The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-14
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In the Borden Triai-A Dramatic Hiustra.
ton Made the Spectators Gasp.

IN the Borden Triai-A Dramatic Iliustra-
ton Made the Spectators Gasp.
BEDFORD, MASS, June l9.-Again q
great crowd thronged the court room
where Lizzie Borden is being tried for
murder. Mr.. Adams continued the
cross examination OF DR.. Dolan, who de-
scribed the position Of the bodies and
the blood spots, and said the blows came
from left to right and wore Of moderate
force. The prisoner sat with closed eyes
and fan over her face. Continuing
DIR. Dolan said the wounds were made
by sharp instrument, and some were
made by an Rssailant astride the body.
A juryman was taken sick and recess
was taken. The prisoner was affected
by the gruesome exhibits and details
and was led from the room.
Tho session being resumed Dr.. Dolan
admitted testityinS in preliminary
hearing that Mrs. Borden's death was
an hour to an hour aud half before
his examination OF her, but he now
thought it was an hour TO an hour and
half before Mr.. Borden's death, He
could not safely Judge priority within
an hour from blood coagulation alone,
or from digestion alone If they h.d
been sick.. There was short redirect
examination. On examination DR.. Do.
Ian said the length Of tho wound would
not determine the length OF the edge OF
the instrument.
DR.. Z. S. Wood, OF Harvard medical
college, was next called and described
the examination OF the stomachs.
The handleless hatchet had dust like
ashes on the blade tightly adhering.
Underdefendant's objection Prof. Wood
testified that tho handleless hatchet
might have been cleaned before the
handle was broken Off On cross exam.
ination by Mr.. Adams, Prot. Wood said
the contents Of the stomach showed a
difference of an hour and half in the
time Of death. There was no evidence
of poison in the stomachs, or in tho
milk used by the family on August 8
and A. Examination showed no blood
on tho claw hammered hatchet or on
tho AK or on the blue dress. The hair
found on this hatchet was not human.
The white skirt showed n small blood
spot. Prof. Wood said the blood spot
on the white skirt probably came from
the outside and was human blood. Tho
shoes and stockings and dining room
door casing had no blood spots. The
handleless hatchet had no blood. The
break in Its handle contained no dust.
Dr. Draper took the stand next and
described the wounds in the skull OF
Mr.. Borden. Dr. Draper described the
wounds and the condition OF the
stomachs and blood to determine the
priority Of death, and from examina-
ton Of skulls swore that the instrument
producing them was three and one-balf
inches long, the exact length OF handle-
less hatchet.
At the conclusion OF Dr. Draper's ex.
animation, Dr. Cheever, surgical ex.
port, was called. Ho testified that the
handleless hatchet could make all the
blows on the bodies; that one blow on
Mrs. Borden was made by person fac
ing hor, and on cross examination that
blood would naturally fall on the assail-
ant. There was striking and drama
tic illustration little later when Mr..
Adams asked him to illustrate Just
how the blow would have to be struck
in order to produce the cut found IN
the skull Of MIR. Borden.
Mr.. Adams stood before the witness,
who Is tall, spare and very deliberate
in all his movements.
A new hatchet was held aloft, for n
second inclined to the left and then
flashed through the air, straight rs it
seemed with the skull OF Mr.. Adams
When it seemed as il the crash OF bono
must be heard the hatchet stopped and
remained steady. The spectators
gasped
A few minutes lator tho court ad-
journod