The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-16
GOOD DEFHNCE POINTS.
Mysterious Man Was Seen
Hanging About the
Borden House.
MATGoN REAGAN's QUEER YARN.
Did Hilliard Forbid Her to Correct
Lies?-Lizzle's Chinese Sum
day School Class.
lATEoN REAGAN'S QUEER YARN.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, June 16, 1893
There was less of crowd at the Court
House this morning at the resumption OF
the Borden trial than there has been at
any time since the beginning of the trial,
although the air is delightfully."- cool in
side and fans have been retired. Among
the early visitors was Miss Emma Bor-
den, who is. it is understood, to be called
by the defense. although she was down
as a government witness.
Miss Lizzie told Governor Robinson as
he greeted her this morning. that she had
not passed a very restful night; and the
fntfmation came. with a cheering smile.
that she would feel better better by nd
by.
The decision relative 10 the admission
of the evidence of the Portuguese who saw
the man with the bloody hatchet was in
order the first thing this morning, and
after the jury had been polled, counsel
entered into a consultation with the JUS
tices upon some points which the latter
desired made more clear. Following this
the Court said it was clear that the evil
dence offered on the head above referred
TO Could not be admitted, and Mr.. Jen-
nings desired exceptions noted. at the
Same time stating that he would put in
writing just what he intended to show.
a MAN IN THE GATE.
The first witness was Sarah r. Hart,
Tiverton. and she said:-"I lived in Fall
River ten years ago, on or near Second
street most of the time. / knew Andrew
j. Borden by sight and knew where he
lived; had a sister who lived in the DIR.
Kelley house some fifteen years and
was In the abit of going there frequently.
| On the day of the murders / passed by
| Mr.. Borden's house with nv sister-ln-
| law, Mrs. Manley; it was about ten miu'
utes to ten A. NJ; we passed by the north
| gate and stopped there TO speak to my
nephew who was there in a carriage, aud
| went up to the back of his carriage.
| While | was there saw a young man
| standing in the gateway; it was not Mr..
| Borden; he was resting his head on his
| left hand. his elbow being on the gate
post; was there five minutes and he was
| there when went away; / went down to
Main street and got there just in time to
catch the ten o'clock car for the North;
| this car leaves City Hail for the North at
| just ten O'Clock. (Here witness pointed
| out on photograph Of the premises where
| she saw the man,
"The carriage, was little.to the north 'oi
the gate; | didn't notice the man as
| passed by the gate, but only when
| turned around"
Cross examinatfon:-"Thec carriage was
| between the Borden and Churchill
| houses. the horses head was south; my
nephew's name is Ezra p. B. Manley
| and l never noticed him as we were
! walking along until he spoke to me.
Therewas nothing to obstrucG my visv
him as walked along, but was busy
talking with Mrs. Manley; don't mean
to say that this man was not standing il
| the gateway before l turned, but didn't
notice him. This mans left elbow was
on the south post, the one nearest the
house. He didn't change his position
| that noticed; he turned his head to lool
at me. didn't know the man."
NO BLOOD ON HEB.
Charles S. Sawyer. painter, Fall River
IL recall the day of the Boraen MUIR
der, was in number 81 Second street
MIR. Rien's shop. when I heard, that a
man had been stabbed. and went out
on to the street. Isaw Mr.. Hall aud Mis-:
Russell; she was going up on tbs other
with her. l walked along with her until
got to the gate of the Borden house
| when / turned around and walked
nway; when l turned away l met
| Officer Allen at Mrs. Churchill'i
gale; went back with him and he pa
me ON guard at the side door after WI
| had been in the house. When WAS Ii
| there Miss Russell, Mrs. Churchill, Mis-.
Lizzie and Brigst Sullivan, were in the
| kitchen; Miss Lizzie WAS sitting III rock
ing chair and the others seemed TO ps
working over her tanning her and Vi
| bing her hands: / was close to her ahthe
time. She appeared to be some
what distressed, saw no ,sign1
| of blood on herhead, hair, hand
| or dress: 1 cannot tell VIVA
| Kind of a dress she had on. whether 1t
| was dark or light; after that was baek
and forward in the entry, aud when the
! people came let them in, aud sometimes
was out on the steps. The first officer
who came after Allen left was Doherty;
| should say it was ten minutes past
eleven or fifteen minutes eleven when
was stationed at the door, buS never
4 looked at my watch; it was ten or fifteen
minutes after Allen left before Doherty
came. Somebody came with him and
have the impression 1t was Frank Wixon
Officer Mullaly followed about that
time; there were others whom
did not know; but do remembel
Officers Harrington and Fleet; there
we're many others passing to and fr,
about the building, going all over th
place; some of them went to the barn
and l saw them stanGing by tho iron
door of the barn; at the door facing The
street (oointed out location ON the photo
graph | remember seeing Alfred CLARK
SOD, Ho was oue VI tuS urHC tneIS, auu
should say he came before Officer Fleet
There were some boys in the yard; say
a Rich boy there, as remember It; peo
pie were coming up every few minutes
but / do not remember all of them.
remember man named Donnelly speak
ing to me; there WAS u time when wa
up looking at Mrs. Borden's body when
was not at the door; DR.. Bowen and on
GERS Doherty and Mullaly went up whel
/ did; then / went back to the fioer Whscl
fastened, and went upstairs; ! diIn'
see Officer Medley there very early in til,
| day."
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