The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-20

taken. but are honest No; they took this dress,
though IL had blood on IL and accepted IL as tho
dress: But when they found. through Professor
is not the dress. and ask for the
Bedford cord The dress had been
Emma, looking for some place TO hang dress,
came across the paint-stained dress. and asked
Miss Lizzie why she did not burn 1t up: The
truth IL, Dr. Dolan found this, which be thought
was blood stained. and when they searched the
house it was only a farce. They did not really
care to search any more, thinking they had the
bl0od-stalned garment which would convict her
OF the crime.
II Lizzie Borden killed her stepmother at 9:45,
did she come down and greet her father In that
blood-stained dressl She must have stood astride
her stepmother and smashed the Ratchet into
her head. She must have walked into the sea or
blood, scattered II all over herself changed her
clothing, and changed IL again after the second
slaughter. would not be surprised II they said
she did the Strengthening while nude. My heart
aches to think what may be the theory OF the
prosecution. she did not try 10 get Bridget out
OF the house. Don't you think she would have
sent her out on some errand!
The claw headed Ratchet was then taken
mp by the lawyer. He pointed out that DR..
Dolan and other doctors disagreed as TO
what had been used TO kill the Bordens.
DIR. Dolan had insisted that one of the
blows had been struok with the claw
headed Ratchet The other doctors said
such had not been the case at all. The
haDdleless Ratchet was referred TO. tx
blade of the Ratchet GOULD not cut its way
oleanly through Mr.. Borden's eyeball nor
could it have made cut in Mrs. Borden's
hair as If it had been made with q shears.
The hair found on the w-headed hatohet
which the government had at first called
dog hair was cow hair. IF those are not
the implements with viii ch the murders
were committed. where are theyi" he asked.
Fall River appears to be prolific In the
| way of hatchets."
During the latter portion of the summing
| up in her favor Miss Borden removed her
| fan from her face. leaned forward and
| looked steadily ut the jury. She held her
head somewhat To the right and waved her
| fan gently. She never smiled when the
! Ex-Governor told what the late Benjamin
T.: Butler had said of the case. 1t was:
why does not DIR. DoIan hold an autopsy
son Lizzie Borden ard find the Ratchet"
| Continuing. Mr.. Robinson said
The exclusive opportunity theory simply
| an anticipation which was not realized. The
| side screen door was unfastened from O'CLOCK
| that morning until 11:15: The back screen door
was open. person could get into the house by
| simply avoiding Bridget on the outside aud Liz
| zie on the inside A man might have gone TO the,
| house for the purpose of killing Mr. Borden. and
happening TO meet Mrs. Borden-probably some
one she knew-struck her down. Then he waited
| for Mr. Borden To come home and killed him. 1t
would have been the most natural thing in the
world for the assassin 10 have left the door of the
spare room open. Then as TO the young man
who was seen outside: what he but the
outside spy of the one committing the deedf
The job was not done by one man alone
RowDY WOMEN.
At this point recess was taken. Mr.. Rob-
| inscn had talked half an hour longer than
she time which had been allotted to him.
| aud bad not yet finished. What he said.
| and the way he said it. disappointed his
| friends very much. During the recess for
| dinner there we're many peculiar msnifes-
| tations on the part of some of the women.
A great many of them remained In the
( court room and would not leave. Others
massed themselves at the entrances. When
they could not get in themselves they man.
ifes:ed an inclination to permit no one
else to do 80, The result was there was
the greatest crush of humanity that tins
town has ever seen. Handsome gowns
| were torn aud Grampied on. and, straDgest
! of all, the women seemed 60 enjoy IL. They
| we're prepared. apparently. TO go TO any
length TO get into the court room. When
| they did get In they wedged themselves
| into everv place and stood in the room
fully contented, although 1t was ditficult
| TO breathe.
| Ex-Governor Robinson resumed hts sum-
| ming M when the court reassem bled. he
| advised the jury not TO jump At conclu-
sions. and reminded them of the solemnity
| of the duty which devolved upon them.
| He said he forgot TO speak about the testi-
mony of Dir. Medley. with reference to the
dust on the floor of the barn. Medley
| could not find traces o. Miss Lizzie's foot
steps In the dust. but before Medley. went
| there. two boys. described by one Of them
| as 'Me and Brownie" had been up there
trsInplng about. and so had others Mr..
/ Medley was mistaken. the lawyer said.
| The hatchet, which would not lit the hole
in the skull of Mrs. Borden, was referred to
| In this way:
| IL there had been any blood on the defendants
hair, those who were bathing her face and adj
she committed the murder. she must have killed
| Mrs. Borden first. Then 1t would have been
| necessary for her 10 bave gone down into the cell
| lar where there was running water and washed
| herself her hair included, thoroughly. When
| you assume that. you put an awful lot on her TO
| perform In O short time. she looked all right
| have gone down the cellar again. put on the blue
dress. and went up stairs; killed her father.
changed her clothing and disposed of them
so eifectually that no trace OF them has yet been
| found. Then she must have hurried TO clean the
| Ratchet If you assume she committed the crimes,
| and prepared 1t by drying 1t and placing dust on
IT so as To present the same appearance as when
| found.
Our experience teaches Us that woman Of
thirty-twO years. brought up in one of our homes.
| GOwntrodden, would not blaze out as q human
monster. suppose che had been wicked and de-
signing, and Bridget as Innocent as she is now,
would IL lot have been simple for her 10 drive
Bridget into the tolls and save herselfl But
when the name OF Bridget was mentioned TO her
she said Bridget conld not have done IL.
Miss Borden listened to her counsel for n
few minutes. and then covered her face.
Just then he was saying she had made 10
unseemIy exhibitions in the court. had
borne herself bravely. but that when she
was free again the woman nature would
come back TO her and assert itself. and she
would cry. 1t was o'clock when ex-Gov-
ernor Robinson closed. after having made q
speech four aud three-ouarters hours in
length. As be wEs closing Lizzie began to
weep. Her face was red and swollen when
she removed her handkerchief from IL.