The Portland daily press., 1893-06-15

Evidence That Strengthens the Govern
nant's Case-Miss Borden's Counsel
Failed to Exclude Testimony as to the
Poison-They Did Shut Out Testimony
as to Domestic Troubles and Showed
an Assassin Might Have Entered the
House.
New BEDFoE,, Mass, June 14.-This
morning, at the Borden trial, City Mar
shal Hilliard and Mayor Coughlin of
Fall River described their visits to the
Borden house after the murders, and
the conversation in which they told the
prisoner she was suspected of the crime.
The testimony of the one on this matter
was substantially that of the other. Gov
ernor Robin sons cross-examination of
the Marshal was searching.
Deity Governor Robinson handled his
witness, cajoling his pre-eminent charac-
teristic. Called it, as the doctors say,
an investigation with negative result.
said the willy crass-examiner. Il don't
know what they'd call it; called it a
pretty thorough Search" said the Mar
shal, walking right into the trap set for
1fs
the day before the Sunday on which
Miss Alice M. Russell fixes her curious
dress-burning story. Assistant Marshal
Fleet, mindful of the necessity of saying
how it was that dress with paint on it
was not found when the officers were all
over the house the day before carefully
hunting for everything, said that this
search was not very carefully made.
Marshal Hilliard now swears that it was
pretty thorough search, which was just
what the Governor wanted. There was
little laugh when the Marshal, with an
air of innocence replied to the Cover
nor's query, "How did you get into Liz
zie's room?'' Through the door," was
the terse answer.
Another very striking piece of testi-
mony was drawn from this accommodate
ing witness. Striking, because it shows
the impossibility of Lizzie doing any
very extensive cleaning of herself from
the splashes of gore from the blood of
her stepmother. ''There was no running
water on the second floor of that house, !"
on the evidence of the Marshal, who was
looking for it.
Again, with regard to the trunk in the
attic, the Marshal was more frank than
his officers. He testified that this trunk
opened with a spring, which none of
those present could find. Miss Emma
and Miss Lizzie Borden came up stairs,
and though he would not be positive,
he thought it was Lizzie who showed
him how to open that trunk. All the
way along both Captain Desmond and
John Fleet had lodged this query. They
remembered Miss Emma, but their mem
ory failed utterly as to Miss Lizzie.
The Marshal's face was wreathed in
smiles as he denied making request to
Mr.. Jennings that he ask Lizzie to come
in where they were and pick up some
thing.
mo, sir,'' he remembered nothing of
the kind.
''Didn't try to experiment with her?"
ssNot at ALL
''And it is not in your memory at alp"
asked the Governor.
Andrew Jennings's face was study.
His eyes were riveted upon the Marshal
with a burning gaze, while the Marshal
grew more rosy. He remembered moth
ing or the kind.
Again he went over that tableaux after
tea in the Borden house that Saturday
evening. us anybody suspected in this
house?' was the answer of the witness,
quoting Lizzie Borden's query. ssMr.
Morse may answer that" said the .Iayor.
II want to know the TRUTH" s7aid the
girl, and then His Honor told er she
was suspected. ''She spoke freely,
frankly, earnestly said the Governor,
and both the Marshal and the Mayor
who came after him were agreed that
she did. Marshal Hilliard, in spite of
District Attorney Knowlton's objections,
was allowed to answer Governor Robin
son that while he had not told Mr.. Jen-
nings that he suspected the witness be-
fore this call to apprise Lizzie Borden of
the feeling concerning her, he had told
Mr.. Jennings that some one else did.
The Dressmaker's Story of Hard Feeling,
Then came the dressmaker, Mrs. Han
nah Clifford. She had been making a
cloak for Mrs. Borden in March, 1892, and
when speaking of it to Lizzie the latter
said, referring to Mrs. Borden, that she
was "a mean, good for nothing thing"
Gov. Robinson objected, and was
saved an exception The governor con-
sidered that this was too remote from
the period of the crime: It was allowed
to go in, however, and Lizzie's cheek
flushed slightly s'she watched the wit
ness. ,fsrsst
Mrs. Clifford went on to say that she
said, "Oh, Lizzie, you don't mean that, !"
and went on to state that the girl re-
piled that, though she came down to her
meals, she didn't eat with Mrs. Borden if
she could help it. This is the only wit
ness as yet that the government has TO
offset Bridget Sullivan's testimony that
she never saw quarrel or any i'll feeling
in the Borden family during her stay Of
nearly three years.
The defence has now reserved two ex-
ceptions. a63
Lizzie's Former Friend.
Then was called Anna Borden, an at
tractive lady of about Lizzie's own age,
her most intimate friend at Marion and
her chum in the memorable steamer trip
across the ocean from Europe in the fall
of 1890. Miss Anna has a serious face,
dark eyes and iron gray hair. She was
becomingly attired in navy blue walk
ing suit and coat, low tocque to match,
with white feather. Her veil was down,
but she raised it at the request Of coun-
sci. She had known Lizzie intimately
for five years, though she was no relative.
| She occupied the same stateroom when,
with Lizzie Borden, they turned regret
fully from the fascinating old world pic
lures, scenes and rambles to sail across
the Westapn Sea- homeward bound IT