The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-17
One More Witness to Be Examined Monday,
then the Attorneys Will Yentilate the Evil
dence and the Judge Deliver His Charge
Straight Story Told by Miss Emma Bor.
den in Behalf of Her Sister.
She Had No Quarrel with Lizzie in the Police
StstiOn-lhe Painted" Dress and Why
1t Was Burned-Views Of Lawyers
EMMA BORDEN TEsTIFIEs.

She Tells About the Burned Dress and th
Interview at the Police Station.
NEW BEDFORD. Mass. June l6-The most
sensational and mysterious murder case
New England has known will soon be
given to the Jury. This afternoon. at S:l5
o'clock, the defense in the Borden trial
rested it's case.
There was less of crowd at the court
house this morning. at the resumption OF
the trial, than there has been at any timo
since it was commenced. Among the early
visitors was Miss Emma Borden. who. u
was understood was to be called by the
defense. although she was down as q gov
ernment witness. Miss Lizzie Borden told
Ex-Governor Robinson. as he greeted her.
this morning. that she had not passed a
very restful night. and the intimatiou
came with q cheering smile that she would
feel better by and by, The decision rela-
tive to the admission of the evidence OF
the Portuguese who saw the man with the
bloody hstchet talking to himself about
''poor Mrs. Borden" was. in order, shs
first thing. and when the jury had beer
polled counsel entered into q consulta~
tion with the justices upon some poinu
which the latter desired more clearly. Fob
lowing this the court said it was clear that
she evidence could not be admitted.
The first witness to-day was Sarah II.
Hart She testified to having passed the
Borden house on the morning Of the day ot
the murders. About $50 A. NJ. on the day
of the murders" said she. 81 passed by Mr..
BOrden's house with my sister-in-law, Mrs.
Manley. We passed by the north gate, and
stopped there TO speak to my nephew. who
was in q carriage. Whilel was there saw
n fna m eta in m a 4
was not Mr.. Borden. He was resting his
head on his elbow on the gatepost. i was
there i've mlnutes. and when L went awey
he was there. He did not change his posi-.
tion that noticed. He turned his head to
look at me. i did not know the man.
Charles s. Sawyer, painter from Fall
River, next testified. he said: II recall
the day officer Allen put me on guard at tho
side door of the Borden house. That was
after We had been in the house. Miss Rus
sell, Mrs. Churchill. Miss Lizzie and
Bridget Sullivan were in the kitchen.
Miss Lizzie was sitting in q rockins e. chair.
her. tanning her and rubbing her banda
/ was close to her all the time. She ap-
peared to be somewhat distressed. l saw
no signs of blood on her head. hair. hands
or dresa" By this witness IL was proven
that many people were swarming about
tho Borden house and in the barn where
Lizzie Is said to have been during the
murders. and where officer Medley after.
no trace of Miss Borden or anyone else.
THE ''GIvE-AwAY" STORY UNTRUE.
John ]. Manning, Fall River newspaper
reporter. was next called. He said bs first
heard OF the Borden murder some time be-
fore 1880 O'Clock, and examined the house
and premises, finding the cellar door
closed. Said the witness 81 remembeI
the publication of Police Matron ReaRan's
afAv rf ha s<rsx N N ousn Tar IA hat
the sisters. 1 also had an interview with
her. think it wac the same night of the
publication. In answer 10 question f,om
me she said there was nothing In II. L
wanted to know whether it " as true or not,
and ] wanted @ negative or affirmative
statement. i saw her at her house; there
was another person with me-. L did not
read the story TO her: but told her what
Mrs Reagan was local reporter for the
Associated Press. and it was in that capac-
ity that l went to see about the truth or
falsity of that story. Another newspaper
man was with me for the same purpose.
and she knew we were re porters."
Thomas K. Hickey, another reporter Of
Fall River. next testified. He SAID: in
my capacity as reporter / saw Mrs Reagan
on Friday about the story referred 20 by
Mr.. Manning. / said. i see you're getting
yourself IN the paper, Mrs. Reagan She
said. Yes but they have got TO take that
all back asked her about the alleged
said there had been no quarrel l asked
her if she had repeated any words of the
sisters, and also il there was any truth In
the report She said there was absolutely
none"
Mrs. Mary r. Holmes, Fall River, wife of
Charles }. Holmes. said: IL know Miss
Borden and have known who she WAS from
childhood. She Is member OF the
church l attend. 1 first heard of the
Borden murder at 11:45 a. NJ. went TO the
house about O'clock and sat down In the
kitchen. Some one told me soon after
that Lizzie would like TO see me. 1 re-
P. NJ remembers the publication of Mrs.
Reagan's quarrel story. After 1t was pub
lished had talk with Mrs Reagan about
IL. She first spoke to me about IL.
saying: Mrs. Holmes. you know 1t is not
80; for that was the time We were talking
about the eggs subsequently heard Mrs.
Reagan say that she would sign certain
paper If Marshal Hilliard were willing. AZ
this time was In the matron's room. and
she made no statement. as she returned
after having talked with some men who
called"
Charles Holmes. Fall River banker.
next testified as follows: 81 was present.
at the hearing on the first day in the Fall
River courthouse. / know about the paper
given Mrs. Reagan TO sign. It was read to
Mrs. Reagan. / heard it read; / have q
copy of the original paper in my pocket.
and / have also a copy of the newspaper
in which it was published. Here witness
produced a copy of the Fall River Herald.
The article as found and vouched for by
Mr. jennings. Witness was shown type
written copy of the same. He identified &c
and read it 1t was essentially denial of
the story. Witness SAID IL was read 10 Mrs.
Reagan and she said it was true and that
she would sign it If the marshal would al
low her. She did not sign 1t because the
marshal refused TO let herr
John X. Colwell. reporter of New York.
said: Il reported the trial In Fall River.
/ recall the dates when Mrs. Reagan was
asked to sign the paper and saw it read TO
her, but was too far oil TO hear what was
said. Mira Reagan took the paper 20 Mar
sh al HillIard, and he said If she signed 10
it would be against his orders. Then she
went out and he ordered me out"
Mrs Mary l.. Brigham. Fall River. was
called to tue stald. She said: Il know
Lizzie Borden and have known her all my
life. We were lifelong friends. / visited
her quite frequently. Mrs. Reagan told
me one day after court. when were
the matron's room. about a quarrel between
the sisters. saw Dir. Buck with paper
ia his hand. which be read TO her. They
both went out. and she came back mad.
She said she was willing to Sign the paper,
bat that the msrshal woald not let her;
that sue would rather leave her place than
TO stay where she had been lied about; that
II WAS all lie. and there had been NO
quarrel"
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