Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-21
LIZZIE IS FREE NOW
The Borden Juv Returns . Yer
DICT Of Not Guilty.
WILD REJOICING IN COURT
Ui>sn shs Brvisenss yasasd sns WosSns
Tear rsasa ~ Esss san
- lass co~p-~ss

NEu BzDsokD. AaaA. June 1-Ths
Jury in the Borsieu cnse returned q var.
dict a mot guilty. II 4:D o'ciark this
nfSeruoon
DistFiet Attorney knosIton concluded
his sryus4ent Al l206 and court took .
srces Tor lanea until Ia At las
court resumed id session and the de-
tsn<i4nt was gisea an opportunity 10
speak She aid. Il am innocent, hut
viii leave my case In your hands aud
With nay counsel" Justice Dewey then
charged the Jury. he told them 20 dis
regard any previous hearings and he
finsd tbs different dczrccs of murder.
He stated the presumption % innocence.
which was increased by defendants
character. There must be q real aad
operative motive
After the verdict had been received
tho district attorney moved that tho
other eas~s against Miss iBorsien be-
noiie psoss@~i and the order of the court
vac O. that eject Chief JuStsce Mason
then gracefully thanked the jurors IN
appreciation q their work and faithful
service aad remlnsissi them that the pre-.
eautsons taken With them which may
have seemed irssone az tho time were
solely IA the interest of justice. fact
whieh thcy undoubtedly realized now.
The jury was then dismissed and court
vas adjourned until Monday nexs. xhca
the regular criminal session will bc con-.
msneed
scenes OF Wild Joy.
The els~ssng scenes in the trial were in
direct contrast with these which had
prcces'ei L. Heretofore. all had been
d-corum and In keeping With the dig
nifty - the most diguifiet court H. the
country. Bat when the verdict 81 mot
xnlIfy uas returned. q cheer went up
which might have been heard half q
mfis away through the open windowsy
ani there was no attempt To cheek il.
The stately judges looked straight
ahead at tho bare walls The sheriff.
Wright. WAS powerless To wieId the
gsscl which lies ready for us.. and not
onc- during the tremendous excitement.
which lasted fully minute. dill he make
the slightest sign ~ having heard il.
he never saw the people rising In their
~,st~ and waving their handkerchiefs
an unir~Bn with their voices. because his
eyes we're full u tears and were com
pletely blinded for time.
NS~> Burden W~~v--
Miss Bcrsicn's head went dcwn upsn
the rail ia front % her and tears cauie
where they had refused 10 come Ter
many long day. as she heard tho
sweetest ~orsis ever poured into her
willing EARS the ~or,ls Not guilty
Mr. Jcnnissgs was sluso~t crying and hs
voi-e broke a he put has hand out ~
Mr. Adams who sat next to him and
xsisi Thank t,osl" while Nr. Adams
rrturnc~i thu pressure "a the hand and
scemrsi Incapable of speech
Governor Robinson turned % the rap
idly diseoising jury ss they hiesi out Il
their se.ls and CLEANED on th~m with
fatiserly interest IN his kindiy eyes
As soon a. possible the room aas
clsared When the spectators had final
~ gene. Miss forsicn was taken b. the
n~Dm - the Jurors and allowed 10 re-
cover her romrssure with only the eyes
q friends spon her and the carc<s-s of
d,'voted admirers ~ IA. expiration ~
an hour -he was placed in crrriss.e
and driven to fh. station. where she
tos,k tram for Fall River. her home no
longer probably. but still the only ohi~c.
tive point for the immediate pres.ni.