The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-17

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, June 16.-There
WAS less OF a crowd at the Borden trial this
morning than at any time since the famous
case was called. A decision relative to the
admission of the evidence of the Portu-
guese who saw the man with bloody
hatchet maundering about poor Mrs. Bor-
den" was the first thing IN order. The
court decided not TO admit that evidence.
The first witness was Sarah Hart On
the day of the murder, she testified, she
passed by the Borden house with her sister
at $50 O'Clock a. IN. They stopped at the
north gate of the Borden grounds to talk
with nephew who was there IN car
riage They saw a young man standing IN
The gateway 1t was not Mr.. Borden. He
was resting his head Oh his left hand,
with his elbow resting on the gate. Mrs
Hart was there five minutes and the man
did not change his position except to look
at her. She did NOT know the man.
Charles 5. Sawyer, painter, said that
he was put on guard at4he Borden door
on the day of the murder. Before he was
put on guard he WAS In the house with
Mrs. Churchill, Mrs Russell. Lizzie Bor-
den and Bridget Sullivan. Lizzie Borden
was sitting 10 char and,the others were
tanning her and rubbing her hands. She
appeared much distressed. There were no
signs of blood on any part of her clothes
or person. People were swarming about
the house and barn, where Lizzie Borden
is said to have been during the murder,
but where Officer Medley subsequently
went and SAID that he found no traces OF
Lizzie or of any one else.
John T. Manning, the Fall river reporter
for the Associated Press, said that he had
interviewed Police Matron Reagan as to
the story she was credited with telling re-
garding the interview between Emma
Borden and the prisoner, in which the lat
Ter accused her sister of giving her away.
Mrs. Reagan told him that there Was
nothing in the story.
Thomas f. Hickey, another reporter,
testified that Mrs. Reagan told HIM that
the story was false.
Mrs. Mary Holmes, close friend of Liz
ze Borden's said that she saw Mrs. Rra-
gan and asked her about the story that
she had overheard Lizzie accuse Emma
Borden of having given her away. Mrs.
Reagan said that 1t was not true, and Mrs.
Holmes afterwards heard her say that she
would sign paper to that effect if the
marshal were willing.
Charles X. Holmes, a Fail River banker,
said that he knew that paper was given
90 Mrs. Reagan to sign.
The paper was produced and read It
was essentially denial of the story The
witness said that il was read to Mrs.
Reagan, and She said that she would sign
it if Marshal Hilliard would permit her to
do SO. She went to the marshars office
and returning, declined to sign the paper
Reporter Colwell eff New York said that
Mrs. Reagan had told him that the mar
shal would not permit her to sign the
paper.
Mrs. Mary Z. Brigham of Fall River
testified that Mrs. Reagan had told her
about the story and had denied its truth,
saying that she would sign paper to that
effect, but that the marshal would not let
her.
Emma Borden denied the story in toto
She said that Mr.. Borden had given Lizzie
considerable property-stock in several
banks. manufacturing concerns and trust
companies. MIR. Borden wore "A ring on
his finger given him by Lizzie The fam
lily relations between the various members
of the family, including Lizzie and their
stepmother, were entirely cordial. IL she
had testified To the contrary at the prelim-
mary hearing Ii WAS untrue. When Mr.
Borden gave Mrs Borden the house Lizzie
declined TO address Mrs. Borden as moth
er, and called her Mrs. Borden. That was
three years ago, however, and their rela-
tlons had been resumed long before the
murder
he defense rested their case at 3:15
O'Clock p. IN.
a few witnesses were then called in re-
buttai by Mr.. Moody, but nothing impor-
tant WAS elected. One other witness will
be called by the defense on Monday.
After a consultation OF the counsel JUS
tlce Mason addressed the jury, telling
them not 20 form an opinion Till they had
heard the whole case
Adjourned till Monday morning