The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-06-14
MISS BORDEN AFFECTED
She Would Not Listen to DR..
Draper's Testimony.
SKULLS PRODUCED IN COURT

Evidence 10 show That the Instrument
which Made the wounds Was Three
aud One-HaIf Inches Long, the Exact
Length Of the HandleIess Hatchet
New BEDFORD, Mass, June l4-LonR
before the appointed time the court room
was crowded Lizzie Borden came in few
minutes b, fore 8 o'clock, and shortly after
that time the proceedings of the ninth day
began
When court opened yesterday DR. Dolan
took the stand again, and Mr.. Adams con
tinued his cross examination A mani
kin's head was set up on chair beside the
jury box and the doctor described how the
blows fell upon the head of Mr.. Borden
when he was murdered.
He described the position Of the b dies
and the blood spots and said the blows
came from left to right and were Of moder-
ate force. The prisoner sat with closed
eyes and a fan over her face.
Continuing, DR.. Dolan said that the
blows were made by sharp instrument,
and some OF them on Mrs. Borden by an
assalant astride of the body. A juryman
was taken sick and a recess OF five minutes
was taken The prisoner was affected, and
was led from the room.
When the session was resumed, DR. Do
Ian admitted testifying in preliminary
hearing that Mrs Borden's death was an
hour to an hour and half before his ex
animation of her, but now thought it was
an hour to an hour and half before Mr..
BJrden's death He could not safely judge
priority within an hour from blood coagu
lation alone or from digestion alone, If they
had been sick.
On re cross examination DIR Dolan said
the length of the wound would not deter
mine the length of the edge of the instru
ment
DR.. e. s. Wood, of Harvard Medical Coz
lege, was then called and described the eX
animation OF the stomachs.
Prof Wood found nothing to indicate
disease or irritation in either stomach, and
their contents showed a difference of an
hour and half in the time of death. There
was no evidence Of poison in the stomachs
or in the milk used by the family on Aug
3 and 4. Examination showed no blood
on the claw hammered hatchet or axe or
on the blue dress The hair found on this
hatchet was not human.
Prof Wood said the blood spot on the
white skirt probably came from outside and
WAS human blood The shoes and stock
ings and dining room door casing had no
blood spots The handleless hatchet had
no blood The break in its handle con
tained no dust
The handleless hatchet had dust like
ashes on the blade tightly adhering. Under
Defendants objection and exception, Prof
Wood testified that the handleless hatchet
might have been cleaned of blood before
lhe handle was broken off.
Dr. Draper then took the stand and de
sCrihed the wounds in the skull OF Mr..
Borden
Cross examined by Mr. Adams-Witness
said the heaviest blow given Mr.. Borden
was the one which cut his eye, and then
he was obliged to give detailed statement
of the character of the eye and its position
and surroundings in the head. He thought
the blood spots on the wall near the sofa
were caused by scattering rather than from
arteries. The assailant OF Mr. Borden pro
vided short handled hatchet was used,
would necessarily stand close to his head,
and would receive some spatters on the
clothes if the right hand was used then
the upper right part of the body would be
spattered; it the left hand was used then
the spatters would be on the upper left
hand side.
(Here counsel produced a new hatchet
whicI he asked Dr. Draper to see if it
would fit the wounds; this was attempted
out would not fit because it hud not been
sharpened and was blunt, it was 3 3-S
inches wide on the cutting edge.)
On Mrs. Borden's body the witness found
22 wounds Is of the cuts in the head,
in the back, and 5 contusions on the face.
The wound IN the back may have been
caused while she was standing, or it may
have been caused when she was lying on
the floor 1t proceeded from below up
ward He saw nothing about the cut
ting of the hair on Mrs Borden's h cad to
indicate that a sharp instrument like a
razor had been used.
On Mrs Borden's head there appeared
10 be lows which were beveled in
both ways; taking the injuries ON Mrs
Borden's head altogether, he thought they
had all been given in one direction, from
tight to left. The assailant of Mrs. Bor-
| len must have been more or less spattered
with blood in front, although some of the
! blood might have gone in the air and come
| down behind, and that the face and hair
might reasonably have received some blood
| spatters
! On conclusion of DR.. Diapers testimony
the court adjourned at O'Clock.
If The Commonwealth Of Massa-
/ chusetts which the crier of the court here
| calls upon the Almighty to save at the
! opening and closing of the session each
/ day, does not present any stronger evi-
1 dence as to why Lizzie Borden should be
| convicted of having hastened her step
mother and father TO death, she will never
/ be convicted Of the awful crime of which
she stands charged in the indictment
| That fact has become so apparent that
some OF the lawyers lone of Them came all