Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-06-16
LIZZIE BoRDEN's TRIAL.
Wednesdays and Thursdays Pro-
ceedings in the Famous Muir
der Case.


for life and death are daily being
weighed in the legal balances, held
in the hands Of the presiding justices
and members of the jury who are
sworn to try the case according to
the law and evidence, was crowded to
its utmost capacity on both Wednesday
and Thursday. At the hour of ad.
Ijournment last evening the great in.
terest, which has been manifested
throughout the trial, continued un.
abated. The proceedings on both
days developed many sensational
features and brought out some new,
and perhaps unexpected, facts.
The appearance of the prisoner on
both days, was calmer and more con-
fident than usual, save in one or two
instances, when the gruesome details
of the horrible butchery, presented il
an unusually vivid and realistic man.
ner, proved too much for a woman's
nerve.
City Marshall Hilliard, of Fall Riv-
er, was the first witness called to the
stand on Wednesday morning. His
testimony proved Of interest to all.
A feature of the Marshal's testi-
mony was the first knowledge that Liz.
zie Borden had said that she was sus-
pected of the murder. Mayor Cough
lin was present at the time, and this
is the Marshalls' story of the scene;
~ went there in company with DR.
Coughlin. There was large crowd
of people present--perhaps 200 or 800
! sent for the officers and had the
crowd removed to the street, and then
| went into the house, where | saw
the prisoner, her sister and Mrs
Morse there in conversation, but DR.
Coughlin and others did the talking
After we entered the parlor Dr.
Coughlin asked the family to remain
in the house few days.
"There was much excitement, and
it was thought it would be better
they remain there and not go on the
street. | think he told them if they
were annoyed by people to send word
to the City Marshal or himself and
they would be protected. Mr.. Morse
was asked about the mail, and he told
them they had better send for it. Miss
Lizzie asked, What, is there anybody
in this house suspected?
The Mayor said perhaps Mrs. Morse
could answer that from what occurred
last night. Lizzie then said, Il want
to know the TRUTH and Mayor Cough.
lin said he was sorry to say it, but
she was suspected Then Emma
spoke up and said, I'VE tried to keep
it from you as long as we could
Then the Mayor asked Lizzie where
she was when the affair happened, and
she said she was in the barn for TWEEN
ty minutes looking for lead sinkers
Lizzie said after Emma spoke, well
| am ready to go at any time"
City Marshal Hilliard on being
cross-examined swore that the search
of the Borden house was thorough,
and the defendant gave him all the ar.
tic]es asked for and spoke earnestly
and frankly in conversation about the
suspicion of her.
Mayor John w. Coughlin, of Fall
River, was next called. He described
the visit to the Borden house with
Marshal Hilliard, and corroborated
the Marshal's testimony as to the con-
versation, and demonstration against
Mr. Morse was offered by the Govern.
ment to show that the police later
surrounded the house in good faith
for protection, not for surveillance.
Mrs. Hannah Clifford, a dressmaker
who has made wearing apparel for the
Bordens for six or seven years past
said. "Miss Borden came to see me
about suit one day. While there !
told her | was making dress for
Mrs. Borden and when | spoke oi
Mrs. Borden | called her her mother
"Don't say that because she's q
mean, good-for-nothing thing" Lizzie
said TO me. 81 don't have much to dc
with her." Lizzie told me. "At
home" she said, 81 stay in my ROOM
81 asked her if she did not eat will
them. She said they ate at the same
table, but they never took their meals
together if they could help it."
Next came six witnesses who were
in the Borden neighborhood The
murder, neither Of whom saw any ON,
enter or go away, Cross-examlna
ton, however, tended to show that I
man might have gone out of the Bor
den house without being seen.