The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-09
AT THE BORDEN TRIAL.
Women Who Rushed for Seats
Excluded from the Court.
TEE CELLAR DOOR WAS LOCKED.

"
This Is Considered as Damaging Evidence
Against tho Prisoner-omcers Failed to
Find Dress which Was Stained with
Blood or Paint.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, June 9.-when
the court house opened yesterday the in
quisitive females made one of the prettiest
rushes ever seen outside Of college prem
fses. The two blue coated representatives
OF tpe local police were carried of. their feet
and whirled along with the resistless pet
ticoated surge from below until several
deputy sheriffs jumped down to their res
cue and turned the tide. The result was
that the pushers were kept out entirely,
while those who acted in q fairly decent
manner were allowed the coveted privilege
OF fighting for seats inside.
Dr. Bowen was put on the stand. He
stated nothing new in the direct examina-
tionexcept to deny that he had ever said
Mrs, Borden died of fright or In faint
Cross-examination by Mr.. Adams brought
out the fact that the witness had pre-
scribed morphine for the prisoner to allay
nervous excitement, first In ordinary Doses
afterward in double doses.
Bridget Sullivan was recalled and put
under rigid cross-ex animation by ex-Gov-
ernor 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 80, as shown by her
testimony in the preliminary hearing.
Nothing new developed in Mrs. Church
Ills direct examination, but in cross-ex-
animation she told Robinson Lizzie was
SO pale and excited after the murder that
her appearance attracted witness atten-
tion from the house.
Alice Russell testified az to the burning
of the dress by Lizzie on the Sunday after
the murder, because, as the prisoner al
legged it was covered with paint. When
witness told Lizzie she thought it the
worst thing she could have done, Lizzie re-
piled: "Oh, why did you let me do il?
Why did you not tell mc''
John Cunningham testified that, in COM
pany with two newspaper men, he exam
ined the grass In the Borden yards for foot
prints. They tried the cellar door and
found 1t was locked. This is considered
important for the prosecution as showing
chat there WINS no way to get into the
house by the cellar.
Officer Allen lind Deputy Sheriff wixon
testified to their search of the premises
after the murder. Then Officer Fleet was
put on the stand. After corroborating
the hnndleless hatchet produced by the
prosecution. The outside cellar door was
locked. Saturday he examined the dresses
in the house very closely, but found no
paint or blood on any dress.
On the day of the murders witness went
to Lixzie's room and knocked on the door,
DIR Bowen opened the door and asked
me what was wanted and told him. Then
he closed the door and opened it again,
and said that Lizzie wanted to know IL it
was absolutely necessary to search that
room. and i told him that it was. He
closed the door again and finally he opened
it, and we went in and searched the room.
'Ih the guests chamber l noticed there
was blood OH the dressing case and some
on the pillows. There was another door
leading from her room. which was locked
but Lizzie got key aud let us in. We
searched the room. When we asked to
get into Mr.. Borden's room and she told US
to get the key from Maggie. went down
and got the key from Maggie and size
showed us in there asked Lizzie whca
she lad seen her stepmother last, and she
said when she was in her room making the
bed. She told me also about the note
which she had received"
Officer Fleet, in his cross-examination,
said that he thought he could have seen
blood on the clothes he examined If any
had been there. II there had been any
paint there he believed he could not have
seen IL unless he looked closely.
FALL RIVER June 9.-The sensation in
this city is Assistant Marshal Fleets story
regarding the AK found in the Borden
house, supposed to have been used in the
murders. Two.thirds of the population
believe ne has really found the weapon
with which the deeds were committed.
Many of,Lizzie Borden's friends feel very
much exercised over the testimony.