The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-06
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS.

SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, juno 6-The
crowd around the court house began to
gather by 7:30 o'clock this morning.
Heat makes no difference TO the public
when IL wants to hear a murder trial,
and the 90 degrees In the shade did not
deter about 500 spectators from surging
against the police force at o'clock
Lizzie Borden came ip few minutes
before 0 O'Clock. She was dressed In the
same costume as yesterday.
Unattended by friends or relations she
cross ed the court room and took her seat
quietly.
Pastors Buck and Jubb were both abb
sent from the court room. Even Emma
who had been expected today did not
appear.
Not Friend Appeared.
More alone than yesterday the pris-.
oner sat and listened to her indictment
for the murder OF her parents.
Not the quiver of muscle revealed
her consciousness Of the awful chargs
made against her.
Her head was bent forward, her eyes
were closed and her features remained
immovable.
The clerk read the indictment.
After the reading Mr.. Moody arose
and began the opening address
The Opening for the Governments.
He FIRST detailed the position of Mr..
Borden, his wealth and his early life.
His marriage with his second wife, &C.
Cured almost twenty-eiGht years ago.
He described the quiet tastes and habits
1.-The afapaiiy-S
The quarrels of the members were d.
lated upon fully.
"Geutlemen OF the jury this family
was disunited. Some OF it's members did
not speak to each other except when
forced TO do So"
To a cloak maker who spoke TO Mrs.
Borden as her mother, Lizzie said;
Don't call her mother. She is mean
thing, and we don't call her that"
Another incident of similar nature oc-
Cured when the prisoner was questioned
as to her mother.
''When did you last see your motherY
Lizzie replied, ''she isn't my mother!
she Is my stepmother."
He detailed the visit of Mr. Morse and
came to Lizzie's visit to Mrs. Russell ON
Tuesday evening. She had been intend
ing to go to Marion, but had decided not
to 20 at last.
Her Prssentiment OF Coming Evil.
She told Mrs. Russell so, but was
finally persuaded to 20. aud then she
said: II am not anxious TO 20 because
am afraid something will happen.
Tdont know what 1t is, but I fear
some trouble"
I'VE we're all sick last night"
Bridget was not SEX, but she did not
eat bakers bread. All the rest of us did.
think there must have been something
In it,"
why" said Mrs Russell, "other peo-
pie would have been sick, too" "Well,"
said Lizzie, ''it might have been the
milk. 1t sits on the back door step from
the time it arrives in the morning until
we get up.
Father has been having SO much dif-
ficuity recently that someone may have
poisoned him.
quite lately he had q quarrel with
one Of his tenants.
II am afraid some one will do some
thing to him. Our barn has been robbed
several times recently. and the louise has
been robbed two times. one when only
Emma the girl and were there, and we
can't fnd out who did it.
II have feeling that sonnet hing awful
Is going to happen.
II expect some day the house will be
burned down over our heads II father
does not have some friendly arrangement
with these troublesome men,"
So the conversation went. Later some
one went into the drug store on Second