New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-15

JUDGE EIODGETT LISTENING M 4f"> - '
dows from the outside. Bridget saw N'a' ~ 49,.
o ~ tv,co ortor Mr. Borden went downtown, but
probablv not later than half past O'CLOCK r'o"
that time and until her dead body was lo"h' UNIV"
the bed upstairs in The room Morse n'u o'"i
night before-thc time OF the discovery p'i"e ,,.
halfpast Il-Mrs. Borden drops cut OF sight "'''e
.ors thot once she inquired after Mrs. Borden ana
Lizzie replied that she had gone out ha'hs ''''i
n note from sick friend. Lizzie said that MIS- BOZ
don ala moi say who the sick friend was ana inc
o,o 4, u even existed has not been found briuE''
,esGes that from the time Mr. Borden iei' tue ho"
until he returned al a quarter past ~ o''"' 80 -
was here and there about the Kitchen" o'"'. w.,
ard sitting room, engaged In the pcriorm-"'' '" ~
nary every 'ay dutir>. passing ana r'p'sSn'e -"
wind ,ws within Eridget'S ob-ervaloh every Nv" al"
,hen so far as this fact is consistent win her n'
nc zone npstairs and killed Mrs. Borden, the STATE
,heorv that Mrs Boden's death occurred by LiAAe
hand before the father returned Is possioh'y'
THE KILLING OF MR. BORDEN
Whom Mr. cordcp came back from do"n'o"h
Bridget let him in at the front door. "a, ."
went to open the front door She hearo Lh]ie I,"e'
up,,a!rs ard upon Mr. Borden's cn'erihe' L'IAo
cumc down stairs. greeted lin picasahoy anu
,, o.. tho mail lie went into the sitting
room and sat down In rocking chair by Inc VIII
dow. Lizzie then went into the dningroom ana
hecan 10 iron while Bridget went on Win her VII"
w-washing. Pntgct washed oil the WINDOWS vi
the first floor. completing her work ie" nh""'.'
before IL o'clock. Then, the day cihg extremely
hot and feeling somewhat III, with Lzzcs permssio"
asked and given. Bridget went upstairs 10 he' Wv"
rocm in the attic and lay down on her led shc
left Lizzie s,in ironing ana Mr. Borden sun s','ns
in tho rocking chair ut the sitting-room wihd"w
reading newspaper. Bridget heard inc 'o"h oi"c"
strike IL two OF three minutes AFTER she got uPO"
Tho he'd At twelve or fifteen minutes past H. S"'
won't be certain which. she heard lzzes voF" ca'ne
H.. ttfc -f.i
bridget was always called Maggie by the Borden
s!sersl Maggie core down come down quick SOM
body has hurt father" Budget came down, followed
Lizzie into the sitting room and saw the form {"
Mr. Borden lying the sofa with blood pouring from
a number Of wounds in his head bi1oS't 'cS""'N
that Lizzie was wtai-C light blue Ores WIN n"rh
navy Mue diamond spots In It when sh" uridsoU went
ups,airs TO lie down, and that She had on 'he sah'
dress when she came back, and that there was no
| blood on II a~d no other indication anywhere aDo"
| her person of participation In deed Of Vio'ehcc'
links IN THE PROSECUTIONS CHAIN.
And now come the scraps. the odds and ends Of
accussnr evidence: the things which may mean every
thing or II there were any else In sight against
whom reasonable suspicion could lie, mlgAt as well
mean nothing. At Lzzie's direction Bridget hhrri'd
OF 20 find Er. Bowen the borden family phySlciah'
who lived across the street. Failing To eaten NM
n, home she ran on to house Of LINES intima'"
while Lizzie had herself called in Mrs. Churchill. and
Mrs Churchill having observed Tho body OF Mr..
Eorden ran 10 an adjoining yard where her coach-
man happened be. and scut him of for the Doctor
4 passcrlv hearing what she said 10 the coachman.
elcphoncd for the police. Which, Mrs. Churchill had
returned 10 the Borden house. She found DR.. Do!in
| ,hcre and in a moment moro Miss Russell and Bridget
| came in. Ton minutes later the house was alive
with policemen Mrs. Churchill agrees with Bridget
| as TO the dress Lizzie was wearing The pole
| officer. Harrington who gave snch glib. fashion
| column sketch OF the dress. saving that ~ was a
striped pink and white costume with bell skirt
shirrcd and bcribboncd. with blue diamond spots
| on II, described II dress which has existence 80
| far as Lizzie is concerned Later in the afternoon
| she put on pink wrapper, but this had no diamond
| spos IN IT, IIarringtOns description applied "a
| nothing worn by her that day any other day,
despite It's wonderful detail and Its reproduction OF
| drossmakcrs' terms. Nobody any blood on
Lzze's clothes, anything whatever In her appear
| ance, dress hair even manner that warranted
uspcion. She was agitated, of course but NOR
| ana In no other way than would be any daughter
| OF a man upon whose murdered body she had sud
| denly come. There Is positive and complete 0srce-
| meDt about this.
| DISCOVERY OF MRS BoRDEN'S BODY.
| Before the police arrived Mrs. Churchill Miss
Russell and DIR. Doan had each inquired OF Lizzie
where Mrs. Borden was and 70 each Lizzie repeated
the story OF her mother having received note from
| n friend and having gone out. But few minutes
| later, and still before tho arrival OF the police,
| Lizzie said she wished somebody would 60 mp
stairs and look for Mrs. Borden for she might have
come In, ard she Q.zzie) thought She had heard her
do so. Accordingly Bridget and Mrs. Churchill
Bridget leading. went upstairs and as they reached
| the head Of the stairway they looked through the
bolustcrs into The guesroom and there Il womans
body lying under the bed. Assuming that II Mrs.
Borden's. they returned and told Lizzie. DIR. Bowen
who had gone to the telegraph Office 10 send dis
patch TO Emma, telling her to return. present
| Wien this discovery made but having reap
pcared, he went upstairs. examined the body as
certnined that 1t llfeless and came downstalr.
again. Then the police arrived and the search began
| The house was gone over In IL manner reasonably