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BORDEN MURDER Case.
CONTINUATION OF THE TRIAL
AT NEW BEDFORD.
Daily Progress Of the Attempt to
Provo That the Daughter, Lizzie,
Killed Her Father and Step
Mother at Fall River-Her Testi-

Killed Her Father and Step
Mother at Fall River-Her Testi-
mony at the Inquest Excluded.
When the fourth day OF Lizzie Borden's
trial had ended, from the vague and un-
shapely mass of evidence produced by the
prosecution, the finger of accusation seemed
to the spectators to point still moro directly
at the prisoner The first witness was Doc
tor Bowen, the physician who was sum-
moned to the Borden residence after the
bodies had been discovered. He told
! the situation Of the bodies, and SAID
that apparently nothing had been
disturbed in ths rooms. On cross-examina-
ton he testified that he had prescribed NOR
phine for Miss Borden to allay nervous
excitement The doses were increased
to double strength and had a ten
dency to affect the memory. Mrs.
Churchill, who lived in part OF the
Borden house, testified to occurrences JUST
before the murder She said that Miss Bor-
den was 80 pale and excited litter the murder
as to attract considerable attention. Miss
Alice Russell was then called. She described
Miss Bordens burning the dress Sunday
after the murder. Witness went out and
came in again and saw Miss Borden stand
ing near the cupboard door and tearing
or ripping small portions OF the dress. Roo-
insons cross-examlnation failed to snake
Miss Russel's direct testimony. On redirect
she testified against objection by defense,
that the cupboard in which witness saw
part of the dress at the time Of the burn
ing was used only for kitchen utensils. Then
there came string OF officers Two
points were made off George Washington
Allen, policeman. One was that table. un-
spattered with blood, was found within three
feet OF the front of the sofa where Andrew
Borden was found dead. The other was
the production Of a bloodstained and tat
tered handkerchief OF the bandanna variety.
found on the floor, and not hereto
fore produced. Both these things are
pretty sure to mean something eventually.
Deputy Sheriff Francis H. Wi3om swore.
from his recollection OF army wounds, thst
Mrs Borden's blood was coagulated when ne
saw it. while Mr.. Borden's was not. This
helped out the prosecution theory that Lizzie
Borden killed her Stepmother before break
fast, and then, after long chat with Bridget
and per.,sal Of On old magazine, killed her
father. The clanking OF the hatchets and
axes began with the examination OF John
Fleet, Assistant City Marshal, OF Fall River.
He told the old original story OF how he had
cross examined Miss Borden right utter tho
murders, and she had said: ::5hs wasn't my
mother-she was my sstep-mother. MY
mother QlGu Wuou MNo u httAS
girl" He identified the two hatchets and
two axes, already known in the case, and
tho new hatchet head. He had found 1t. he
said, in box on the cellar shelf on the Sat-
urday afterthe murders. Officer Cunningham
testified that Immediately after the murders
he found the cellar door locked. This was
considered q strong point for the prosecu-
ton.
On the fifth day OF Miss Borden's trial
kh,n nj in ha
throag that tried to gain admission to the
court room. Assistant Marshall Fleet was
the first witness called. His cross-examfIa-
tion was continued by Ex-Governor Robinson.
Robinson led Fleet into G contradiction OF his
testimony of the day before that the broken
part of the hatchet handle was covered with
ashes like the blade. He also said he put the
handleless hatchet back where he found it,
and that 1t WAS not produced at the prelim-
mary hearing, and that ne didn't testlly
about 1t at this time because he didn't
think it was used for the murder. Police
Captain Harrington was called next.
He testified that the prisoner said she left
her father reading paper and after twenty
minutes found him dead, and that she said
the motive was not robbery, as everything
was right about the house. Harrington tcs-
titled that the prisoner was not in tears dur
ing the interview on the day OF the murder,
and that she was very positive as to the exact
time she was in the barn. He described very
fully the prisoners dress at the time. On
cross-examinatlon he econtradicted Fleet as to
the place where the hatchet was found. Of
f1cer Doherty then described his experiences
at the Borden house.
There was less OF rush of spectators to
the Borden murder trial on the sixth day
than usual, the day opening warm and
muggy. The first witness called was Lieu
= Eotl pgr-ar DNtf loo
He testified to an Intellectual attempt to
search the Borden cellar for the hatchet
handle sworn to by Mullaly. On cross
examination he described the thorough
search Of the cellar after the murder,
and said he saw no loose hatchet handle.
Robinson brought out the fact that nearly
all the Fall River police prominent in this
case have been promoted since the murder
except Mullaly, who contradtcted Fleet:
and corroberated Edison. William
H. Medley, inspector OF Police,
Fall River, described finding the barn door
fastened, and on entering seeing dust up
stairs which hal not been disturbed. The
barn windows and door upstairs wera
closed. His examination was made within
ten minutes after reaching the house.
Medley desert bed his finding OF tbs handle
less hatchet covered with coarse dust OF
no handle there. officer Dennis Desmond,
Jr., testified as to the search in the house
and the failure to find dresses covered with
paint or blood. He also saw the handleless
hatchet, but no loose handle, and contradict
ell Medley, claiming to have wrapped up the
blade himself. State Detective George F.
Seaver then testified to an examination
OF the handeess hstchet, corroborat-
ing other witnesses as to its appear
@hn I,,ck
fod to his search OF the dresses In the house.
He also described the character and location
OF the blood-spots found in the rooms where
the murders were committed. Or cross e1-
animation he became badly confused and was
unable to tell the ago of the break on tbs
hatchst handle or about the character OK the
dresses which he examined. The court ut l
o'clock adjourned.
With the heat making the court room
where Lizzie Borden was on trial the most
uncomfortable place in town, the second
week and seventh day OF this proceeding
against the s.oical daughter of New Eng
lanI was resumed promptly. When
the court opened Chief Justice Mason
informed the jury that it might retire. That
was done because OF the argument which
was about to be begun for and against the
admission OF evidence given by Lizzie Bor-
den when the inquest WAS held in Fall
River last summer. The point to be de-
cidei meant everything to the defendant.
Assistant District Attorney Moody made tho
argument from the standpoint OF tho prose-
cution, und Ex-Governor Robinson spoke for
Lizzie Borden. While arguments were max
inr Miss Borden WAS nor IN the court room.
Shs was conducted down to the matrons
room on complaint Of feeling indisposed:
When the argument was ended tho court
r.tired to deliberate on the points raised. It
WIS - :35 O'Clock when the Justices returned