The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-17
MISS EMMA TES1EIES.
Lizzie Borden's Sister on the Stand
at New Bedford.
MATRoN REAGAN's STORY DENIED.
Witnesses Assert That the Matron Was
Prevented from Signing a Denial by
Marshal Hilliard-HIIss Emma Tells of
ths Burning OF tho Faint Stained Dress.

Marshal Hilliard-AIIss Emma Tells of
ths Burning OF tho Faint Stained Dress.
NEW BEDFORD Mass, June 17.-There
WAS less Of q crowd at the court house Mt
the resumption of the Borden trial than
1nere mas oeen at any time since the be-
ginning of the trial
The decision relative to the admission OF
the evidence of the Portuguese who saw
tne man with the bloody hatchet was In
order the nrst thing, and after the jury
had been polled counsel entered into
consultation with the justices upon some
points which The latter desire made more
clear.
Following this the court said It was
clear that the evidence offered on the head
above referred to could not be admitted,
and MIR. Jennings desired exceptions
noted, at the same time stating that he
would put in writing just what he in
tcnded to show.
Mrs Mary X. Holmes. a neighbor and
member of the church which Miss Borden
attended, was the first important witness.
She told OF her visit to the house when she
heard of the murder and the arrival of Dr.
6owen and Officer Fleet. She proceeded:
when Fleet came in he asked Lizzie some
questions, and Lizzie said she wished he
would be quick about 1t, for she was very
tired. having answered a great many
questions. She told about going to the
oarn and looking after the lead Then the
oficers proceeded to search the room and
had Lizzie's free consent, and they made
what should call thorough seareh.n
When asked If Lizzie shed tears when
viewing her fathers body the witness re-
piled in the affirmative.
Emma l.. Borden, sister of Lizzie Bor-
don, was then called and testified as
follows;
I'VE have lived In the house we now
i've in twenty-one years last May. At the
tfme OF the murder Lizzie was possessed
oil property as follows: One hundred and
seventy dollars in the B. NJ. C. Safe De-
posit and Trust company, $4,000 in the
Msssasoit National bank, $500 in the Union
Savings bank, s14l In the Fall River Five
Cents Savings bank, and nine shares of
fhe Merchants Manufacturing company
stock
MY father wore ring on his finger
given him by Lizzie. She had worn it her
self before. He constantly wore 1t after.
md 1t was buried with him. Ihave an in
sentory of the clothes in the closet on the
afternoon 1t was searched, made up about
week ago from my recollection. There
were eighteen or nineteen dresses there,
but only one belonged to Mrs. Borden, the
others being Lizzie's and mine | was
there when the search was going on. Lizzie
ppaning trunks; we never made the slight
nst objection to their searches, and told
Them to come as often as they could and
make as thorough search as they could.
The Bedford cord dress was made the
nrst week in May. 1t was very cheap
unc and plainly trimmed Lizzie and I
sssisted in making 1t, as we always did.
ube dressmaker made several for us at the
o<nne time. Lizzie got some paint on this
dress within two weeks after It was made.
That dress was hanging in the front closet
on the day came home. / said to Lizzie.
You haven't destroyed that old dress vet
why don't you do soy 1t was very dirty,
badly faded, and don't remember having
sesn her use il for some time
AShe had no other dress which she could
hase go on over that DRESS because they
were made too snug. She could not have
had it on under the pink wrapper, because
tt would have shown. The next saw of
the Bedford dress, was in the kitchen on
Saturday when heard my sisters voice;
locked around and saw her with the dress
On her arm. She said, Pm going to burn
This old Dress and l said, 1 would or
why don't you.' and turned away did
aue see her burn the dress Miss Russell
was there at the time"
Witness was asked: 'What happened
next In reference to this dress, after the
kurning? Was anything said by Miss
Russell in regard to this dress?n
YES On Monday Miss Russell came
90 us in the dining room and said she had
toid Mr.. Hanscom falsehood, and l
asked her what that was for. She said he
asked her IL all the dresses were in the
house that were there at the time of the
murder, and she said yes. Then it was de-
sided between us all that she go and tell
Mr.. Hanscom she had told a falsehood.
1Ay sister said at the time: why didn't
yon tell him about it9 Why did you let
me do it?'
Il remember the story about the quar-
rel between my sister and /. 1t was told
mo by you (Mr Jennngs1 the morning
she story was published I never had any
such conversation with my sister as was
Teported. There WAS never any trouble or
qnRrrel In the matron's room between
as while she was there, or anything that
nouid be construed into a quarrel Wit
bass contended that the relations between
Lizzie and Mrs. Borden were entirely cor
Dial. She said that the breach caused by
nha giving of property to her stepmother
hAs never healed SO far rs she was CON
GsHned. although 1t was on Lizzies part.
Bhe knew Of no enemy her stepmother had
h she world Il never have seen the ham
Hleiess hatchet, and don't know any thing
about it. don't remember ever seeing
hnt one hatchet and can't describe it to
you.
..No interview whatever took place be-
kween Lizzie and me as stated by Mrs
Reagan. ] only remember Mr.. Jennings
9zJing when he came In that he would like
20 see my sister at once. don't remember
nAyfng anything in particular There was
nothing but ordinary conversation"
Mrs. Mary A Raymond, dressmaker
n Fall River, testified. II have done dress
making for Lizzie Borden at her home. /
went to the house the first week in May,
1893 and was there three weeks. The Bed
ford cord dress made first because Lizzie
poee ID 1t. The painters were painting the
Aoaa when Lizzie was wearing the dress,
pnd she put il on as soon as 1t was done.
sawibhe dress after it was painted She
cpuhi not get that dress on under any other
Hressn
Mrs. Bowen, wife of Dr. Bowen, testified
Shat there was no. blood on defendant or
on her garments when she saw her the day
Of the murder
Mrs. Brigham was recalled and testified
Chat by experiment in the Borden house
she found that person standing in the
ppper hall could not see person lying in
the guest room, where Mrs. Borden was
found. and that the front door spring lock
was not sure to work unless the door WAS
shut hard.
Miss White, the Bristol county court
stenographer, read parts Of Bridget Suli.
vans testiwony at the inquest in which
she swore that Lizzie was crying when she
6rst saw her after the murder, and part OF
Fleets testimony contradicting a state
mont made by him at this trial.
Here the defence rested, at Bib, and the
government asked for fifteen minutes to
prepare for the introduction of testimony