The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-20
Argument Begun IN Great Grim
inal Case Of Massachusetts,.
STRONG PLEA FOR ACCUSED.
Col. Ainsworth Held Responsible for
Ford Heater Disaster.
asA Cossrsetes Guilty sf Criuisal
Negligeses - The Feasiss Bsress's
Rev Order - Prevent rraud.

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Of argument in tne Lizzie Borden trial
opened with great crowd 1t the court
house. scarcely one-tenth Of whom could
get admission. A large proportion of
those in attendancs were fashions able
appeared fresh and smiling. Gov.
Robinson opened the proceedings
with an argument for the defense. He be-
gan by declaring the defendant physically
unable TO commit the crime in the manner
in which it xss committed: that aside
from that. it Vas only possible for . maniac
dcvi. to do it. He asked the jury to bring
their homes. hearts and intellects into
their decision in the case. He then re-
hesrsed chronoIogicaily the events con-
nected with the crime and continued:
He saw no reason 70 connect q couiece.ass Of
defendant with II There was no direct evi-
dence against Miss Borden. he said, whatever.
and no knowledge OF the use OF the weapon had
been shown. The eytderce shows that defend
ant did not know whore the alleged weapon
was kept There was not . spot OF blood on her
from her head to her feet with the except % OF
one ~ big ~ pinhesd on her skirt Lizzie Bor-
den was home on the Dofning the murder Vas
committed. and IL she had gone up stairs and
looked under the ted she might have SEEN the
body OF her stcpmothsf. Both Lizzie and
Bridget tell about the mote which called Nrs.
Borden out. and both Wese told Of IL BY Mrs.
Borden. Lix1ie said she had boen in the barn
twenty minutea An lee cream peddler Who
knsw Bridget went By and saw . woman. but
rot Bridget. walking - the house from the
barn.
Five minutes recess Was here taken and
the address discussed freely by spectators,
much disappointmsnt being expressed
about II.
Gov. Robinson after the recess continued: !:
when Bridget heard that Nj. borden was
dead she said che would 20 70 XrA
Whitshead's and tell Nra Borden, II she was
there. That corrobosa1ss the note theory.
Bridget sullivan. who Tor two years has been
closer to the family than any one else. never
heard quarrel between Issse and Mn. Borden.
The speaker then related the fact OF the alleged
bloosistained dress aud she burning OF Il II
Lizzie Borden killed her step-mother q 9:s5 did
she come down snd grset her father in her
bloodstained dressf sh9 must have changed
her clothing and chaags1 IL sgsin after she sec
ond slaughter. Lime did not try to ret
Bridget out of the house Don't you think she
would have sent her On some srraud? The
doctors had disagreed aaAo what had been used
clawhsaded hsseAes an6 61hA 11sehst without .
hsudiA If tAose wen moi tte Supplements with
which the murder was committed where are
they The exclusive opportunity theory was sim
ply anticipation. which might be realised Any
body could have gotten into the house BY simply
avoiding Bridget on the outside and Lizzie on
the inside. He held that the young man seen In
the vicinity was an outside spy for the person
committing the deed and that the Job was not
done by ono person. II there had been any
blood on defendants hair. he said. those who
were bathing her face would have discovered IL
1t was 3 O'Clock when the ex-governor
closed and District Attorney Knowlton be.
gan TO sum up for the prosecution.
Prosecutor Knowiton said:
However We may differ. we can agree that
this 10 = most heartrending case. The woman
We are irving is Christian. II IL hard to con.
slider woman guilty OF such . crime, but the
greatest criminals OF the world have been
women. and we must facc this case a men. No
oae who has told OF II saw Lizxe Borden burn
that dresa While Mr.. Borden was down at the
bank that morning the assassin met Mrs. Borden
and killed her II Was against her that L.xzic's
hate was directed. she was the one woman In the
world who believed that the old woman stood
between her father and herself There WAS
nothing In these blows but hatred. and great.
strong man with ono blow only would have
made an end o; il The speaker reviewed the
movements OF the family on the morning Of the
Haxe1y hn0 u0iV. y 70 the time the murder
was lifted there Was no opportunity for
an assassin to come In. When that S0.oouud
woman fell IL must have been heard bv
whoever WA in the house. II Lizzie was down.
stairs she WAS In the passazeway of the
murderer. II sho was upstairs she cou,d
cot have helped hearing She was alone In the
houss With the murdered woman, ana knew
that bysand-bye there was coming into the
house = stern, just man. who would notice the
absence OF his beloved wife He came in and
she said 10 him: "Mother received Q not, And
has gone out" But thcro Was no note. There
never Was any one sick, and the note story
originated With Lizzie Borden Bridget suIli.
vaa said she nras heard OF it when Lizzie
said IL
The court then adjourned with Knoxl.
tons argument not finished.
New BEDFORD. June le-Felix Borden
has been located here. Young Borden
says he knew Lizxie's father only by sight
and reputation, and if he told Mrs.
Ramsey at Baltimore that Lizzie
committed the murders his oninion
vas formed on newspaper reports and not
from any knowledge OF Lizxie's character.
He could not remember either lust where
he was at the time of the murders. because
he Was then in the circus business and
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