Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-10

The HanGieless H1 chet an Important Factor
in the Borden Case.

The HanGicIess Ha chet an Important Factor
in the Borden Case.
Special Dispatci 70 Inc Evening sta-
NEW BEDFORD. Mass. June 1O-Thst handle
less hatchs. N trs Borden case bids fair to be,
cone almost as historic as that keen-edged i'm
PIGMENT oace welded by the Youthful Wash
ington. The difference Is tina: while the VIZ
gina hatcnet is almost symbol,cal OF truth,
the Fail River one is hedged about with men
daci,y. 4. last the police officers fatty contra
dict each other concerning it
District Attorney Euovl.on SAYS ne never
heard Of it; Assis.su: Marshal Flee. declares
ne never beard OF it.
Mr. EcIai!y says he did. however.
The defense l..s Elgn-, thr5ggh aver An
drew :. Jennings. refused % a,.og sea: en- for
the handle &C &c made in tine Borden Gouse.
Two policemen Eers s1s-e. pat ;tiss Emma
BorG II vaGla Dos allow them 20 enter without
al order froIh tro co-rt.
Later NJ. jennings himself and c. j..
Holmes searched the Borden house, but could
not ind it.
ing, having been preceded by Miss Borden and
the jury.
The prisoner TOOK a seat in the bar inclosure,
without first goin; to the dock. She looked as
immovab BILE as on other days; had on tie same
dress and hat, sat in the same position and
acted il he- customary dignified manner.
The state started at once On the hatche.s and
Lie1,. Edison of the Fall River police was called.
Ills testimony showed one thing pretty clearly,
and that was that the systematic search
Of the Borden house did rot begin
till the Monday following the Thursday
of tie crime
On this day officers were divided into grours
and went through everything rs they should
have done se-eral days before.
This gap of time before systematic search
began was p bad mistake. and especially as
finally the police were obliged to come back to
tie house fer their only ciew.
The ex-governor o. Massachusetts, then spread
his net. When he gathered it up the first time
frank LieG:. Edison, in his open homes. way,
had said that all the hstchets were taken to tine
station openly AFTER .he systematic search
o. course. this was q new story. Other Of
GERS saw rner go hidden in bag.
This police force made n bad impression.
He tried mis- own experiments to determine
the facts. ard they consisted OF a sIuinti.y
across the second story with his eve on a level
With the floor. This might do very we'll if the
dust was thick; if it was ngat it is hardly con-
vincing testimony.
Again sorle o3ieers4h have testified thar the
second floor and some have been fully satisfied
it was on the FIST.
Again the unity Of the police theory is dis
turbed- All are cocksure of every bit OF evil
deEce they relate.
Il don't know" is so rare a reply that when a
policeman utters It the phrase seems positively
novel. And this is a trial for woman's life.
Officer Medley described his finding of the
handleiess hatche. covered with Coarse dust of
ashes, except on the new brake. He saw no
handle there.
Capt. Denis and other members OF the police
force were called, but added nothing of special
interest.
HIS presence was evidently extremely dis
tasteful 20 the prisoner. and she bit her I'D for
suppression Of her feelings and the red came
qulcE:y into her ears, the only way she has Of
showing color
Inc most important point in the whole case
will be argued Monday. 1t is whether the testi-
mony OF Miss White. the stenographer at the
inquest. who took Lizzie Borden's testimony
said to be of n nature uufavorable to the de-
tense. shall be admitted or not.
Ihis testimony, which drawn from tine
accused girl n star chamber session when
she was unprotected By counsel contains some
contradictions, which the state has rnaynified
into grea. importance in its own eyes.