Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-20
WEEETTNG W. VA. TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 20, 1893

proteotion against crimel 1t is hard to
consider any woman guilty Of such crime.
If they lack in strength, they make up
for il in cunning and sagacity. IL tney
are strong In love, also are they stronger In
their hates. The greatest criminals OF the
world have been women. We must lace
this case as men,,
Let me say a'word as to the nature OF
the evidence. We have produced every
person as a witness whom we th0ugnt
could shed any light on the matter. Inere
is another class of witnesses, and that Is
the policemen. They pursued every ave-
nue. which would lead them to pos
sible solution of the case. can
not tell you how many men nave
been followed and watched, nor IN
how many cities Investigations have been
made. No one who has told OF 1t, has seen
Lizzie Borden burn that Bedford cord
dress. We know what she said and
did lust before and after that.
It was established that the couple naa
been killed at separate times. Whlle Dor
den was down in the bank that morning
the assassin met Mrs. Borden and killed
her. This is q tremendous fact. III IS tne
kew TO the situation. 1t was the murder OF
Mrs Rorden. IL was against her the hate
was directed. 1t was not 10 be believed
that the assassin entered the mouse
killed the old woman, and then waited an
hour and a half for the olG man TO return.
There was one woman in the world VINO
believed that old woman stood between ner
father and herself.
There was nothing in these blows but
hatred. A great strong man would nave
taken the hatchet and with one blow only
would have have made an end OF 1t. The
arm that welded that hatchet was strong
only in hatred.
ly guarded house l ever heard OIL Inc
speaker reviewed the
MOVEMENTS OF THE FAMILY
on the morning of the tragedy from the
time OF their arising in the morning through
the time when Mr.. and Mrs. Borden and
Morse took breakfast together, to the time
sf Morse going away and Mr.. Borden lock-
inp the screen door after HIM. Then Mr..
Borden goes down town. Then Bridget
goes out washing windows; Mrs. Borden
goes into the guest chamber, ana
Lizzie and she are above stairs.
Lizzie then goes out doors to see II Brldget
is fairly at her work and then goes oacK
and the murderer was gone. UP TO the
time The murder was done there was no
room for the assassin to come in. When
that 200 pound woman fell under the
blows the fall must have been heard by
whoever was in the house at the time. II.
Lizzie was down stairs she was in the pas
saVeway Of the assassin; If she was up
stairs she was on the same floor quite
near and she could not have helped hearing
No matter how craftily murder is planned,
there is always some point where the
plans fail. and they failed here at the crit
zeal time. She was alone in the house
with that murdered woman. She must
have known it, and she knew that by and
by there was coming into the house
STERN AND JUST MAN
who would have NOTED the absence Of his
beloved wife and who would have asked
for her and that question must be an
swered. He came in and she went to him
and said: Mother has had note and mas
gone out"
When Bridget got through her work
Lizzie told her that she was going to lock
the screen door, IS Mrs. Borden had gone
out and she might go out too
But there was no note; there never was
any body sick and the note story originated
with Lizzie Borden.
Bridget Sullivan said she never heard
ANYBODY come with note: she never saw
any note, and the first she heard OF it was
what Lizzie said
Adjourned at sos until tomorrow
morning, at O'clock. Mr.. hnowlton's
arrrumant unfinished