Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-06-08
-'ZZE BORDEN SINKS


New BEDFORD, Mass, June 6-Miss
Borden and the jury were in their seats aud
counsel were CT hand busily arranging their
papers. The doors were opened to specta-
tors about that time and at least third OF
those present were females The weather
was very warm. The jury listened to the
'eading of the indictments against Miss
Borden as soon as court was formally open
eL and they were charged by the presiding
judge as good men and true, stand togetn-
er and hearien to your evidence.n
District AttoInly Moody then stepped to
:he railing and opened the governments
Ease. He reviewed the facts of the murder
Of Andrew Borden and wife On the 4th OF
August; dwe,t upon the relations that ex-
listed between Lizzie Borden and
her stepmothor and the unkindly
feeling that the decision of the property
caused between them. Ir Moody describ-
ID the sudden illness Of Androw Borden,
his wits and Lizzie on the Tuesday night
preceding the fatal Thursday while Bridget
Sullivan, the servant, was n OF affected in
any way. lie cited tle statement OF Miss
Borden made to friend Oh the evening be-
lore the murders committed, to the effect
mat she Miss Borden) felt greatly depressed
hnd
lie also said taers was no doubt tina: the
person who called at the drug Store on the
lay botors the murders and asked for prus-
tic acid was Miss Borden.
Mr. Moody then produced plans of the
Borden house and tue locality and described
them minutsly to the jury. He described
the location of the rooms occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Borden, by Lizzie and
by Emma, her sister. Mr.. Morse stopped
ht the Borden house on the night preceding
the tragedy. 1t is important, Mr.. Moody
rald, to show who occuUiad the house that
night tie said it would be proven that GA
toe night precsding the murder the front
door, back door aud cellar door were all
properly fastened and that whea tae only
occupants OF the house on that night Mr..
and Mrs. Borden, Lizzie, Emma, Bridget
sullivan and Mr.. Morse, had retired, every
exterior approach was closed. lie detailed
the movements OF those in the Borden
household on the following morning. Mrs
Borden about O'Clock had SPOKEN to
hrldg5t about cleaning some windows. Mrs
Borden then went upstairs to put some
pillow cases on the bed in the spare room.
The Neyor Left. Her Room Alive Again,
for no living person saw her alive again ex-
cept the nssassin. When preparing to wash
Inc windows Bridget went to the back door
ana sa" That the prisoner there went into
inc hou'e' In washing the windows Bridget
law neither Mrs. Borden nor the prisoner
during all the time she was at work. While
at work sbe heard Mr.. Borden at the front
door: it was about l0AJ. She went to the
door and found it locked aud bolt,d, con
!rary to custom in that house. She came
10 and made a remark about the door.
whereupon the prisoner from tue hall above
made some laughing exclamation. AT that
time Mrs. Borden's body lay above. dead
probably more than an hour. The prisoner
asked her father for the mail, saying al the
same time Mrs Borden hud lone out She
had nots and has gone IN answer to a
question That was lie to stihs inuuiry.
The prisoner got her ironing board aud
went TO work and then told Bridget, who
was again washing windows, the falsehooi
about tho NOE. She told Bridget to be
careful about the doors, as she might 20
out Bridget later went up stairs and there
was Nothing More Until the Alarm,
The prisoner was the last person left with
esr father alive. Mr., Moody described