The evening world., 1893-06-08
BURNING THAT DRESS,
Lizzie Borden's Sunday Act De-
soribed by Miss Russell.
An Interesting Day in the Murder
Trial at New Bedford.
DR.. Bowen Tells of Prescribing
Double Morphine Doses Tor Lizzie.

NEW BEDFORD. Mass. June g.
The Court House was opened before the
regular time for the Borden trial this
morning. and at the main entrance the
inauisitive females who had swallowed
their breakfasts hurriedly or dispensed
with them entirely made one of the
prettiest rushes ever seen outside OF col
lege premises.
Miss Borden was in her seat fifteen
minutes before the Court came in. and
eagerly looked over the contents of
big. offcial-looking envelope. which she
afterwards passed to ex-Gov. Robinson.
DIR. BOWEN TO THE STAND.
The first witness called for was Mrs.
Churchill. a previous call for DR.. Bowen
having been rescinded, but she not be-
ing present. DIR. Bowen was put on.
He said: II have lived at my present
residence twenty-one years. 1t Is dag
onally opposite the Borden house. I
have been the family physician nearly
all that time. / recall the day of Aug.
4, 1892 ! saw Mr.. Borden the day be-
fore, about o'clock. going down the
street.
II think II was after II ard before II. 80
that / returned to my house in the
morning of the murder. When / re-
turned Mrs. Bowen spoke to me, and In
consequence of that 1 went to the Bor-
den house. I saw Miss Lizzie Borden
and Mrs. Churchill there. They were In
the side hall, just at the end Of 1t, near
the kitchen door: I said, Lizzie. what's
the natter She said. Father has been
killed. or stabbed ! asked: Where In
your fatherT She said: In the sitting
ROOM
THAT was all that was said In that
connection at that time. I went into tho
dining room and then into the sitting
room. I saw the form Of Mr.. Borden
lying on the sofa at the left Of the sit
ting room door. found upon inspection
thlt his face was badly cut, apparently
with q sharp instrument; felt of his
pulse and was satisfied he was dead.
I glanced about the room and saw that
nothing was disturbed. He was lying
on his right side. with his face towards
the south. The face was hardly recog-
nizable."
A PICTURE OF THE MURDERED
Here a photograph Of the murdered
man was shown and identified. During
the showing of the picture Lizzie kept
her eyes riVeted on the floor. never
once glancing up.
Witness, continuing, said: las went
to the sitting-room Lizzie followed me
part way, and as turned to go out
after finding her father was dead.
asked her II she had seen my one and
.atrA Ss,t,N aut,a NOD
been. and she said. In the barn to get
irer father had had trouble with some
of his tenants. Then I asked her to
get something to cover Mr.. Borden and
Bridget brought me sheet
1.-THE sheet was brought from Mr..
Borden's room, and the key was taken
from the mantel, Jelieve. where 1t was
usually kept. After t17=Sheet was used
Lizzie asked II would telegraph to
Emma. and / did so. Up to that time
nothing had been said OF Mrs. Borden,
but just before ! went to the telegraph
Office somebody asked where Mrs. Bor-
den was, and Lizzie said she had re-
ceived a note to visit a sick friend, and
had gone out.
'As I was going I met Oficer Allen.
! know 1t was he, but can't tell how
long 1t was after I went there that I
met him. On my return from the tele-
graph office / met In the kitchen hall
way Mrs. Churchill. and she said they
had found Mrs Borden upstairs In the
front room. She said had better go I'D
and see her.
II went through the dining g-room and
stopping n moment az the door of the
guest chamber At that point / looked
over the bed and saw the PROSTATE
form Of Mrs. Borden; then 1 was stand
ing In the doorway. I vert around at
the foot OF the bed, placed my hand on
her head and found a wound in the
head; then ! felt her pulse and found
she was dead.
II never said to anyone that she had
died OF fright or In a faint. but will
say this. My first thought was that
she had tainted. went downstairs
and told the people Mrs. Borden was
dead; that thought she was killed by
the same instrument with which Mr..
Borden was killed. and that 1 consid-
cred 1t fortunate that Lizzie was out OF
the way"
Here photograph OF the position OF
Mrs. Borden was shown and witness
sad Mrs. Borden was lying nearer the
bed when he saw her. As this Picture
went the rounds and was commented
upon Lizzie covered her eyes. but there
were no tears.
Witness continued: when / was in
the house In the morning I saw that
Lizzie had changed her dress, a pink
wrapper. but did not notice the first
dress worn as to color or material"
The witness said that after ne went