The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-06
her father when she entered The house to

her father when she entered the house TO
gerher hat.
She had told. TOO, that she had gone to
the barn Tor the purpose of getting some
lead from which to make siukers.
Another story WAS that she had gone
pair a screen.
THE PRISONERS CLOTHES IN COURT.
MIR. Wood uurolleu bun die aud dis
closed the clothing Miss Borden had
worn on the morning her father and
mother were killed. He held them ND for
inspection by the jury. There was no
trace of blood on any of the garments
except on the front of the SKIRT, where
there was minute particle OF blood.
DR.. Bowen had Iorn up note, and was
about TO cast it into the Kitchen stove.
when policeman came along and saw
something In the stove which looked like
bundle Of paper,
Miss Borden, tnat fatal morning, had
worn light blue dress with darker fig
ures Of navy blue in it. Mrs. Churchill
would testify that The dress which he held
in mis- hand at that moment was not the
dress which Mrs. Churchill, neighbor.
saw her wearing that morning
On the Sunday following, Miss Russell
stepped into the Borden kitchen and saw
Lizzie standing by the stove The pris-
oner had in her hand waist which cor
responded with the kind of skirt de-
scribed by Mrs. Churchill as having been
worn by Miss Borden on the morning OF
August 4
.Lizzie." said Miss Russell, .swhat are
you going to do with that waist?"
II am going TO burn it up, was the re-
sponse. 1T is all covered with paint"
Miss Russell suggested that the other
should not stand where the neighbors
could see what she was doing SO easily,
and so she moved step or two, in order
TO be more nearly out of the range OF
vision.
THE DEADLY HATCHETs.
Then she placed the waist In the stove.
Two axes and two hatchets were shown
to the jury. The speaker said there was
no use Of considering the axes in relation
TO the crime.
So rar as the hatchets were concerned.
there was no evidence to be obtained
from them. Then there was produced
an other natchet. IL was without handle
and stained with rust.
The Assistant District Attorney said
that it had been found near the barn,
where the searchers about the place after
the tragedy had passed it by unnoticed;;
The sides of the hatchet when found
were covered with ashes.
ssThe blows on the head of MIR. Borden
were made with weapon three and =
half inches long, no more and no less"
said the speaker lmpressively. This
part of hatche5 is just that length
'There were no evidences of struggle
anywhere in the house." he went on, not
an article anywhere in the house had
been disturbed. The one who committed
the murders was familiar with the prem
ises
From the middle until the end of the
opening address Miss Borden leaned
buck in her chair and never moved a
muscle. She put the fan up over her
face, and holding her head forward.
pressed it close against her forehead and
held it there.
LIZZIE BORDEN FAINTS.
Her eyes were closed aud she appeared
as IL asleep. Not by any motion did she
betrav that she was conscious OF what
was going on about her.
just as Mr.. Moody had ceased to speak
and taken one step toward his seat, there
was a noise where Miss Borden was sit
ting. She had tainted.
\ The Rev. Mr.. Jubb hurried over to her
kld placed bottle of smelling salts to
sr nostriIs. Deputy Sheriff Kirby and
another offices hurried after cracked ice.
Jhe woman's face grew white. The
off ks returned with ice in moment
and couple of minutes later Miss Bor-
don began to recovsr.
The jury was allowed recess OF about
FIVE minutes. and wlen it had returned
to The box she had recovered her usual
manner and beariEg.
At 11:30 herdefendant said she would
not acceIDany the jury to the scene OF
the crime.
The Court adjourned until tomorrow to
allow the jury TO go to Fall River and
view the scene of the tragedy.