The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-10

LIZZIE WILL NOT TESTIFY.
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"Oh, the dust" said the witness with
emphasis. that seemed not unlike irrita'
bility, ION the other hatcheis was
much finer dust or sediment than on this
blade.
"It was such dust as would settle on
them eisily. The dirt on the bl de was
much coarser aud very diff rent"
Mr.. Desmond was turned over to the
lawyers for the defensr.
lie had thus far proved himself a good
witness. Officer Desmond Is lol medium
height. His face is Drowned BY expo
sure. lis moustache is heavy and sandy.
his general appearance pleasant ana
courteous.
Sharply Cross-Examined.
At no time did he lose his self conf
dence on his agreeable address, though
frequently hard pressed by Ex-Governor
Robinson and at times evidently criti-
c.sed sharply Ia is replies.
Mr.. Robinson Sc, med To try TO irritate
him but to no avail.
The witness said he made search and
turned over all the dresses In Bridget's
room.
A truck in the attic gave them some
trouble but 1t WAS finally opened.
lie could not say 10y whom.
He saw no blood spots or paint spots.
Dlu YOU DUG hUy houdiO ia
that box down stairsi" asked Mr.. Rob
inson.
"There was nothing bu, iron in the
box" said he.
Again he described the covering on the
hatchet blanc AS dirt rather tnan dust.
He did not handle the other things in
the box where the blade was found.
The witness then stated That he had
not read paper regarding the Borden
IN urdsr since che trial began.
Then occurred an amusing incident.
Mr.. Medley had testified that he him
self had wrapped the hatchet blaze up
and at the request OF Mr.. Robinson he
had just showed the court how he had
done 1t.
Both Wrapped the Hatchet Up.
Now Mr.. Desmond stated that he had
wrapped the blade up himself and he
proceeded to illustrate how he did 1t.
The audience appreciated the ludic-
rous asp. CT OF the affair.
The jury smiled aud so did Lizzie.
Mr.. Desmond did hot understand the
cause OF the amusement, and he calmly
proceeded to show how he had procured
"A large piece OF newspaper and wrapped
up the blade.
Two witnesses within half hour had
declared that each of them had wrapped
this little blade up, and that the other
hadn't.
Detective seaver ON the Stand.
George f.. Seaver, 81 ats detective. was
next induced to tell his experience. To
his mind the coating on the blade of
the hatcEet was dust and ashes more
than dirt. In his search Of the upper
front hallway closet. which he person
ally and careful y examined, he saw no
such light dress as was described as hav-
an h.s. m nm. A nr I.izH
ihe testimony then turned to the
blood spots ia the sitting room. He
found forty blood spots. The highest
one VAS six inches from the floor aud
TWO feet from the frame OF the door
leading into the dining room.
Blood spots on the Parlor Door.
There were also blood spots on the par
lor door behind the head Of the picture
about three feet distant.
There were also s,tne spots on the door
leading To tne kitchen, u distance OF o
feet, inches The highest of the
spo,s on this door was feet
2 inches. IL thus appeared that
the blood from Mr.. Borden's head must
have spread over space over 2 feet
long and 9 feet high.
In describing Mrs. Borden's body
be stated that the bed and the
dressing case were smeared with
blood. There were spots of
blood on the dressing case and also on
the glass above the case. Mr.. Sewer de-
scribed the fading OF the hatchet blade
and the little piece OF handle.
Mr.. Seaver vas a carpenter before he
became state detective aud Mr.. Robin
son got some very valuable information
from him regarding the wood Of the
handle.
Mr.. Sewer could not tell what kind of
wood the Laud G was uade of. IL might
be oak or ash. Sole little slivers had
be, n cut of the piece OF handle
The Handle Discussed.
He could not tell how long they had
been cut off, Judging from the appear
auce Of the wood, he thought il might
have been cut off as much as six months
previous, or might have been cut only
two weeks.
AS to the break In the handle, he said
IL appeared to be n fresh break, but the
wood was evidently somewhat decay, d,
and he as wood-worker could not tell
whether the break had been made within
a few weeks or not.
Then the ex-governor asked, ''As n
carpenter and woodworker you could not
cell whether this break in the handle had
been made within three months or not Z"
mo sir"
Even though the break appeared fresh
you could not tell whether it had oc-
Cured within three months or not?"
mo sir l could not"
This was the most valuable testimony
and il had IA visible effect on the mem.
bers OF the jury.
They glanced knowingly at each other
and evidently understood the weight of
such n statement coming as IL did not
from an experienced carpenter.
The prosecution have laid special
stress on the freshness of this break,
intimating that 1t must have occurred q
within a day or two from the time
when IL was found.
Mr.. Seaver's evidence shows that the
break might have occurred any time
within three months.
The witness further testified that
he did not know much about the
dresses lie was not prepared
TO say whether there was or was not "A
light Bedford cord on blue dress but he
saw no blood or paint on the dress.
lie then spoke OF the blood spot on the
inside OF tie moulding of the dining
room door
lie had made measurements OF this
spot, but had lost them.
He had been unable To make measure