The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-10
LIZZIE poRpEN,s TEAL.



] New Bedford, Mass June I'm She
Borden trial this morning Omcer Harriur
tom was called 20 the stand at l0.i5
O'Clock During his testimony as TO the
condition of the bodies the prisoner looked
down ueryously and fingered her black
fan. he testified that the prisoner said
She left her father reading "a paper, and,
after twenty minutes. found him dead,
and that she said the motive was not rob
berry as everything was right about
the house. Onicer Harrington testified
that the prisoner was not in tears during
the interview on the day of the murder,
and that she was very positive as 20 the
exact time she was in the barn. He de
scribed very fully the prisoners dress at
that time, causing laughter among the
ladies' who constituted fully half of the
spectators. The cross-eXaminatiOn com
menced at ll:35 o'clock.
WATCHED HIM CLOSELY.
The prisoner watched Officer Harring
ton carefully while he testified TO her
conversation with him on the day Of the
murder, and tore small pieces Of note
marked personal" which had been
handed her just before the recess. The
witness thought the prisoner wore a light
blue dress with a dark spot; not the dress
delivered TO the government as the one
she wore. On CrOss-eXaminatlOn Ofhcer
Harrington contradicted ,is former testi-
mony as to an inquiry of Lizzie, but after
ward admitted that his former testimony
was correct. He repeated detailed de-
scriptiOn of the prisoners dress, which
caused amusement, and the prisoner
twice leaned her head on her arm and
laughed heartily for the first time in the
trial Mr. Robinson also in
volved the witness in a CON
tradiction of his former testimony
as TO the condition of the barn door and
window. The witness contradicted Officer
Fleet as TO the place where one Ratchet
was found. Gov. Robinson made a skill
full and long examination of Officer Fleet,
and disclosed the fact that other hatchets
than the handleless Ratchet were found
in the box by the chimney, and that there
were piles of ashes in the room The
handleless Ratchet was found on the wit
ness second visit to the cellar on the day
Of the murder The witness also admitted
that the search in the house that day was
not very thorough.
Gov Robinson led Officer Fleet
into a contradiction of yesterdays
testimony that the broken part of
the ;hatchet handle was covered with
ashes like the blade. He also said he put
the handless Ratchet back where he found
it; that it was not produced at the pre-
AAliAAilaA ICdl AAlE3 anu lilcb llC NIll lOb
testify about it at that time, because he
did not think it was used for the murder.
A CASHIER CoRRECTs HIMSELF.
At the opening of the court to-day the
district attorney said he had received a
letter from Everett NJ Cook, the Fall
River bank cashier, in which he stated
that one of his answers to a question
when he was on the stand
was incorrect, and he begged to
be allowed to change it. On the
stand he said Miss Borden had no ac-
count in the Durfee Bank In the letter
he corrected itand said she had and that
the balance on Aug. 4 was Sl72. The cor
rectiOn was allowed to stand.
The only matter of Importance brought
out at the afternoon session was the fact
that the broken part of the handle of a
small Ratchet which was missing was
seen by Officer Mullaly and the govern
ment professed ignorance of the piece
Officer Mullaly said that Officer
Fleet found it and put it back
with the Ratchet During Officer
Fleets testimony he never referred to
the matter and considerable surprise was
felt and expressed. Officer Fleet was re
called and examined, although the govern
ment objected He said he never saw
anything there in the nature of piece of
handle with fresh break in it. There
was decided sensation as Officer Fleet
stepped from the stand