Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-14


white particles Of ashes on it.
To a certain extent he said he made 4
statement as to the position of the assassin
after having seen a certain spot on the
jamb but now he changed that statement
because he WAS told the spot was not blood.
He says he never said, however, that the
assassin reached around the door casing to
strike the death lows.
He saw no spots on the carpet between
the sofa and the parlor door, but there were
some on the parlor door, on the panels and
on the division of the panels. Taking all
things in connection with this matter, he
said, he should say the blood spots came
from different directions. In every in
stance the rear end showed the direction of
the blood. In his opinion the assailant
stood between the parlor door and the head
of the lounge.
He thought a One-handed blow would
have done the work. Had the artery be-
low the jaw been cut there would have
been a heavy flow of blood, but the assail-
ant would not have necessarily been COW
cred with blood from the spurts, the swing
ing of the hatchet would have been likely
to cause spattering of blood on the as
sailant and on the victim.
The witness described the wounds on
Mrs. BOrdens head. When he first saw
her, he said, the wounds were open, gaping
and distinct The cuts were clean and
sharp and they were all left to right blows
He didn't think he ever said the cut was as
clean as though cut with razor.
Here the testimony of the witness at the
first hearing to this effect was read and he
acknowledged that he did say SO.
He said he thoug ght now that the blow on
the top of the skull was from right to left
and he didn't think very heavy blow was
necessary. He thought that moderate
force only was used in all the blows.
Taking the spots and position of the body,
in his opinion, the assassin was astride the
body. The witness on the Saturday after
the murder at the Borden house was given
dress by Mr.. Jennings. The dress which
had been shown in the case was here shown
and identified by Dir. Dolan.
Here Juror Hodges of Taunton was
utes was taken and the jury took their seats
at l0.30. Mr.. Hodges appearing refreshed.
Miss Borden had retired in the mean time
and it was necessay to await her coming.
Shs came in six minutes latter and DR..
iSOiHu Icsu"Su. ilt pm Hchh spDl
of blood on the white skirt, none on the
dress. or stockings. He thought there was
blood on the sole of one of the shoes.
The witness did not know what he said at
the time about the difference as to the time
of the death of Mrs. Borden as compare d
with Mr.. Borden.
The minutes of the first hearing showed
that he had said she had died an hour to an
hour and half before he saw her.
The witness said he had not the impress
ion that he said that, but he said now that
the difference between the time of death
would be from one to one and half hours.
He said MY opinion is based upon the
temperature of the body, condition of the
blood and what found in the intestines.
1t is not safe to form an opinion as to the
blood after Is minutes after death. Find
ing something in the intestine of one of the
bodies and nothing in the other think the
opinion might safely been formed. Had
one been more i'll than the other during the
previous night difference would have been
made in the digestive organs.
would not dare express an opinion here
on that basis within half hour; so that
really have nothing left for my opinion
as to the difference in the time of death ex-
cept the temperature of the body and tina,
was by touch only"
DR.. Dolan said the exterior length of the
wounds would not indicate correctly the
size of the instrument used. In respect to
its length there is nothing in the length Of
the wounds to show that they could not be
made by 3 Pinch hatchet; cut 4 ~
or inches long may be made by an instru-
ment of that length, and a much smaller
cut may be made by the same instrument.
DIR. +. s. Woods of Harvard Medical
College took the stand at ll.I5 and de
scribed the examination of the stomacbs
lie found nothing To indicate disease in
either stomach and their contents showed a
difference of an hour and half in time oi
death.
There was no evidence of poison in the
stomachs or in the milk used by the family
August 3 and l.. Examination showed nc
on the blue dress. The hair found on thi,
hatchet was not human.
The white skirt showed a diminutivt
blood spot. 1t probably came from the
outside and was not human blood. The shoe,
and stockings and dining room door casing
had no blood spots. The handIeless- -haiehet
had no blood. The break in its handle had
no dust.
Prof. Wood said the handleless hatche'
had dust like ashes on the blade, lightly ad
hering. Under the defendants objection
and exception. Prof. Wood testified tina
the handleiess hatchet might have beer
cleaned Of blood before the handle wa
broken OF. The dirt which is on the small
hafchet might have been placed there zftel
it was vet, that is. it would stick more
tightly after it had been wet.
When he got that hatchet it was covered
with rust. In his opinion IL that batche
was used for infiicting the wounds described
and afterwards was subjected to cleaning
process. He could not have discovered tn,
flood. If it was done before the handle was
broken. After the handle was broken !
would have been impossible to have washet
the blood out, quickly at least.
The handle in the small hAtchet fttet
very tightly that in the CLAW hammer doe
not. Prussic acid is one Of the most deadl,
poisons known, death ensuing. when taken
| from few seconds to . couple Of minutes
There is solution used in drug stores on
prescription. Nothing of importance va
| developed on cfoss-exsmination.
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the blood spssters. that there were no givel
| rules a to the direction which they voul,
take and that he considered the assailant o
the murdered people must have been spat
tered with blood.
| Frank W. Draper, VI. D., Of Boston de
scribed the wounds in the skull Of Mr.
Borden.
/ At O'Clock recess was taken till 2.I5
Miss Borden left the court room short,
after the beginning Of the afternoon ses
sion, not wishing to hear the medical testi
mony. or to see the skulls which were pro
duced by the government.
| DR.. Draper described the wounds an
condition Of the stomachs and blood, to ID
termine the priority Of death, and froi
examination Of the skulls swofe thl
the instrument producing them VI
three and one-half inches long, Ii