The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-08
THE poRpRN TRIAL
The Testimony BeGlns-rhe Servant Girl
an ImPortant Witness.

opening OF the third day OF tho Borden
murder trial this morning necks were
craned as Miss Borden entered the
room, looking as unconcerned and fresh
as possible under such trying circum-
stances. After she took her seat Mr..
Jennings had five minutes CONVERSE
tion with her, and she appeared very
much interested and animated, a smile
breaking out occasionally as the talk
proceeded.
Mr., Kiernan, the civil engineer who
was on the stand yesterday, was re-
called, and measurements OF the Borden
premises and surroundings occupied
the jury's attention. Surveyors and
photographers evidence being con.
cluded, John V. Morse took the stand
AT first the prisoner watched him care.
fully with apparent anxiety, then looked
on with the same indifference as here.
tnfore. At 1880, on motion Of defense,
all witnesses except reporters and those
summoned for expert evidence, were
ordered excluded from the room.
Morse testified that he had passed the
night in tho guest chamber were Mrs.
Mrs. Borden was subsequently, found
dead; he breakiasted with the Bordens
and left the house by the screen door,
Mr.. Borden going out with him.
When he returned to the house the
dead bodies had been discovered. He
saw the body OF Mrs. Borden frat. II
went upstairs" he said, "and under the
bed ] had been sleeping in found
MrsNBorden. There was blood on her
face saw Miss Lizzie Borden when l
returned"
This was the first time he had seen
her since his arrival the day before
Cross.examined by Ex-Governor Rob.
inson, he said it was about II 40 that he
returned 10 the Borden house on the
morning OF murder. He approached
the house from the rear The street Is
busy one. He saw no policemen in
the yard tho barn door was closed and
he heard no one inside. This contra
diets the commemorative allegation
that the police, by immediate examin-
alton OF the barn, ascertained that the
prisoner could not have been In the
barn at the time OF the murder. Morse
told how tho police had searched the
house and he had helped them. They
found sope axes, but he could not
identify them now.
While the witness was testiiyine Miss
Borden regarded him hardly n casual
interest. She chewed on tho ring on
the end Of her fan.
During the recess Miss Borden chat
ted with NJ. o. Adams, ono OF her coun-
sell. During the course Of her converse.
ton with she laugeed, and at that time
appeared to be in q cheerful frame OF
mind.
Miss Borden also conversed earnestly
with Ex-Governor Robinson, while ahe
nervously fingered her smelling salts,
A buzz OF excitement went around the
room when Mr.. Moody called Bridget
Sullivan" She was dressed fashionably
and leaned to tho left side against the
rail. looking straight at Moody and spoke
60 low that he had to tell her to speak
louder. All the judges watched Bridget
carefully while she testified to beating
the cellar door on tho inside two days
before tho murder, to hooking the
screen door, to the sickness Of the Bor.
dens on Wednesday and to her own
conduct, and to the locked condition OF
the doors OH Wednesday night and
Thuraday morning before the murder.
~ heard an outcry," she said, coming
down TO the tragedy itself. II came
down stairs and found Miss Lizzie
standing by the screen door, which
was open. / did notice her dress then.
"fhey sent me for the doctor. She
asked me ii | knew where Miss Russell
lived. ! said | did, and she told mo to
90 and get her as she could not stay
alone. l could not find Miss Russell. I
went back TO the house and entered by
the screen door. Miss Churchill and
Dr. Bowen were there DR.. Bowen said
Mr. Borden had been murdered.
II said, Lizzie, ii thought Mrs.
Borden was at Mrs. Whitehead's, ]
should go there and tell her that Mr..
Borden was very SICK She said to me:
Maggie, think l heard her come in
and go upstairs. Go up and soc II
she's there | said l would not 90
alone. Miss Churchill and went up.
stairs, and there We found Mrs. Borden
dead"
"Dld you ever see natchet ABOUT
the house that had the handle broken
offp
"No, sir, do not"
When Ex-Governor Robinson began
to cross examine he tried TO show by
the witness that the most pleasant re
lations existed in the family. Bridget
said that tho daughters did not come to
the table with their parents. When
Mrs. Borden spoke to them they spoke
to her.
The questioner then came down to
the time after the murder "You did
not SEQ any blood on her, did your he
asked, roforring to Miss Borden.
mo, sir"
"Yas her hair ruiIlel, or any Of hor
clothing disarranged%
mo, sir"
At the close OF her cross examination
the court adjourned till tomorrow
morning.
ZIMMERMAN WON.
Tho American Champion DlCycliSI in Iro.
lnnd-Iniured In u Second RncO,