The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-09

tools were; 1t was i'll the box by the
chimDey; Mullaly was there and showed
NE the Eox where the other haUcheIs
came from: the ashes Ia that cellar were
confined to certain space; there was ash
dust, however. nil over everything, just
like another cellar where ashes are Kept:
II was natural ashes should be on these
things: the smaller one of the hatchets
was somewhat dusty; the clawhead,
, apparently, mad been cleaned; there was
spot on the handle; but | don't see 1t
now: it was a small spot. but couldn't
say what It was; 1t was red. and might be
red paint or blood; Miss Lizzie had no
chance to clean that hatchet; am sure OF
that; when first saw that clawhead there
Was one red spot on the blade. (Here
counsel showed the claw head hatehet to
the jury, calling attention to the location
of a mark on the blade. When / found
the hatchet there didn't seem to be any
dust on the side of the box; all
the other tools were dusty; there was
dust on the broken handled hatchet, As
| though it might have got into the ash
pile; there were ashes on the head, on the
handle, but none on the broken end,
think; didn't natice it, because it looked
like a new break; Il see no signs OF
now now, anyhow, examining the piece
of woody. So far as know those pieces
which were Clipped off were done after it
left my possession. think Muilaly saw
box; went away aud left it in the old
box; this claw-head looked as though it
had been washed or scraped; there were
no signs of scraping or washing about
the broken one; this was when first saw
it. won't swear there were any ashes
on the broken emu OF that small handle;
/ do not remember seeing any there"
BAD CONTRADICTION.
Here 1t was shown to witness that yes
tefday he had said there were ashes
on the brofen part. and he said he must
misunderstood the question and he
could explain in no other way why he had
made those different statements. He was
asked to take his pick of the two state
menus and said he would say he did not
discover any ashes there, although there
might have been some there; he would
leave it by saying that he did mot know
whether there Were any ashes on the
broken part or not He went on, In
my testimony at the lower court never
mentioned this broken hatchet. did
not say at that time that L did not find
anything else. but those four Others. I
might nave done 80.
Here counsel read from the previous
testimony of the witness at tho first hear
ing where he stated that he found only
the two axes and the two hatchets, and
he explained that he considered that be-
cause he did not take it away he hadn't
found" it,
Il did not testify about it because did
not think 1t came into the case despite
the broken handle evidently fresh and
the dust"
Redirect: "The front door was locked
when l first went in and had my first
interview with Lizzie. it was bolted
and locked, that is about | can say
about it. The claw hammer had the ap-
pearance OF aving been washed, that was
the reason why | kept il: il looked blue
and there was spot on it which looked
like blood. | showed it to DIR. Dolan at
the time. At the preliminary hearing
was questioned by counsel, bat also
was told to tell my story in my own
way, but was asked at the end. by Mr.,
knowlton, if there were any questions he
had not asked which thought he ought
to, and said. no; l was given a chance
to say all wanted to.
BARRINGToN's TALE.
Ollcer Phillip srtnn was che next
wiLuess. He testified ruau sad been
an officer ten years land patrolman: now
Il was at dinner OF the day of the
tragedy, and it was twelve o'clock
when my attention was first called.
Wnen went 60 the house, had con-
yersation with Miss Borden, asking her
to tell me all she knew. but she said: II
can tell you nothing at all. Father
came home from the postoffice with
small package in his hand; |
asked him II he had any mail for me;
then 1 went away in the yard and into
the barn. | heard nobody In the mean
time.' She said she was up in the loft;
| asked her If the motive was
robbery, and she said no; everything
was all right, even TO the watch in his
pocket and the ring on his finger; asked
her II she had any reason to suspect any
body and she said, No. hesitatingly;
asked her why she hesrated and she told
me about the man with whom her father
had auarreiled before that date. -
Witness said Lizzie was cool, ond DUR
ing no time was she in tears; she was
standing, aud at no time was there any
breaking of the voice; it was steady. II
asked her how she fixed the time Of her
stay in the barn so accurately. and she
saili he was sure she was there twenty
minutes. and not half an hour. Her dress
then was an ordinary house drees."
(dere witnesss s0ave such detailed de-
sorlptIon OF nsr dress including all the
technicaiitief a summing up of ali that
had been said p8fore that Lizzie smiled
and Others laug sa.)
"Wneu was III the Kitchen saw DR..
Bowen with s0Gse SCRAPS of paper in his
hand. / asked him what they were and
he answered that he guessed that they
were nothing, and he started to arrange
them SO as to show me what they were.
saw the word "EIlen" written in
lead pencil. He said it was some
thing sabout his daughter. lie then lifted
the lid from the stove and 1 noticed the
fire was nearly extingulshed. There had
been some paper burned which still held
cylindrical form. about foot lony. and
perhaps two inches in diameter. | can't
tell what sort Of paper it WAS.
THREE HATCHETS.
about that time DR.. Dolan came in
with three hatchets. / think. Then we
went down cellar for the second time.
We made thorough search, but did not
find anything; we went out and l came
in again with the marshal"
Mr.. B0RAIN DISCHARGED.
Mr.. Otto Bormin, the well-known resi-
dent of the Fourth District, who was out