The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-06-20
MISS BORDEN'S TRIAL
District Attorney Knowlton
Resumes His Argument.
THE ADDRESS FOR THE DEFENCE

his argument for the prosecution, where
he had closed it last night.
When the court was ready yesterday
there were many ladies standing in the
aisles but they were quickly ushered to
the ante-rooms and corridors and obliged
to sniff the battle from afar The bar en-
closure was packed with legal lights from
all over the country. In fact, so closely
was it packed that the counsel for the
prosecution were oblig, d to pass behind
the Justices bench aud thus get to their
sents within the bar.
When Sheriff Wright came in the aisles
were cleared in a second and every body
was obliged to sit down. The jury took
their seats at S:55, looking quite refreshed
after two days rest, and a few minutes
later Miss Borden came in, a bunch of pinks
i'm her hand and contented smile on her
face The jury was polled promptly on
the opening of the court and almost inn
mediatev Governor Robinson began his
argument.
lie began by brief statement of the
murders and the subsequent investigation,
urging the jury to disregard the proceed
ings in Fall River and claiming that the
crimes were morally aud physically impos-
sible for the defendant After compliment
ing MIR. Knowlton upon his ability, he
criticised the investigation by the Fall
River police and then addressed the jury
ON the difficulties of their position, having
in charge this young woman's life He
then began a chronological description of
the events connected with the crime and
its discovery as they appear from the evil
dence.
The testimony Of three men proved that
Pm OH ha iofa mt
ing to the house from the barn and there
fore her statement of her whereabouts at
the time of the murder was true. When
Lizzie spoke about going upstairs for Mrs
Borden she meant the front stairs as a
sheet had been obtained from there. Liz
zies laughter on the stairs was immaterial
unless guilt was assumed.
A recess for five minutes was taken at
this point. The summing up of ex. Gov.
Robinson, so far as it had gone, was dis
cussed freely. Much disappointment was
expressed about it. The ex-Governor's eff
forts had not been 80 great as had been
expected of him. The lawyers said the
facts in the case had not been handled as
they had been led TO believe they would.
Had the defendant committed the crime,
she would not have given the alarm so
soon. Defendants emotion at the dis.
covery of the crime wasn't assumed.
Family sickness, defendants conduct be-
fore the murders, and her visit to the
cellar afterwards, were no evidence of a
guilty mind.
The burning of the old things was Gus
tom in many households and the burning
of the Bedford cord dress was thus ex-
planned. The dress worn on the morning
of the murder was not changed till noon.
The Bedford cord dress hung till Sunday
morning in the closet which the officers
searched. Defendant could not have com
mtted both murders without changing
her dress between them
Matron Reagan's story was false EE-
perts differed as to which hatchet would
lave been used, and he argued that none
OF these produced was used Exclusive
opportunity was improved, He detailed
the manner in which an outside assassin
might have committed the crime.
The concensus of opinion here is that
Miss Borden will be acquitted in short
order or that the jury will disagree. In
the former event, it is understood that
there will he no jubilation, but she will
etire quickly from the scene of so much
unpleasantness as quickly as possible. In
the latter event, there may come new
cal or a case of nolle prosequi later on
she being allowed to go on her own rec
ognizance provided her counsel stands in
the breach
1t may not be fair to assume that the
jury has sampled public opinion sufficient
" to diaganose its present condition, and
yet, there is a strong feeling that this as.
sumption will be entirely correct
The scenes about the court house yester-
day afternoon were disgraceful. There
was no system about the method of seat
ing people and ladies were tossed about the
walks in the corridors and on the stairs
in he most reckless and careless manner,
The exhibitions were disgusting, whether
of the utter helplessness and lack Of
ability of the officers to control the mobs
or OF the pushing, crowding, surging
masses of perspiring humanity IN their
efforts to elbow their neighbors out of
their way.
When Miss Borden came in she was
pushed and crowded about just as every
body was and there was just touch Of
asperity in her manner as she entered the
courtroom and faced the bu zing crowd.
The buzzing ceased as she took her seat,
however.
Gov. Robinson resumed his argument
by saying chat the jury was to use its best
Judgment in the premises. He called at
N~hNANN " minus phtt'tS III huC Ittst
in review in brief, and said: 1t is very
dangerous to take the ground that if
she did not do it you cannot see who did
il. The extraordinary danger of jumping
to conclusions should be well understood
by you. The fact that it has been done
in the daylight is nothing Miss Lizzie,
there can be no question, was ironing
downstairs, and you remember the ironed
handkerchiefs were put away So you
will see that this is genuine and not fic,
zion, and these little things go to establish
the facts of greater things
Gov Robinson commented on the
absence of blood from the defendants
flesh, hands and clothing. Either the jury
might find defendant not guilty, because
not proved guilty OF because they were
convinced she was innocent. He claimed
that her previous character, her open
frank, conduct while under suspicion, and
her manner since arrest, and particularly
during the trial. showed her to be inno-
cent
1t was o'clock when Gov. Robnso,,
closed his plea, and a recess of five min
utes was allowed before District Attorney
Knowlton took up his work He made a
brilliant argument The court adjourned
before he had concluded
Jumped From Brooklyn Bridge.
New YoRK, June 20.-John Haggerty.
81 Cherry street. aged 33, jumped from
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