Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-06-20

cOuntry-Disgraceful Scenes at the Afternoon Session.
 NEW BEDFORD, Mass, June 20.-District- Attorney Knowlton this morning took up his argument for the prosecution, where he had closed it last night.
 When the court was ready yesterday there were many ladies standing in the aisles but they were quickly ushered to the ante-rooms and corridors and obliged to sniff the battle from afsr. The bar en- closure was packed with legal lights from all over the country. In fact, so closely was it packed that the counsel for the prosecution vera obliged to pass behind the Justices bench and thus get to their sents within the bar.
 When Sheriff Wright came in the aisles were cleared in a second and everybody was obliged to sit down. The jury took their seats at 8:55, looking quite refreshed after two days rest, and a few minutes later Miss Borden came in, a bunch of pinks in her hand and contented smile on her \ face. The jury was boiled promptly on the opening of the court, and almost i'm mediately Governor Robinson began his Fargumeut.
 He began by a brief statement of the murders and the subsequent investigation,
 
 ings in Fall River and claiming that the crimes were morally and physically impos- Eible for the defendant. After compliment ing MT. Knowlton upon his ability, he criticised the investigation by the Fall River police and then addressed the jury on the difficulties of their position, having in charge this young woman's life. He then began @ chronological description of the events connected with the crime and ff5 fhou tho oNzi- dence.
 The testimony of three men proved that peddler Rubinsky saw the defendant com ing to the house from the barn and there fore her statement of her whereabouts at the time of the murder was true. When Lizzie spoke about going upstairs for Mrs. Borden she meant the front stairs as sheet had been obtained from there. Liz zie's laughter on tlle stairs was immaterial unless guilt was assumed.
 A recess for five minutes was taken at this point. The rlmming up of ex-Gov. Robinson, so far as it had gone, was dis cussed freely. Much disappointment was expressed about 1t. The ex-Governor's ef- forts had not been so great as had been expected of him. The lawyers said the facts in the case had not been handled as they had been led to believe they would. Had the defendant committed the crime, she would not have given the alarm SO soon. Defendants emotion at the dis covery of the crime wasn't assumed. Family sickness, defendants conduct be- fore the murders, and her visit to the | cellar afterwards, were no evidence ot a guilty mind.
 The burning of the old things was a GUS tom in many households and the burning | of the Bedford cord dress was thus ex- plained The dress worn on the morning of the murder was not changed till noon. The Bedford cord dress hung till Sunday morning in the closet which the officers | searched. Defendant could not have com mitted both murders without changing | her dress between them.
 Matron Reagan's story was false. Ex- perts differed as to which hatchet would have been used, and he argued that none Of these produced was used. Exclusive opportunity was improved. He detailed the manner in which an outside assassin | might have committed the crime. The concensus of opinion here Is that | Miss Borden will be acquitted in short order or that the jury will disagree. In the former event, it is understood that there will be no jubilation, but she will | retire quickly from the scene of so much unplsasantness as quickly as possible. In tho latter event, there may come new | trial or 8 case of nolle prosequi later on she being allowed to go on her own rec. ognizance provided her counsel stands in { the breach.
 It may not be fair to assume that the jury has sampled publi9 opinion sufficient | yet, there is a strong feeling that this aS- sumption will be entirely correct.
 The scenes about the court house yester. day afternoon were disgraceful. There was no system about tho method of seat ing people and ladies were tossed about the walks, in the corridors and on the stairs | in the most reckless and careless manner. The exhibitions were disgusting, whether of tho utter helplessness and lack oi ability of the officers to control the mobe or of the pushing, crowding, surgine masses of perspiring humanity In theil efforts to elbow their neighbors out oi their way.
 When Miss Borden came in she wal pushed and crowded about just as every body was and there was just touch o asperity in her manner as she entered tht courtroom and faced the buzzing crowd The buzzing ceased as she took her seat however. |, Gov. Robinson resumed his argument by saying that the jury was to use its bes judgment in the premises. He called at tention to various phases in the cas- in review in brief, and said: It is yer! dangerous to take the ground that i she did not do it you cannot see who did it. The extraordinary danger of jumping
 to conclusions should be we'll understood
 by you. The fact that it has been don,
 in the daylight is nothing Miss Lizzie
 there can be no question. was ironint
 downstairs, and you remember the ironed
 handkerchlefs were put away. So yo' : will see that this is genuine and not flc
 tion, and these little things go to establis
 the facts of greater things.
 Gov. Robinson commented on th
 absence of blood from the defendant flesh, hands and clothing. Either the jur! \ might find defendant not guilty, becaus not proved guilty, or because they wer
 convinced she was innocent. He claime'
 that her previous character, her open
 frank, conduct while under suspicion, an . her manner since arrest, and particular
 during the trial. showed her to be innc
 cent
 It was 3 o'clock when Gov. Robinso closed his plea, and e recess of five min
 utes was allowed before District Attorne
 Knowlton took up his work. He made