Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-22

| made first because Lizzie needed it. The
painters were painting the house when
Lizzie was wearing the dress; she put it on
as soon as il was done. | saw the dress
the front and back. She had an old
wrapper which this was to take the place
of. She cut some pieces out of the old
wrapper while ] was there and took it
downstairs. She couldn't get that dress
on under any other dress,
THE DEFENSE RESTS.
The defense rested at 3.15, and the gov
ernment asked for Is minutes to prepare
for the introduction of testimony in re-
buttal.
THE LAST WITNESS.
Rufus B. Hilliard testified in rebuttal
that he first heard Of the quarrel matter
and went to see Mrs. Reagan at hes home
about o'clock that same evening. THE
next afternoon AT the close Of the hearing
Mrs Reagan came to my office with Mr.
Buck who had a paper in his hand. Mrs
Reagan took u seat outside the rail. Mr..
Buck came inside and showed me the paper
stating that Mrs. Reagan was willing to
sign it If | would let her. glanced at the
paper and then ut her and then said If
| you sign this you do so in direct opposition
| to my orders TheE | told her tO go to
| her room and attend to her duty.
This closed the evidence ON both sides.
The chief justice then addressed the
| jury, saying that all the evidence was in,
| but that it was necessary, owing to the I'M
portance Of the case, that the counsel have
| reasonable time to prepare the arguments.
The court adjourned until Monday at
pa. nj.
NEW BEDFORD. Mass, June 19.-rhe day
of the arguments in the Borden case
| brought out terrific jam at the court
house, and over an hour before the time of
opening the doors were heseged by people,
mostly ladies i'll holiday attire, all hoping
for seats But there were too few seats for
the accommodation of tenth part of the
claimants. and there was much grumbling
in consequence
When the court was ready for opening
there were many ladies standing i'll the
aisles, but they were quickly ushered to
the anle-roOms and corridors and obliged
to sniff the battle from alar.
The bar enclosure was packed with legal
lights. The jury took their seats at SOD
O'Clock, looking quite refreshed after two
days rest, and few minutes later Miss
Borden came in, a bunch Of pinks in her
hand and a cuntented smile OH her face.
Almost Immediately Governor Robinson
began his argument, He said:
May il please yoHr honors .ur. Foreman aud
gsRtiCaoR: One of the most dastardiy and
dabolical crimes ever committed in Massa-
chusettS was perpetrated III August, 1897,
in Fall River. The enOrmity of ii startled
every body; every man feels that the wrong
should be rghted and the wicked brought
to Justice. Here was crime with all its
horrors, and who could have done such
an act ~ saws everybody. In the quiet of a
home in the broad daylight on the street
of a populolis city, who could have done it!
Inspection showed Mrs. Borden had
been slain by the use of some sharp instru-
ment. and below stairs was Mr.. Borden S
mutiated body. The terrors Of those
scenes no language can portray, and We
are challenged at the outset to find who
was equal to that enormity; whose " Nhoie
heart Is blaCkened with crime? A maniac.
not man of senses and heart, lunatic, a
devil. They were well-drected blows
which caused those deaths, not directed
by Dlunder, none going amiss; surely we
can say at the outset that it was not the
careless, unframed doing ofsone unfamiliar
with such work, "
Now suspicion begins to fall here and
everywhere. They surround this and tn Al
one, and follow out clues everywhere. Nc
decent man complains of investigation
and everything ought to be done but we
say everything was not done and the
proper methods not taken.
Tracing the course of all suspected per
sons from the preliminary hearing to this
trial, the speaker said that in all these pro
ceedings the prisoner had no Voice; tho
government said ii We can't prove il
against her she shall 50 free, but it wa:
uuesided and you are to draw nointerenct
whatever from these proceedings of the
preliminary hearing. We would not bt
safe il i'll these great crimes our lives
hung on the words Of q single man.
We come here to seek freedom and right
! through you, gentlemen. As you begin
to contemplate this crime you must say
! such acts are physically and morally i'm
! possible for this young woman. 1t is {
wreck of human morals to say this of her
The defence complains of 10 persecution
on the part of the district attorney. Ht
I has only one duty to do, and with his
I | well-earned fame at the bar he has no neeC
to search for fame and he will be the las
man to attempt such; he stands above sucl
I things and says, "All have is the case a!
+, it is aud as it was brought me by thu
{ police of Falt River"
E He is not here for blood neither is hi
helped for that purpose by our friend from
, Essex county. So you see no small play
no mean things OH the part of the com
! ! mOnwealth, only presentation OF wha
! has been proved here and only that. Herr
the speaker referred to the kindly manner
in which the sheriff had used Miss Border
and sad: She came INTO this court, pre-
. sided over by our ablest justices, who wan
| the commOnweuith's case tried fairly, ant
4 now YOU are only 10 deal with the facts.
said the case the WAS brought here by tn,
e FAN River police. ! have not time to g
into sarcasm and dcnunClations; the blu
o coat and brass buttons cover up what /
: inside The officer is always magnitying
o this and minimizing that, and looking fo
tho one who committed the deed upor
2 which they are at work. The witness
= stand brings out their weakness when they
! knock their own heads together, but aitc
Il all they show themselves to be only mel
e with human weaknesses.
:, So say tn YOU, this defendant come.
: before YOU perfectly satisfied that the Jury
/ is the most refreshing aspect the eyes u
Z human beings ever Toasted upon. You are
y men, Bristol county men, with hearts
heads. souls and right minds, and yOt
come here in obedience TO the laws, be
i cause in answer to their demands yol
o must render this great service; you arr
o loyal to the state and TO common humanity
i Bring your hearts, your homes and you
i intellect here, ana let ustalk to you us men
IF Li2zle A. Borden has been in your Charg
S since hc day We opened this case, and tllI
4 Was your oath and nov comes the TIM
when not alone are her lawyers to speal
for her and the justices to speak, but yot
Il men must take her in charge. she i
4 not the property of Anybody, but u free
!: intelligent, innocent woman in you
1 charge. This woman has never been alun,
e in this court room but has been watchet
e over carefully.
You are trying this woman for her life
: and you are bound to say Il will CRITICAL,
consider this question and will make M
). mistake" for II you do no power on cart
y can right il. The man ! want TO see il
! said, that he has read and had opinions
but you were capable Of using common
! sense.
. The man | don't like To see is the on,