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the barn several times for water and no one
came to the house that saw. While she was
washing tho inside of the windows in the
sitting room she heard someone at the front
door and went to unlock it.. She was both
cred with so many locks aud bolts that she
said 80, pshaw," and Lizzie, who was at
the head OF the stirs or in her room, laughed
at her
Witness then described her running for
the doctor and for Miss Russell at Miss Bor-
den suggestion and being told by Lizzie
that she thought her mother had come in
and 90 up stairs and SEQ if she was there;
then the finding OF Mrs Borden's body by
Mrs. Churchill and herself. When she
came down Staiss Lizzie told her that she
had found the eoreen door opon
And Bor Father Doad.
Tho first witness heard Of tie note was when
LIZZIE spoke TO hor OF ii. No one, to wit
ness's knowledge, came to the house on that
day with a message for Mrs. Borden; En-
ma Borden was away at this time. Wit
ness admitted that she didn't know whether
she hooked the screen door or not on the
morning of the murder
She testified that, as far rs she knew, the
girls and the old people lived pleasantly
together, although the younger women did
not always cat at tho same table as their
parents. While witness was washing win
dows any ono could have gone into the
screen door and she not know 1t.
Adjourned at 4:45 until 8 o'clock to-mor
row morning, DR.. Bowen will be the next
witness.
New BEDFORD, Mass, June 9.-The
court house opened before the regular
tins this morning and inquisitive females,
who had gathered in large numbers at the
main entrance, made an energetic rush
through the doors. Two police officers on
! guard were carried Off their feet aud whirl-
cd along with the resistless surge OF skirts
until several deputy sheriffs came to their
rescue and turned tho tide. The result was
| that the pushers were kept ont entirely,
while those who acted in fairly decent
manner were allowed the coveted privilege
OF fighting for seats inside.
| Miss Borden was in her seat - minutes
before court came in and eagerly looked
over the contents of big, ofical-looking
envelope, which she after ward passed to
| Gov. Robinson.
DR.. Bowen was the first witness He
said he had been the family ply stefan OF the
| Bordens for 81 years; came to the Borden
house after II 80 on the day of the murder
saw Lizzie and Mrs Churchill there; asked
| what was the trouble and Lizzie replied:
FEATHER has been killed or stabbed" saw
! Mr.. Borden lying on the sofa in the sitting
room with his head terribly cut; nothing
about the head was disturbed A photo
graph was shown and identified. During the
showing OF the photograph the prisoner
kept he eyes riveted on the floor, never oncs
| looking up.1 Witness continues; asked
/ Lizzie IL she had seen anyone about tho
| nj ta1 bar ba
| had been and she said:
"In the Barn to Get Some lron;''
she said she was afraid her father
| had had trouble with some Of his
tenants. Somebody asked where Mrs.
| Borden was and Lizzie said she had
received a note 10 visit sick friend and
had gone out; went to the telegraph Office
to send message to Emma at Lizzie re
| quest; upon returning to the house saw
Mrs. Churchill, who said they had found
Mrs Borden up stairs in the front room;
went w stairs and saw Mrs Borden; found
a wound in her head never said to any one
that she had died of fright or in a faint
| but the first thought that witness had was
that she had tainted. Hero a photograph
OF Mrs. Borden was submitted and as the
picture went the rounds and was comment
ed upon the prisoner covered her eyes, but
there were no tears. Continuing, the wit
Dess said: When ! was in the house Il
the morning saw that Lizzie
| Had Changed Her Dress
a pink wrapper, but didn't notice the first
dress worn as to color and material. Wit
ness said he did recall saying that lie no
ticed the color of the dress, that it was
drab, but added that it was an ordinary
unattractive dress, as he thought now; that
be did not notice When witness came
to the Borden house there was only one
officer there; the shutters in Mrs. Borden
| room were closed on the side nearest to
| Mrs. Churchills house; when witness came
down stairs after seeing Mr.. Borden's bod
| several women were working over Lizzie in
the kitchen, tanning her; prescribed bromo-
caffeine for her that afternoon TO allav her
nervousness; ordered morphine for her Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday. On FRI
day witness gave Lizzie IS Grain.
OF morphine doubled it ON Saturday, ant
continued the treatment all the time up t,
her arrest and while shs was in the station
Morphine affects the mind by changing ant
altering views and causes hallucnation.
Bridget sullivan Wa. Recalled.
She said that robbery had occurred in tn,
Borden house while she was working there
about II months before the murder, in Thu
day time. This testimony was ruled out OF
oh ectous by prosecution, as Was also tn
statement Of witness regarding a robbery
in the barn. Exceptions were noted in eaci
instance.
ResuminC she said; "When came down
stairs and saw Lizzie standing beside thu
door she appeared moro excited than evel
saw her and she was not crying; | neve
said she was crying Tine testimony o
the previcus hearing was read to her, il
which she stated that Lizzie was excited
and was crying. Bridget said: "Thi
must be wrong because | never said it,
want TO be right and | swear did not Sc
her crying; ] am sure the statement tina
seys did say SO is not correct
Mrs. Adelaide Churchill
was the next witness. She says sho liy.
in the house next north OF the Bor
den house. On the day OF the muir
der she saw Bridget Sullivan goin.
from DR.. Bowens to the Borden house; sh
vas pale aud walked rapidly; witness, look
ing out of hor window saw, Lizzie Border
inside the screen door, leaning against Tia
casing; asked Lizzie what the trouble wa