Evening journal., 1893-06-20
SCORED LIZZIE BORDEN.
Prosecuting Attorneys Mer-
ciless Arrangement.
METHERFATHBR WITH JUDAS KISS

HAD But a Few Handkerchiefs to IrOn2
Why Was Bridget Told to Fasten the
Front Door?
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, June 20-There
was less Of a jam outside the Court House
this morning although at the opening of
the court there were as many persons in
the room as at any time during The session.
That Small Handleless Hatchet.
Among the pecularities of the morn
ing was the receipt of a box by Cover
nor Robinson, sent from Pennsylvania,
in which was a small handleless hatchet.
The true inwardness of the gift was not
apparent and the box was not removed
from the janitors room. Miss Borden
entered the room at S55 and Governor
Robinson took seat beside her and the
two engaged in conversation until court
opened.
Congratulated the Jury.
Court came in at o'clock promptly
and the district attorney picked up the
thread of his argument where he
dropped it last night He congratulated
the jury upon the near approach of
the end The counsel who opened the
case for the defense said the motive
was a part of the governments case
but the speaker said this was not so
although the consideration of motive
has weight in calculating the facts in
the case. Motives, however, are neither
adequate nor even tolerable when con
sidered in connection with a crime.
The motives of mankind are as inscrut-
able as are the ways of Divine Provi-
dence.
The Malice Existing In the Family.
1t does not afford satisfaction to our
reasoning to have discovered that there
were unfortunate conditions in that
family from which we can suspect even
the malice existing. l have called your
attention to the way in which they lived
under the same roof. 1t impresses me
deeply as l anu sure it did you. The
malice was all before the fact, the
wickedness, the ingratitude had gone on
under the roof for many, many months.
Because the lips of those who do know
are sealed in death. we don't know but
that some phase had come up in the
family life adding to the feeling of
malice and jealously existing in this
woman. No suggestion could be made
BY that poor man as in favor Of his wife
but would fan the flames into unquench-
able fire.
A Murderess Came Down the Stairs.
There may be that in this case which
shows that Lizzie Andrew Borden did not
plan to kill her father and / hope SO.
But it was not Lizzie Andrew Borden,
who came down those stairs to meet her
father, but a murderess, transformed
from the ties of affection to the most
consummate cruelty ever known She
came down to meet that stern old man
who loved his daughter, but who also
loved his wife and the one man above
all who would know who had killed his
wife, and when she came down stairs she
came to meet Nemesis.
No Escape From the Crime.
He knew too much of the family rela
tions and she did not dare to let him
live. When she came down stairs it
was her father she met, but it was also
the husband of her step mother whom
she hated. There was no escape from
the crime but to complete the bloody
work The second murder was not
planned, but was done as a wicked and
fearful necessity.
Took His Last Walk.
Bridget was doing her work at the
house and the old man was taking the
last walk of bis life. We found him
moving slowly about the city, stopping
in various places of business and finally
he turned into the yard of the house
where his wife lay dead. He went
around to the side door and found it
locked, went to the front door and tried
to use his key, but couldn't and was let
in by Bridget. He came into the house,
sat down and then came Lizzie from the
very place where his wife lay dead and
told him a falsehood about where that
wife was.
siienced the Old Man.
Where was that step motherg She
knew. That would keep the old man
silent for time, but not for longs
Then Bridget came into the dining
room to wash the windows there and the
old man after paying a visit to his room
came into the sitting room again and
Lizzie with the spirit of Judas kissing
his Master suggests that he lay down to
get arest She tells Bridget that if she goes
down to lock up the door, as she might
20 out herself Then Bridget goes up
stairs to get her rest and Lizzie goes on
ironing alone with her victim. In less
than twenty minutes tshe calls her SER
want down and tells her that her father
is killed. She had good fire to iron her
clothes with and have the evidence to
prove it, for Officer Harrington tells us
that at 10 30 there were living embers in
the stove and we know that if there was
FIRE there then there was better one
earlier in the day.
Where Had She Been?
And when she was ironing why did
she stop? There were only a few hand
kerchiefs to iron, but for all the time she
was at work there were but few of them
ready to lay away for use. And there
was nobody who came to that house
after the tragedy but asked this woman
where she was when it happened 1t
began with Bridget and ran through all
her friends. Her story was not con-
sistent with the facts. DIR. Bowen asked
''Where have you beenT
Oh pregnant question, Mrs Church