The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-08
THE BORDEN MYSTERY.
Testimony Of Bridget Sullivan,
the Servant Girl.
NOT VERY DAMAGING TO LIZZIE
She Says That Anybody Might Have Had
Access to the House without Her
Knowledge-Sh Declares tho Family
Relations were always Pleasant.


Knowledge Declares tho Family
Relations wero Always Pleasant.
New BEDFORD Mass, June Sat the
opening of the third day of the Borden
murder trial the morbid cariosity of the
female portion of the community was
catered to. and nearly one-half of the spec
tators We're women. Their necks were
craned one way as Miss Borden entered
the room, looking as unconcerned and
fresh as any one possibly could under such
trying circumstances. After she took her
seat Mr.. Jennings had five minutes con-
versation with her. and she appeared very
much interested and animated, smile
breaking out occasionally as the talk pro-
ceeded
Mr.. Kieran, the civil engineer, was re-
called for the first witness, and was fol-
lowed by John V. Morse, who was guest
at the Borden house the night before the
tragedy. After his testimony an adjourn
ment was taken.
On reassemblng Miss Borden took her
scat for the first time within the bar en-
closure, and near her counsel She ap-
peared to be in good spirits and fondied
small cluster of pansies. which seem to be
her favorite flower. The first witness
called in the afternoon was Mrs. Caroline
Kelley, who stepped III while Bridget
lives in the next house south of the Borden
house. Her testimony was unimportant.
Then there was the greatest interest
manifested as Bridget Sullivan, who was
the servant at the Borden house when the
tragedy occurred, was called.
Miss Sullivan detailed at length her
movements on the day of the murder. The
last time she saw Mrs. Borden alive was
when she gave her instructions as to
washing clothes. Ten minutes later she
spoke to Lizzie in the kitchen, and then
proceeded with her work both inside and
outside the house. She heard no voice at
any time When she let Mr.. Borden in
he did not speak to her.
Miss Lizzie came down stairs about Ave
minutes afterwards and went into the
dining room. 1 heard her ask her father
If he had any mail, and she told him
that Mrs Borden had received a note and
had gone out. Then Mr.. Borden took the
key of his bedroom and went up the back
stairs. When he came down soon after he
took rocking chair in the sitting room
and l went on washing my windows.
While was doing this Lizzie came into
the room, took an ironing board into the
kitchen and placed it in position. She
asked me If was going out this afternoon,
and | said did not think l was. She says
"Well, if you do be sure and lock the
doors, for Mrs. Borden has gone out on q
sick call and may go out myself"
"Then / went up to my room and laid
| down. The first notice took of any time
| was when heard the city hall clock strike
II. think had been there three or four
| minutes. l don't think 1 went to sleep.
| Heard no noise. Am able to hear the
| opening and closing of the screen door if
| It is done by a careless person. The next
| thing heard was when Lizzie called me
| to come down, as her father was dead.
| That was at least fifteen minutes later"
| Counsel asked witness to describe the
| dress Lizzie had on that morning, but OBJ
! jections stopped an answer. She remem-
| bered a light blue dress, with sprig on 1t
| of darker blue.
Continuing, witness said: "When heard
| the outcry from Lizzie went down stairs.
| cannot tell what dress Lizzie had on.
| When / came down the back way the
the heavy wooden door was open and
she was leaning against the door. The
screen door was shut, but l could not tell
whether it was hooked or not. l went to
go in the sitting room, and she said: oh,
Maggie, I've got to have doctor right
away. / was out in the back yard, and
when | came In the door was open and /
found father dead. Do you know where
Miss Russell livess'
81 did not, and she,told me. / did not
find DIR. Bowen. Then went to the cor
nef OF second anu Borden STREETS lOf MISE
Russell, and she was not there. Then
found where she did live, and told her
what Lizzie wanted guess l ran to DR.
Bowen's, but don't know. When came
back found Mrs. Churchill said, when
/ came back, that if | knew where Mrs
Whitehead lived would go and tell Mrs
Borden, il she was there, that Mr. Borden
was very sick, and Lizzie said: oh Maggie
am almost sure heard her come in. &c
1 n,,l cha IL T cniH
4 will not go up stairs Alone, and Mrs
Churchill went up with me. When l go
high enough on the stairs to look into the
room saw the body on the floor, and raI
in and stood by the foot of the bed. TIL,
door was wide open. l did not make an,
examination of Mrs. Borden's body.
when l was called Maggie it was no
unpleasant. / never had any trouble il
the family and liked the place never saw
or heard anything out of the way in tn
family relations, and during my nearl.
three years of service everything wa
pleasant Lizzie and her mother alway
spoke to each other / heard them al
talking In the sitting room that morning
and Mrs Borden asked Lizzie some ques
tions and she answered them civilly an
properly. So far as 1 could see they live
congenially and pleasantly. l think
have told you here just what l said at th
first examination. have testified that
locked the screen door, but l now say
don't know whether did or not
All the time fshe was washing window
that door was unlocked, from $3.50 a. II
until she got through She had told Lizzi
that she need not hook IL, because sh
would look after it, but as matter of fat
she never went near it until she went il
ANY person could walk into that door
any time, she said, and she not see hin
When at one time she stood back of I'll
house, talking over the fence to the Kell
girl, there was chance for any one
come in at the front.
''When got back" witness said, ''froi
going after the people l found Mr.
, Churchill there and Dr. Bowen. Liz
was on the lounge. Her dress was FIR,
from spots of blood, and her hair was nj
!, !. disarranged. say, simply, that | saw /
one come with a note, but the note migi
have come to the house and would III
have seen it.
This concluded Miss Sulliyan's test
mony, and she was allowed to sit dow
At this point the court adjourned unt
today, when DIR. Bowen was called to Il
, witness stand.
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