The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-10-08
The Noted Sisters have Come into a
100000 Fortune.
BOTH GIRLS ARE VERY HAPPY
But they have to Endure the stares of
Every Woman who Knows
who they are.

ran hlVef correspondent says.
Lizzie and Emma Borden have come
into their money. and glib-tongued
scandalmongers of this city take almost
as much interest in the fact as in any
incident of the forever famous murder
and trial. Two weeks ago the two sis
ters moved into new home on French
street, where they are settled in a
good neighborhood and near the most
fashionable avenue. The house and lit
tie plot of ground are said to have cost
$11 900. 1t is yellow and brown frame
structure, with a little pointed tower
en- one corner of the roof, and porch
in front and partly on one side. The
house might have cost $4,000 or $4,000 to
build. 1t is not as fine as several
neighboring cottages.
Into this the sisters have moved bod
lily almost all the furnishings from
their old house of horrors There have
been many untrue statements about
these. The parlor Of the old house was
newly and stylishly furnished for the
use of the young women. and the rest
of the house was set with substantial
but not new furniture. All through the
carpets were of the best.
There will be but little to call the
murdered stepmother to mind in the
new house, as Miss Emma gave all
Mrs, Borden's things to that ladys ell
der sister, Mrs. Fish, of Hartford. The
absence of these and the addition of
modern lighting and plumbing arrange
ments will make existence in the new
home much different from that in the
old. 1t is said that the sisters employ
only one servant, as they did In the old
house. She is not Bridget Sullivan That
center of gossip and threatened sensa-
tions called on Lizzie the day she
reached home. 1t was short call and
has never been repeated.
The former neighbors of the Bordens
no not blame the sisters for moving
way. IT turns out that the elder Bor-
dens wanted to move away, and would
have done so ere this had they lived.
They waited for Mr. Borden to find out
what he wanted In better part OF
the town. Workmen have been put to
work on the old house to make It fit
for rental, 1t would scarcely be thought
that anyone would want to live in that
house, but the women nave already
ho af.VNlfno ntc
keep 1t rented 1t is still a object Of
great curiosity to strangers.
When Lizzie CAME back here to live
she seemed to bear no grudges against
those who had been obliged to testify
With the exception of Miss Russell,
her old companion. all the old friends
were taken up again. Miss Russell is
the girl who told about the burning Of
the Bedford cord dress, she has been
fairly dropped from Llzzle's list of ac-
quaintances.
Much nonsense has been written
about the fortunes that the sisters
have come into. The fortune" of the
stepmother consisted of about $170O In
cash and half a tenement, worth per-
haps. $4,000. This property the Borden
girls gave to the sisters of their step
mother. Mrs, Fish and Mrs. White
head. They have their fathers estate,
which is commonly spoken OF as Of the
value of 100000. 1t Is probably less
than that, but Il is of the nature to in
crease greatly as time goes on. On Au-
gust 9Th, Emma Borden qualified as
Administrative of her fathers estate
with bond Of $4,000. She Is now in
full control, end must file within a few
weeks schedule Of the properties
which compose her trust. and must
thereafter report her operations once a
year.
1t will be long time before either
sister will be allowed to resume the
privacy which others enjoy. Whenever
they go shopping or to market they
are stared at, watched and followed.
Lizzie got her first welcome respite
from this constant, though uninten-
tional persecution when she went to
Newport recently. She walked about