The herald., 1893-06-16
THE CELEBRATED BORDEN CASE,
Floral Offerings Lavished on
the Fair Defendant.
Evidence Concerning the Purchase of
Poison Ruled Out.
The Prosecution Rests Its Case-Openfne
OF the Defense-Many witnesses
Tsstify-Another Hatchst
Discovered
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
New BEDFORD, June 15.-The tentl
day of the Borden trial opened with
crowd. The prisoner was rwhelmec
with floral offerings and appeared in ex
cellent spirits, despite the seeming dis
heartening proceedings yesterday. The
witnesses today were druggists who tss.
titled as to the use of prussic acid. The
defense vigorously contested every point
OF the prosecutions testimony, which
went to show that the acid is not used
for other than medicinal purposes, and
is unsuitable for cleaning furs, the pur-
pose for which Miss Borden said che
wanted it. Finally the court excluded
all testimony in regard to the purchase
OF pruesic acid. The commonwealth
rested it's case here.
OPENING OF TUE DEFENSE.
After recess Mr.. Jennings opened the
case for the defense. He said they would
show the previous epotless character of
the prisoner and the absense of intent,
purpose or opportunity. The defense
would show that the relation between
the father and daughter excluded mo-
tive for killing and the mother alone
was not enough for the government
claim that the same person killed both.
He said "The evidence against the
prisoner contains no particle OF direct
testimony, but is wholly and absolutely
circumstantial. We shall show you
there were others about the house on
the day of the murder, and that people
were in the barn and all over ii before 1t
was examined. We shall show you that
the defendants dress was soiled with
paint early in the day and was burned
without any deception of officers or 9TH
er Witnesses. The prisoner had on the
dress she said she wore, and we shall
ask you to consider that no blood was
found upon it or upon her."
THE DEFENDANT IN TEARS.
During the opening the prisoner sat
with her face buried in her handker-
chief crying.
Martha Chagnon testified that about
IL O'Clock the night preceding the muir
ders, she heard a noise like pounding on
Borden's fence.
Charles N. Clifford and Uriah Kirby
both swore to having seen strange
man neae the Borden residence at the
same hour.
Mark Chase swore he saw a buggy
standing in front of the Borden house
at IL O'Clock on the morning of the muir
der; in it WINS man whom he had
never seen before or since.
DIR. Hany testified that on the morn
ing of the murder he saw in the neigh
borhood a mediumsized young man,
very pale, and acting strangely.
Mrs. Hart testified to the same effect,
Walter p. Stevens swore he went into
the barn the morning of the murders
and heard people walking about In the
upper part. This contradicts Officer
Medley's testimony.
Herman Robinski testified he saw
Ing bn6 murucrS Wct0 OOinnIIuvOui
go to the stairs at the north side OF the
house.
After some other testimony the jury
retired while counsel argued the admis-
sibility of the evidence OF Joseph L. May
who found man covered with blood
near Steep brook August 10Th, who
talked about the Borden murders. The
question was reserved until morning and
the court adjourned.