The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-20

Borden did not ind the one who did the muir.
der why hang her. For eleyen N onths th na
troll OF the police. where she couldn't G. OF
come as she chose Now don't PIT upon nsi
co Coz GnaG V wants no victim. sithSr. We
now. District Attorney Moody said no was
Ins dangerous weapon 9 % m nsS; linz; + Rs
been N prd1sG because the Court decided
was not proper TO place them before the, luty y
ats s TG s mr. Moody ss& h hts
evidence wa. to DO introduced bout her going
out 70 buy poison; That Isn't So q. he S2Hrs
you see that the prussic acid that you have
It'd that that evidence Would Is Introduced 70
show you that the defendant had contradicted
herself in telling about the crime That len
You are not to sit back there and say Mr..
Moody or MIR. Know.lton wouldn't tell US SO
might Just as well sit right there and find q
verdict Of guilty refer. y0S had any h tr,a at
s ti' you have got to bind her up In II hut
lave got no evidence that she did i III They
The Government says Lizzie Borden has
Yn Dw there az is sn Stsnutey and hnE the Com
will nn. me IN or sne
anything connecting her with the crime. We
rst TINT they had ot the hands %s Of bt tho
that the handle had burned and that the he news,
tr SrT1 about It and lay awake nights worry;
ins about it tin Fleet and ,Mullaly came . and
showed US tho situation Fleet denying t that
Soy! %ow they seyHH @ fa Eyer and Try to set
and 60 around Complaining about it. Now
that handle is .til flying around in the air, an
SsSsn srGs Why T do1 they ss'sR
Fall River police to go and chase. it UP,
drive in cssh Iii ind ,y is sn 10
wait q little, while another will be horn. We
Sns hr h nSt ounS on e
Ratchet and other things as evidence against
her. They have had her now ten months in
been. ami bad as her homo was. as the Govern
ment would have gov believe. it was para
Now do they want TO take the next step and
say she is guilty? Isn't it best 70 let her live
till oil these theories are run out gentlemen.
bad enough. hut murder at the hands OF tho
orizing experts is worse then thousand fold"
lock on tho front door held it on the morning u
the murders. The screen door was 9peqi while
around here" All the assassin had 10 DO was
to avoid Lizzie and Bridget. Bridget was
honestly and frankly that there was nothing to
hinder any one, from going in. The house
Vas all open and SnwatfheI Gn one SIDE Wills
There we're plenty ,9f places. There was the
closet-plenty OF those places where such char
acters secrete themselves about house
l. hA n n
Mrs 81. Borden. and is confronted ~ her :: He
had murder n MS heart. and u had the rurnose
and Killed Mrs. Borden Lizzie could pass up
and down stai1 WS Hnd not see him; leFhaps tho
Lizzie is out doors, and he could do
the work quickly and securely w. AgEerson coplc
locks the door himself. and then when Mr..
Borden comes the bolt Is slid back by Bridget
in but no one saw llr Borden go out. Dr..
Handy described man who attracted his at
teenti9n. and who was stranger. and Or.
Manly and Mrs. Hart saw n man on the outside
9pa the nate posi- END he
him. he was the man who stayed on the out
side while the assassin was on the inside
Tho theory of exclusive opportunity falls
So sHs stH S'sH c% sS Mss
carried away his own weapon, They, have been
Borden house to find the weapon. Lizzie sent
them dovn stairs to get it. Think Of, Lizzie
thfis saeGn VIII a han
weapon with which she committed the crimes
very we'll that men commit these crimes and
take the weapon away with them. II they
brought wsafGin to the house they took it
Mr.. Robinson denied that Lizzie did not cry
when she discovered he slaughter. Two wit
Very pale and faint and actated. Mrs; Church;
III was startled ny her appearance Was, it nj!
Men 9ok pSs at tn Will and
around to Hiss RusseIrs the. night before
talking ABOUT premonitions and Mr.. Robinson
ing u periodic illness. and this condition was
such as to make her Judgment and facilities
was the cause Of her being down in the cellar
on the night the policeman saw her there with
Now. let me show" he said. why they
claimed she did it. They say because she was
in the house. Now, gentlemen, you may say
have there oms
Perhaps she ought to be on the streets. Now.
don't know whether m daughter should be in
the house where her m other. who am pleased
to say is my wife. knows where she is. or run
ming about the streets where no one can keep
TO her room. and must have seen the body Of
Alrs. borden. says the Goyernmsnt Well. let
and ~ You Know You can't see into the ' rno@
when on the landing. Then it is said that on e
certain point you could SEQ through under tho
bed and therefore LZZie must have seen the
body. II wo had marched you up and no ono
had said anything to you you wonldn haven't
noticed ANYTHING. PEOPLE don't 20 around
their own houses spying. and il they did you
lad seen that body the Commonwealth woulI
lave said at once she was u criminal and
raised the cry. There's the murderess"
There is no evidence that the door OF this
room was open before Mr.. Borden came home
md that is very important. We regard it as
significant that there was no blood on Mss
Lizzies hair. She couldn't have got 1t out In
any brief space OF time. 1t is almost i'm
possible to get 1t out except by suecial trent
m emit. Ladies' were abnlu her caring for her,
md doing little acts Of Kindness for her. and
bathing he, head. and II there had been blood
upon her head. or II 1t had been wet. they
-, Assume tor u minute that she did do It. |
We have spoken about blood stained gar |
ments. Whatever she had on remained In |
that house. Assume that she committed the |
irst murder she would have to change her !
waterproof In the house was accounted for |
Nhe would have to 60 to the cellar where !
there was running water. and return SO that |
shs could lie all right when her father came.
The blue dress would have been covered with
Hood and this sho would have to keep on her
until u o'clock No witness speaks Of any