The sun., 1893-06-14

to sec whats he haG to SIs say as % any one in the
TO SEQ il one carpet absorbed blood assoon
as the other" said he. and to see IL the blood
artery in The The IL leg @ Of a dog and allowed the
blood a,d to flow ireely on both. 1t dried equally
lie exam ned the prisoners low shoes and
black stockings and found no blood on them.
The hoodoo hatchet was his next text. and he
sides we're uniformly rusty. and covered with
some lne dust like ashes. He found no blood:
Think 2f it-no blood ppon this hoodoo hatchst
H Ro1ndhead knight. Hosea Hos knowlton. was was not not
to he put OF making all he could OF the
What is your opinion as to whether this
hatchet, could. have been used and then sub;
|ected It t. .oS Seansng process to remove all
object" said Gov. Robinson, and the Dis
trict Attorney changed his question,
sort Of cleaning process, would that be sum- "a
II object" Said ua the " eX.devernor. ''
He may answer" snid Chief Justice Mason.
Ph Gf H kH G IN hfY ss an
before the end WAS broken."
II object" said Mr.. Adams for Lizzie Bor-
Why do you say that" Mr. Knowlton asked,
:. ."Tt could not very well be broken first, said
the witness, and then have the blood entirely
that an exception be noted.
Tho tendency Of this testimony. which was
60 80 disagrceable to the defence % was to prove
eH ss besn 1ssf esn that san ih
n,u murderer did not break of the handle until
The Tiie nrison .r,s luck deserted her wben that
testimony was admitted. for where all is pure
" eircumstantial evidence every little thing
aSsP; Srs to %ooa
A poisonous acid"
How soon will 1t cause death?"
In from one second to two minutes:
What condition must 1t be in to do that?"
acid-less than a ateaspooniul-as It is ordina-
rily used In drug stores"
with tho pinnead spot OF blood He asked II
the characte Of the blood was satisfactory for
the. determi ination that it was human blood.
answer yits which the prisoners lawyers were re-
Mr. Adams next asked question which left
the PfoiessT & irfS to say that the spos might
so M the ana he sfG
be heard OF the only blood that was found upon
aenythina belonging to the prisoner By f1r-
period between tho two deaths down to one
hour
to say that the Ratchet might look "a "a he fret
The Profsssor qualified his answer in a
SO ssy sdhs.en % to tho On nosehss s and
roughness that he could not say whether tho
Hdoa thu hsnda
Ever see any other piece Of the handler"
comparing the fresh splinters with tho
broken end. would you say how long 1t Was
siOceni since !. wv. was broken' Two months orsix
=" should say any number Of months, for the
broken end is darker than the fresh & &spinters.
was made-whether one year or two years
ago"
Not even within years7"
ernments U police Witnesses who had been enc car cer-
time had passed since the hoodoo hatchet had
would not dare to guess whom the handle was
Il was ns G1s
MI: Knowlton took hold OF tho witness and
IN ppo wsSas sRs hands
this hatchst was broken before the blade got
az o foyssrd s;1, with ashes dur and rust
had said, that the murderer must have got ail
soners counsel can put upon the murderer the
blood was found on Miss Borden or any Of her
As for tho dress she burned UP. the tale Of
that will be told when the Witnesses are pro-
Assuming that the assailant stood behind
J. Mr; 7. Borden, said Mr. Adams to Prof; Wood,
bs WITH he
Il don't see how he could avoid being spat- |
tered from the waist up"
Acln inU hat tha ant OF ri Ia
Mrs. Borden as she lay with her face down, and |
taking into account the spatters you saw. have |
you formed an opinion whether the sasailant
Il don't see how he could avoid being snat-
tered from the lower portion OF the body
DR., Frank ". Draper was called. BE looks
lik 9 the late Marcus Cicoro Stanley.
s one Of, the medical examiners OF the city q
Boston; hss e. been called .ai. Upon In nearly 1900
N the Harvard Medical School. '' N'
'odies. He took up the plaster casts. and
began, to verify tho marks that showed the
The sabie.sowned bRcs Hni prisoner did not relish
What he was doing and so put her head down
4.sd r.. Ssra Of of he!
lest accompsnipents Of Tho trial: -,
ers he gets. He laughs and chats with her.
md when he is too busy to do anything else
le turns md smiles upon her MS Kind father
lashed old testimony In tho morning.
In tho afternoon the prisoner came In and
ook her seat. but soon niter asked for glass
4 water. Within flv. minutes after tasting It
he left tho room and did not return.
Mr.. Knowlton said that he was sorry
hat he wns obliged to send for one OF tho
X ulls OF tine murdered couple but he must
he witness Prof Draper. 1t was Mr.. Borden's
kull. 1t was done up in q VIII to handkerchief.
nd Isok ed Ikea bouquet, such as q man car
les to his sweetheart. A pile OF law books
ras arranged hi2h on the tahle in front OF the
ury and made a stand for the skull to rest
pon. The Professor uncovered the skull and
ut 1t on this heap Of learning. but tho Jaw
came separately in his hand.
1t was an uncommonly heavy Jaw. Whom tho
)octor put it in its place by lifting the rest OF
louth opened and shut like the silent Jaws Of a
host. To see that Jaw wag made the sPecta-
ors wonder what II would say If It could talk.
IL the old man. awakened by the first blow.
aw his murderer would he tell who 1t was2
he saw that 1t was his daughter would he
ay so2 THE suN correspondent wrote that
uestion and sent 1t to a lady ip the court
Dom. Her answer, came back. No. not II
o was a good man..