The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-06-14

by Miss Borden the morning of the MUIR
der. She thought it was of light blue ma
terlal with dark blue sprig on it. The
dressmaker who had made il was the same
one who had made Miss Lizzie's dresses
ever since she had been in the house. She
was not sure about the color of the dress.
u heard an outcry." she said, coming
down to the tragedy itself Il called down
! stairs, and found Miss Lizzie standing by
the screen door, which was open. / did
not notice her dress then. She
sent me for the doctor. She asked me il l
knew where Miss Russell lived. / said |
did, and she told me to go and get her. as
she could not stay alone. | could not find
Miss Russell. l went back to the house
and entered by the screen door. Mrs.
Churchill and DR.. Bowen were there. DIR.
Bowen said Mr. Borden had been muir
dered.
Il said, Lizzie, II knew that Mrs. Bor-
den was at Mrs. Whiteheads would 90
there and tell her that Mr.. Borden was
very sick
"She said to me, Maggie. 1 think l
heard her come in and GO upstairs. Go
up and see if she's there l said, I'D not
go alone Mrs Churchill and l went up
stairs and there we found Mrs. Borden,
dead"
"HoW far did you 90 into the room?"
81 went far enough to see the body, any
how" WIS the answer.
Bridget bad heard nothing about q note
10 Mrs. Borden before Lizzie had told her
of it, Neither had she heard of any sick
person.
"Did you ever see Ratchet about the
house that had the handle broken OFF,"
NO, sir; did not"
THE wood was cut by a man on the
farm-the driver"
That concluded the direct examination.
When Ex-Governor Robinson began to
cross-examine he tried to show by the
witness that the most pleasant rela-
tions existed in the family. Bridget
said that the daughters did
not come TO the table with
their parents. When Mrs. Borden spoke
to them they spoke TO her. She amended
that in part, subsequently. by saying that
the members OF the family conversed to-
gether very often and she had never heard
them quarreling.
Now. did you say that Second-st. was q
quiet street," was asked.
81 don't know" Bridget answered. 81
never heard any quarre.ing there"
The questiOner then came down to the
time after the murder.
you did not see any blood on her, did
your" he asked. referring to Miss Borden.
NO, sir"
"Was her hair rufIled or any of her
clothing disarranged?"
NO. sir"
Bridget said she never heard a cross
word in the house between Lizzie and
Mrs. Borden Robinson got her TO admit
that she did not know whether she hooked
the door on the morning of the murder.
At the close of her crOss-examination the
court adjourned till tomorrow morning.
DR.. Bowen will be the next witness.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, June S.-The
court house WAS opened before the regu-
lar hour this morning. and at the main
entrance the inGuisitive females who had
swallowed their breakfast hurriedly, or
dispensed with them entirely. made one
OF the prettiest Tushes ever seen outside
OF college premises. The local police were
carried oil their feet and whirled along
with the resistless petticoated surge from
below until several deputy sheriffs jumped
down to their rescue and turned the tide
Miss Borden was IN her seat fifteen
minutes before the court came in
and eagerly looked over the contents OF a
big Othciai-loOking envelope, which she
Efterward passed 10 Governor Robinson.
All her counsel were early on hand. Just
as the court came in and the crer was
making his proclamation, Miss Borden
was passing from her seat in the dock to
q seat within the bar Enclosure beside her
counsel She was obliged TO stand almos:
beside Judge Blodgett while the crier was
talking.
DIR. Bowen's Testimony.
Dr. Bowen, the first witness, stated
nothing new in the direct examination,
awcart 70 Janv- .hat ba boJ a.o- so;1 49,,
Mrs. Borden died of fright or in a faint.
ss-examination by Adams brought out
the TACT that witness had prescribed NOR
phine for the prisoner TO allay nervous
exctement-hrst in ordinary doses. after
ward in double doses-Which continued to
the time Of her arrest, and afterward when
in the station house and before the exam
ination at the inquest and the morphine
so prescribed had tendency TO affect the
memory and produce hailucinatIOn. The
examination lasted little over an hour.
Bridget Sullivan was recalled for re-
cross examination. She testified that she
saw Lizzie in tears when she called her
downstairs Just after the murder and de-
MED she had over stated go. as shown by
her testimony IN the preliminary hearing.
Mrs. Churchill was next called Moth
ing new developed IN Mrs. OnurchllIs d.
rect examination, but III cross .examina-
ton she told Robinson that Lizzie was so
pale and excited after the murder that
her appearance attracted witness atten-
ton from the house. Rigid inquiry about
the dresses failed to change her direct tes-
timony.
The Burned Dress.
Mrs. Churchilps examination being fin.
ished, Alice Russell was called Miss Rus
sell described Lizzie's burning the dress
Sunday after the murder. First saw Lizzie
in the kitchen with the dress, and Lizzie
said: 81 am going TO burn this old thing
covered with paint"
Witness went out and came in again.
and saw Lizzie standing near the cupboard
door and tearing or ripping small por-
ton of the dress. The skirt was lying on
the shelf
Witness said: II would not let any
body see you do that" to which Lizzie
said nothing, but moved back one step
toward the cupboard door. Afterward the
witness said: Il am afraid the worst thing
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