. In the first
place, she is positive that the first remark about
the dress when Lizzie came in. was made by
Lizzie herself and not by Emma. In the next
place she did not remember any such remark
from Miss Russell as that she would not burn the
lress if she were Lizzie where anybody could re"
her. and Emma declared that she did not believe
that this rcmarl, had been made. Miss Russell
in her testimony said nothing whatever about IN"
falschood which, according 10 Emma. she had told
lie detective But Fmmas story controls thu jury,
since Miss Rassell not called 10y the state in
rebutta Of il. Emma s1ys that II was she who
to Lizzie that the dress we destroyed
II wv. all covered with paint. lmma I'M! Mrs.
Raymond the drcssmakcr, both so tcstfying II
was in the clothes closet when. on Saturday morn
ing Emma went there 20 hang mp the dresses she
had brought home with her from Fair Haven.
There was no room for her dresses and she com
blamed 20 Lizzie about il, saying that that oil
lrcss was good for nothing and ought u be de-
stroyed LIzze's appearance with IL the next
morning was in consc'iue Of this complaint.
Lizzie said I'm going to burn this old dress.
Emma replied That's right. would, and here
Emma says the whole matter ended until Miss
Russell came TO them with the report OF what she
had so unnecessarily taken il upon herself to say
10 the detective.
With those stories thus cleared up there
mains against Lizzie no more than the circum-
stance Of her being tho only person known 10
be near AT hand when the murders WIRE
nitt"d, and the police evidence. That has been
petty fully exposed a mass Of self-contradic-
ion and tumble Of stories against which stand
The dcnials of nearly twenty disntcrcstcd wit
,csse., many directly corroborating ono another
md all having general corroborative effect
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