The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-09

is one OF absorbing interest. The
prose made detailed statement
OF the crime and what they proposed to
prove, and now court and jury are trying
to unravel one of the greatest mysteries
OF modern Jurisprudence.
Bridget Sullivan detailed at length
the movements Of the various Nom beers
OF the Borden household during the
morning of the day of the crime. After
breakfast Mrs Borden asked her to
wash the windows. That was about
O'Clock Continuing witness said:
After I received the instructions l
went into the kitchen, then iuto the
dining and sitting rooms and shut the
windows, so the inside shutters were
open. never touched them. Did not
see Lizzie then went down celler,
got wooden pail, came up stairs, got
my water, and as went out Lizzie
asked me what was going to do-wash
windows? and | said yes; that she need
not lock the door, as wanted 10 come
in for water; then told her she could
If she wanted to and / could get water
in the barn. She went in and did not
lock the door. l saw no one in the
sitting room when l was washing win
dows there; l had to open the blinds to
get at the windows.
II went to the barn at least twice to
get water. During all this time no one
camc TO the house that | saw. / saw no
| one in the dining room when was
washing the windows. When l went
into the kitchen one time to get a
dipper saw no one there. After l had
done the washing l put the brush
handle in the barn, took basin, cloth
and step ladder in the kitchen, after
went in hooked the screen door. Then
! went into the sitting room and washed
the windows inside, taking the nearest
one to tine front door, and had the upper
part done when l heard something.
heard person at the front door and
unlocked it; ! don't remember hearing
any bell ring.
when left Mr.. Borden in he did
noy speak TO me; he had parcel in his
hand; when he went into the dining
room he sat in chair at the head of the
lounge and l went on washing my
windows; Miss Lizzie came down stairs
about five minutes after and went into
the dining room; heard her ask her
father IL he had any mail, and she told
him that Mrs. Borden had received a
note and had gone out.
| Then Mr.. Borden took the key OF his
bedroom and went up the back stairs.
| WDen he came down soon after he took
rocking chair in the sitting room and
went on washing my windows. this
time IN the dining room. While | was
! doing this Lizzie came into the dining
room, took AN ironing board from the
Kitchen and placed it in position. She
| asked me if l was going GU: this after
noon and | said did not think was.
She says: We'll, if you do be sure and
lock the doors, for Mrs. Borden has gone
] q siplr ~ nd
self.
Then went up to my room and laid
| down. The first notice l took of any
time vas when l heard the city hall
clock strike i. think had been there
three or four minutes; don't think
went to sleep; heard no noise, am able
10 hear the opening and closing of the
screen door if it is done by careless
person. The next thing heard was
when Lizzie called me to come down as
her father was dead. That was st least
Is minutes latter.
When heard the outcry from Lizzie
went down stairs and first saw Lizzie
/ cannot tell what dress she had on that
morning. When ! came down the back
way the wooden door was open and she
was leading against the door; the screen
! door was shut but ! could not tell
whether it was hooked or not; went to
go into the sitting room and she said:
Oh, Maggie, I've got to have 8 doctor
right away; was out in the back yard
and when came in the screen door was
| open and found father dead. Do you
known where Miss Russell lives?
Mrs. borden Discovered
II did not, and she told me TO go for
| DR.. Bowen. did not find DR.. Bowen.
Then / went TO the corner of Second
and Borden streets for Miss Russell,
and She was not there; then ! found
where she lid live and told her what
Lizzie wanted. guess / ran to DR..
Bowens but / don't know. When /
came back / found Mrs. Churchill.
II said when ] came back tina. IL
knew where Mrs. Whitehead lived
would go and toll Mrs Borden, (. she
was there, that Mr.. Borden was very sick,
and Lizzie said, Oh, Magge.I am 81 ost
sure l beard her come in; 90 ND stairs
and see il she is there said. i will
| not go upstairs alone and Mrs. Church
i'll went up with me. When got high
enough on the stairs 70 see into the
I room saw the body on the floor and
ran In and stood by the foot Of the bed :;
the door was wide open; did not make
any examination OF Mrs. Borden's
BODY"
Alice Russell testified to seeing Lizzie
Borden burn the light blue dress which
the prosecution maintain she wore the
morning of the murders she burned it
the Sunday after the murders, saying IL
was stained with paint Witness went
out and came in again and saw LIZZIE
standing near the cupboard door and
tearing or ripping a small portion o..
the dress The Skin, was lying on the
shelf. Witness said II would not let
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