New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-20

ana impairment, Damaging ana lnconsc1uen'iai'
lie talked TO the jury in a conversational 'ohe'
rarely attempting in voice. word or manner any
thing rhetorical. lie talked to them rs New
Tnplandcrs. as sons of the, soil. Nobody knows
the mental and social peculiarl'ies of the PLAIN
people of Massachusetts,, from whom these jurors
are drawn, better than does the man who has
been three times their Governor, and whose reia-
tions with them have always been close. lie
gave q free line to the rather fierce humor' OF
tile possession of which he has offered cruel evil
dencc occasionally during the trial. 1t seemcd
to entertain the jury. some Of them IN marked
degree They all listened 10 him well. bat Ilttie
was TO be found in the faces of the majority tha'
suggested the impression he was making. Inc
New-Englanl cOuntcnancc IN Its hnest LOT" -
knowing and intellectually handsome out IN all
forms it has an impassive cast. lhe'e Is "'
little significance in il 10 the ordinary beholder
as in the marks in a stenosraphers notebook
In each case you know there is something there'
but what it is is hard guessing.
Mfr. Knowlton is undoubtedly conscious that his
case, at the 6nish is not as strong as ne 'houshO
il was going to be- lie is said to be much irr-
tated at the Fall River police for their numerous
blunders, contradictions and possibly other things
day, as he was bound TO do. He did 1t we'll But
their testimony is a feature of the prosecution
which TO say the leas. of it, is unfortunate. lie
had expected to be able to introduce Lizzie Bor
denis testimony given at the inquest, though one
would think that in making use oil IL ne "ouiu
be handling two-edged sword. The courts re-
fusal TO receive the drug-clcrks story ABOUT lN
7ie's attempt TO buy some prussic acid the heh'
before the murders perhaps the greatest us
appointment of all, but from one cause TO an
other, lie had not proven all that MI Moouy lid"
assured the Jury he would, and he had put IN
good deal of evidence which was distinct oe"i-
ment to his side of the controversy
TIE DIsTRICr-ATToRNEY' ARGUMENT.
lie had not got far into the heart oil MS SUI
jcct when court adjourned. Most OF MS 'lne
had been o6xupicd in feeling his way lh'o '''e
confidence III the jury lie seemed TO be sue
cecding They were impressed as they hao a
RIGHT 70 be. with the view that he was there al
fl,e rcrformance of cruel duty, ana that lie
deserved sympathy, not complaint or abuse. lie
said that he would rather have resigned MS
Office than try the prisoner at the par ana ''a'
he would have done 1t If honorary lie coui"
lie said that il those who had been accusing
him of hardhcartcdness. oil pursuing tins woman
ON intangible evidence and unreasonable srounu'
and who had given as his motive, ambition u
his desire to find victim Tor puohc rcNen.0'
no matter where the victim came nom OF WIN
he was. desired to know that the arrows '"V'
had winged at him had struck home he "ou''
offer them the pleasure they sought
"1 know these facts against the prisoner
bo said II have brought them to you. III Is
INV dutv 10 do So / consider that they are
mr,cicnt 10 require me to call upon you 'or
n verdict against her. l am making that cd''' anu
when have DONE the responsibility passes "o"'
my shoulders to yours .,.
And he looked as if he would be tremendously
relieved when that moment arrived.
As the trial ends, and one is enabled 10 sc'
fair perspective view OF it, it Is seen 'ha' hci.nei
side has done the best that might nave oeen uonc
with the material at its disposal. me prosc c,
ZION made a mistake from the professional pom.
Of view by being too timd in It's opemns. ~ -
was not certain OF its witnesses anu /. rcon;cnc
doubt II allowed its people to give c9nliic .has
testimony u ought 10 have known WHAT ticN
could testify to and it should have ASKED no qu'II
lions that would bring a aoon' &c ,br defence It
has permitted the other SIDE TO see how IL
dcnendinr on evidence Of doubtful admis'ipiN
which was finally eN Mapa Good its charges sU With
out that testimony as in the end 1t has had 10
o' The defence on the other hand. masteriui III
,csnnct Of ex-(;ovcrnor Robnson's cross eNanlha-
tions was feeble in direct examination E'cIl
one of Its witnesses, especially Emma puao ora AMI
all better than they did il they had pceh wen
questioned And now, at the finish, tne ueleho
smms nm weakly and the DistrlctAttorhcy sue
cXais in making the impression that he really mas
oot a good deal TO talk about
LIZZIE BoRDEN'S TRYING POSITION.
What thoughts must be Lizzie Borden's tonight
Fo, ten months she has been prisoner. and the
end Of the first act is at hand In two1ty7iour
hours more or less she is to know a vital some
thing While Mr. Knowlton was describing TO me
iurv how those dead bodies lay when ne ,Sr,
The manner Of the attack; when he declared ma
the prisoner at a given time. was IN such plac",
AZ another time elsewhere. drawing differences o'
rnit from each position: when he tod now tn'
Herco blows were driven into the skuils oil 'hoS''
murdered people. and speculated on the means s,'
took to cover up her chine, on the cunning sn'
displaysl and the mistakes she MADE I Lnl.
Rorien sat looking him full in the face What
thonohts must have been hers. II innocent, no"
her soul must have charged within her II me
abort 10 bnrs. out with protest and denial. HOW
e. must have cried. 1t is rot true am lnho-
cont I an innocent And il she knew IL wa'
trne II his words recalled scenes oil horrW crime
On which She had taken the devilish part a,crlp@l
90 her what dreadful sights her eyes must nave
sean what dreadful sounds her cars must nae
S~.rd and how her guilty soul must nave longeu
:" hide itself in everlasting night!