The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-09
CAUSED HER TO TURN PALE
Damaging Evidence Against Lizzie Bor-
den Given in Court Yesterday.
Half Destroyed, Blood Stained Handkerchief
That Was Found by Policeman Produced
blythe Prosecutor Blue Dress Burned.

INV BEDFORD, Mass. June S.-The court
house was opened before the regular time
this morning. and at the main entrance the
crowd of curious females who had swal.
lowed their breakfast hurriedly or dis
pensed with 1t entirely made one OF the
prettiest PUSHES ever seen outside OF col
lege campus. The local police were carried
off their feet and whIrled along with the
resistless pettiooated surge from below,
until several deputy sheritis jumped down
to their rescue and turned the tide. Miss
Borden was In her seat fifteen minutes be-
fore the court came In, and eagerly looked
over the contents of big official looking
envelope. which she afterwards passed to
Governor Robinson. All her counsel were
early on hand.
DR.. Bowen. the fret witness. stated moth
ing new in the direct examination, except
to deny that ne had ever said Mrs. Borden
died of fright or in q faint
Bridget sullivan was recalled for recross-
examination. She testified that she saw
stairs just after the murder. and denied
she had ever stated SO. az shown by her
testimony in the preliminary hearing
Mrs. Churchill was next called. Nothing
new developed in her direct examination.
hut in cross-exam,nation she told Judge
Robinson Lizzie was SO pale and excited
after the murder that her appearance at
tracted witnesses attention from the house.
Rigid inquiry about the dresses failed to
change her direct testimony;
Alice Russell was then called. Miss Rus
sell described how Lizzie burned the dress
on the sunday after the murder. She fret
saw Lizzie in the kitchen with the dress,
and Lizzie said: III am going to burn up
this old thing covered with paint"
Witness went ous and came in again, and
saw Lizzie standing near the cupboard
door. and tearing or rippipg small portion
OF tho dress. The skirt was lying on
tho shelf Witness said: II would not let
any body see you do that" to which Lizzie
said nothing. but moved back one step TO-
ward the cupboard door. Afterwards wit
ness said: Il am afraid the worst thing
you could have done was to burn that
DRESS" to which Lizzie replied: 'Oh. why
did you let me do itf Why did not you tell
mei' The dress was cheap. light blue
cotton Bedford cord. with small dark
figure. which witness had once noticed Liz.
zle wearing 80 the spring when new.
After recess John CunninRha was Cross
examined, and then George Allen. q pale
policeman of Fall River, was called. On
tho morning of the tragedy message came
to the station house. where be was. telliD g
of the murder. He went up to the Borden
house OH the run, and picked mp another
policeman on the way. When he reached
the sitting room Mrs. Churchill and Miss
Russell were there. So was Dr. Bowen.
The sheet had not yet been placed over the
body of the dead man. He happened TO
pass she door, and he thought he might as
well examine the lock while he was there.
He found night lock and bolt on the
door. The door was both looked and bolted
when he made the examination. When be
saw Lizzie Borden that morning she was
cool and self-possessed. There was . table
three ieet from the body. be said. and there
was no trace of blood on that.
Then came surprise from the prosecu.
tIon and one that caused the heavy, dull
features of the defendants TO grow ashy
white 1t was handkerchief, dark and
dirty and half destroyed. 1t looked as il
an attempt had been made to burn 1t. The
careless way in which assistant attorney
Moody brought the handkerchief into the
case W "a interesting In itself. He seemed
to BIS about to sit down. having finished
with the witness to all APPEARANCES. Then
he walked back TO the table: MI Allen.
were up staIrs7"
''Yes. did,
well what was it'll"
"A handkerchief"
Where did you find itf'
II found IL lying little way from Mrs.
BOrden's feet; between her feet and the
window
Nv ere there any marks on 1T"
Then came the anewer that caused the
prisoner to look as if she was about to
collapse.
"Yee." were Aliens words.
lit W as covered with blood"
That's all, said the district attorney
quietly. as if IL were an every day matter
TO produce bit of evidence like that
During the time that the handkerchief was
talked about the prisoner picked ar the tipt
of one glove with the other hand.
When ex- Governor Robinson cross-exsm-
ined Allen he did not ask question about
the bloody handkerchief. Officer Allen
together with Sheriff Wixon. then testified
to their search of the Borden premises
after the murder.
Then officer Fleet was put on the stand.
After cOrroborating the testimony of the
two previous witnesses. he described bis
finding the hendleless haschet produced by
Mr.. Moody in opening. This Ratchet was
found on the day of the murder u the box
next the chimney in the cellar. frag.
ment of the handle showed fresh break
and the iron was covered with ashes. The
manner in which the ashes or dust appeared
In tho cut indicated that an effort had been
made TO have the break appear like an old
one. tie saw no paint about the house
The court here adjourned for the day.