The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-07

the request of tho Governments, which
photographs were put in evidence. aud
identified by him. There were five
OF then. The Views rss ,N,ers.. were ta5en aSen
took some on the day after the homicide
at requestNof Dr.. Dolan. The one Of Mrs.
Borden's position was taken about half
past three iri the afternoon. The bed
and bureau were in position as shown In
the photography when ne took them. The
eral officers. Witness identified separate
views of the he ADS of Mr.. and Mrs. Bor-
den taken at half-past four on the day
after the homicide.
JOHN " MooRE's EVIDENCE.
Surveyors aud photograpners' evidence
being concluded at ten minutes past ten.
John " Morse took the stand. At first
the prisoner watched him carefully with
apparent anxiety, then looked on with
the same indifference as heretofore.
Morse said he was now living at South
Dartmouth he is sixty years old. He has
lived there nearly year; he came East
three years ago last April; he was a bro
ther of the first Mrs. Borden. The family
relations having been established, wit
ness was asked when Mr.. Borden was
first married, and said it was about forty
years ago. There were three children;
one is dead. Mrs Borden died in 1861;
the child which died was younger than
riage he could not remember
He said Lizzie was thirty-three and
Emma forty-one years old. On Wednes-
DAY, August 8, last he Went TO the Bor-
den house; he had been visitor there
several weeks before; The last time he saw
Lizzie before that visit he could not
place. He arrived at the Borden house at
half past one on Wednesday. He did not
see anybody that day but Mr. and Mrs.
Borden and Bridget; he ate dluner there.
that day but ate it alone. He went away
that day between three and four +. M.
and went to Swansea, coming back on
Wednesday, arriving about half past
eight; that time he entered the front
door, having been let iu by Mrs, Borden.
He rang the bell. Che door was shut
after he went in. He saw nobody there
but the family. He went first into the
sitting room and went to bed about half
past ten.
DETAILS OF THE VISIT.
"Mrs. Rorden,n said he, went to bed
first, going out of the rear door to the
back stairs. While they were sitting
there some body entered the front door
and went upstairs to Lizze's room. Mr..
Borden and l went to bed at the same
time, | going into The guest room; the
prisoners room door was closed when i
went, into the room. but do not know
whether it was locked.
Saw or heard no person that night.
Arose about six o'clock and went down
stairs; left the room door open; did not
go back to the room; prisoners room
door was closed when went down; went
into the sitting room when | went down
stairs on Thursday morning; the day
was pretty warm. There was no one in
the room when | went there; the
kitchen door was closed, l think; the
first person l saw was Mr.. Borden. who
came into the sitting room and then came
Mrs. Borden. / remained there until
breakfast time, and uheu went to the
dining room; only those two were with
me. We had breakfast about seven. We
had some mutton. bread, coffee and CAKE,
The cake was of sugar. There were
bananas on the table, bur do not renlem-
ber any fried johnny cakes. We remain
ed there about half an hour, and all
arose at the same time. All ate Of the
food on the table.
AFTER BREAKFAST.
When the meal was completed we went
to the sitting room. Mr.. Borden, Mrs.
Borden and /; both of them were passing
in ard out of the room several times, but
did not know where Mr.. Borden went,
hut when Mrs. Borden lett she Went into
the front hall. did not see her after
about fifteen or twenty minutes before l
went away. She was dusting the sitting
room while we were there. She had
nothing on her head while she was dust
lug. left the house about 8. 40, passing
out the rear door; Mr.. Borden went to the
door. As went out | saw Bridget In the
kitchen. When we got to the door Mr..
Borden hooked it by small hook inside,
o n the door casing, The nook went In q
screw-eye. Don't know where Mr.. Borden
went when he hooked the door. was III
the city all the time until / came back.
going first to the postcf1ce. then to see
my nephew aud niece on Weybosset
street, but my nephew was not at
home; that was probably a mile and
quarter; I walked there; 1
saw my niece there: her name is
Morse; left there about twenty minutes
past eieven and Went back to the Borden
house travelling back on the horse car. l
boarded it not far from where WAS vis-
lting and left the car at the corner OF
Pleasant street. ! first went into the
back yard and picked up two or three
pears and ale part of one; then went into
the house and was informed that sOme-
thing had happened.
"Ihe first victim Isaw was Mr.. Borden;
then 1 went mp the stairs and looked un-
der the door and saw Mrs. Borden lying
there When / saw her / was just below
the floor; had been told she was there.
Mr.. Borden had q farm in Swansea; /
never saw Lizzie Borden from the time l
arrived on Wednesday noon until ar
rived back from my nfeces. When l first
went in l saw Bridget Sullivan, Or.
Bowen and Two or three policemen, bur
don't Know who they were. Think Mrs.
Churchill was there"
BOTH WERE SICK.
On cross-examination by Governor
Robinson, witness said that at the first
meal Mrs Borden brought III tue food,
and be saw nothing of Bridget Sullivan.
On the evening previous to the murder
both Mr.. ana Mrs Borden were sick. OF
his own knowledge he did not Know
whether Bridget was in the house that
day or moi; he described the location of
her room; did not think there was any
light in the sitting room the night before
the murder, aud the door leading from
the room into the hall was open; think
there was a hall hight.
Where WAS sitting / could not see
who entered the front door to go up
stairs. ! do not know how the front door
was fastened that night BY observation
or what was told me; The person heard
come in that night made no exclamation
that remember. The door OF the spare
room where | slept WAS open when
went there, and 1t was left open all night.
suppose was the first one up in the
morning, as heard no one ABOUT. first
saw Bridget that morning after sat
down 10 the table; the table WAS fur
nished with ordinary white ware"
THE FATAL MORNING.
Witness said he consiussed it good,
fair breakfast which was served. nothing
mean nor scrimped about it and he did
not curb his appetite any. Bridget was
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