Evening journal., 1893-06-19
JAM AT COURT HOUSE.
New Bedford's Tribunal AL
most Crowded Out.
SCORES OF WOMEN UsHBRBD OUT


NEW BEDFORD, Mass, June 19.-The
day of the arguments in the Borden
case brought out terrific jam at the
court house, and over an hour before the
time of opening, the doors were besieged
by people, mostly women in holiday at.
tire, hoping for seats, but there were too
few seats for the accommodation Of
tenth part of the claimants, and there
was much grumbling in consequence.
When the court was ready for opening
there were many women standing in the
aisles, but they were quickly usbered to
the ante.rooms and corridors and obliged
to sniff the battle from afar. The bar en-
closure was packed with legal lights.
The jury took their seats at s. 55 look
ing quite refreshed after two days rest
and few minutes later, Miss Borden
came in, a bunch of pinks in her hand
and contented smile on her face Almost
Immediately Governor Robinson began his
argument
RObinson's Strong Opening.
He said "May it please your honors,
Mr.. Foreman and gentlemen; One of
the most dastardly and diabolical crimes
ever committed in Massachusetts, was
perpetrated in August 1892, in Fall
River. The enormity Of Il startled
everybody; every man feels that the
wrong should be righted and the wicked
brought to justice. Here was a crime
with all its horrors, and who could have
done such an actg' says everybody.
'In the quiet Of a home, in the broad
| daylight on the streets of populous
city, who could have done il? Inspection
showed that Mrs. Borden had been slain
by the use of some sharp instrument, and
below stairs was Mr.. Bordens mutilated
body The terrors Of those scenes no
language can portray and we are chal
lenged at the outset to find who was
equal to that enormity; whose whole
heart is blackened with crime2
The Deed of Maniac or Devil.
"a maniac, not a man of senses and
heart, lunatic, a devil. They were
well-directed blows which caused those
deaths, not directed by a blunder, none
going amiss; surely we can say at the
outset that this was not careless, un.
trained doing of one unfamiliar with
such work
"Now, suspicion begins to fall here
and everywhere. They surround this and
that one and follow out clues every.
where. No decent man complains OF
investigation and everything ought to bs
done; but, we say everything was not
done, and the proper methods moi
taken.
The Prisoner Had No Voice.
Tracing the course Of all suspected per
sons from the preliminary hearing to this
trial, the speaker said that in all those pro
ceedings the prisoner had no voice; the
government said If we can't prove II
against her she shall go free, but it was
one sided and you are to draw no infer
ence whatever from those proceedings Of
the preliminary hearing We would moi
be safe if in those great crimes our lives
hung on the words of a single man.
1--WE come here to seek freedom anc
right through you gentlemen. As you
begin to contemplate this crime iyoU
must say such acts are physi cally anC
morally impossible for this young
woman. 1t is wreck Of human morals
to say this Of her. The defence com
plains Of no persecution on the part o
the district attorney He has only one
duty to do and with his well earned
fame at the bar he has no need to searcl
for fame and he will be the last man L
attempt such; he stands above such
things and says all have is the case a.
it is and as il was brought me by tn
police of Fall River.
''He is Not Here for Blood,
neither is he helped for that purpose b,
our friend from Essex county So yol
= ee no small play, no mean tactics ol
the part of the commonwealth, only
pres entation of what has been prove
here and only that.
Here the speaker referred TO thl
q kindly manner in which the sheriff ha
used Miss Borden and said: "Sh
came into this court, presided over b
our ablest justices, who want the com
J. monwealth's case tried fairly and noV
. you are only to deal with the facts.
g said the case was brought here by tn
Fall River police
/ FIattery for the Jurors.
e 80 say to you, this defendaT
comes before you perfectly satisde
: that the jury is the most refreshin
q aspect that tine eye of human bein G
ever feasted upon. You are mel
Bristol county men, with hearts, head
souls, and right minds, and you com
here in obedience to the laws, becaus
IS in answer TO their demands 20
IL must render this great service; yol
are loyal to the state and commc
t humanity. Bring your hearts, yo'
S homes and your intellect here and let I
s. talk to you as men.
10 Lizzie A. Borden has been in yol
2. charge since the day we opened this cas-
n and that was your oath and now comes q
10 time when not alone are her lawyers
n speak for her and the justices TO spea
ID but you twelve men take her in charge
'She is not the property of anybo'
Id but free. intelligent, innoce
IL woman in your charge. This wom'
ke has never been alone in this court roc
yh but has been watched over carefully.
ch 'You are trying this woman for her Il
at and you are bound to say: 4 will cri
callv consider this question and W
make no mistake, for e you do,
power on earth can right it. The mai
he want to see in the Jury box is he W
on saws, as you have said. that he has re
ok and had opinions but you were capable