The sun., 1893-06-14
WITH SKULLS AND HATCHETS.
EXPERTS TESTIFY At LIZZIE BoR-
DEN,y TRIAL

They Fit tho Ciawhammer ana Hooaoo
Untcbets Into the Wounds In the skuii,
of the Murdered Msn aud Woman and Say
that the Blows Were Delivered Chopping
Fa.hion-They Agree that Mrs. Borde,'s
A.saiiant stoed Astride the Bosy-Ths
Hood spot On Lizzie Bordea's Skirt
Points for aud Against the Prisoner.
N,w BEDFORD. Mass. June 13-N Lizzie
Borden is guilty the fact will be found out
with a microscope and whatever Instruments
are used for measuring pin points. To-day
the most important Witnesses for tho Govern
ment we're sworn and then It was seen that
human hair is as thick as . club alongside OF
the proofs on which 1t is hoped she may be
hanged. The medical experts reached their
findings with microscopes and announced
Them as inflnitesimal fractions. The blood
spo, on Lizzie Borden's white pstticoat was
declared to be equal in diameter to one three
thousandth part OF an inch. The blood spot
VAS the only physical thing that seemed to
connect her with the crime. and 1t 10 sworn to
A the size OF the head OF very small pin.
The Government has been describing IL as on
the front OF her skirt, but their own chief ex-
pert to-day acknowledged this to DO mistake
and said tho spot was on the back Of the skirt
hem. The expert testimony all went to provo
that 10 blood from the victims would be likely
10 reach the assailants from behind. There
fore that ought to be the last OF that damned
spot"
Once beyond the reach Of the microscope
the points in tho case against tho prisoner to-
day won't into hypothesis, conjectures. and
Ruesses at to the unproven circumstances.
The main points in the testimony are reported
in what follows. and the reader will SEQ for
himself whether 1t deals with facts or con.
lectures The basis OF all this speculation was
q ground work Of blood. skulls. aud bowls.
The blood and one skull were brought into
court and handed about Fortunately for her.
Miss Lizzie Borden lodged this ghastly thing.
It came in the afternoon session. Just after she
had complained Of feeling poorly, and gone
out Her indisposition was due to the extreme
heat and clossness following on o morning OF
sickening and horrible testimony She had
brought in q posy OF bachelors buttons. rs an
old maid might. and she seemed In fairly good
spirits. There wore no other notable flowers
in tho court room. but the pure white csrna-
tlons were still In the centre of the Judges
desk.
newcomer among the women spectators
had Miss Lizzie Borden pointed out to her.
and ut tho first glance exclaimed. why. she
IA lady" That was an interesting exclama-
ton. Tho prisoner 10 far from good looking.
so heavy 10 the lower half Of the face Yet
thsre 10 about her that indshnable quality
which We call ladyhood. She 10 said to be
generally thought OF throughout the country
rs brawny. big. muscular, hard d-faeed. coarse
looking girl. She 10. in fact. neither large nor
small. nor tall nor short but is Of the average
build. and in demeanor 10 quiet. modest. and
we'll bred-from country rather than Q city
point Of view.
There is nothing half 30 surprising as there
is about 10 certain double row Of ladies' who
como every day and study her. These women
are more refined looking. moro gentle and
sweet OF face than the prisoner and yet they are
cruel hearted and como to gloat oyer the lone
9ne speaks 70 them hen Of the trial they az; On;
made lovely women SO unjust toward her own
SssSaS Gssb.1SSs ss tell L Set ts
Lizzie Borden and are n sufneiSnt fI M numbers to
Sas s ss
al her friends are shut out Of eourt-the loneli::
est girl OF wealth and eood social position In all
Such has been the case during the eight days
misery during these last two days For two
sSa Ss a%Ss Ssss lohs 4 * sesass
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e @ nax1 the aetns
6ssped on the tables and handed around.
The only objects not produced have been
thS bodies besn but plaster ahd sss for hsge
Sss1 as realistically dealt With as little aIrls
d ass so saS a9 has
stretched out in death. as the facts ordered.
bloody wounds on the back Of ner head. The
seer scene. o. but lizzie Borden cannot help calling
.S @sn exsry *.
Such was a. ths t @ nature Of this dlabolical word
ptns and paTnas q EXHIBITS
se1 g
tho white. red old man on the lounge. He
tho right chesk down. With this s!age setting
s5s rps ses the ssP II asF %ns
wen, on. She heard the doctor tell how the
%Irdersr 5nwd stood IN doorway and brought
eyer As "a 'Hi girl. child 81 tender trainins.
@Ss tuass % spesless spea DasisSs sy What
torture must she have suffered! Macbeth |
never quailed beneath worse spectres than |
must have stalked across the stage Of mon |
tAity or course. she exhibited nearly all OF |
Americans for two hundred and fifty years. |
quite long enough to develop an ideal Ameri- |
can nerve. So 1t was only once In while that !
she bent her head or hid behind her fan. press
Ing tho fan into her eyes. as shs habitunly
does when she wants to shut ont a horrible
picture In the main she listened with as
much interest as would be shown ny her fix
Ing her ewes. wide open. on the witness and
by keepping her closed up fan perfectly m otion-
less. Therefore she can be Judged as guilty
and htdcously calous, or as an Intelligent.
sel!-nossessed girl. with Il keen ana vital in
terest In proceedings that involve all that a
hTmnn hhn being no as sacred or worth holding.
i IN. nc rrader re-, may take his choice. for that IL
,st whsn hen, the great medical expert and chem
Lizzie Borden's interest in his testimonv'
%, D,,o"ny oo ann hideons as 1t was. had no shadow
ni .,, ,rro'ncsalinent: 1t amazed this semI.rustis
gIlrl TO meet with man who could sxtract
hi%Hlussnce hHl from mute. nsensats things. lie
nad heid converse with Hood had intar
viewed bones had cross-examined hnt,