Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-09
BORDEN MURDER CASE.
Testimony That Is Regarded as Very
Important.
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NEW BEDFORD. MAss., Jnne S.-The court
house was opened before the regular time this
morning and at the main entrance the inquisi-
tive females. who had swallowed their break
fasts hurriedly or dispensed with them entirely.
made one OF the prettiest PUSHES ever seen Out
side OF college premises.
The TWO blue-coatcd representatives OF the
lO,ai police were carried on their rect ana
whlrled along with the rcsistless petticoated
surge from below until several deputy sherins
jumped down 10 their rescue ana turned the
tide.
The result was that tho pushers wcre kept out
entirely, while those who acted I'm fairly decent
manner were allowed the coveted privilege Ot
fighting for seats inside.
Miss Borden was in her seat fifteen minutes
before the Court came in, AMI eagerly looked
over the contents OF n big Onictai-tooking en-
velope which she aitorward passed TO Governor
Robinson. All her counsel were early on hand.
and the Jury wore In their seats before counsel
tor the prosecution showed up at all.
Jus. as the Court came In ana the crier was
making his proclamation Miss Borden was pass
ing from her seat Ia tho DOCK to- seat within tho
bar enclosure besiie her counsel. she was OBJ
lige1 to stand almost beside Judge BIOdgept
while the crler was talking.
DIR. BOWEN ON TIE STAND.
DR.. Bowen was put on tho stand. He stated
nothing nav In tho direct examination except
10 deny that he had ever said Mrs Borden died
Of fright or In faint.
Cross-examinatlon by Mr. Adams brought
out tho fact that the witness had prescribed
morphine Tor the prisoner to allay nervous ex-
element first Ia ordinary doses; aiterward IN
double doses, continued to tho time 81 her ar
rest, and aiterWard Nheu IN the station-house
and before the examination AZ the inquest, anu
that morphine so prescribed hal n tendency 10
affect the memory and produce hallucinaIiOn.
The examination lasted little over an hour.
bridget sullivan was recalled mt .lO:lO ard
put under rigid recrOss-eXGminatiOn by OK
Governor Robinson. She denied that she saw
Lizzie I'm tears when she called her d0wL-stalrs
Just after the murder and denied she had ever
stated so, az shown by her testimony IN the pre-
hmiuary hearing.
Mrs. Chufchul was the next witness, but her
testimony was not striking.
BURNING or THB DRESS.
Alice Russell was called and IN direct exami-
nation described LiZZie's burning Il tho dress
SUNDAY after the murder. Sho nrst saw LlZZlo
IN the kitchen with tho dress and Lizzle SAID (:
A." am gong 10 buru up this Old thing, cOyerod
with paint" Witness went out and came IN
again and saw Lizzie standing near the GUY
board door, tearing or ripping small portion OF
the dress. Tue skirt Tas lying on the shelf.
Witness said " would not let anybody sec
you do thAt,' Il which Lizzie said nothing, bit
moved back one step toward the cupboard door.
| Afterwards witness sald " | ON afraid tho
worst thing you could have uono vas To burn
/ that Dress To whicn LIZZIE replied "ch, WY
did you let me 10 II Why did not you ten
me 2"
The dress VAS a cheap. Iight-bluo cotton. which
witness had once noticed Lizzie wearing In ITO
spring when new.
Governor Robinson began q cross-examlng
tion but fallei TO shake her direct testimony.
VERY IMPORTANT TESTIMONY.
The testimony Of this morning is considered
very important, and Asslstant-harshal Fleet, IN
conversation with . reporter sait he was nt "A
loss 20 understand whs.s the dress which li2ne
is alleged 10 have burned was when they went
through the house. Certainly hey saw nothing
Of H.
4 hGtchet was produced by tho prosecution
and Identified by officer. who found T. IN tho
cellar without handle and covered with dust
and ashes. Tho theory Of tho prosecution N
that Li1zle committed tho murders Hl.h this
Ratchet. \ fragment Of tho handle showed u
freah break. Ino outside cellar-door was
locked. ami part ~ tho prosecutions theory IS
that the hatcLct IN Ist have boon placed IN tle
cellar 10y some one insiie fne house.
ONicer flcot. wuO tstfcd 10 finding tne
hatchct heRd. also tes'ined To searching llLAe
BorIen's room Oh the dny the murder was dis
covered. In hl5 crlss-eXaminatiOn he said tnAt
he tu,ught ho could havo seeu Dl00i on the
clothes no ,xnmlnei Il any had be n there. X
there had bocn any pant there hc believed he
could not bav. seen % unless he looked clo7eiy'