The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-16


The prosecution this afternoon failed
to shake + nina B ordeu s testimony.
STRONG POINTS FOR DEFENSE
Lizzie's Visit to the Barn Corroborated-
The Strange Man In the Woods.
SPECIAL TO Tue NEWS.
New BEDFORD, June l6 The defense
of Lizzie Borden in her trial for her life
have used but few hours so far, but
they hav, been filled with evidence.
Early in the case some startling dis
closures we're pro missed. The promise
has been fulfilled already. There has
been al explosion OF q veritable mine OF
unthought of facts, and so powerful are
they that the prosecution stands dazed
ana wondering what will come mex.
The defense have had one advantage,
and that is almost invaluable. They
heard the imp tssioned appeal OF Mr..
Moody at the outset. and they felt its
temporary effect. But they saw also as
days passed that his claims were slowly
undermined, and he has now LETT only
the hollow smell; its kernel of facts are
withered and dried.
Mr.. Jennings has profited by this ex-
ample. His plea yesterday was modest
IN its delivery. conservative in its claims
aud clear cut In its sta ements. When
Mr.. Moody had finished his opening
plea the jury said. "Now we know it
all" Later they found their know.ed 20
detective. When Mr.. jennings finished
his plra the jury simply said, "What
IextY
The defense did not begin the evidenc,
encooura.ingly. The few Statements
made by the witnesses of yesterday
morning related only TO possibilities.
so FAR they were good; but the prose u
ton hal been dealing in possibilities so
hong that those who have followed the
case carefully hoped something better
from the defense. Their hope was re-
warded later in the day.
Slowly the curt, he jury, the lawyers
aud the audience To led through tle story
of the noise In the ChagLoI yard, the
fading OF n drunken man Dy Mr.. Kirby,
he evidence OF Mrs. NJ inley anu the man
she saw at the Borden gate. the vague
wagon, and faal y DIR. Handy's Wild
eyed nian.
The Turning Point Reached.
The turning point was reached. Mr..
Grouard's statement about the mixture
OF the colors and painting the house first
fact that Mr.. Jelnings had claimed the
trut of the paint covered dress" He .
was the beginning. This va, not mere
possibility. 1t was more even proba-
biity. 1t need bnt one little statement
from some reliable witness to riddle the
insihua ion OF the persecution. Yet tnat
statement IL still needed. Mr.. Jennings
lett the jury men just there. He left
them wondering II ut connecting LINK
would be shown. 1t will doubtless be
Emma Bordeu's duty TO sho v tha'.
Through evidence of various degrees Of
..,,, al. hA nafa md 1a.l
up TO a climax. The jury was alert. 1t
was eag.r. Hyman Kubinsky twas the
man. He told his stJry. IL was brief,
but deadly weapon. lie had seen a
woman co ming from the barn toward
the Borden house at about ten minutes
after III O'Clock on the fatal morning anu
that woman was not Bridget Sullivan.
That was all, but It was enough. Ii
It was true Llzzie's visit to the barn for
lead was a factl Mr.. knowlton felt Its
effect. 1t VAS the first evidences that has
been shown TO vindicate Lizzie's honor.
The government had thrown slnr after
slur on this stateme 1t OF Lizzle's. 1t
was vital point In the case. AT least
d. Zen different witnesses had testified to
nearly as many d ifferent versions OF 1t.
It's veracity had Deen openly doubted,
aud yet here was simp.e jew peddler,
man VINO knows no law, who has no sus-
picions, but who saw one little act, aud
"
he saw il, with such certainty that all
the legal talent exerted most strenuously
for a full half hour failed TO confuse him.
Lizzie's Visit to the Barn Proved.
There the fact remained and every
blow that the prosecution struck at 1t
only made it 81 ironaer and magnified its
importance. Whyr Mr.. X ibnsky had
tlv tnld ha RuI
| tense did not stop there. 1t clinched
that truth beyond the possibility Of
| doubt.
MIR. Gardiner testified that Rubinsky
stare from his stable just in time TO
reach the Borden house about 11:lO
| o'clock, and Mr. Newhall added TO Mr.
| GARDENERS story his corroboratlon.
What had ali this provedf Mr.. Medley
| he'd said that there were no sims of
| footsteps in the barn aud he was there
| before any one else. Wait, said the de-
fense. Mr.. Stevens speaks He went 10
| the Bord n house with Officer Dohert y
| aud Mr. Fleet was not then there. Mr..
| Medley had testified that Immediately
! on coming out from his visit TO the harm
| he mad received orders from Officer Fleet
| aud left the premises. Mr.. Stevens
| therefore, who visited the barn with
| three others must have been there before
| Mr.. Medley. But follow the story.
Five visited the Barn Before Medley.
wflicers claim that when they ar
| rived at the house no one had been
| here. Everett Brown aud Master Bar
| low had arrived. however, and had gone
all over the barn, up st,lrs and down,
before Mr. Fleet ordered them away.
Here were five people who hid ante
ceded Mr.. medley IA his visit TO the
barn. and vet they left no tracks"
/ httr tr
Importance l. overwhelming. Not only
la the defense proved that "A woman
was coming from tue barn just
rs Lizze mad statei, but they mad
proved nat the govcr1ment's claim as
To the necessi o, her foot marNs was
entirely imaginttive. L. simply was not
true Take ,gether these six with, s,es
arranged a hey we're In order. furnished
ne mos, Splendid example ot cumulative
evidence presented at this tria.
In WAS mastery. TIE most con sum tte
.kil was dis playe ia iis detail.
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