Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-06-24

Specie, inc. Observation-Disclosures. 10000
Legal tender, dec........... 7,430,5 800
Deposits, dec. l2,3o9,2OO
Circulation, inc. $1,000
The banks now hold S8.776, 800 10 ex-
cess of the requirements of the % per
cent. rule.
New BEDFORD, June 2O.-The jury
has acquitted Lizzie Borden of
murder.
New BEDFORD, Mass, June 20-At
the opening of the Borden trial this
morning District Attorney Knowlton
resumed argument in behalf of the COM
monwealth.
He addressed him self to the motive
for murder. He pointed out the enmity
of Lizzie toward her step-mo her as
sufficient motive for her murder and
said her killing necessitated the killing
of her father, a stern man who knew of
the enmity and loved his dead wife. TIE
only way for Lizzie to possibly escape
punishment Law in killing her father.
LIZZIE BORDEN.
New BEDFORD, Mass, June 19.-In
Lizzie Borden's trial Governor Robinson
then rehearsed the chronological evil
dence connected with the crime. There
was no doubt of the evidence against
Miss Borden. He said there was no
weapon ever found, and knowledge of
the use of one had been showed. Evil
dence show that the defendant did not
know where the alleged weapon was
kept. Lizzie Borden Was at home on
the morning of the murders were COM
united and II she haG gone upstairs
and looked under the bed she might
have seen the body of her step-mother.
Bridget Sullivan, VINO for two years had
been closer to the family than any one
else, never heard q quarrel between
Lizzie and Mrs. Borden.
The speaker then related the fact of
the alleged blood stained dress and the
burning of it. Ii Lizzie Borden killed
her step-mother at 9:45, did she come
down and greet her father in the blood
stained dress? She must have changed
her clothing and changed it agaln after
the second slaughter. Lizzie did not
try to get Bridget out OF the house.
DON'T you think she would have sent
her on s)me errand? The attorney
pointed out that the doctors disagreed
as 10 what bad been used to kill the
Bordens and touched upon the claw
headed Ratchet and Ratchet without
handle. If those We're n, t the imple-
ments with which the murder was COM
United where are they? Anybody
could have gotten into the house by
simply avoiding Bridget on the outside
and Lizzie on the inside.
The lawyer held that the young man
seen in the vicinity was an outside spy
for the person committing the deed;
that the j was not done by one per-
son. At o'clock the ex-governor
closed and District Attorney Knowiton
began to sum up for the prosecution.
RAPID CRY, S. d, June 2O.-The
dynamite rainmaking experiments were
partially success. There were two
showers in the city last night and heavy
rains IN the neighboring valleys.
Further tests will be made.
UKIAH, Calf, June, 2O.-George w.
Parker, an old resident and a leading
ieweler of this place, was shot and killed
In Neipes saloon here at 1:35 this morn
ing by j. ID. Sherman, sheep herder
living near Ukiah. Both parties had
been drinking. Five or six shots we're
fired. Parker was shot at least three
times, twice in the head and once in
the body. Sherman at once surrendered
himself to an officer. There were eye.
witnesses to the tragedy.
TlLLAMooL, Or, June 20-The busi-
ness portion OF the town was destroyed
by fire this morning. 1t started at a.
~. and ragged until it burned itself out.
Several fires started simultaneously and
1t is supposed to be the work of iucen-
diaries. There is great excitement and
talk of lyncniDg the guilty parties.
One man was seriously injured and
many are made destitute.
the loss is $4,000 with insurance
abous one third.
faucet in an oil barrel at Hadley's
liquor store was turned open and
q match apple to the oil. Pitch had
also been spread on in places. showing
the work of iDcendaries. Brick build
lngs will be commenced at once.
WASHINGTON, June 49, An order was
today issu by Commissi oner Lochern
Of the pension bureau and approved by
Secretary Smith with Wow to prevent
fraud III maxim G applications for pen
siOns.
The order requires that in the prepare
ion of testimony in the support of
claims In pension cases all statements
nnEt 70 h.
written In the presence of witnesses and
rom oral declarations then made to the
person who prepares the testimony.
rms, It Is believed, is better than the
printed form heretofore used, which
permitted unprinclpled attorneys to
make applicants swear falsely.
DULUTH, Mimi, June 2O.-More &C.
urate reports from fires in Mesada Iron
ange indicates greater losses than at
lrst reported. The loss at Virginia is a
million dJllars. At other PLACES it ag-
re9ates half million. not counting the
lmber, watch caonot be estimated, but
vii be at least million. The reported |
atalities seem unfOunded.
EARLIER REPORTS.
ASHLAND, Wis, June 19.-Iron River,
thriving lumber town of over 2COO |
twenty-five miles from Ash |
and, is in flames, and is likely to be |
ntirely wi ped out. The fire caught on |
ne outskirts of the village from fore st |
res, destroying the new echoolhouee.
and Ca holic churches
no Hessey and Hatton's big warehouse.
2 hn 4
the city was in flames. Help was
ent for here, but the special jumped
ne track, causing several hours delay.
crest fires are raging all through
othern Wisconsin.
Today the town of Washburn had a
lose shave, and the fire made heavy
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