The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-06-06
LIZZIE nORnEN.

LIZZIE BORDEN.
The talesmen began to file into their
| places at 10 o'clock, and at II all were
there, and were checked off, given mum
bers by the clerk, and awaited the coming
ordeal with becoming fortitude.
At precisely 059 Miss Lizzie A.
! Borden, the prisoner, came slowly into the
room, preceded by Deputy Sheriff Kirby
and was shown to her seat in the dock
! She was attired in a very becoming COS
tune of black brocaded stuff and wore a
| pretty shade hat relieved by touch here
and there of blue. AS she passed the bar
! enclosure, Mr. Melvin o. Adams, OF coun-
sci for the defense, stepped 90 the rail and
/ bowed TO her, but Lizzie, while acknowl-
edging with a slight inclination of the
/ b cad the salutation, never raised hereyes to
| his and passed on slowly beyond the dock
At 11:05 the court house bell sounded
! but there was no movement on the part OF
the court except to call Mr. Moody into
the room of the justices, where with the
district attorney a short consultation was
held. Meanwhile Messrs. Adams and
Jennings sat at their table nervously toying
with their moustaches, anxious for a be-
ginning
If lawyers in Massachusetts, were allowed
the license In hair-splitting questions as to
the exact state of the jurors minds whic h
is permitted in New York. it would be Sep.
tember before jury could be obtained
But the mode of procedure here Is some
what different. The statutory questions
are asked by the chief justice himself,
to begin with Then the lawyers have
the privilege of asking questions, but they
must be submitted to the court in writing
II the court approves them the chief jus
tice will put them to the candidate for the
jury.
Chief Justice Mason, who with Judges
Blodgett and Dewey, will sit at the trial
says that he thinks it possible under these
conditions to complete the Jury within two
or three days at most He thinks that the
entire trial will not last more than two
weeks
Miss Borden is still far from strong
Two weeks ago she had a severe attack of
the grip, and was threatened with pneu-
monia. She practically got up from sick
bed to come and stand trial for her life
Mr.. Jennings, the senior counsel for
Lizzie is a young man, as is also Mr
Adams. 1t was Mr. Jennings who had
ch arge of Lizzies interests at the prelimi-
nary hearing. He was a conspicuous de
batter and athlete in Brown University. He
has been a school teacher, member of the
Legislature, and a State Senator. In the
legal profession he ranks well as a cor
poration lawyer,
Melvin o. Adams lives IN Boston, and is
coun ted one of the promising young law
yers of the Suffolk bar. He is a Dart
mouth graduate,
By all odds the most striking figure
among the lawyers for the defense is ex-
Gov. George D. Robinson. He has for five
years been conspicuous 10 Massachusetts
politics and at the State Bar.
The court came in precisely at 11;27,
Chief Justice Mason taking the centre
seat with Rev NJ G. Julien, of New Bed
ford, who had been selected to make the
regulation opening prayer, on his extreme
left.
AS soon as they were seated Deputy
Sheriff Thomas W. Butman was instructed
by Clerk Borden to make the usual proc
lamatiOn to the talesmen, after which the
clerk called them in alphabetical order
Seven minutes were thus taken up after
which a brief prayer was offered, Miss
Borden standing
Then the District Attorney conveyed Of
hcially TO the court what has been we'll
known for a week or so, that the Attorney
General will not be here to attend to mis-
duty and that Mr. VIM. II. Moody, District
Attorney Of Essex county, would act He
gave to the court the additional informa-
tion in a very formal manner, that Lizzie
Andre Borden had been indicted for the
murder of her father and step-notheF, and
that he had the honor to move for the i'm
panelling of a jury for the trial Of the
cause.
Chief Justice Mason then addressed the
talesmen as body, stating that he should
be obliged to put certain questions TO
them as they came before the court, rela-
tive to forming opinions, their bias or
prejudice, etc.
Miss Borden was asked TO stand up and
told of her right to challenge The first
juror was Ansel G. Baker, Of New Bed
ford, who said he did not think any evil
dence which could be produced would in
duce him to change his mind and he was
told 10 step aside George Winslow, of |
Mansfield, followed He had no bias or
prejudice, but was not ptable to the |
defense, Miss Borden calling her challenge |
under direction Of Mr.. Jennings in a clear
voice
George Potter, Of Westport, had formed .
an opinion but did not think it was sum
cienJ to prevent being changed There
was no challenge and he was duly sworn
and placed in the box
Mortimer Searles, New Bedford said he
had formed and expressed opinions and
mis- Judgment was so we'll set it would be
laFd work TO change It.
Five jurors had been secured at the close
Il the morning session.
When court opened In the afternoon the
'Oom was again packed The whole after
noon was taken mp In getting the six other
jurors. About sixty-6ye Of the panel were
examined aud most Of them were excused
for different reasons. Several Of them
were challenged by Miss Borden, and
few by the prosecution. Most Of then
were Indifferent
The sixth and seventh Jurors were so
cured easily, but il was some time before /
another was secured ,
Finally Augutus Swift. New Bedford, I
vas Indifferent and was accepted and y
worn in as the eighth juror, and Frank 4
:. Cole, Attleboro, was Indifferent and b
gas acceptable, bein sworn IN as the ninth 4
lroE John q Finn. Taunton was ae