Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-06-06

The talesmen began to file into their
places at 10 o'clock, and at II all were
there, and were checked off, given num-
bers by the clerk, and awaited the coming
ordeal with becoming fortitude.
At precisely 1858 Miss Lizzie A.
Borden the prisoner, came slowly into the
room, preceded by Deputy Sheriff Kirby.
and was shown to her seat in the dock.
She was attired in u very becoming cos
tune of black brocaded stuff and wore a
pretty shade hat relieved by touch here
and there of blue. AS she passed the bar
enclosure, Mr.. Melvin o. Adams, OF coun-
sci for the defense, stepped to the rail and
bowed to her, but Lizzie, while acknowl-
edginG with slight inclination of the
b cad the salutation, never raised hereyes to
his and passed on slowly beyond the dock
At 1905 the court house bell sounded,
but there was no movement on the part of
the court except to call Mr.. Moody into
the room of the justices, where with the
district attorney a short consultation was
held. Meanwhile Messrs. Adams and
Jennings sat at their table nervously toying
with their moustaches, anxious for a be-
ginning.
If lawyers in Massachusetts were allowed
the license in hair-splitting questions as to
the exact state of the Jurors minds which
is permitted in New York, it would be Sep
But the mode of procedure here is some
VII It different. The statutory questions
are asked by the chief justice himself,
to bGgin with. Then the lawyers have
the privilege of asking questions, but they
must be submitted to the court in writing
| If the court approves them the chief jus
| tice will put them to the candidate for the
jury.
Chief Justice Mason, who with Judges
Blodgett and Dewey, will sit at the trial,
| says that he thinks it possible under these
conditions to complete the jury within two
| or three days at most. He thinks that the
entire trial will not last more than two
I weeks.
Miss Borden is still far from strong.
Two weeks ago she had severe attack of
the grip, and was threatened with pneu-
monia. She practically got up from sick
bed to come and stand trial for her life.
| Mr.. Jennings, the senior counsel for
| Lizzie, Is a young man, as Is also Mr..
Adams. 1t was Mr.. Jennings who had
| CHI arge of Lizzies interests at the prelimt-
nary hearing. He was a conspicuous de-
batter and athlete in Brown University. He
| has been a school teacher, member Of the
Legislature, and State Senator. In the
legal profession he ranks well as a cor
poration lawyer,
Melvin o. Adams lives in Boston, and is
coun ted one of the promising young law
yers of the Suffolk bar. He is Dart
mouth graduate.
By ali odds the most striking figure
among the lawyers for the defense Is ex-
Gov. George d. Robinson. He has for five
years been conspicuous in Massachusetts
politics and at the State Bar.
The court came in precisely at 11:27,
Chief Justice Mason taking the centre
seat with Rev. M. G. Julien, Of New Bed
ford, who had been selected to make the
regulation opening prayer, on his extreme
left.
AS soon as they were seated Deputy
Sheriff Thomas w. Butman was instructed
by Clerk Borden to make the usual proc
| lamation to the talesmen after which the
clerk called them in alphabetical order.
Seven minutes were thus taken up, after
which a brief prayer was offered, Miss
Borden standing.
Then the District Attorney conveyed Of
hcially to the court what has been we'll
known for a week or 500 chat the Attorney
General will not be here to attend to his
duty and that Mr.. VIM. H. Moody, Districl
| Attorney of Essex county, would act. In
gave, to the court the additional informa-
ton in a very formal manner, that Lizzie
Andre Borden had been indicted for the
murder of her father and step-nother, and
that he had the honor to move for the Inn
panelling of a jury for the trial of the
cause.
Chief Justice Mason then addressed the
talesmen as body, stating that he should
be obliged to put certain questions Il
them as they came before the court, rela
tive to forming opinions, their bias o.
prejudice, etc.
Miss BORDEN was asked to stand up and
told of her right to challenge. The frs
Juror was Ansel g. Baker, Of New B L
ford, who said he did not think any evi
dence which could be produced would in
duce him TO change his mind, apd he wa
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