New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-14

fact the table and the saae tihe "Aat from
the Indications In the Zinc Of 'hcr
deathsf A.-About and one-h1lf hour-' IL inc
process of digestion had gone regularly
Q.-You cannot say definitely aad absolutely! ~
Not within half hour way o. the other
Q.-You have lean the various witne''es ana HNo
made cxalnatiols what do you consider important ~
showing relative OF the dca'hsi A.-ihc oii'
ference the dges~on. the conhtoh oil 'ae
intestines and the state OF coagulaoh of tn blood
Q.-Do you desire modify In any way '"c coh'
| illusions you have stated A.-No sir.
plea state them again A.-They tina; Mr..
Borden died one AMI hof hours or less. before
her husblad
There can be question that II j. siehihcah'
testimony. 1t renders II almost iinpoSsiDe o' INC
murderer OF the Bordens to be any one else IMAM 4
person living In that house. and present there all the
morning The theory OF murderer concealed out
side IS. TO be sure, conssten; with what Dr. WOOD
observed TO the comparative STAT" ol me WORK %
digestion in the two stomach" sGpposins that one oil
them was abnormally quick, ana the other anorraiy
slow AT that time. The blood around Mrs. RoIdcn {"
BODY was dark and dry. The blood about sir. Dor
denis BODY was fresh and red and sill dripping from
the open wounds. Mrs. Borr!ens body cold and
stiff her husbands still warm and lying naur
aly on the sofa he lay when Ii" struck. There
must have been a considerable period Of lime be-
tween the deaths OF these two people, and il is dill
cult indeed 10 stretch the theory Of a concealed
murderer over a greater difference than half an hour
On cross-examnatlon DR.. Wool was free 10 say
that difference in the degree Of digestion Of hall
an hour either way from The average condition In
n normal stomach Is entirely possible. hat II
Mrs Hordcn's condition Is moved forward half
hour and Mr. Doricn's Is moved back half al hour.
and II either OF both Of the dead people were III
a the time, II is said both WERE the difference In
the situation to comparative digestion Is measure
ably less. But when the greatest possible allowance
has been made, 1t remains the fact that there Is
a strong point against Lizzie Borden.
TIE BLOOD FOUND ON THE uATCHETs.
The doctor d"scribe3>S trunk Of exhibits received
on August 10 from Dr. Dolan. These wera the
two axes, the hatchet, with the claw-hammcr head,
blue dress skirt, blue dress waist, Waite u'icr-
skirt piece Of the si'tng-rOOm carpet. piece OF
the bedroom carpet, a switch Of false hair, .o;nge
cover, some hair from the head Of each Of the
victims. and marked hair taken from the claw
headed Ratchet. All these things Dr. Wood subjected
to every known to science for the discovery oil
on either OF the axes. on the cnG-headcd Ratchet
were several stains which from external appearances
might have been blood stains. There were large
stains on the handle that looked like marks II
blood but after the most careful chemical inve,ti-
cations the doctor convinced that there was no
blood Of any kind either blade or handle.
Mr. KnowltoD then asked this question
on the Ratchet did you make such an eXamlna
ton as 10 be able 10 determine II It could be used
for producing wounds and then be washed, 30 that
blood could not be detected -