The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-10
Was 1t Found With That
Hatchet in the Bordens'
Cellar /?
CONTRADICTORY POLICEMEN
Fruitless Search for Blood Spots
The Undisturbed Dust in
the Room.

. 4H6re was lesS OIL Iusu tblo uioihiu4
han there has been yet. The morning
opened warm and muggy and the un-
comfortable condition of the court room
being too little attractive in view OF past
experience to off set the drawing powers
of listening to commonplace evidence.
Miss Borden took her seat at s:55, within
the bar, and looked quite fresh and rosy,
and more interested in her surroundings
| than.has been apparent heretofore. Yes
terday. however, she fingered her fan and
used it as expressing her thoughts and
| feelings. twirling it about as a baton to
indicate satisfaction or disappointment;
| this morning her smelling bottle has the
prominent place within the grasp of her
| fingers and she Is toying with the little
glass stopper somewhat nervously as she
| furtively glauces about under the brim
| of her black lace hat.
| Before court opened counsel on both
| sides held consultation In the room of
the justices. The first witness called was
I Lieut.. f. l.. Edison. of the Fall River
| police force who testifled as follows:-
| COULDN'T GET IN.
| "At the time of the Borden tradgedy l
was acting sergeant OF police: at $40 last
\ nirhp went to the Borden house In con-
sequence of instructions. but was refused
admission, the servant only appearing at
the door. I sent word TO Miss Emma
| Borden requesting to De admitted, but was
| refused, officer Maloney was with me-
| On the morning Of the fifth of August
| l took two wood axes, hand axe and a
| small shingle hatchet from The Borden
| house. The axes and hatcnet were taken
| to the Central Police station and | haven't
HAD anvbhing TO do with them SINCE.
/ a., fI,a -sS.<z .t,~.~
| of the fifth | was talking with Emma
| and Lizzie came ID and asked Bridget
whether she was sure the back cellar
door was locked aud the answer was
| Yes took part in a search of the
premises on the eighth. Desmond
Connors, Quisgley. Medley .,n,a and l1s
they came there when we were searching;
so far as know Hanscomb was never
associated with the police Ia any work."
Cress-examination: "This lust search
was made during the day, we arriving
there about ten O'CLOCK in the morning
being detailed to do different work.
searched about in the cellar,
about the furnace, the wood cellar. the
one in the souIh west corner OF the house,
toward Mrs. Kelley's. don't remember
that there were any boxes in that room,
but there were in the room adjoining;
they were on the ground, but I did not
see any on shelf; there was chimney
there. There were boxes placed along
there in which cinders had been placed;
/ didn't notice any box on shelf near
the chimney; did not see any box taken
down; my worK was done carefully and
/ think the others-ai so. l found
nothing In the box of cinders
aud nothing anywhere else.
The hatchets and axes were not
there that morning. OAicer Medley took
away that morning harchet head; he
showed 1t to me; it was wrapPedup IN a
paper: he took 1t away before we went; it
had no handle and ne had po handle In
his possession; saw no handle there; |
don't know where he got this hatchet.
During my search in the cellar | found
nothing bearing upon this case, and at
that time l was satisfied there was moth
ing.
A THOROUGH SEARCH.
1--WE hau mason with us to open the
chimney if necessary; ana quite sure he
did open it, but am not positive his name
is Charles H. Bryant: don't know that
he took anything away from the Chin
ney; looked out under the stairs, III the
water closet. and was there as long as |
wanted to be and had every opportunity
to search that wanted.
Mr.. Jennings never interfered: on the
Mr.. Hanscom never interfered with us,
and he went away in short time after
we went to work. When / carried the
axes TO the station carried them open ly
in my nand. and used no bag at sil. |
don't remember that there were any
shelves iu the woodshed. but think
there was shelf near the heating apDa-
ratus. The shelf. ! thtuk, was in the
room north OF the heating apparatus, aud
l think, now (pian shown) that
I see the plan, that there was
shelf In another room.
The claw hammer found on the shelf;
Captain Harrington directed me to IL
when got thereon the morning of the
5th. When got through in the cellerIwent
to the barn and searched iu the lower
part. in the box stall, aud tore some of
the boards away; then we went upstairs
and pitched the hay over: there were
others there with me, and some of them
but they were looking at IL. While we
were there Mr. Beaver and McHenry
came. They looked about the place.
A MYSTERIOUS FIGURE.
O. WHO'S this Seaver? A. He is Sta to
detective.
o. Who is McHenry7 A. He was a
friend of Seay er's.
@. What was ne doing there? A. JusS
looking around.
@. Where does he belong? A. He hailed
from Providence then.
@. Where does he hail from now? A.
The last heard of him he, was in New
York.
@. Still travelling? A. I don't know.
@. Still detective? A. / don't know.
@. Did he ever help your ofhcersf A.
Not that know of.
@. Has ne been around police head
quarters since2 A. Yes, sir.
c.. How long has he been there? COB
jected TO, but aliowed). A. Have seen
him great many times.
Witness said, continuing:-I don't
recollect having seen him prior to the
tragedy; / don't know whether he was
paid by the city for his services;
ever saw. his name on the payroll,
but uon't make it up; Clerk Gardner
does that. When was in he barn saw
piece of lead In d box, but this was
down stairs: my impression is there was
Il willow basket on the banch up stairs.
(Box aud basket sent for.) Then we
searched the lumber pile In the yard, but
found nothing there; then we went to
the WELL butthat WAS practically filled
the well Is westerly adjoining the barn;
tneu we went into the Grove yard, and
had no trouble getting over the fence;
we found nothing here of Importance.
(Here the box and basket We're prod ucsd.)
When we came back I did not go into the
Borden house, but | think Captain Des-
mond and Mr.. Bryan went in s0me-
where; did go into the kitchen. but only
to ask for information