Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-15
TRIAL OF LIZZIE BORDEN.

| TRIAL OF LlZZIE BORDEN.s
 Hannah Reagan Testiaes that Lizzi
 Accused Her Sister of Giving He
 Away-QuestiOn of Admittance of
 Drug Clerks Testimony Argued .
 Length.
 NEW BEDFORD, Mass, June 14.-Th first witness called in the trial of Lizzi Borden this morning was City Marsha Hillisrd of Fall River. He told about hi visits to the Borden house, and of his care ful examination of the clothing closets ani dressing cases.
 Coming down to the interview when Lizz,e was told of the suspicious agains' her. the witness said: "That night when I we went there it was the mayor who did | the talking and who advised them to stay in the house. did not have the warrant in my pocket then. When Lizzie asked 1 the mayor If any one in the house was sus- pected, he replied that he thought MT. Morse could answer the question consider ing what took place that night. When Emma make her remark about trying to keep the fact that Lizzie was suspected away from her, Lizzie spoke up earnestly, openly and frankly saying: T ana ready to 20 now If am suspected This was about 7:55, and there were five persons In the room who heard her. The door of the room was partially open, I think. After she told us where she had been we went away"
 Mayor John W. Coughlin of Fall River was called at 10:45 o'clock. He described his visit to the Borden house with Marshal Billiard and corroborated the marshaps testimony as to the conversation with the defendant. The court excluded the evi- denoe as to the demonstration against MT. Morse, offered by the government to show that the police later surrounded the house in good faith for protection, not for sur veillance.
 Mrs. Clifford, e dressmaker, tsstiaed, against the defendants objection. The prisoner, she said, told her that Mrs. Bor- den was Ca mean, hateful old thing"; that she hated her ,and never ate with her when she could help it. The prisoners color rose when this testimony was given.
 The government offered to show that the prisoner said in November, 1890, that her home was unhappy. This was excluded on the ground that 1t did not necessarily refer to the murdered persons.
 Mrs. Kirby was called and testified that she was in her kitchen on the morning of the murder and saw no one in the Borden yard.
 Joseph D6hoeler anu Jonu Oouuy testl- fled that they worked in the Grove yard all day on the day of the murder and saw no one go or come between that and the Borden yard.
 Hannah Reagan, matron of the police station, Fall River, testified: Defining her duties, witness said the prisoner was in her charge at one time; she was in my room, she said, on the 24th of August; Emma came in to see her in the morning; I was in the room, cleaning up. Emma came at $40. She spoke with her sister and went into toilet room and hearing loud talk looked out and saw Lizzie lying on her side and Emma bending down over her. Lizzie said: "You have given me away, Emma. but don't care, won't give in one inch" (measuring on her fnger). Emma said: ooh, Lizzie, didn't" at the same time sitting down. They sat there until nearly Il o'clock, when MT. Jennings came, but Lizzie made no talk at all with her sister after; :never opened her mouth to her: when first heard the noise of loud talking was about four feet away in a closet. When Emma left that morning there was nothing said by either and no sseood bye" was exchanged. Decided sen
 Cross examined by MT. Jennings: Emma remained there In that room until you came
 
 sHaye you told her all?'' And Emma said she had told her all she had to tell. Emma came again in the afternoon, but can't tell just when; MT. Buck was there I am q uite eure. He came every day. Recess until 2:15 p. m. was taken and af- ter 1t Dr. Dolan was recalled: The plaster removed from the guest chamber was shown him and identified. Bridget Sullt- van was recalled and identified the bloody handkerchief found in the room with Mrs. Borden's body as one used by Mrs. Borden ss @ duster; witness said that when she | went to wash windows the screen door was looked and she left 1t unlocked.
 | Eli Bence, drug clerk, testified that he had been in business fourteen years; in the same place where he is now for four years. Here the defence objected 90 strongly that 1 the jury was sent out and the matter ar | Rued. Moody said 1t was proposed to show | that prussic acid was an article of com meroial use; that the witness never had a call for 1t until the Sd of August, 1899. the day before the murder; that it was not used for cleaning sealsktn sacques; they | offered to show that the prisoner went to witness place and aeked for some to clean . sealskin sacque.
 1 Governor Robinson claimed there waa no evidence of the sale; that the stomacha | of the victims show no traces of pruesic acid and there was no connection with this case: she is charged with slaying or killing those people with some sharp instrument now here is an attempt to charge her with causino death by entirely different means It cannot be considered now for the reason that this charge refers to Augut 3, when the killing was on the 4th. MT. Moody argued at length, upon the ground that any scf committed or attempted by which { person was held had the same weight and bearing as upon the other case. He oited numerous instances where similar evidence hsd been admitted, and claimed that suol evidence showed deliberstion and premedi tanon.
 Governor Robinson again reviewed tn, ssse and repeated that the evidence should tnot be allowed unless 1t went to prove tn, crime with which the defendant had beer charged. He held that evidence might a
 we'll be introduced to show that the de fendant attempted to shoot Dr. Bowen th'
 the day before in order to show her evi
 intention toward her parents.
 At the conclusien of the arguments tn judges withdrew for consultation. Tn
 court remained in consultation nearly hal an hour and then came in and announce,
 that the evidence WAS competent and woul'
 be admitted. This appeared not to satisf
 counssl for the defence and they made . once for the bench, where the other coun
 sel joined them and another long discussion
 followed. The jury were conducted t l their seats again at 4:45 and at ouce give into charge of the sherihs, and the cour then adjourusd until tomorrow morning Reassfgned to Duty.