Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-09
news By TELEGRAPH.
:, From ALL Quarters.
covered With ASHES.
Important Fact in the
Borden Trial.
A Free COUNT lND. AFFAIR BALLOT.
Ohio Republicans Adopt a
Strong Platform.
YALE MEN SUSPENDED FROM RACES.
They Violated the Sane
tiOn Rule.

They Violated the Sane.
ton Rule.
LIZZIE BORDEN'S TRIAL.
Assistant Marshal Fleet Tells About
the Finding OF the Hatchet-Alice
Russell on the Stand-Rxeitemenl
( Among Miss Borden's Friends In
7 Fall River. As
I NEW BEDFORD, Mars. June S:@The
Ecourthouse was opened for the trial OF
Lizzie Borden before the regular time thi.
morning, and at the main entrance the
women who had swallowed their breakfasts
hurriedly or dispensed with them entirely
made such rush to secure places that the
two blue-coated local policemen were car
ried off their feet and whirled along with
the crowd until several deputy sheriffs
jumped down to their rescue and turned
the tide. The result was that the pushers
were kept out entirely, while those who
acted in fairly decent manner were al
lowed the privilege of struggling for seats
inside. Miss Borden was in her seat fifteen
minutes before the court came in and ca
gerly looked over the contents of a big,
ofioisl-looking envelope which she after
wards passed to Governor Robinson. All
her counsel were early on hand, and the
jurymen were in their seats before counsel
for the prosecution appeared.
The first witness called for to-day was
MYo mr. -
Bowen having been rescfnded, but as she
| was not present, DR.. Bowen was put on.
He stated nothing new in the direct ex-
animation except to deny that he had ever
said that Mrs. Borden died from fright or
In faint. Gross examination by Mr..
Adams brought out the fact that the wit
| ness had prescribed morphine for the pris-
oner to allay nervous excitement, fret in
ordinary doses, afterwards in double doses,
continued to the time of her arrest, and
afterwards when in the station house and
before the examination at the inqu ct, and
that morphine 30 prescribed had tend
ENJOY to effect the memory and produce
hallueination. The examination lasted q
little over an hour.
Bridget Sullivan was recalled at 1910
o'clock and was rigidly cross examined
again by Mr.. Robinson. Bridget denied
that she saw Lizzie in tears when she
der, and denied she had ever stated SO, as
shown by her testimony in the preliminary
hearing.
Mrs. Churchill was called at 1880 o'clock.
Nothing new developed in her direct exem-
ination, but In the CROSS examination she
told Mr.. Robinson that Lizzie was SO pale
and excited after the murder that her ap-
pearancs attracted the witness attention.
Rigid inquiry about the dresses failed to
change her direct testimony. Mrs.
Churchilps examination was finished at
11:20, when q five minutes recess was
taken, during which the prisoner talked
with Charles J. Holmes of Fall River.
Alice Russell was called at 1:30 O'Clock.
Miss Russell described Lizzie's burning the
dress on the Sunday after the murder. She
first saw Lizzie In the kitchen with the dress
and Lizzie said:
I am going to burn this old thing cover
ed with paint"
Witness went out and came in again and
saw Lizzie standing near the cupboard
door and tearing or ripping small portions
of dress. The skirt was lying on the
shelf. Witness said: 81 would not let
any body see you do that" to which Lizzie
said nothing, but moved back one step to-
ward the cupboard door. Afterward wit
ness said: II am afraid the worst thing
you could have done was to burn that
did you let me do it, Why did not you
tell me!'
The dress was cheap, light-blue cotton
Bedford cord, with small dark figures,
which the witness had once seen Lizzie
wearing In the spring, when new.
Governor Robinson began her cross ex
animation at 1910 o'clock. The Cross
examin alton failed to shake Miss Russelrs
direct testimony. On redirect examina
ton she testified, against any objection by
the defense, that Bedford cord Is q cheap
dress material, and that the cupboard in
which she saw q part of the dress at the
kitchen utensils.
At 1880 O'Clock John Cunningham testi
fed about the murder. The court then
| took q RECESS from to 2:15.
The afternoon session opened promptly
at 2:15, the court room by this time being
| crowded. The testimony of this morning
is considered important and Assistant Mar
| at q loss to understand where that dress
which Lizzie is alleged to have burned was
when they went through the house; Ger
tainly they saw nothing of 1t. John Gun
ningnam finished his testimony. With
two reporters he tried the cellar door and
found it locked. (This ia considered i'm
portant for the prosecution as showing
there was no way to get into the house by
the cellar They looked about the yard
for FOOTPRINTS, but found none in the whole
yard.
Officer Allen described his first visit to
the house; he saw Mr.. Borden's body and
looked around little and then went to the
station to report; he did not know then
of Mrs. Borden's death. Where Mrs. Bor-
denis body was found he noticed bloody
handkerchief on the floor.
Gal hat he
reached the Borden house about 11:45.
The blood from Mr.. Borden's wounds was
bright colored and fresh, while that from
Mrs. Borden was oosgulated.
Assistant Marshal John Fleet of Fall
River testified He arrived at the Borden
house at II As and told the court who he
found there. He detailed his conversation
with Lizzie in which she eaid ehe went out
to the barn after her father came in. When
she returned her father had been killed.
Witness asked her II she had any idea who
killed her father and mother. She replied,
"She Ia not my mother, but my step
mother. NY mother died when was a
child.n She then told him of the man who
came to see her father two weeks before
and became angry. Witness went down
cellar and cav the officers who had two
axes and two hatchete; witness identified
them and said the larger Ratchet had red
~ stained handle. Witness went to LZzie'i
. room and knocked at the door. It Wal
opened by DR.. Bowen, who asked wha
was wanted; then he closed the door and
opened It again and said Lizzie wanted te
know IL it was absolutely necessary t.
search that room and witness told him 4
was. DR.. Bowen closed the door again, bu
i, finally opened It and then the room wa
searched. In answer to q question witness
I said Lizzie denied having said she was IL
= the barn half an hour. Lizzie said sh'
= had laat seen her stepmothsr when eh'
= was making the bed. She told him ais
+ about the note.
BE described the finding of the handle
less Ratchet. It was In tool box in tn
r cellar. It was covered with heavy dirt O
, ashes. The dust was Of ashes; very fine
e Other tools had dust on them, but not tn
j. same - on this hstohst. A fragment of
handle found showed q fresh break. Wit
), ness went Into the barn loft, found
; stidIng hot then and saw no indication
y / Witness aav