Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-22

we don't even burn witches in MassA-
chusetts. ask only that you be true to
yourselves. There always goes with any
person the presumption of innocence Of
crime; that is your buwark and it started
with her from the day she was taken in
charge, and it never leaves her until that |
presumption is overcome and she is de- |
clared guilty.
Bear IN mind that the presumption is nj !
ways IN the scale, and alwaystlpped in the /
prisoners favor until tipped the other |
way. The court will explain the difference
betweei direct and circumstantiale evidence,
and there is 10 need for me tn go into it
fully, because | deem it unnecessary If
you are asked to convict upon any evil
dence yot will look to see if it fits in and
whether it is all in, whether the chain is
complete before you make up yonr minds,
The court will tell you the proof must
come up in your minds to moral GER
tainty-not mathematical certainty--be-
yond a reasonable doubt.
Referring to the fact that the prisoner
did not take the stand in her own defence
Governor Robinson said the law Of the
State gave the defendant permission to
testify ii she desired. but if she did not So
desire no inference was to be drawn as to
her action. He intimuted that the strain
would have been too great for her to have
taken the stand.
Governor Robinson gave acknowledged
description of the events connected with
the crime and its discovery, as they APP
pear from the evidence.
The prisoner sat in the dock with her
face covered with a fan while he analysed
the evidence,
New BEDFORD, Mass, June 2O.-There
was less OF a jam outside the court house
this morning, although at the opening of
the court there were rs many people i'll
the room AS at any time during the session.
Among the peculiaritles of the morning
WAS the receipt of box by Governor Rob.
inson, sent from Pennsylvania, in which
was small handleless hatchet. The true
inwardness of the gift was not apparent,
and the box was not removed from the
janitor's room.
Miss Borden entered the room at 500
O'Clock, and Governor Robinson took
seat beside her, and the two engaged in
conversation until court opened.
The court came in at Q o'clock promptly,
and the dstrict-attorney picked up the
thread of his argument where he dropped
it last night. lie congratulated the jury
upon tue near approach of the end. The
counsel who opened the case for the de-
| fense said the motive was part of the
governments case but the speaker said
this was not so, although the cOnsidera-
| ton of motive has weight in elucidat
ing the facts in the case. Mo
nor even tolerable when considered
i'll connection with u crime. The motives
| of mankind are rs inscrutable as are the
ways OF divine providence. 1t does afford
satisfaction To our reasoning to have dis
covered that there were unfortunate conGi-
tions in family from which we can suspect
even the malice existing. | have called
| your attention to the way in which they
lived under the same roof. 1t impresses
me deeply as | am sure it did you, The
malice was all before the fact, the wicked
ness, the ingratitude had gone OH under
| that roof for many, many months.
Because the lips of those who do know
are sealed ill death, we don't know but
that some new phase had come up i'll the
family life, adding to the feeling of malice
and jealousy existing i'll this woman. No
suggestion could be made by that poor
man, US in favor of his wife, but would
| fan the flames into unqueuchable fire.
There may be that in this case which
shows that Lizzie Andrew Borden did
not plan to kill her father, and ! hope so,
but IL was not Lizzie Andrew Borden who
came down those stairs to meet her father,
but a murderess transformed from the
lines of affection to the most consummate
cruelty ever known. She came down to
meet that stern old man who loved his
daughter, but who also loved his wife. and
the one man above all who would know
WHO nuN kllleu MS VILE anu WHO CuulG
down stairs to meet his nemesis.
He knew to much of the family rela-
tions and she did not dare to let him live
| When she came down stairs 1t was her
father she met, but II was alsOthe husband
of the stepmuthGr whom she hated. There
was no escape from the crime but to com
plete the bloody work. The second mur-
der was not planned but was done rs a
wicked and fearful necessity. Aud say
this to relieve my mind OF the dreadful
feeling that there IS deliberate parracde
in the world.
Bridget was doing her work at the house
and the old man was taking the last walk
of his life. We found him moving slowly
about the city, stopping in various places
of business and finally he turned into the
yard of the house where his wife lay dead.
lie went around to the side door and found
it locked went to The front door and tried
to use his key but couldn't and was let in
by Bridget. He came into the house, sat
down and then came Lizzie, from the very
place where his wife lay dead and told him
fulsehool about where the wife was.
Where was that step-mother? She knew.
That would Keep the old man silent for a
time, but not for long. Then Bridget
came into the dining room to wash the
windows there and the old man, after
laying visit to his room, came into the
sitting room aud Lzzle, win the spirit OF
Judas kissing his master, suggests that he
lay down to gct rest she tells Bridget
if she gets down To lock up the door as
she might 60 out herself. Then Bridget
guCS upstairs To get her rest and
Lizzie goes on ironing alone with her
victim. In less thau 70 minutes she calls
her servant down and tells her that her
father is killed. She had Il good fire to
iron her clothes with and ! have the evil
denre TO prove it, for Officer Harrington
tells us that l2.m there were living embers
in the stove and we know II there was fire
there then there was u better one earlier i'll
the day.
And when She was ironing, why did She
stop? There were only a few handker
chiefs to iron, but for all the time She was
at work there were but few OF them ready
to lay away for use And there was
nobody who came to tha ihouse after the
tragedy but asked this woman where She
was when ii happened; it began with
Bridget and through all her friends.
Her story was not consistent with the
facts. Dr Bowen asked where have yon
been ~ On, pregnant question. Mrs.
Churchill asked and received a similar
answer as to being away from the house.
Miss Russell, her friend, asked the same
thing, and again came the outdoor story,
and when John Fleet went to her room he
went there to get her story in the interest
OF justice in order to make up his mind as
to what course to pursue. lie had no more
idea of her being implicated than that his
chief was. And in that room was the Rev.
Mr. Buck, and lie heard every word of the
conversation between Mr.. Fleet and Miss
Borden, and don't you suppose that if
there was anything wrong in the story we
should have heard Of il? But they come
here with the cowardly suggestion that
this woman could not tell the truth be-
cause she had peen drugged Here counsel
read the evidence OF the talk between