Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-08
THE BORDEN TRIAL.
Witnesses for the Government Are Called
to the stand.

Witnesses for the Government Are Called
to the stand.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, June 8.-The court
house was opened before the regular time this
morning and at the n.ain entrance the inquisi-
tive females, who had swallowed their break
fasts hur-iedly dispensed with them entirely,
made one of the protest rushes ever seen out
side Of college premises.
The two biue-coated representatives Of the
local police were carried off their feet and
whirled along with the resistless .petticoated
surge from below until several deputy sheriffs
jumped down 70 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 allowed the coveted privi-
lese of lighting for seats inside.
Miss Borden was in her seat fifteen minutes
before the court came in, and eagerly looked
over the contents of big. official looking en-
velope which she afterward passed to Gov.
Robinson. All her counsel were early on hand,
and the jury were in their seats before counsel
for the prosecution showed up at all.
Just as the court came in and the crier was
making his proclamation Miss Borden was pass
ing from her seat In the dock to a seat within
the bar Enclosure beside her counsel. She was
obliged to stand almost beside Judge Blodgett
while the crier was talking.
DIR. BOWEN ON THE STAND.
Dr.. Bowen was put on the stand. He stated
nothing new in the direct ex Examination except
to deny that he had ever said Mrs Borden died
OF fright or in faint.
Cross-examination by Adams brought out the
fact that the witness mad prescribed morphine
FOR the prisoner to aiiav nervous excitement,
first. in ordinary doses; afterward in double
doses continued n the irpo IF her md
afterward. when in the station house and be-
fore the examination at the inquest. an d that
morphine. SO prescribed. had a tendency to
affect the memory and produce Authorization.
The examination lasted little over an hour.
BRIDGET oRoss-ExANINED.
Bridget Sullivan was recalled at 1910 and put
under rigid Observation-Disclosures by ex- Governor
Robinson. She denied that she saw Lizzie in
tears when she called her down stairs just after
the murder and denied she had ever stated SO,
as shown by her testimony in the preliminary
hearing.
Mrs. Churchill was called at 1890.
Nothing new developed in Mrs. Churchill q
direct examination. but in cross-examination
she told Gov. Robinson that Lizzie was SO pale
and excited after the murder that her appear
ance attracted witness attention from her
house.
Rigid inquiry about the dress failed to change
her direct testimony.
LIzZIE's BOSOM FRIEND.
Alice Russell was called at 1l:30. In direct
examination Miss Russell described Lizzie as
burning the dress Sunday after the murder. She
first saw Lizzie in the kitchen with the dress of
which Lizzie said: Il am going to burn ND
this old thing. covered with paint"
Witness went ont and came in again and saw
Lizzie standing near the cupboard door and
tearing ripping a small portion Of the dress.
The skirt was lying On the shelf.
Witness said, Il would not let anybody see
you do that.
To which Lizzie said nothing, but moved
back one step toward the cupboard door.
Afterward witness said: II am afraid the
worst thing you could have done was to burn
that dress"
To which Lizzie replied: 'Oh, why did You
let me do it? Why did not you tell me?" The
dress was a cheap light blue cotton Bedford
cord, with small dark figure, which witness
had once noticed Lizzie wearing in the spring.
Gov. Robinson began a cross-examination,
but failed to shake her direct testimony.
On redirect she testified. against objection
of defence, that Bedford is a cheap dress ma
terlal and that the cupboard in which witness
saw part of the dress at the time of the burn
ing was used only Cor kitchen utensils
At 1:5O John Cunningham testified about the
murder.
RECESS TAKEN.
Court then took a recess from to 9 D. m