New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
TIE HATcHrT AND THE DRESS.

TIE HATCHFT AND THE DRESS
Detective seaver. member Of the state Police FORCE
was the last Witness He lives in Taunton ana mas
been for fifteen years n policeman lie went " ran
River on the day OF the homicide, ana afrN'" Wv 10
about y O'Clock In the Afternoon lie '''""'
observation, OF the house on that day "" 0'P
he was there again during the search o'"'' -" "
Captain Desmond. lie also saw th' H'',''''''
Ratchet MIR. Fleet pointed it out TO him. lie says
IT. appeared IN no covered with dust or ashes
The covering coarser than the aust u" w .na
where the hatchet was found. Tie DreaH Ill 'e
handle was apparently new break 49,
He was present with the other officers "'cn 'h''
were examining tho drcsse, in the large ooSo' wv
the front hall. He did MT see hshl ou' 80
with diamond spots upon II and pant upo' wy
bottom Of the dress and It's front. though Nv
thinks n. made such a careful examination OF al
the dresses there that he wohld have discoVeed oi
a dress had IL been there. This Is the orees VIM
the prosecution asserts that Lizzie ""rc W"
morning of the homlcides. II Is the ore9' 90
Churchill identified as having been worn pS LiA~
when she arrived. II did not then nave any o'oo'
UPON 1t but II Is not the dress winch hNN0 SUI
rendered to the State dress she had then worm
On Monday Detective Seaver made an oD>er'"'ion
NJ the blood spots In the room where VI bo'"cn
was found He said that he had a memorandum WIN
him and that II would assist his reconecuoh' an"
he was permitted 70 consult IT, Looking at 1t from
time to time he made the following statement
There were on the mopboaid behind the he'd o. 'he
lounge tive small slots Of blood. on The wall aoo'e u
lounge a cluster OF snail spots IN rau'uS e'e"
inche, long by wide. On the frame oil IN e''
picture were forty spots the highest four feet ten meme
O-Wheie was the highest spot in the foohai AN
the wall orc the Kitchen door -
Odd you lind blood on the door Leading "''" ~'0
sitting room tho psror' Ayes
o-Hcw lar 1t from the door-jamb or heai o. N'e
~ kff,h. A
half inches ,.. ...
O-IIow much blood there on the Kitchen uoo'
frame, Ace spot three feet AMI one inoh from Inc
noor. $500 >. ~.
Q-H,w far 1t from the head OF the lounge 70 "''
dining ~ oom table, A.-Twenty-ive feet
Odd yeu find any further blood spots In inc 'oo'u ~
the day OF the murderl A.-one SPOT Oh the o'o' ''-
to the kitchen. 49,. VA.
o-Did you make any observations up'tars'
OWN YOU state what measurements YOU maac' ~
I found blood spots the mopboard on '"e e'' ~
OF the room in a radius Of feet - inches
Odd YOU find any the marble SAD Az" S'
slab o the dressing case fifteen the upper hraNe'
AZ the dressing four and on the ""c' M
teen on the the dressing case were 20 many
couldn't count them the lower faceboard OF the case
were blood matted hair on the corner Of inc ur's
case and running east was smear OF oooa -,..
Odd YOU notice any the glass OF the dressing
case, Ayes; fifteen spots.
oWhat did they look lke1 A.-They were not rouhd
the heaviest parts at the bottom.
ODD you the sIots on the north SIDE OF "o wal
next the dressing easel Ayes
Oft was where a piece was cut QUIT A-fe''
O-you were there when the piece was cut outl A
Yes. -.
oTe US the distance from that spot the north side
next 70 the dressing window case All i
nine inches.
ODD YOU notice any other spot'i A-Ihe'e were
two blood spots the dressing case ana tho "hdo"
one OF them out and the other was very small