The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-06-27
LIZZIE Is FREE.
The End of the Borden Murder Tria

| I'VE" pEDfohD, MdSS., June Zl.-
| Lizzie Borden has been acquitted.
At the conclusion of the charge yester-
day the attorneys consulted few
minutes. Tho jury was allowed to re-
| tlre, and counsel agreed upon what
| exhibits were to be put into the case,
after which they were brought in
again the oath administered by the
| clerk of the court and the jury look
the case.
1t was just 4:3O o'clock when the
! spectators, who had kept their seats
patiently during the retirement of the
jury, noticed a movement indicating
twelve mon filed into their seats and
were polled.
Miss Borden was asked to stand up,
and the foreman was asked to return
the verdict, which he announced not
guilty"
Then the dignity and decorum of the
court room vanished. a cheer went
up which might have been heard half
amile away through the open windows,
and there was no attempt to check it.
The stately justices looked straight
ahead at the bare walls during the
tremendous excitement which lasted
fully minute.
Miss Borden's head went down upon
the rail in front of her, and tears came
where they had refused to come for
many long day, rs she heard the
sweetest words. over poured into her
willing ears.
Mr.. jennings was almost crying, and
his voice broke as he put his hand into
Mr.. Adams, who sat next to him and
said: Thank God, while Mr.. Adams
| returned the pressure Of the hand and
seemed incapable of speech.
D~l~
rapidly dissolving jury as they filed
with a fatherly interest in his kindly
eye, and stood up as Mr.. Knowlton
| and MIR. Moody came over and shook
| hands with the council for the de-
| fense.
AS soon as possible the room was
cleared, although it was hard task,
| since everybody wanted to shake hands
with Miss Borden. When the specta-
tors had finally gone, she was taken to
the room OF the justices and allowed to
recover her c~..sposurc, with only the
eyes OF friends upon her ard the
caresses of devoted admirers.
At the expiration of an hour she
was placed in carriage and driven to
the station, whore she took the train
for Fall River, her home no longer,
probably, but still the objective point
for the i'm mediate present.
FALL RIVER, Mass, June 20.-LiZ-
zie Borden received an ovation on her
arrival here this evening. She in
tendedto stop at the Borden homestead
tonight, but on account of the crowd
accepted the hospitality of Mr.. Holmes,
whose house was thronged with people
eager to congratulate her upon her
acquittal. The crowd at the Borden
| hnnnofnal lnnnl
mained until after midnight, q band
playing "Auld Lang Syne," which
created intense excitement Lizzie
says sheis the "happicst woman in the
world"
FALL RIVER, Mass, June 2l.-Lizzic
A. Borden returned with her sister
this morning to her home, on Second
street. after having spent the night at
Mr.. Charles" b. Holmes's residence, on
Pine street. They drove up to tho
gate in closed carriage and their en-
trance was most painful to witness.
There were very few spectators, for
of the hour when the long-imprisoned
girl would return. They denied them
selves to all newspaper men. in accor-
dance with the suggestions of their
counsel. The cot on which Mr.. Borden
lay when he was murdered is at the
central police station, and will not be
removed for q day or two.
Miss Lizzie spent very pleasant
night and was very cheerful at break
fast at the Holmes residence this morn
ing. A domestic, in the family house
on Second street, is reported to have
said that the two girls broke down
completely when they entered their old
home.
Today Andrew j. jennings is receiv-
ing letters and kilograms Of congra-
tulations from al parts of the country,
and Miss Borden's mail at the post
office is very heavy. The temper OF
the people OF the city has been changed
greatly by the verdict and there is Il
manifest respect for the decision of the
Jury.