The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-15
POINTS AGAINST LIZZIE
The Most Damaging Evidence
Thus Far Produced.
TESTIMONY OF MATRoN REAGAN
she Relates n Suspicious Conversation Be
tween tho Sisters and an Effort to Make
Her Recant-Lizzio's Attempt to Pur-
chase Poison Admissible as Evidence.

tween tho Sisters and an Effort to Make
Her Recant--I.izxio's Attempt to Pur-
chase Poison Admissible as Evidence.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, June 15.-Thc
flrst witness in the Borden trial yesterday
was City Marshal Hilliard, of Fall River,
wto described his visits to the house ON the
day of the murder and subsequently. Then
be told OF his visit to the house with Mayor
conghlin, when Lizzie was informed OF the
suspicion against her. In the course of
conversation Lizzie asked. "What, isthere
anybody in this house suspectedf" But
the mayor said, perhaps Mr.. Morse could
answer that from what occurred last
night.n Lizzie then said, II want to know
the truth" and the mayor (Coughlin) said
he was sorry to say it, but that she was
suspected. Then Emma spoke up and said,
"We have tried to keep it from you rs long
rs we could" Then the mayor asked Liz
Eie where she was when the affair hap
pened and she said in the barn for twenty
minutes looking for lead sinkers. Lizzie
said, after Emma spoke, "Well, lam ready
to go at any time"
In cross examination the witness said
the search of the house was thorough; that
the prisoner gave him all the articles he
asked sor, and spoke earnestly and frankly
about suspicion Of her.
Mayor Coughlin gave corroboratire evil
dence, and then Mrs Clifford, dress
maker, testified against defendants OBJ
lection. The prisoner told her that Mrs.
Borden was a mean, hateful old thing, that
She hated her and never ate with her when
She could help it. The prisoners color
arose rs this testimony was given.
The testimony OF Lucy Colet, Thomas
. Bolles, Patrick McGowan, Mrs Kirby,
John Denny and Joseph Des Roster tended
to show that man might have gone out
Of the Borden yard without being seen.
Hannah Reagan, matron at the police
station, Fall River, was the next witness.
Witness raid the prisoner was in her
charge at one time. "On Aug. "a Emma
came to see her in the morning. She spoke
with her sister aud went in toilet room,
and hearing loud talk looked out and saw
Lizzie yng OIL her side and Emma bend
Ing over her, Lizzie said, You have given
me away, Emma, hut don't care, won't
give in one inch Emma said, oh, Lizzie,
did not at the same time sitting down.
They sat there until nearly II o'clock,
when Mr.. Jennings came back Lizzie
made no talk at all with her sister after;
never opened her mouth to her When /
hrst knew of the loud talking was about
four feet away In closet When Emma
left that morning there was nothing said
by either and no 'good-by' was exchanged"
Gross examined by Mr. Jennings: emma
remained there in that room until you
eame, and when you came you said TO
Emma Have you told her alp and
Emma said she had told her all she had to
ell. Emma came again in the afternoon
but can't tell just when. Mr.. Buck was
khere, am quite sure: he can every day.
know that Miss Borden looked more ex-
rited when you left the room than she did
before. When ] spoke of the affair be-
tween the two sisters. l spoke of it as q
quarrel. | don't know what day of the
week the quarrel was OH. l don't know
whether the story Of the quarrel was pub
lished In the morning papers; was asked
about 1t by reporters; il was that very af-
tcrnoon, and also in the morning Inevcr
told any reporter ii was all a lie. Mr. Buck
spoke to me about it in my room, but l
never told him it was not true There was
kpaper drawn mp subsequently in relation
TO this story. 1t was brought to me by
Mr.. Buck"
Statement read, in which IL was set
forth that there had not been a quarrel
between the sisters, and she had never said
bo)
Eli Bence, a Fall River drug clerk. was
Introduced TO show that the prisoner had
endeaVOfeu To purchase pruSSiC acid the
day before the murder The defense OBJ
jected, and the Jury was sent out while
iho matter was argued
Mr.. Moody said it WAS proposed to show
that prussie acid was an article of COM
merclal use; that the witness never had n
call for it until the Sd Of August, 1892,
that 1t Is not used for cleaning sealskin
sacques; they offered to show that the
prisoner went to witness' place and asked
Tor some to clean sealskin sncque
Ex-Governor Robinson, for the defense,
said he understood there was no evidence
10 show q sale 1T appears" he said,
"tbat an examination of the stomachs of
the deceased showed no symptoms of prus-
BIC acid, and there was no connection with
this case. She Is charged with killing or
staying those people with some sharp in
strument; now here is an attempt to
charge her with causing death by wholly
hifferon. means There Is no weight in
his evidence to connect with the crime
charged"
Mr.. Moody argued at length upon the
,round that any act committed or at
tempted at or near the time OF an act com.
mitted for which person was held should
have some weight and bearing as upon
The other case.
The court remained in consultation
nearly half an hour, and then came in and
announced that tho evidence was compc.
lent and would be admitted