The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-06-29

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Men Che'r. Women Cty, the Prisoner
Overcome. the Sheriff P"w"rl.ss.
New BEDFORD, Mass, June 2l-
Amid the waving of handkerchirfs and
tumnltuous cheering yesterday after
noon Lizzie Borden rejpiced that she
was to go free. The dark cloud that
had been lowering over her was dis
PEELED. Tears fell from the eyes of the
stern justices, and the scene was such
rs has never been known in this counC
try. The justices made no effort to
stop the demonstrate on. Their hearts
were with the people, and for "a few
moments they forgot law and decorum
The jury fled into their seats at 4 80
p. m. and were polled. Miss Borden
was asked to stand up, and the foreman
was asked to return a verdict, upon
which he announced Not guilty"
The closing scenes in the trial were
in direct contact with those which had
preceded it,, Heretofore all had been
decorous and in Keeping with the dig
nifty OF the most digniIied Court in the
country. But when the verdict of "NOt
guilty" was reGurned, a cheer went I'D
which might have been heard half "A
mile away through the open windows,
and there was no attempt to- check It.
The stately Judges looked straight
ahead at the bare walls. Sheriff Wright
was poWerleSs to WELD the gavel which
lies ready for his use, and not once du-
ring the tremendous excitement, which
lasted fully minute, did he make the
slightest sign Of having heard it. lie
Sin in fhnif
seats and waving their handk erchefs
IN unison with their voices, because his
eyes were full of tears and completely
blinded for the time.
Miss l}Orden'S head went down upon
the rail in front of her, and tears came
where they had refused to come for
many long day as she heard the
sweetest words ever poured into her
willing ears, the words Not guilty"
MIR. Jennings was almost crying and
his voice broke as he put his hand out
to Mr.. Adams, who sat next to him,
and said, "Thank Cod" while Adams
returned the pressure of the hand and
seemed incapable of speech.
After the verdict had been received
the DISTRICT attorney moved that the
other case against Miss Borden he
nOlle pressed. and the order Of the
court was to that effect.
Chief Justice Mason then gracefully
thanked the jurors, in appreciation OF
their work and faithful service, and
reminded them that the precautions
taken with them, which may have
seemed irkSOme at the time, were sore
ly in the interest of JUSTICE fact
which they undoubtedly realized now.
The jury was then dismissed
Governor Robinson turned to the rap
idly disaolving jury as they flied out of
their seats and Oeameu On them with
iatherly interest in his kindly eyes, and
stood up as Mr.. knowlton and MIR.
Moody came over to shake hands NTH
the counsel for the defense.
AS soon as possible the room was
cleared. When the spectators had lin-
ally gonGT Miss Borden was taken to
the room of the justices and allowed 10
recover her composure, with only the
eyes Of friends upon her and the cares
SeS Of devoted admirers.
At the expiration of an hour she was
placed III 1t carriage and driven to the
station, where she took the train for
Fall River, her home no longer proba-
bly,, but still the only objective point
for the immediate present.
LIZZIE BORDEN;; LIFE.
The following regarding Lizzie Bor-
den will be of interest: Lizzie Borden
33years old, well ducated, we'll brought
up, having lived Il useful and refined
lite, active in the practical .eIief work
of a Christian church, who, until tho
morning OF Augusta I, 1892, by all who
knew her, r,gtl.,d hS Il good woman.
Her ather, worth about 100000, was
20 years Old. HIS wife was her step
mother, but had been married to her
father tweni y-Seven years. During all
that time, !,iZzie, her eldest sister,
Emma, and Mr. and Mrs. IbDrdou had
lived together day and night on terms
which, though not loving, were not so
unpleasant as 10 have attracted atten-
ton. 1t seems to br true that There
was Il measure of ill feeling between
Lizzie and Mrs. Borden, ana that the
sentiment they entertained toward one
another was not felt aTpreclably by
other members of the family. Emma
did not precisely love her SlepmOther
but Emmas nature is more sluggish
and less positive than I.iZZirH. Per
hapS the best way to ucscrihe Emma'3
feeling is that she sympathZtd with
LiZZle, but did not actively display her
humor. Both the sisters were Oh the
best of terms with their father, and he
with them; and there is nothing to
show that he was net on good terms
WIFI lllS WIG. J llCy llNttl IOReIltT. ana
always had, as married couples usually
do.
The only thing IN evidence to show
IiZZie's feeling toward her mother are
contradictory. They are Bridget SuIli.
vans statement that during the two
years ending at the time Of the tragedy
Lizzie and Mrs. Borden appeared to be
on good terms; that they tolked to-
gether and appeared IN each Others so.
ciety in friendly way. Second, the
statement of Assistant Marshal Fleet
the police officer, that on the afternoon
of the murder, Mrs. borden being
then dead, when he asked Lizzie some.
thing about her mother, using that
expression. ''D0n't call her my moth
er. She Is my stepmOther. My mother
died when ] was four years Old"
Third and last. the statement of Mrs.
Clifford, the dressmaker, that last
March, Li2Z'e sald that Mrs. Borden
was "a mean OLD thing with whom she
had little to do" Some evidence was
dug out which was intended by the
State to throw light on Lzzie's rela-
tions with Mrs. Borden; but if they
had been admitted they would not
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