Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-16
LlZZlE'S SIDE,
THE GREAT BORDEN TRIAL
TAKES a TURN.


Falls River, Mass. juno ih.-l.asi
night a son " g. O. Potter clerk in
the Falls River watcrworks office, whilr
looking Tor a ball, found a hatchet oa
top OF John Groves barn, which is 10.
Gated just In The rear 1T the norden
property, Mr. Potter this morning r."
ported his hud to The police and also
sought an interview with the counsel
for the defense hut was unable to I'M
Mr. Jennings lie still has the hatchet
ia his possession and describes II rs an
ordinary Implement with hammer head
Tho handle was wcathcrhtatcn and tht
blade covered with rust ON some OF the
PARTICLES OF rust being removed slight
col1rlng Of silt was dtsclnrcd winch
would either indicate that the hhtrhrl
wus nt onr time used ~ an ornainrll
or was quite urw when lust or discard
THE trial.
The tenth dny Of the Borden murder
trinl opened hot with bis crowd ~
Attendance. Miss Borden was over
whclnincd with horal offerings Anu
appcpnrcd ~ excellent spirits Ihs
defense vigorously ronleslyh ,N,sl
po,nt Of tho governments tesil'
monv hooking TO The prisoners a..
| trmi,t TO purchase pruasic ncid flnaly,
/ after consultation, the Justices hhnuhhVfu
/ ~, prrlInuiDnry rgldrucr did not COME VI
/ 10 The pruifer hy The prosecution, ahh TX
rluded It all ns to the prnsslc atl9 4,
| After the Introduction 81 tAhlh'tr lh'
| commonwealth re-tel It's cnse ana
r.ee-s for fifteen minutes WAS taken
! purinu recess the prisoner thlkrd
/ .,russiiv with Mr.. Fesrenivu OF Boston
/ the Grst lady whu has spoken 10 h'i 10
! the courtroom a..
After rcccss. Mr., Junulngs ppeueh ihv
| raise for the d"irn'" llN sH'u W.
,,nulJ show the previous spullrHsues'
nf ibe persnns character nnd me -
s,ncs of intent, purpose. or opportunity
! nIN, ahnu show yuu that AlUdlryh rakV
! van In the barn, uA!st"d only W ms
| ovn imagination, ana people We're W.
| lint barn and all over 10 before ne WI,
| ti,tnu,l, A. We shall show you ihhl
I'LL, ,yhs la the bnrl M she said She
,yns We shall show you mat llilH hieAs
was lapilpd with pnlni got cary III hhi I
| u,st Ia wa. burned IN broad dhyhFht
viii the windows and doors CpNh, WIZ
n,Bcers and other witnesses about W.
si,atl sbow You that slir had On The yer
dress she says she had 9Hi lho o"'
gaye 10 the officer myself
charles clifford aud lnnh hlrhg sW1iu
a., having sren strange NAN on tilN
,.us al The lnttur'a house near he bof'
dsn resldeuce nt II o'clock the might ~
fore lie murder. Ginord says the man
asstned asleep. Witness shook tho nnh
and lii hat tel Oh. witness went ~
lie house. He never saw ihe man De
i' W,rp chase Of ran river member
tbe uolice force Of that city, sM0f'
,iai ahoui 1850 a. ~. the DAY 81 ",
murders. lie saw imgHy. AHnqlns W
front of The kordeu nHnss, W. n'ni ls"l
mar. with q brown hal aga '''s'
cont. Never saw the man beiof.
81 Benjamin Handy testified be wcil
A.. 40 Uurdcn house the morning 81 ",
,,,trlipr between y aud ~ 0rlpfk'
~ msdinm.slzed young man wy,
psir. with eyes used on ihr sl,''"i ".
pe.jng slowly toward the south IL
a. acting strangely, ana no '1itH
",enee nf his appearance, i turned ~
li carriage 10 watch HIN hs ne wrn'
hy / have faint idea | had seen hin
''iifis. niiah Manly said she was IA
miiinf with the street ail sIphnns IDLY i...
,he Rdrden house she was ,iN.in.
XXI bense with Airs. Hart. when ,he .aN
sft,uv man dressed w a suit q Whif'
etendinr ly The Borden gate lhHi wa
~ o.4b o'c!aei. Size had not u1ilfei
N, Young ANN when she hrd cam
"'W Waiter + Stevens. rrrorler. went Il
~, H1r,iau house on the iay N the trng
rdv Tfs went through DE grounds an.
,yent on 10 The harn, while 10 there,
bs .aA. II heard three persons whlhlnl
ai,,ni III fhe n1nar mart 0f The barn
polireman Meilay u viii be reinein
: bared sworH shore were no traces o
footsteps on ihe noor ~ iiie pHrn leii
D ~. ,rant iu there 10 invfsligHie. Hitues
, .sid ana dfl rot see Medley about.
Two boys trsiiiel ibry visited ihe Boz
den barn inst after the murder, an
wsitrd ~ around the loft
Adjourned