Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-10
LIZZIE BoRDEN,s TRIAL.

LIZZIE BoRDEN,s TRIAL. Testimony About the Search Of the House-0mcer Fleets Account of How 1t was Made-Not Thoroush at Ffrst-Where the Hatchets Were Found - Policeman HarrIngton,s Testimony.
 NEW BEDFORD, Mass., June 9.-About
 one-half of the spectators In the court
 house at the trial of Lizzie Borden this
 morning were women. The first witness
 called was Assistant Marshal Fleet, and his
 oross examination was resumed by Cover
 nor Robinson. He told about his visit to
 the Borden house, and that he found Ofi-
 cers Auflaly and Devine in the cellar. He
 said:
 "I was told by Aullaly afterwards that
 the hstchets were taken from the middle
 cellar on the south side. Those hatohsts
 were found near the chimney in the same
 box where the broken handled hatohst WAS
 found. In the middle room there was a
 five foot pile of ashes, near the chimney
 and near the box where the hstchets were
 found. I put the claw-headed hstchet in
 the cellar room under the stairs; behind
 these were some boxes and keg; that was
 on the southeast of the cellar; Officer liar
 rtngton saw me put 1t there"
 Later in the day he searched all the
 rooms and opened @ trunk. There was
 some clothing in one of the rooms, but he
 didsnot examine It closely.
 Ex-Governor Robinson made a skillfrl
 and l0nO nfr,a fsnv, of n
 and disclosed the fact tha. other hstchets
 than the hstchet without @ handle were
 found in the box by the chimney, and that
 there were piles of ashes in the room. The
 haudleless hstchet was found on the wit
 ness' second visit to the cellar on the day of the murder. The witness also ad- mitted that the search in the house that day was not very thorough. Fleet was led into contradiction of yesterdays testi- mony that the broken part of the hatehet handle was covered with ashes like the blade.
 Officer Harrington was called at 10:45 o'clock. During his testimony as to the condition of the bodies the prisoner looked down and nervously fingered her black fan. He testified that the prisoner said she left her father reading paper, and after twen- ty minutes found him dead; and that she ssid the motive was not robbery, as every thing was right about the house.
 Harrington testified that the prisoner was not in tears during the interview on the day of the murder, and that she was very positive as to the exact time she was in the barn. He described very fully the prisoners dress at that time. A Arecess of ten minutes was taken at 11:15, after which the oross examination began.
 Officer Patrick B. Dohsrty testified that he heard of the tragedy about 11:40 a. ID. Witness described his going into the Bor- den house and his wandering about 1t.
 'Mrs. Borden, when I saw her." said he, "wss lying face down. I lifted the head and looked at 1t. The furniture in the room was not disturbed, that remember. On the floor was bunch of hair as big as my fist, which appeared to have been cut of. During the afternoon saw Miss Bor- den iu the Kitchen. asked her where she was when this was done. She said 1t must hsve been while che was in the barn; she heard no outcries or screams, but she heard a noise like scrspipg. Then had some talk about the house and looked it over thor oughly, going into the rooms we found open, and then we went down cellar where Mullsly found hatchet. I think 1t was the claw headed one; then l went out in the yard and then to the office. I saw Miss Borden in her room that day before I went away. I went to her room and she ,sme to the door and said, ''one minute" md went in and shut the door; 1t wss minute before she opened 1t; we looked Ibout the room. When she was down 'tairs thought she had on a light blue lress, with @ small spot, and there was a | bosom" to the dress. Dress shown with ight sprigs ou dark blue ground, but wit less said he did think this was :he one.) )n Friday morning Lizzie had talk with | Bridget about the back cellar door She | Isked Maggie" If she was sure the cellar | loor was fastened and Maggie" said she | Faa
 Cross examined - "Dnring my search | bout the house I never examined any lress, and wasn't one of the officers to | pull open L'zzie's door. When l arrived here first Sawyer was inside the screen ioor and Manning was outside. l saw Hiss Russell fan Lizzie; 1t was when I was 'peakipg to her. am quite sure about the | description of her dress, but I don't To- member seeing any pink wrapper. When I | vent there on Friday che had on the same blue dress, l think. I don't know as ver saw that broken-handled hatchet be- ore to-day. Lieutenant Edson brought | 'wsy the two axes and two hatchets; this | vas on Friday morning about 6:30. Bdd | ,et had on a calico dress when first went l lp there. think dark brown dress.
 Officer Micheal Mullsly of Fall River | aid he was sent to the Borden house and Irrlved there at 11:37. "I eaw Miss Bor- len for & moment and she told me she was | n the yard and when she came In her | ather was dead on the sofa. She told me | what property her father had on his per on, and she told what it was. Iasked her I f there were any hstchets or axes on the premises and she sad Bridge. Sullivan would show me where they were. Off ger | )oherty searched the body and found | hiugs ss Lizzie had said they were. Then went to where Mrs. Borden was lying, md found much blood of a thick nature. Then I went into the attic. Bridget was with us, opened all the doors for us and | xe searched them. Then we looked into he cellar, looking for the nstchets. Bridget | us; she took from a box two this was in the wood cellar near he chimney; the box was on 6 shelf, which | 'he reached up for, taking them out and handing them to me-" (aere witness iden- flied hatchets as before showp).
 Witness continued: 'In the afternoon was down to the cellar with Fleet, when le took from box a hatchet like this pointing to the broken handled ons), and 'nen no put lt Dack aRAln, tne Oredk III tue wood was fresh one."
 Fleet was recalled and asked about small piece of the hstohet, referred to by Mullaly. He eaid he found nothing in the nature of 8 piece of wood with new break in 1t. This testimony created a de- ,ided sensation.
 District Attorney Kuowlton said he de- sired to have somebody sent to Fall River to the Borden house to see If that piece of wood referred to was there.
 MT. Knowlton asked Mir. Robinson if he had any objections to his sending an officer over there to see about 1t. MT. Robinson said: tNo such question has arisen yet and we will paes 1t now unless the court rules against it "c
 The court decided that 1t was not neces- sary to go any further just now.
 Annie N. White, court stenographer of Bristol county, was called to tell her story of what took place at the inquest in Fall River. Asked If thers was some conver- sation between the district attorney and Miss Borden, Governor Robinson asked that the further examination of this wit ness be dispensed with until full explsns- ton could be made of the important ques- tion which testimony on this subject brought up.
 George A. Pettee of Fall River, who had known AndreE Borden all his life told of