New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-21

II was not long before Judge dewey edi" ro'0
thing which clearly meant that th' jury h"'' ho'
convict He brought il in in what seemed "n
.r,fu] wav "Of course" he said, 1.-THE Govern
mont cannot expect that you will find this prls-
oner guilty of the murder of her father ny her
own hand unless YOU are satisfied that II mas
bcon nroye1 beyond reasonable doubt that sie
was where he was when he was murdered NAV
was almost automatic and yet the judge looK'"
o, or his glasses at the jury with an expression
which meant that thcrs was something III ~ ioi
them 10 think about. Consider, he said' "'''
evidence there is to prove that shc was Ill '"'''
room at the precise moment OF time wheh ~ wa
killed If there is not enough evidence 70 prove
that fact the Government has lost its case lot
that fact is essential far as '''
charge is that she did the killing
Then, he said, with an air OF reluctance a.
he didn't want to say il without making u va"
that it was impairment TO the case however ""'
il might TO az a legal principle, that the Govern
mcrt had asked him 10 charge that an act oi
murder on Mr. and Mrs. Borden committed at that
,i,na nv another porson than the defendant but
with her knowledge, connivancc and ASSISTANCE
vas an oct Of hers lie said that so. bat II
was fair for him 10 point out that neither IN thclr
oncninc or closing arguments had the prosecution
made any reference TO an accomplice or 10 a con-
spiracy and il was for the jury 10 say whether
any evidence Of such thing existed In IN" teS'i-
mony II il did this charge would b" p'rfincnt'
hut oven then tho Jury would have 10 ma that
,o was ot hand assisting the accomplice and TAX
ing her active part in the conspiracy
THE IMPORTANT EVIDENCE
uudro Dewey went over all the evidence that
has been considered of real importance in tn" ras"
IIo smoke of the note Lizzie had said hcr mother
| had received and he suggested 10 IN" Jnry 70
consider whether the telling of II" IKE thar.
! if il was lo was consistent with what Oh" STAT
was compelled 10 claim a. 10 the prisoner cum
ming and intelligence II was she who had
o;ven tie warning that murder hal bccn' com
| mittcd II was she who callcl in III" neighborS
and friends She had had time in which 70 max"
IN her mind what kind Of story she would tell
il she was the murdcrcss because shr herself
! fixed tho time limit within which she should cry
OFT for help Would she he likely to take upon
herself the d. -pCnsibilit% Of talking about a hotc
when every purpose would have been az well
served by merely saying that she had seen her
mother 20 ont
After running briefly the police testimony,
clearly pointing ont its Inconsistencies ana making
il perfectly clear that against III" story OF MIS-
Reagan there wac tho evidence of seven credible
witnesses Judge Dewey came to the clos" OF ms
charge and as he spoke the words. Won Will
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! prcndice into the clean atmosphere of reason ana
of law. and we will hope that this trial may en-
press through your decision some of that jns'ic'
with which God governs the world" all felt that
10 had told the Jury that considerations of hui
mainly were not altogether beyond their province.
MISS BOIDTN's APPEARANCE.
Lizzie Borden listened TO the charg" with her
eyes fixed upon the noble ccnntenancc OF the man
delivering it, gaining strength and courage ana
hope with every word he uttered. There has
not been trace OF color in her face for the
last seven days until this afternoon While TN"
District Attorney was calling her muir lcrcss and
an assassin, il was strong and firm and hard, mn
il was very white. The lines were drawn III II
and through il if she held them In "a tght
grasp and did not dare 10 loosen any muscle Bnt
as Judge Dewey spoke. the grasp relaxed, tho
muscles softened, the lines faded away. Her
eyes grew bright. The blood came into her lip,
and circulated freely through her cheeks. Over
them stole faint flush that grew deeper as Ii"
continued She often brcathcd nara
and quick her bosom rising and falling
swiftly as if the emotions within her
wcrr making an effort TO break out. She remained,
however, TO the last in control OF them, and
when the Judges final word was said she put her
hand before her face and closed her eyes III
thought What awful thoughts they must have
been that went then through her mind. IN"
crisis had come. The months were now minutes
within which she would hear her fate Death OF
freedom! Liberty, fortune, the recovery of all
that had been hers ten months before. or con-
dcmn:tion as a parricidc and the grave of con
Wet. During all these ten months she has live
in an atmosphere pcoplcd with hatchcts and
bloody gashes. blood-staincd garments. skulls and
everything that is horrible.
There is such a thing. pc:haps. as getting used
TO these II may lie possible to hear OF them 50
often and to feel ones self SO constantly in the