The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-21

as an evidence Of Miss Borden's nerve.
How she could have avoided getting
blood on her clothes. the jury could
not answer, because they were neither
women nor murderera,
THE JUDGES CHARGE,
The court came in promptly at 1;45,
after recess, every seat in the room be-
ing occupied as usual. The chief JUS
tice then addressed Miss Borden by
name, telling her that she now had a
voice, and could say to the Jury what
she chose to say. She arose, somewhat
aoitated, and said 70 the Jury: lam
innocent, but will leave my case In
your hands and in tho hands OF my
counsel"
Judge Dewey then charged the jury,
He read his charge rapidly and among
other things embodied therein was the
caution to make decision only upon
the law and the evidence given.
Recall the case, the court said, put
one part with another and see whether
you can conceive at this time this de-
fendant had toward her step mother
feeling that could be properly called
hatred. Ii this conception is not war.
rapted by the evidence, then 1t should
not have weight in your mind.
1t was understood by the court that
the government claimed that on essen
tial fact was embraced in the note mat
ter; that she had made statements
which she. know were false when she
was making them. There are three
grounds TO base this on,
First-The man who wrote it.
Second-The man who brought 1t has
not been found, and
Third-There was no note.
What motive had defendant to in
vent story like this?
Would not it be natural for her to
say simply that her stepmother had
gone out to make call? Was it a nat.
ural thing for her to say, to invent that
which at any time might be brought
against her? It Is said no letter was
found. But contemplate the possibility
OF there being another assassin. Might
it not DO q part OF the scheme OF the
assassin? Might he not have come on
her when the note was there at hand
Might he not have had reason to re-
move it as ono Of the linksr In cir
cumstantial evidence, unless every
link holds good, the chain is worthless.
The Jury was asked to bear in mind
the supposed facts that the defendant
had no blood ON her clothes when seen
first, and there was nothing to connect
her with the murder 80 far as outward
appearances went.
The jury was asked to think over
carefully whether a person contemplate
ing crime would be likely to tell a
friend OF it, or predict 1t any way the
very day beforehand, In the matter Of
the dress the court asked the jury to
say whether they could extract
from oil the descriptions of the dress
enough by which to identity It. The
quarrel story the court disposed OF in
short order and, Of course, left 1t with
the jury to say whether 1t was reason
able to sav that such persons who were
interested tn getting Mrs. Reagan's
story, became so without having first
ascertained the truth OF the matter.
The court said tho jury should lift the
case above the level OF passion into the
clear lines OF truth and reason.
NOT GUILTY.
At the conclusion OF the charge the
jury took the case.
1t was just 4;3O o'clock when tho
spectators, who had kept their seats
patiently during the retirement OF the
jury, noticed movement indicating
their return A moment later twelve
men filed into their seats and were
polled.
Miss Borden was asked to stand up
and the foreman was asked to return
the verdict which he announced-"Not
guilty"
Then all the dignity and docorum OF
tho court room vanished. A cheer
won't up which might have been heard
hall milo away through the open
windows, and there was no attempt to
check it. The stately justices looked
straight ahead at the bare walls during
thetremendouS excitement which lasted
fully minute.
AN AFFECTING SCENE.
Miss Borden's head went down upon
the rail in front OF her and tears came
whero they had refused to come for
many long day as che heard the
sweetest words ever poured into hor
willing ears. Mr.. Jennings was almost
crying, and his voice broke as he put
his hand out to Mr.. Adams, who sat
next to him, and said: "Thank God" +"
whilc Mr.. Adams returned the pres-
sure Of the hand and seemed incapable
Of fspecCh. Governor Robinson turned
to the rapidly dissolving jury as they
filed out OF their seats and cleaned OH
them with q fatherly interest in his
kindly cyo, and stood up as Mr.. Knowl.
ton and Mr.. Moody came over to ahake
hands with tho counsel for tho defense.
AS soon as possible tho room was
cleared, although IL was hard taak
since everybody wanted to shake hands
with Miss Borden. Whom tho specta-
tors had finally gone ghe was taken to
tho room OF tho Justices and allowed TO
recover her composuro with only the
eyes Of friends upon her and tho
caressos Of devoted admirers, At tho
expiration OF an hour sho was placed in
carriage and driven to tho station,
whore sho took tho train for Fail River,
hcr homo no longer probably, but still
tho only objective point for tho immo-
diato present.
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