The Portland daily press., 1893-06-21

l say this to relieve my mind of the
dreadful feeling that there is deliber-
ate parricide in the world
Bridget was doing her work at the
house, and the old man had taken the
last walk of his life. He went around
to the side door and found it locked;
went to the front door and tried to use
his key, but couldn't, and was let in by
Bridget. He came into the house. sat
down, and then came Lizzie in from the
very place where his wife lay dead, and
told him falsehood about where that
wife was.
Where was that stepmother? She
knew.
That would keep the old man silent
for time, but not for long. Then Bird
get came into the dining room to wash
the windows there, and the old man, af-
ter paying visit to his room, came into
the sitting room again, and Lizzie, with
the spirit of Judas kissing his Master,
suggests that he lie down to get rest,
She tells Bridget that if she goes down
town to lock up the door, as she might
go out herself. Then Bridget goes up
stairs to get her rest, and Lizzie goes on
ironing, alone with her victim.
In less than 20 minutes she calls her
servant down and tells her that her father
is killed.
At the close of Mr.. Knowlton's re-
marks, the court adjourned to las.
When the court reconvened, Chief
Justice Mason psaid: ''Lizzie Andrew
Borden, although you have been heard
py counsel it is now your privilege to
make any such sta tement as you NAV
wish to the jury
Lizzie BORDEN Arosa
and in womanly way, with perfect
modesty, said: 81 am innocent, but I
will leave my counsel to speak for me.'
The girl looked squarely and in a
Straightforward way without changing
her eyes, scanning searchingly the faces
ON the panel, the jurors returning the
gaze.
Then Mr.. Justice Dewey began his
charge, reading ..gravely and with great
dlgnlty OF bearing. The jurors were to
guard themselves especially from any
erroneous opinion which thew might
have formed. They were to consider
the grave responsibility imposed upon
them. With the preliminary examin-
alton at Fall River they had nothing to
do. They were not to consider the ap-
pearance OF the prisoner as she came in
custody of the sheriff to the court, The
character and previous life of the de-
fendant must always be taken into con-
sideration. Taking all the facts into
consideration, is it a fact that there was
any motive for Lizzie Borden to make
way with her parents? There must be
no magnifying or belittling to make any
thing tit in where it seemingly ought not
TO. The government claims that these
the first degree The low ala;, 49, vi Ill ~
in order to proyethis, evervth;ng cl,;maJ Ta
must be proven hevond roasonahIa SJa
doubt. There must he great aoio ea1,t;1n =,
handlinp circnmstan+;a1 au;Jana oeso''on rla ~
| iury mist hear in Mind tha+ Gi fa;i,,o ue ne
prove al essentia ai 70 ant ,va,,iJ ha eale, w
the government case Tha ,.o9,s.ss ~ la.al W
claimed That On asSogt;a1 ga1in'lene 70 !.
was emhracad IN +aa no4a o,S,@l a@l lazy
that the defendent nado s+.4a1Ss,, ao.or aiu aLa
knew were false 1rba,, r,,aI-;nas 4ss Sllo
The iurv mnsr he sstisf;ad @ +,,sn 'nom., r.al.
false. In circnmstant;ai au;deroSS S we
link holds good or The chain ;s 1sary
The iury was. asked to haar = n 'aiDs; n.;nJ
the supposed facts that the dafendan+
had no HOOD. On hor olatha so 80 Loaonuan' a'
rst @ u and Ii1Ga tbaro on ner eid1nes when seen
her with The mnrder nd, as fa4 .s " ounnecs .1
apnearances went In % ordar 10 90 - ,ns4 Ou.mara
Convection II was not incu,obant a,, or tha ne
government to show n At She aioua ~ hug onJ
The Opportunity wa Was The The 0de defandant ,ode rlau
a h,,,.rP ,uhan ths " "S onI uelonua1C ,:1, u
Are the views Of exnarts pl. corrae+e SiiiHas Was
This defendant ca-ah1a ~ -; M%s t,
workp The inrv vas .na;n uo,n oa,t;ornS .na
against rece;v;no; s+ataras3ts So, uduo.oneo sa4s
In calling attent;on tn tbs e med;"as iao,s. 49,
perts. The Court scanned ;ncl;nad J'ai ~ aleao OK,
small reliance mon +han . ss . " o,apno5 p.ao1
thing and the inrv was o;nom 70 a. a vn5aai ,,mJaa
stand that II mist o;',a e So W uuue: 4.ol:
monv lust as mucb we;ebt as 'HSs,, ther
thought It ought to recaive % 90 Tbarss Lars
miphf have heen q +h;rd hid. n.r+x Anoho sho
miobt have assisted and a,,alS,,.onS p"..y, Sn9
him in the carrv;ng out Of Az ,s1oaa Soa ou
the killing of these neonla r p1,;no +h;s nos
nroved fhis defenSsnt co,,1d 's.l1 .4;1, "ae he
held nnder the ind;ntment rSn Pun @ pe
was cautioned aoainst nn+;o;no no % jury
way the fact that tha JafanSnn4 = Az - any
take the stand The Govt sa;5 ~ L.u aU no'
den of nroof was on 49, sa,u "a .ne oul-
and that II was e.. on4 goTelnllent,
saw whether in oil ~ 10y; 9cJ1; W
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