New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16

Mr. L,wtcn said not that h. knew OF.
Anotner local Witness Mr.. I1llscn, said that he
was In the business and has always MAJ inc care
90 furs. packing and preserving them from moths.
Mr. Tuson said that he never heard Of the use OF
nr,es,c acid I'm connection with the preservation Oh
iurs. . n
QUALITIES AND USES OF PRrSslC ACID
Then Nathaniel Hathaway. the analytical chemist
n graduate OF the Columbia College school OF Mines
testified that he thought prssic acia uhsu'aoic ~"
49,, :, c,c,n,oc f,rs He said II extremely
volatile AMI assigned TO Its possession Oh 'n''
oua,iv the fact of its unsultabcncss for cleaning
and preserving Turs But upon cross-cxamihauoh II.
admitted that bcnzlne was also volatile drus' anu
being a family man, he had to acknowledge 'n'' "
had often known bcnZne TO De uSed III o''"''"e
/ clothing He said he was aware, 100, th'' i'""'''
atipr cas- WAS volatile. and that If tuTn'd OH u'-
lighted its effect 10 snlfocae or poison any o"'
oxnosed to H. lie admitted that he had heard Oh 'ne
use Of arsenic in cosmetics. Mr. Robhsoh W.
dcavored to show by the witness That pr"s''o '
mich, he purchased for the purpose Of killing vcrhih'
and was surprised TO discover now Hlnch INV vim"
! lnov about that He was able to say that per
cent solution of pruss;c acid would NIL Insects anu
small animals and when the Governor ihqn''eu ".
what time he had experimental 10 discover 'ne -,
feet OF the drug ho said last night. This admission
of so recent an inquiry into the subject pro'o"'"
Il general smile. ,v.-
rut it will kill insects will =" asked inc ""'e
! The witness said 1t would IA.
"U valuable fur or cloth Is inics'eN WIN
destructive insects or vclmn and 1t IS desired 10 10
move tlicn would you select poison u'a' "'"N
always remain on the fur or cloth!
! Tile witness said he did not think ne "ou''' .
NO. certainly not; you would select one 'n"'
would evaporatc and leave the fur OF cio'h PUN
and clean, would you not
The witness said he really thought he wouid.
! "wclI then. II prussc acid will kill insects IN a
I wh said Won pToN'u h''
night 70 YOUR satisfaction and If Ills highly Von'ie
and having performed It's destructive errann WI" ~
once pas, off into the air, what Is the oo''ooo' "
its use in cleaning furs =
MIR. hathaway paused. reflected ana ""''' ~
that there was none that he knew or
Thi, Is an interesting example Of Governor h"",'
sons art in inducing witnesses VINO come on .n n
/ stand to s,y one thing presently TO say Just inc
opposite.
DR.. poLAN's TE:TIMOSY INCOMPETENT.
When the District. Attorney called DIR. Doah' inc
| Fall River medical examiner. Governor ko'i"so" AZ
once raised the Ocestion OF competency III D"'" "
tho cxpcr, who testified against Lizzie Borden NJ Inv
ccroner's inquest and AT the preliminary he'i'e ~
A., iu.,ico,s corrt on the theory that she han COM
mitted In, murders With the claw headed hache' Wv"
the four and a-halt-inch blade. lie was so SURF %
This Ratchet had been used that he told not Only
how the Madc fitted into the wounds, but no" INV
rectangular claw head fitted into concession vi '
side Of Mr. Bordcn's head and then. wheh iI' ..
