New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-21


Of theirs, sh. put ont her hand upon the railing
before. her The blood surged into her face, max
Ing it afiamc She rose slowly but stood at her fun
height. erect, and never al any moment hdd Div
looked moro the lady than then
"Gcntlcmcn Of the jury" said the clerk. look
mon the prisoner. Lizzie Andrew Borden, look
upon the jury Hear. gentlemen. how have you
found? What say you? Is the prisoner guilty
or not guilty. as charged in the indictment!
They had all turned away from the Court ana
stood confronting her. There had been silSh'
change in her position and in her manner a. inc
clerk was speaking. som" OF IN" flush IA"
gone from her face. and with II som" OF inc
strength which she had summoned for this supreme
ordeal She was leaning lightly against the rau-
ing before her with a tinil look in her eyes
Not guilty" said the foreman. ana hk' Il
sho, almost with a crash. Lizzie Bordcn fell
into her chair Her head struck the railing ana
her frame shook with a mighty agitation In
~tantly an uproar of applause broke ont from
the courtroom. which III vain the sheriff ana
his officers attempted TO stay Lizzie Borden
had friends then, and they made themselves
heard All the effort TO quiet them came from
the shern The judges said never word. lne
Chief Justice looked around the room, pn' nov
sfcrnly or a. if he hal any mind 10 stop INC
natural impuls" OF the human heart. Judge
Blodccit twircd pen in his hand, - II n'"nty
occupied with IT, Judge Dewey hal his fan be
fore III. face and when he took the fan awuy
his eyes were red. and many who saw 10
thought. if they did not say, God bless him.
Tor many minute, Lizzie Bord"n> head re-
main,d whore ~ was upon tie railing, and her
body IN the position into which il had fallen
when the words were slid that gave her Ah-
criv. lite. r.pntation- all that the human henrt
nj. checked
last. aud then the humdrdm proceedings Of th"
oou,, went on The Distric-Attorncy arose.
not altogether an agreeabl" Gbrnsion.
M that moment His message, however, was Il
kind one the l-.-t lac could deliver. II" said that
there were two other indictments against Miss
Iordrn and IL moved that they lc dismissed.
He said that he congratulated the jury upon the
conclusion of their abors and Miss Borden upon
the vindicaton they had afforded her. He con
/ Graduated her counsel. too, on the personal and
professional triumph they had won. The Court
said that the indictments would he dismissed
Turning t. the jury. Judge Mason continued:
"Grntlcm,n. nothing but the dcc)rum which j.
| imposed upon me- prevents III" from saving how
| feel and think concerning the verdict you have
rendered. That, probably, You can imagine. The
| Court extend, TO you it, hearty thanks for the
! faithfulncss and paticnc" with which You have
/ performed your duties ana endured III" ulSroni-
! forts and restraints which have been necessity
Of this trial You are now dismissed
Then he turned 10 her who for all these
months had been "A prisoner. the object of what
is declared ly This jurSs verdict 10 b" little else
/ than a police persecution She raised her head
~ hc spoke her name. and lifted her face
toward him. radiant with smiles AMI tears.
Lizzie Andrew lordcn." sid the Chief Justice
"agrccah.y 10 the verdict of the jury, il l.
the order Of this court that you BE- forthwith
DISCHARGED from the custody OF its officers ana
The bluc-coatcd Sheriff had IN" grac" TO take
! himself and his black shadow out of her presence
then and forever.
Hear W.. hear yc all persons having business
before the Honorable I'll" Justices Of IN" superior
Court forthwith depart and return hithcr on Mon
day morning at o o'clock, TO which time and pla@'
the sitting Of the Court Is now adjourned Go,
save the Commonwealth of Massachusetts"
Hitherto it had been an invocation that thu
cries had pronouncci now it seemed like ben"
diciicY. Groups of friends Gathered quckl,
around iizzle Borden. Governor Robinson
his face gay with smiles, one
more put his arm about her
This time not TO support, hut to cares. Tired a
she was she was not too tired to hold ont hc
| hand TO those that came to shake it. Then sh'
passed from the scene Of dreadful trial and splcn
did triumph ont into the open air. into the sun
lieht and among the trees and flowers that from
prison cell and courthouse window she had looked
upon so often and so lonsinsy l.. +. @.