The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-08

mad said to various persons that she had
gone to the barn to get piece of tin to
NIX screen; that she had gone there to
got lead to make sinkers-on each occa-
sion claiming that che had been at.
tracted to the house by groans or other
mysterious sounds, and that finally she
mad said that she had discovered her
fathers body as she was going I'M stairs To
get her hat Policeman Medley, to whom
she said she had gone to the loft in the
barn. went there and found the floor
thickly coated with undisturbed dust.
Coming to the time at which the murders
were com mitted Mr.. Moody said that It
would BIO shown both by the condition
OF the blood that flowed from the bodies
and from the contents of the stomachs
that MRS. Borden died at least an hour
before her husband.
At this point Mr.. Moody unrolled a
handle aud produced dark blue figured
silk dress and q white skirt, aud spread.
ing the latter out for the inspection of
the jury pointed to tiny spot, the only
mark OF blood found on the prisoners
clothing. Holding up the dress Mr..
Moody said:-'This is the dress that
the prisoner claims she wore that morn
Ing, but Mrs. Churchill will swear that
she wore light blue one.
SO Tar the prosecution had followed
In the main the testimony given at the
first trial, but when Mr.. Moody said: II
believe 1t TO be my duty to call your
attention to all the testimony in the
governments possession" every one
knew that something startling was com
ing. The prisoner alone appeared un.
interested as he continued that another
dress would be described, which it
would be shown Lizzie had purchased
in the spring, and which agreed with
the description given by Mrs. Churchill.
we will show you" exclaimed Mr..
Moody. "by the testimony of Miss
Russell that on the Sunday after the
murder she saw Lizzie put this dress
into the kitchen stove, and when she
asked her why she did so Lizzie replied
1t is all covered with paint Miss
Russell remarked that she ought not to
burn 1t in view from the street, and
Lizzie's only reply was to move away
from the window Subsequently, when
Miss Russell told her that she had done
a very injudicious thing in destroying
the dress, she made no reply.
1--WE will show you even more than
this" continued Mr.. Moody. as District
Attorney Knowlton came in carving
two long handled axes under his arm
and followed by court officer bearing
two hatchets, small parcel and heavy
valise. One of the axes fell to the floor
with crack, and at the sound the pris-
oner started and covered her face with
fan. In this attitude she remained
until Mr.. Moody had finished his
address. Those who sat in line could
see that her eyes were closed, but the
face behind the fan was as rigid and
expressionless as block of stone.
Briefly Mr.. Moody explained that the
two hatchets and the two axes had been
examined and were found to have no
connec ton with the crimes, but that on
the day OF the tragedy another Ratchet
had been found which at the time at
tracted little attention. Unwrapping
the small bundle the speaker produced
q small Ratchet head and held it alof;.
The other hatchets," he said, 'are
rusty, but I know them to be innocent.
The rust on this one. you will observe,
is such as would result from uniform
exposure OF its surface. 1t was found in
the cellar and at that time was covered
with closely adhering coat of ashes.
Professor Wood will tell you that if the
surface of this Ratchet were as smooth
as that of the others the application of
water soon after its use would cause it
to part with all traces of blood. A test
has also been made which shows that a
break on the weapon Is fresh one.
Fragments of the handle were also
found"
While Mr.. Moody did not expressly
say that it was intended to prove the
presence of blood on the Ratchet his
words indicated that this would be done.
Turning to the bag, Mr.. Moody re
moved the coverings for a moment and
displayed the two hideously mutilated
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time they would be submitted for the
careful examination of the jury. The
skulls seemed to remind him of point
o 7erlooked, for, taking up the Ratchet
head again. he said: The principal
wound in Andrew Borden's head was
three and a half inches in length and
that is precisely the length of this lit
tie blade"
In conclusion Mr.. Moody said that the
com monwealth would show that Andrew
j. Borden and his wife had been killed
without struggle; that there had been
an unkindly feeling between the pris-
oner and her mother; that the prisoner
had attempted to purchase prussic acid
and, failing in this, had prepared muir
derous weapon on August 3; that she
had told many contradictory stories TO
account for her movements, and that
finally Mrs. Borden had been killed at
least an hour before her husband.
After Mr.. Moody concluded his ad.
dress the jury we're taken to Fall River
to view the Borden house and it's sur
roundings.
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