Wood testified that the rust on The iron oil 'h"' nav
contained 20 blood, that the red marx on 'he h'"'
was paint. and the hair adherng TO It's edge was 'he
hair Of n cow and when IT was discovered UNI. INV
holes in the skulls Of the victims were cn's WI"
opduloltinch holes DR.. Dolan had TO get TO work anu
! find n new theory and new set OF facts 10 III It,
Dr. Dolan said 10 day that he had ateio'o ic' %
| in the course Of his education on mal'''' "o "
and that they included lectures on inc pro"'''1'
MT
VI p,can, chemical acquaintance with the drug ,f
| enttlc the doctor to give an ,Npvr, op'i nx any
again t-payoa r his 81 pP H prossso wc the
cmtion might feel itself in need OIL but peHo"" WE
I've r Knowon now said that he offered the 's, ISM
nony Of Eli Beirf the drug clerk TIC tuaGS ucd
suited a moment and then the 'nl'i '"''''' ''''
ANOTHER. VICTORY FOR THE. DEFENCE
THE court concludes that 1t Will NJ. re-
this evidence The State his not esahlishel us com
peencv TO the satisfaction OF IN" court.
Once aeon the defendants lawyers hi' acme u
notable victory 1t was the more notable p'saas'
/, is the end of n series OF CHALLENGES 10 inv ~
every one of which has been success'" v.snre wh,cl
have not objected ,o any IN III" ccmvinclng the cour
to be inadmissabe , 49,. .,.,roor, elscvhcr,
The Jury was mi, e" testimony was being taken. thu
nractice being scrupuously followed OF p,rmns i ~,
, MATER Of ANYTHING in dispute unless and nnu
lie court confirms It's admissibili'y as evidence
THE STATES CASE ENDED.
The prussc acid question being d'sp''''. VI.
Knowlton enumerated the eNDblts ne lh''hu'" !" 81
,roduce marked fer identification, and iorha'y oee
them in evidence They consisted OF p'nhf VI w
poTen crcm,ses half hundred photographs. IN
xo hstchets skulls and plaster casts. the dress an
.k,rt the blood-stalncd mouldings ana panels. lh'
bedsprcads. the sofa and the bloody carpet ~ WA
iruly a cha mel house display. Ihe court auh'c'
Them and the istrict-Attorney. bowling, Sau a.,
At this point. may 1t please Tour i'o"o'S' II"
Mai there is o say against Lizzie Borden is said
There was SUI prise manifested AT ,hs "pru PIN
ending Of the prosecution. though everybody k'icN
that II had about reached the close Of Its i.hos
sun everybody seemed TO be vaguely 'ooh'ne ~
more. . r,u.-,, ,,n,,.
There was t,ie pause when the District ,n,torhr
sat down the defence through Governor hoo''"
asked that IL be prolonged into al inrrmis'ion OF ,c
Minutes. The Court agreed. and at once the noi'
) hum Of comment pervad,d the courtroom: - au,r
they made ont a against herr everybody ask. Te
at once, and everybody undertook TO answ rcr a.,
npon scene thai thrilled the audience before mor
Intensely than those who had sat ana ms.@m'
m II size is Innocent. Ter modes,y, he
,S% intense nsr moments when her head has howe
and the tears have fallen holly from mrT s"'e s.
eyes. proclaim Ter the most hor Snymu mit
has SS ever s5cHssS to DO mock Sst aos 70
Tney are play They are further witness OF h,
amazing audacily. and she Is criminal not mr ,
wicked but i.comparsoy c"n nns head Of her st"r
mothcIl The hIry Of a demon WAS In the maNgni'S
Then on Interval OF 0 an a nSb in
, She rboftcd with her father and went about he
work as she had done morning after morning; Inc
came the moment of her second opportunity. an
with II all the fury. all the helllsh rage, tla ma
insplr' her before Is IT bnlicvable' Can IT poss
Div be true? She had lived thirty three years Wi,i
o,t ANYBODY ever suspecting her OF such rapaciue,
The motive OF their display al that time was wan
Ing and here she sits today. the picture Of geh'i'
ness innocence and unreliable suffering.
MIR. JENNINGS'S SPEECH TO THE JURY.
SHORT AND SIMPLE. BUT ELooOEN AM
PATHETIC PLEA FOR LIZZIE BoRDENs LIFE
, New-T;cdford, Mass. June io-Mr jennings mno