New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-20

judgment OF these sisters. had no particular claim
on their father. They thought he ought not give
his money away like That. They thought that Nr'
Borden ought not To have required Lin 10 d" IT, ana
they thought. since Nc had done H. II would d" a
graceful and suitable thing for him TO give them A.
much IN value he had given Mrs. Eord"ns step
sister. Well. he gave It 10 them. They were salts
fed: they had no further complaint - make. There
the matter ended and that was TX years ago. Ana
II +, on account Of that affair." no more no less, ,
nothing else
Is that enough motive for an net Hike ihi. hre
Won twelve men going to that any state 81 feeling
that evolved from "a Transaction Hike that would cN
plain those eighteen dreadful blow, In tho skull ~
Mrs Borden. and the ten equally ncrcc and dreadful
blow, in the skull Of her father! j. there any com
mon sense in thati
THE DRE~SMNKFR'S TESTIMONY.
"Bu IT Is the only motive they've got. They sustain
IT only by one Hrtlc solitary plcc" Of evidence. III"
statement Of the drc.emahrr. Mrs. clifford. that
Lizzie once said TO her about SIX month, hector" he-e
murders occurred that Mr.. Eori,n - mean Old
thing ard that She didn't have much 10 do with her.
Tha, IS all they've got. every scrap and hint and
even that Is denied by their own witness. Bridget
sullivan. who lived I'm Ia" family two Who'll" years ana
who never heard speech, or Jaw any act on the part
Of any member Of IT, that Indicated the slightest d.
cord. There are their two viinc',c-. And "" have
ours She Is Emma Borden. hi, girls sister. Sh"
SAYS that Lizzie didn't care much about the property
and that during the last two months Of th'r lives to
gcther ehc and Mrs. Borden on terms actually In
innate and more cordial than they'd ever before been
In their lives Emma SAYS that shr was III" one. not
Ii,ze who treasured IA certain feeling OF rcscn mont
about the property.
II appears 10 be triio that Lizzie dit ret call
Mrs. borden mother. IT seem. 70 BE- true that she
used 10 do II. But are Won going 10 hang p"opl"
because they do not feel precisely tho same feelings
for their fathers second wife that they ought To
feel for the woman out % who-" suffering they were
bornl Don't you remember that little French girl
We had here on the stand When asked who
was In the room with her She said NY step mother.
Well, gentlemen, we haven't heard OF u murder N
that family yet The blood Of neither has vet been
spilled There Is no motive here. nor The ign Of
IT, and yet II Is In the hight OF only This alleged
motive that You must read the drcum ,innc"S from
which the Government ash, you TO infer Tia, ihI-
Young woman Is the hideGus msrrcant who struck
those horrible blows
Mr. Robinson passed rapidly from uls con Iteration
into long and elaborate scrutiny Of ia" evidence
Concerning The note which Lizzie said her mother
had received that morning. ana which had been the
cause Of her going out h" said that the mere fact
that the note had not been founi proof thai
II was not received. Mr.. Moody. In 0pening. had
said that Lizzie Borden told lie about that note.
THEORY OF THE CRIME.
"Whcre the proof that II was ll"' There
proof |, there any call 10 believe Il /, a
lie. Somebody killed Mr.. and Ms. Borden. Suppose
that II not the prisoner at the bar. hnppos
| It who had grudee against Mr.. Borden
and who aimed simply 10 Hill him. Might not that
, note be part Of the scheme 10 get her out Of the
wayl suppose II failed 10 do Suppose before
ehe went out he went IN >upp,-" h. did thinking
She had gone, and that the life he really aimed al
| was IN the house SUPPOSE he looked within. lie
| saw no one down Stairs. Bridget IN the yard
| and there confronted with Mrs. Tordcn. sup
| pose she knew him. a scene well be imagined
from which Ids only cScap" tlrougl, the sacrifice
| Of her life In an instant Of hcllish impnlsc hc
| strucl her and she fell II" nndc of his work
| by butchcry and concealed himself To await the
| arrival II MS second victim ard real enemy