The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-09
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cd ss 10 .saS S 's aS IN face full Shf en Sai
Sss once s ;osEsd rs pI.9nsf VIZ .S
and fsPt that position for an hour and q hair
rior 10 ihs frlyeiities oi iic;!ha EomSp Is Miss
Alice NJ. Russell; She testified that Miss Dor.
S Ssn ss 'nS Th he %.Snsns s" nsat
bSrss Syss san =; throw sS%TtA U
1'ho othor dry tho girls laughed in the dining
room. and this feeling came oyer mre. :, and and
sy sssfd Me%s 'as s Ts'i5 ssy sfa
y sick last night. .Wo were ail sick but Mag
eio. Lizzie thought maybe It ives the baker 9
Russell thought 4 that were so others In town
would ee III Then the rssoness ,G Guessed ID
"aygt R Sn showoG that that
could not well be the case.
Il feel afraid som ctimes that fathers got an
ousmy," the prisoner enid. 'Ho had so much
trou6in with men that came to SEQ him"
man came to tho house only a few day. before:
Tnc no man S' .na !!Yp should not think such
man yon would care what you Let I'M y io
robbed the barn.. and the mctter-of-fnct
st, tno the piseons. Miss Lizzie did not heed
these calming statemonta. but said: l feel
asif want 10 sleep with one eye half ope open:
time. an afraid sonlebody'll do something
to father some time: hos 30 discourteous to
: When the witness went to tho Borden house
on tho summons OF the prisoner on the morn,
ing Of the double murder lizzio said she had
been to the barn to get some tin or iron to TX
n screen. When sho came into the house she
saw her father and that he, was killed. The
t Tnsss s"d %ont HE non
In bringing this out was that perhaps she heu
on another gown under the outer , one. and .t TO
Are YOU able to give, des,criDton Of 81 the
None Whatever she replied, Witness
went to Lizzes bedroom with her before the
nris9ner changed her dress ASKED ~ in r what
she answered that the priso ner remark led that
when 1t was necessary for her to have ev an
tSen wen this family
physician. DR.. Bowen. and. after waiting some
~ nsn Ths reo yns
the ribbon OF q wrapper, which she had nut on;
Then came tho tnunderclap OF the alleged
stroke Of the Government The witness had
been led upto Sunday morning. the day FOL
the bsa sna ss fhra
q dress In her hand. Her sister Emmasaid:
Il am going to burn fhe {. old thi,ng up" said
the Kitchen ' and saw Miss Lizzie who stood By
the cupboard, and was either ripping some
mens ssid her the vtness vent
- wouldn't let any one see me do that. LIZ
sss she did as bsE sn kn Sns Ss
t was the waist, but saw the portion OF the
iress on the cupboard shelf. No officers were
then h In the house. butthere were officers about
Witness afterward talked with oftlcer Hans
com, and later say Miss lizzie, She said to
hing yon could have done, was to burn that
irsse; They have been talking to me about
Wv VIVA ss ssa you tell did you let me do
4s sba MQRRSy , grussd ~
md before the Grand jury: At any q those
,;a did you say anything about that in
q No. sir" said tho witness.
for tho defence. and he SO strenu-
wesn
!sshed for the Commonwealth by saying that
hs dssss figure sh. sG
early spring, This tailed with the description
wore on the morning OF the murder. a dress
unlike any now In the possession OF tho Gov
The OK Governor then took the witness. but
It was not his purpose to mako her seem OF
much account. He got her to- tell how she
ound ' ksr at the time Of the discovery Of the
did She seem to have on more than ono
II did not notice." the witness replied.
Did you see any blood 9p9n herr
"Didn't see any on her QreSa IF hair |
hands or shoesf"
No" said the witness. |
.".EEysrytth!ps looked all right"
As the witness recalled the first search of
he house, the officers went into the room Of
,ursting open the door between it and the
again When the ocer a'0 were ,ns theee
hs Miss 9th bzz II nc room Miss B0E
lot make the witness say that the search
vas very thorough. but he found it n
DOM so generally supposed to have been kept
Mrs. Churchill had said that Miss Lizzie Wore
lin the dress Lizzie burned up was OF Bedford
ord. She was certain she knew the difference
hese We're Very diiierenl materais The GOV Cow:
rnor could not get Miss Russell to say that
ny woman would know the difference. but
Vow" said tho Governor this tearing M
y the dress, was In bright daylight"
Did you sec any blood OH that dress2"
No"
Not a drop2"
'.She held It with the dye OF 1t toward me-"
aid the witness. and l could see that the
'dee OF 1t WAS soi!ed."
Here it occurred to the Chief Justice that the
ury needed to stretch It's legs. and SO he or
Tered recess for Ave minutes.
When ex-dov. Robinson again began to d.
ect his fusillado OF keen and subtle questions
u the chief witness OF tho commonwealth he |
Iskcd her II there was not q thorough search
n the day OF the funeral. Saturday. two days
Iiter the twofold murder. Miss Russell said:
=. No. they did NOT search everywhere"
;. Did they 90 to Miss LizZies room?"
What did you see them do up there?"
Alter they took up all the things on tho bu-
eau and opened one or two drawers they did
lot do any more" They opened what was
allied the toilet room. They went into Emma's
DOM. and she saw them pressing against a
pare pillow In q closet, and the bed WAS next |
AIKEN to PIECES. There was no objection or
assistance. The public had full sway. and this
'as the case with regard to all the searchera
never heard OF any resistance" the Gov. |
rnor got Miss Russell to say.
10 all appearances the prisoner was much
ess Interested in the testimony than the most
nconcerned among the persons in the court |
no spent her time In examining her fan and
utting the handle OF 1t in her mouth and out |
gain mechanically, District Attorney Moody