The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-16

were strange characters not yet idcntlllcd or
placed After that tho witnesses for tho de-
ieSco 1oro hurried along each win Ms o., her
iituo. story all clrcumstaptlal, IKE tho bulk
sass Of S ssnS a GS 10y
The phenumenal feature Of this court IL stu
the fsctogiItke facility with witch IL , snnIss
hind tho wituess stand. and 1t never yet hns
been closed. II IL great spout that runs
Thsy pop In ami pop ont OF that door as the
shuttle runs two and ,ro In M a '"II n.r as as
time 'i Tor snpHSr. no New York lnwye!
and S96SsyG h bow mach IS
An hour OF talking. Luch as Mr.. jennings did
In opening for thr defence makes no alnrc;;
The court s,enogrnrhor sits at desk under
pher is in reality whole troop OF short hand
men. Thcy report in what they cal NY.
Way SastSof darts, ,Iu,, Ho"t in hana, @ni
nudges the 1rst ones elbow At that the FIRST
ons darts out writing with hcsrcrqlton even as
lctiring from bctOtc II throne. The irSih III
this opon NAV Of a doorway arc formed by a
sp to b 30 rrrty Ss most INV TS s n"
They arc tho Nnswr,"r girls wha wr,I ,,, ",i
men always lash down tia It's into y noisy typo.
writing HEADQUARTERS and reel OF what they
have taken down. Al! thiN work ~ done III snrh
nino,oenth century fnnh"o fashion that within
an hour after a witness has testified Thy lawyers
got tho testimony printed aud stitched III
When business is slack. us when the lawyers
atY consulting with tho Court, the typewriter
sfS nrnS IN ssS rrSsso acid testimony
ofered by the. Commonwealth came to be
thrown out IN this way, immoIl9t . a.,'r #
held that within certain restrictions tho Com;
monwealth could show that lizzie borden hei
IL show, preparation. intent, and delhi.
nraSp n THt the ,r 4qSisT they ." p on
the stand Charles Iawtor, n druggist. and
] enry II. Person. New bedford fur dealer, to
t"ilr. and isnot suitable for cleaning inrs, 90,
lrctions aud executions rnincd mon ne Court
fro,n the counsel for the prisoner Tho Inrk
oil the Courts patience was broken when this
went ona little l"nEor toy. hnh,hsnn rnto
talent was the main instrument in clearing INC
case of this eXtrancous matter
Asan GfNanrlc nf the Persistent INGENUITY Gi
ex-Hoy Robinson IN dealing VIII thrHG prH,Tnic
acid Witnesses take tho case OF Samuel iihiia-
way. mn ANALYTICAL chemist, who was called ny
the Government l9t tho stio which called
has no suitability Tor use In cleaning Iurs. lie
laid great htr"Si on a." IaG' tH II W1sTr FRY
Court that he took exception to all The rulings
that took in this stuff, ho got ut the witness
aud mndc him say that all he hat said OF
prus,ic acid WAS equally true of hrn.!Inc, g;sSu-
line. ether. chlor"iolm, narhthi', and lot OF
The export finally nckno W edged that prus-
bio acid would Kill insects in 'urs. 50 thatirom
coming On iho stand /" yondcmu Miss Borden
Ss,uaSle wit" wltness in III her tehat lie could not
have said mach more n to the innocencn OF
baked beans than the great '"wy" made him
EXPORT g DS'" tho tut ra EoIc @'dSs.
subject that cnmsa ~. He spends his days IN
the fTGrt room usually lose to ~ th h. ,"mm"n,
,Es x sy"H Tye RI Ill., SsnH II H M cone
euitat!on with MI Moody. tho Junior council
for the Gov"rnment. and went from that con.
Ncnnson called the ouri's attention to this
eingular status 81 the witness. but chief
not have been in the rnNin still held that the
tactwa. not sufficient To warrant his exclusion.
fie was ,e>cuLcL IL moment. however. MS
incompeten, to testify AK mn expert,
DistrIct Attorney knowlton called back tho
fur dealer, aud then the counsel Tor tho pris.
upon the quality and character OF tn" Govern
mcnts testimony. The Juror. Withdrew nc
here while the swyrr~ foui;ht tor their rights.
This they did not do hv formal sr"erhniak ing.
H. MeS hfs. in nST 10 oHt E
close together over the rail IT tn bench
srgu"d theic positions In the, mean time
Of their Whispering and sriiteh chatter.
After twenty minutes Or hal an hour Of con-
eminent had not been able to keep the proof
within the limits I" which It agreed that u
to say II was not PROVEN that the acid could
not be used for an innocent purpose.
The main testimony that MAS excluded was
that ~ drug clerk PANIED Iii Hrucr. TO whom
sic acid on tho day before the murders. Two
men men who heard her Tss for IT, aud heard the
the stand To zorro u"ratc tho clerk.
Mr. Knowi,un with ryo- brilliant NJ tho pros.
poet of at least once aaltM iuga l!nG the NIaugh;
ter;hous" accessories "I The crime. npomr@tcd
all his slEi,o properties ard asked t. have thrm
aec.SSHed as mnrSrd and nnmh"rn4 eNnihia,,
hatchuts and tho hanlleicss hatrhct There
are tho two skull and The drrSsHs and The white
piece Of ,la,tSr hc,rio;hnE. and riccSs u ear.
pet. Then There are the exhibits by Prof Wood
~ "a piece Of ~ Hpd,SESted pear skin anu another
He sat down and suddenly bounced IN. say
ting: oh; and tho haGdkrrchic'.' Ito re-
the body Of Mrs Borden.
thGnSSIhis hey wsrS in srssdy ri.
side makes 10 account OF nil this truck.
NM JsnnnG !or the leading
entire and in his own wolds, is rs follows:
MY: t"Hn ,,., aND,H.Mt'aMLT OF IiIE jvHT;
this Indictment WAS for many years my client
and my personal ,tisnd. had known him
daughter fnr tho Same length otiimc aud
wan, To- sGy right hero snd now, q manifest
mS,s ,rlnG 1rp rrrhars oS may tnk
fence this case, you will n'criIe III that
Facts and fiction have furnished mnny ex-
trRordinhry examples OF crime that have
checked aud stagLorci men. think not one II
them has ever surpassed IN it, mystery tho
case that you are now considering The truial
character OF the wounds. as we'll as the hu-
daeiyy Of the time aud place chosen. would
make this the act " an tnsRH" r-rson or u
nsnd. The person who 10 arrested Tor DOING
tho deed. which hay" characterized as l
have. WAS tho Youngest daughter Of onr o. tho
yictims. young woman ~ wears OF age up TO
that time OF ,sro,less chsiact"r and rcruta-
ton, She had spent he, lie in that immediate
neighhorhood she had moved In and ont
OF that old house for twenty or twenty-one
years, living there with hor father and with
crime, that shocked The whole ciylliaet world.
seemed from tho very nrst to be laid AT her
door w those who represented tho Govern
mont In tho Investigation Ut tho case. We
phAll show you that this young woman, as |
have said. had apparently led a spoticss lifc,
khe Was u member oil tho church She Was
Interested IN church matters She was COM
nscted with various organizations Tor chariia-
BILE work. she was ever rpahy to help IN ANY
good thing aud any good deed. And yet. for
come reason or other, the Government In It's
Investigation seemed to iasten the crime upon
her
= But Dir, foreman and gentlemen. no mat.
Yer how much you may want sumsuuGy pun.
Iehsu Tor tho crime, IL Is tho guilty. ara NOT