The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-21
MISS BORDEN mot GUILTY. "
Ths jury Btiud6sd Her Not 10 be The
Slayer Of Her Aged Parents.
MIGHTY CHEERS GREET THE VERDICT.
rears FILLED the Eyes Of Counsel and Jury
While Lizzie Bowed Her Head
and Wept.

die opening of tho court there was as
many people in the room as at any time
danug the Borden trial. Miss Borden en-
tered The room at $3.50.
Tho Court came in at o promptly. and
no dlsrc. attorney continued his argu-
.4c1t.
lie again r.currcd 20 his theory Of mo-
uve Tor murder as shown in the relations
I.t..au Lizzie Borden and her step
mother "rI1m which," Doe said. "we can
suspect even the malice existing. ] have
cnleI your attention 90 the way in which
tacy lived under the same roof. 10 im-
presses me deeply as 1 am sure II did
you. Ine malice was am before the fact;
the wlckeduess. The ngrautude, had gone
on under that roof for many, many
months.
because the lips Of those who DO know
are sealed iu death. we don't know but
that some new phase had come up I'm the
family ifc adding to the feeling of malice
aud jealousy existing in THIS woman.
$50 suggestion could Doe made by that poor
man as lu favor OF hls wife but would
fau the flames into uuQucnchablc fire.
There may hc chat in this case which
shows that Lizzie Andrew Borden did not
plan g. kn her father. and 1 hope so.
TIt Sc was NOT Lizzie Andrew Borden who
came d.aa those stairs Go meet her
ftler llt murdcress transformed
from tfe tes of affection TO the most
clrslmr|te cruelty ever known. She
came down to meet that stern old man
who loved DIS daughter but who also
loved Iis wife. and the one man above
a uto would know who killed his wife;
y when she came down stairs She came
d.. ,.f
re family relations. and she did not dare
t' let HIN live. When she came down
stairs 70 was her father she met but Il
vis also the husband Of the step-mother
She had hated. There was no escape
from the crime but to complete the bloody
work. The SECOND murder was not
planned. but was done as "a wicked and
fearful necessity. And j say this % re-
ueve my mind of the dreadful feeling
that there is deliberate parricide in the
world"
Mr. Kuowlton then analyzed The tosi-
% ony as to what went ON in the Borden
house during the short time between
Andrew Bor1en's arrival at home and
L.zzie'g announcement Of the murder
Tho story of Lizzie ironing clothes be
C.scTodtcd. and the visit 90 the barn
I'bi. he said. would not stand. Omcer
Medleys story which went 20 show that
NOBODY had peen ln the Darn, Mr.
AnOwiiou held 90 be correct
The prisoner watched the speaker fix
cIly during his arg imcBt Mr. Knowlton |
declared chat the silN dress produced by |
tho defendant was rot the dress worn |
et The time NJ the murder as shown Icy
Mrs. Churchill. Doherty and DR. Bowen. |
The search the day of tho murder was
insumcieut but put the defendant on |
Der guard ana saturday lhoroheh |
soArcn iallei i' disclose tha dress' there-
lore 30 Chained lHat was Conceaied' |
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