The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-16

| llkened to chain: and every essential fact IN
the chain must be proved beyond u reaeonhbie
S SS' which YOU lave a reasonable doubt. md.
after having thrown aside oil such. the chain
~ Now, tho facts from which You arc to draw
your differences AFRO four, in numhcr-motivo,
weapon. exclusive 2pnornnity and NE c9naS1f
murders on the part Of tho .defepdant. Tho
Ing mollye. II may DC said no motive Is noc-
cssaiy, This murdered person, or ono oi them
was dcfcndant's own father. Where there is
direct Evidence OF II crime no motive u necrS-
slry. Whore you want motive as link III mo
cham ofovidcnrG i becomes OF ttcmccnd2us i'm
an, lived with her father in ordinary pleasant
rclati9na. and That there was notihinI s:Y h'ch
S rhe ' Goys' mn the"ry IL tSa. whoever
knleiT andrew J. Herdsn 5lso Iliioi 1lbie
DurIce borden. II they hive shown em9 hi'
In measuring the question OF n motive you
hnye got TO measure in IT. the question that she
n"s Gees 'r ior mo to say m"ch III blood on
the one shown has disnrrcnrcd IKE me dew
Dr. ,n' was so e t tho decd
with Va. diseprsqgred. When rrot WHod A. ;s 8,
tined before the, District Court In fnll klNor
Il quickly 10y washing. 1t was found necessary
to provide a new weapon.
Borden case quickly. You have heard tho .eyi.
dcmre Of Lucy Collctto aud others. that they
no one Il. sn show az INT they
could not have seen into tho i'or,'sn ward. II II
were No., for the gravity 81 ic "cSIs,9n; wnn nt
OAlccr Medley, in the hnrn, when he testified
that he could 500 II" footsteps in the lo!t.
has not bcrn living soul on the stand to tss-
tity that tie saw Andtew j. Bordeh 60 from MS
noRsS n9wn see' n On h ,he a ns 81 saw
ingS innk he was seen by no one =,
We shall show you that there were other
shall show you that the Govornment state
ment that this defendant was not In the bnrn
that she did so there and was there when tho
deed was done. 40 far as MIR. Borden VASE CON
cernpd. We shall sh1w YOU that the dress n,s
that It was burned in the broad light of day.
with no ATTEMPT ut concealmeht; when r, there
ducs evidence To- show you that defendant did
not wear this dress on Tie DAY OF the murders,
and that the one she did have on was inc ono
So. Mr. Foreman. we shall ask in view Of tho
prescriptions "f the human nature. ~ view OF
the relations between the father and daughter.
from the fnct that thor" was no oNldonrH 81 any
act II hrrs tending to, connect her that the
Commonwealth has failed 10 make out their
case ana tia, You. under that law, must say
tnut this woman is not Euilty OF tho crimes Win
Witch she Is Charged
TESTIMONY FOR THE Defence
Frenc. Canadian with hig eyes ami little
sIruGs. rnme UPON tho stand in navy blue,
with sailor Ts"t "yST rbnk a anrt cn w@
llsh sho is u n"iGhhor of the Eordens, snd
house on the night before tho murders
Marianne ChnEnon. her stcpmother. heard the
iaG P% orsn "r s IN he wnys
chief This evidence about thn strange noise
was rather thin. ana went to the Jury box for
John N. truarI, IA house painter who painted
the borden hwe,llns laSt slmm"r. was pro,
paint or the dress that she burned un. His
story was that tho defendant took I'M interest
in Mis- mixing OF tho paints on: in the barn
while he was trying rolurs to get ona that was
satisfactory 10 nor. lilo did not say positively
that she got her dress nainty, but that he
diS H"I" vir if Of his ' tubs Of paint All
that Mr.. knowlton brought out OF him for the
wMn TINT shG ga ala not hfp NIX h tine
Witnesses both on the direct and the redirect.
and il was very strange to SEQ OK Coy. Robin
son. the ahlcst of her lawyers idle and chatting
Marie +. DurfSc, all in black. tried to. testify
t. about f"nrrs IN" 'ate oY r bn nor #
was too remote from the homicides to DO adj
stor n"F wo live. nsxt to ths Chacnons told
ano her OF this mysterious stories that are in
sn rar sSs About oriock on tho night
before the murder he saw a man on tho steps
Of n ncishhn'ing house The man weighed
steps apparently asleep. He had u straw hat
pulled over his face.
and Shout him TIL his hat fell of on the side
walk. THIN h. III match and looked at the
nH Hnt an knGw hi hStS Tss shnRs
his contempt for Thu. testimony hy declining
to cross-eNGmine the witness.
[ riah Kirby. on whose steps tho man was
sitting. saw the same man Il minute later and
testified that lie could make out nothing about
him.
Mark p. Chase, on tho morning Of the murder
saw man standing 10y u tree in front Of tho
E,rlen yard in I'm 8gcn buggy with high top
and wa Il stranger Mr.. know!ton brought out
the fact t'nt thts wagon w'ts partly in front Of
Dr. BrnIamin Handy of Fall River had n
Slightly moro important story to tell. which. Il
Il did not Point 10 the murder, at least showed
ana out Of he Borden house without being seen
by that circle Of witnesses g, which the Govern.
Emt 1T". tkS bs Ter TO Snow 0ys 'at
murders. Between twenty minutes past 10 and
twenty mi utes 70 J. o'clock on the morning Of
tho murders, the Doctor saw "A very ralo
young man who was in front OF the Borden
house and about whom there WAS so much
that was resuliar, that he attracted the Doc;
with his eyes on the ground. The Doctors |
attention was attracted to hm because he was
so paic and acted 80 strangely. The man WAS !
90 peculiar that the Doctor, turned In his ear,
riaEe and looked at him. He was well Dress F.
knowlton this witness said that the man was |
walNiGg vrIy slowly and was either ag!tated |
o. extremely weak or confused. but not in
tONirated
Della :, Manlcy. ancishbor OF the rordons.
saw u man in light clothes q young man. |
sanding IN tho gateway II the Borden house. !
leaning HIS le arm on tho gate post. she was |
not able TO describe his features She Knew |
Mr., Borden aud Mr.. Morse, and 1t was neither
OF them.
=, Ne WIS standing thore looking at ne and
inE In what We said. We were talking with u |
young fellow who had some pond lilies IN u |
carriHEe, between tho Borden house and tho |
Churchill house. When We went away We
left HIM standing there"
That was the sum aud substance o. her tes-
tmnny and tho Government did not disfurhlt. |
Mr. 'eromeC borden n cousin OF tho ,pris-
oner who Is a lumber merchant. testified thRt
on the day previous to tho murders ne was |
CALM upon his cousins. aad lot himself IN at
the ont door very easily by gushing against
II. although II was htrhed. THIS testimony |
was excluded 10y the Court. ON An objection |
raised 10y tho Com monwenltn.
II was very much valued by the defence. ho-
cause II tended Ia show how impotent was the
catchlork on III" front door, and how natural
II was Tor tho prisoner 10 fnsten that door with |
an extra lock as she did on the day o. the mar
dsTs. Hiter the house had | een hQrElarlOusly |