Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-22

been Lizzie Bordens worst day so far III
the famous trial
Lucy Colet testified that she sat on Or.
ChagnOn's piazza in view of the Borden
fence from lO,i5 to II ,45 on the morning
of the murder and saw no one.
Thomas BolleS. hostler, testified that
he washed carriages in Mrs Churchhill's
yard OH the morning Of the murder and
saw no one
Patrick McCiowan testified that he was
in the Grove yard on the morning of the
murder and saw no one III the Borden
yard.
Mrs. Kirby testified that she was in her
kitchen on the morning of the murder
and saw no one in the Borden yard
Joseph lJesliosicr and John Denny testi-
fed that they worked in tine Grove yard
all day on the day of thc murder and saw
no one go or come between that and the
Borden yard.
The cross,examination of the last few
witnesses tended to show thata man might
have gone out Of the Borden yard without
being seen.
LIZZIE AND EMMA oUARRELED.
Hannah Reagan, matron at the police
station, Fall River, testified that the pris.
oner was in her charge at one time. "Shc
was in my room" the witness said. "On
the 9th Of August Emma came to her in
the morning. ! was IN the room cleaning
zip. Emma came al $40. She spoke with
her sister and went into a 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.
Emma said, oh, Lizzie, | didn't at the
same time sitting down. They sat there
until nearly IL o'clock. when Mr.. Jennings
came back Lizzie had no talk at all with
l,ar nFt | trst urIf IA
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 gOOd-by' was exchanged"
This testimony produced adecided sen
sation III the court room,
ON cross.examlnation by Mr.. Jennings
the witness said Emma remained there
in that room until You came, and when
you came you said to Emma, Have you
tOld her ullY' and Emma said that she had
told her all she had to tell Emma came
again in the afternoon but ! can't tell just
when. Mr.. Buck was there am quite sure.
Hecalne every day. What time Miss Emma
came in the Afternoon | can't tell. know
that Miss Borden looked more excited
when you left the room than she did be-
fore. When spoke of the affair between
the sisters, Ispoke of it as aquarrpl This
was before the first hearing. don't know
what day of the week the quarrel was on.
! don't know whether the story of the
quarrel was published in the morning
papers. was asked about il by reporters
that very afternoon, and also III tile morn
ing. never told any reporter il was all a
lie, that there wasn't word of truth i'll II,
MIR. Buck spoke to me about il in my room
but never told him il WAS not true. There
was paper drawn up subsequently IN re.
lation to this story. 1t was brought to me
by Mr.. Buck"
4 .tn t.tna in "a
set forth that there had not been a quarrel
between the sisters, ana that Mrs Reagan
had never said so.
The witness said she never expressed a
willingness to sign the paper.
In her redirect examination Mrs. ltcagan
said "Nlr Buck wanted me To sign that
paper: that if ! did all would he right be-
tween the sisters. | said we would 20 and
see the marshal about IT, We went down
to the marshas office and he told me to
go to my room. He told Mr.. Buck To mind
his own business and he would itte nd to
his "
ATTEMPT TO BUY rRrssIc NCIp.
Eli Bemce, drug clerk, Fall River, testi-
fled as follows: II have been in the drug
business about II years and three or four
years in the place where am now. T"
The defence objected to the witness pro-
ceeding and the Jury was sent out while
the question Was argued.
Mr. Moody said it was proposed to show
that prlsslc acid was AN article ot CONNER
Cial use; that the witness never had a call
for it until August Sd, lSA2; that it is not
used for cleaning sealskin sacks; that the
prisoner went to the witness place and
asked for some prussIC acid To clean seal.
skin sacks.
Ex-Governor Robinson, for the defence
said he understood there was no evidence
to show a sale "lt appears, he said
&C gt, he. -
deceased showed 10 symptoms uf prssiC
acid, and the testimony offered can have
have no connection with this case. Tho
prisoner is charged with Staying or killing
those people With some sharp instrument
Now here is an attempt to charge her with
causing death by wholly different means
The testimony cannot be considered here
now for the reason thai this charge refers
10 August Sd, when the killing was On tll
fourth. There is 10 weight i'll this cv!
tlence to connect IL withthe crime charged
While this is not remote i'll time, 1t Is en-
tirely remote and foreign to the question
It is in amount an attempt to buy al
article for another obiGct. 1t is an article
which ANYBODY may buy. Its sale is
especially provided for in the statutes.
The court remained in consultation
nearly half an hour and then came i'll anC
ANNOUNCED that the evidence was compe
tent and would be admitted
The Jury were conducted 10 tnelf seats a
a. As and given al once in charge of til,
sherif1s, and court adjourned until tomor
row at O'CLOCK.
FALL RIVER, Mass, June l5.-Last nigh
boy named Potter, SON of c. c. Potter
clerk in the Fall River water works Office
while looking for a ball, found Il hatche
on the top of John Groves barn, which j
located Just in the rear of the Borden prop
erty.
MIR. Potter this morning reported hi
find to the police and also sought an inter
view with the counsel for defence, but wa
unable to find Mr.. Jennings.
He still has the hatchet in his posses
sion, and describes it as ordinary !mple
ment with hammer head. The handl
was weather. beaten and the blade coyere'
with rust. Some of the particles OF rus
being removed, a slight coloring OF gil
was disclosed, which would either indlcat
that the hatchet was at one time used u
an ornament or was quite new when los
or discarded
FLOWERS FOR LIZZIE BORDEN.
FALL RIVER, MASS, June l5.-Ihe tent
day OF the Borden murder trial opene
hot, with big crowd in attendance. Mis-
Borden was overwhelmed with tioru
offerings this morning, and appeared
excellent spirits, despite the seeming Dir
heartening significance of yesterday
proceedings.
THE PRussIc ACID INCIDENT.
The first witness called was Charles
Iawton, New Bedford druggist OF
years standing. he was acquainted WY
the drug prussic acld, and kept 1t III stoct
the proper name is diluted nyofoeysnl