The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-21

New BEDFORD, Mass, June 20.-Thero
was loss Of jam outside the court
house this morning. although at tho
opening OF court there was as many
people m the room as Mt any time dur.
inc the session. Miss Borden entered
the room at S;55 and Governor Robin.
son took seat beside her and the two
engaged in conversation until court
opened at 0 o'clock.
The jury was polled and the district
attorney picked up the thread Of his
argument for the prosecution whore he
dropped it last night. He congratu.
lated the jury on the near approach Of
the end. The counsel who opened the
case for tho defense said motive was
part OF the governments case, but the
speaker said this was not 30. Motives
arc neither adequate nor tolerable
when considered in connection with
crime. The motives Of mankind are as
iuscrutable as are the ways OF Divine
Providence. have called your atten-
ton to the way in which they lived un.
der the same roof. 1t impresses me
deeply as am sure it did you. The
malice was all before the fact;
tho wickedness, the ingratitude
had gone on under that root Tor
many many months. Because the lips
Of those who do know are sealed In
death, We don't know but that some
new phase has come in the family lifo
adding to the feeling Of malice and
jealousy in this woman. There may be
in this case that which shows that
Lizzie Borden did not plan to kill her
father, and hope so. But it was not
Lizzie Andrew Borden who came down
those stairs to meet her father, but q
murderess transformed from tho ties OF
affection to the most consummate cru
city ever known. She came down to
meet that storm old man. When she
came down stairs it was her father she
met, but it was also the husband Of the
s,ep.mother whom she hated. There
was no escape from the crime but to
complete the bloody work. This second
murder was not planned, but was done
asa wicked fear OF necessity. And l
say this to relieve my mind ,ot the
dreadful feeling that there is deliber-
ate parricide in the world.
THE MURDER OF THE OLD MAN.
Bridget was doing her work and tho
old man was taking tho last walk Of his
life. We found him moving slowly
about the city, stopping in various
places OF business, and finally he turned
into the yard Of the house whero his
wife lay dead. He went around to the
side door and found it locked; went to
the front door and tried TO use his key,
but could not and was lot in by Bridget.
lie came into the house and sat down,
and then came Lizzie from the very
place where his wife lay dead and told
him ialsehood about whore that wife
was. She knew that would keep the
old man silent for time, and not long
after then Bridget came into tho dining
room to wash the windows there, and
the old man, after paying visit to his
room, camo into the sitting room, and
Lizzie, with the spirit Of Judas kissing
his master, suggests that ho lie down
to got rest. She tells Bridget
that before she goes down town
TO lock the door, aS she
might 90 out herself. Then Bridget
goes upstairs to get her rest and Lizzie
goes on ironing alono with her victim.
In less than twenty minutes sho calls
her servant down and tells her that her
father iskillcd. There was nobody who
came to that house after the tragedy but
asked this woman where shS was when
1t happened; it began with Bridget and
ran through all her friends. Her story
was not consistent with the facts, but
the fact was tliat the woman could not
tell tho truth because sho had boon
drugged. We must Judge all facts and
circumstances as they appear to our
common sense, tried by that standard.
assert that that story is simply alb
surd aud not within the bounds Of roa-
sonable possibilities.
THE DRESSES.
Mr. Hnowlton argued thnt tho silk
drcsa produced by the defendant was
not tho drcps worn at tho time Of tho
murder, as shown by Mrs. Churchill,
DOhorty aud bowen. Tho search tho
day Of tho murder was insufficient, but
put tho defendant on hur guard, and
saturdays thorough search failed 10
dlscloso tho drcsg Therefore ho
claimed that II wus concealed, Paper
would huyo protected doiondant's por.
son and burnt paper was found In tho
sleeve Tho two versions OF tho burn.
ing Of defendants drOss were irrccon-
eilInblu, Defendants conduct since
that time was discussed and Mrs.
ikeagan's story was declared to DO true,
Tho production OF q hAtchGt was no
part Of tho governmental case, but 1t
was part Of itB duty to produce all It
Knew bearing on tho case, Mr., Knowl.
TON reviewed at longth tho evidences to
tho handlcss hatchut and discussed
its bearing on tho case, dwelling on tho
tianlllcnncp Of lie filling the wounds
and being btoken abort M II by design,
1T was ono Of the very hottest days
IN the hottest summer wO have ovor
Known, and You arc asked 10 believe
that she loft hur work 1T tho ironing
hoard and went up into that hot barn,
You wore there In that burn, aud YOU
Know What II Is even on u cool June
day. she told ulllccr Harrington that
sllo could not hear anything, any noise,
DOVuugu. ahp tyau uu tu tltn lnn Tkin