The state chronicle., 1893-06-21
NOT GUILTY THE VERDICT.
LIZZIE BORDEN ACQUITTED BY
THE JURY.
Khe Celebrated Murder Case at New
Bedford. Mass. Brought to a Close
Yesterday and the Accused Is De-
clared to Be Not Guilty.
By Southern Associated Press.

BY Southern Associated Press.
New BEDFORD, Mass, June 90
There was not SO great jam out
side the court house this morning,
although at the opening of the court
there was as many people in the
room as at any time during the
Borden trial. Miss Borden entered
the room at 8:55. The Court came
IN at 8 promptly, and the District
Attorney continued his argument.
The District Attorney again re-
Cured to his theory Of motive for
the murder IS shown in the rela-
ton between Lizzie Borden and her
stepmother. from which he said we
can suspect even the malice existing.
| have called your attention to the
way in which they lived under the
same roof. It impresses me deeply,
as [ am sure it did you. The NAL
ice was al before the fact. The
wickedness, the ingratitude, had
gone on under that roof for many,
many months! Because the lips of
those who do know are sealed in
death, we don't know but that some
new phase had come up in the
family life, adding to the feeling of
| malice and jealousy existing in this
woman. No suggestion could be
made by that poor man as in favor
Of his wife but would fan the flames
into unquenchable fire. There may
be that in this case, which shows
that Lizzie Borden did not plan
to kill her father, and I hope SO.
But it was not Lizzie Borden who
came down stairs to meet her
father. but murderess, transformed
from the ties of affection to the
most consummate cruelty ever
known.
She came down to meet that
stern old man who loved his daugh-
ter, but who also loved his wife
and coming down stairs, she came to
meet the Nemesis. He knew toe
much Of the family relations, and
she did not dare to let him live
When she came down stairs it was
her father she met, but it was also
the husband Of the stepmother she
had hated. There was no escape
from the crime, but to complete tht
bloody work. The second murder
was not planned, but was done as {
wicked and fearful necessity; and
say this to relieve my mind of th'
dreadful feeling that there is {
parricide in the world.
Knowlton then analyzed the testi
mony as to what went On in tn
, Borden house during the shor
, time between Andrew Borden's ar
rival at home and Lizzies' announce
ment OF the murder. The story o
I Lizzie ironing clothes he discreditee
and the visit to the barr
alibi he said would not stand
, Officer Medleys story which wen
! to show that nobody had been il
the barn Krowlton held to be COZ
rect. The prisoner watched Knowl
ton fxedly during his argument
He declared the silk dress produce
by the defendant was not the dres
: worn at the time of the murder q
q shown by Mrs. Churchill, Dohert
9 and D. Bowen. The search the da
# of the murder was insufficient, br
,. put the defendant on her guar'
i and Saturdays thorough scare
l. failed to disclose the dress; ther'
r, fore, he claimed it was concealed
j Paper would have protected tl
d defendants person, and burnt p
b per was found in the stove. II
two versions of the burning of tt
defendants dress were lrreconcli
BILE. The production of the hatch'
was no part of the government
g. case, but it was part of its duty
D. produce all it knew bearing on Il
Of case. Knowlton reviewed at lengt
al the evidence as to the handlele
q; hatohet, and discussed it's beari1
u, on the case, dwelling on the signi
1e cance of it's fitting the wounds, al
being broken short as if by desig
Kno vlton briefly but powerful
summarized his entire argumel
e. claimed that the defence amount
I'D to nothing, and closed at 1905 wi
be an eloquent appeal to the jury
be decide as their consciences shou
in direct. The court then took a
al cess.
g. At / 40 the court resumed it's 81
&c sion and the defendant was Civ
lis an opportunity to speak. She sa
"I am innocent, but [ will leave ]
case in your hands and with !
counsel" Judge Dewey th
charged the jury He told them
Dr. disregard previous hearings, a
defined the different degrees
,er murder. He stated the presumptl
of innocence which was increas
with the defendants charact
There must be real and operat
,ac motive. Judge Dewey charged
AZ. jury to weigh the evidence so as
see whether the defendants PERI
nent state of mind showed a mot
for the crimes. Every material
act legation in the indictment must
,av proved beyond reasonable dou
.' that ia. TO a moral certainty.