Passaic City record., 1893-06-10

drew J. Borden was just 81 inches wide.
Lizzie Borden tainted after Mr.. Moody had
declared that it would be proved that she
burned a dress three days after the murder
of her father and stepmother and had pro-
duced in court the hatchet with which 1t is
supposed the crimes were committed. She
remained unconscious for several minutes
After District Attorney Moody had outlined
the States case the jury, accompanied by
counsel for both sides, visited Fall River to
examine the premises where the crime was
committed and all other places In the locality
which were to be used as landmarks in the
trial of this case. The prisoner refused to
accompany the jury.
On the third day Of the trial Civil En-
gineer Herman was the first witness ex-
amined. He testified as to the location of
the bodies when they were found. James A.
Borden house. Surveyors and photogra-
pliers evidence being concluded, John v.
Morse. uncle of the prisoner. took the stand.
On ss-examination ne swore that
on reaching the Borden house after the mur-
der he saw no officers In the yard that the
barn door was closed and he heard no one
inside. This contradicted the Governments
claims that officers, by immediate exam.
nation OF the barn, ascertained that the pris-
oner could not have been there at the time
of the murder. A. G. Hart Joseph Short
heve and James Mather witnesses, called
after five minutes recess fixed the time wheI
Mr.. Borden was last seen. Cross-examina-
ton developed nothing but slight confusion
and uncertainty as to the exact time. Miss
Borden yawned and looked on listlessly.
Mr.. Moody then called Bridget Sui
ivan to the stand. Bridget Sulli-
.--an was the strongest witness of
the day, but while her testimony placed Liz.
zie Borden, the accused, il the home at
the hour of the murders, tho effect of
it was weakened by the statement, re-
iterated with emphasis that between the
shapely mass of evidence produced by the
prosecution, the finger of accusation seemed
to the spectators to point still more directly
at the prisoner The first witness was Doc
tor Bowen, the physician who was sum-
moned to the Borden residence after the
bodies had been discovered. He told
the situation OF the bodies, and said
that apparently nothing had been
disturbed In the rooms. On cross-examina'
ton he testified that he had prescribed NOR.
phine for Miss Borden to allay nervous
excitement. The doses were increased
to double strength and had ten
dency to affect the memory. Mrs.
Churchill, who lived in part OF the
Borden house, testified to occurrences just
before the murder. She said that Miss Bor-
den was so pale and excited after the murder
as to attract considerable attention. Miss
Alice Russell was then called. She described
Miss Borden's burning the dress Sunday
after the murder. Witness went out and
came in again and saw Miss Borden stand
ing near the cupboard door and tearing
or ripping small portions OF the dress. Rob
inson's cross-examination failed to shake
Miss Russelrs direct testimony. On redirect
she testified, against objection by defense,
that the cupboard in which witness saw a
part of the dress at the time of the burn
ing was used only for kitchen utensils. Then
there came q string OF officers. Two
points were made off George Washington
Allen, policeman. One was that table, un-
spattered with blood was found within three
feet of the front of the sofa where Andrew
Borden was found dead. The other was
the production of a bloodstained and tat
tered handkerchief of the bandanna variety,
found on the floor, and not hereto
fore produced Both these things are
pretty sure to mean something ally.
Deputy Sheriff Francis Fl. Wixom swore,
from his recollection of army wounds, that
Mrs Borden's blood was coagulated when he
saw it, while Mr.. Borden's was not. This
helped out the prosecution theory that Lizzie
Borden killed her stepmother before break
fast, and then, after long chat with Bridget
and perusal of an old magazine, killed her
father. The clanking of the hatchets and
axes began with the examination OF John
Fleet, Assistant City Marshal, OF Fall River.
He told the old original story of how he had
cross examined Miss Borden right after the
murders, and she had said: 'sShe wasn't my
mother-she was my step-mother. My
mother died when was little
girl He identified the two hatchets and
two axes, already known in the case, and
the new hatchet head. He had found it, he
said, in box on the cellar shelf on the Sat
urday after the murders. Officer Cunningham
testified that Immediately after the murders
he found the cellar door locked. This was
considered a strong point for the prosecu-
tion.