Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-06-23

no handle there. Officer Dennis Desmond,
Jr-. testified as to the search IN the house
and the failure to find dresses covered with
paint or blood He also saw the nandieiess
Ratchet. but no loose handle. and contradict
cd Medley. claiming TO have wrapped up the
blade himself. State Detective George L.
Sesver then testified 10 an exanInatlon
of the handieIess Ratchet, corrooorat-
ing other witnesses as 10 its appear
ance and the dust it !. also testi-
fed to his search Of the dressesan the house
He also described the character and location
of the blood-spots found in the rooms where
the murders were committed On cross Sx-
animation he became badly confused aid was
unable TO tell the age of the break On tbs
Ratchet handle or about the character OF the
dresses which he examined. The court at
O'Clock adjourned.
With the heat making the court room
where Lizzie Borden vas on trial the most
uncomfortable place in town, the second
week and seventh day of this proceeding
against the stoical daughter OF New Eng
land was resumed promptly. Wnen
the court opened Chief Justice Mason
informed the jury that it might retire. That
was done because of the argument which
was about to be begun for and against the
admission OF evidence given by Lizzie Bor-
den when the inquest was held IN FAN
River last summer. The point to be de-
cided meant everything to the defendant.
Assistant District Attorney Moody made the
argument from the standpoint OF the prose-
cutiOn, and Ex-Governor Robinson spoke for
Lizzie Borden. While arguments were max
ing Miss Borden was not in the court room.
She was conducted down to the matron's
room on complaint C feeling indisposed.
When the argument was ended the court
retired to deliberate on the points raised. 1t
was II 35 o'clock when the Justices returned
to the court room. In deep, even tones
Chief Justice Mason began to read the
int 90 ~ In brio w
Lizzie Borden was practically a prisoner at
the time of the inquest, and that under those
circumstances the testimony taken at the In
quest would not be admitted in this trial.
The decision of the court not to allow
the evidence taken at the inquest to
enter into the present case was con-
sidered a black eye to the prosecution.
Doctor Alfred c. Dederick a physician Of
Fall River, testified that in his opinion Mrs.
Borden had been killed first. Joseph Hyde.
a Fall River policeman. testified that at
O'Clock of the night of the murder, while he
was watching outside the house, he saw Miss
Russell and Lizzie Borden 60 down into the
cellar. Lizzie carried a lamp and the other
woman had bucket in one hand. They
came up again. and few minutes later Liz
zie went down into the cellar alone. All he
saw Lizzie do WAS to StOOp over the sink
Doctor W. A. D0ian, the medical examiner,
was the next witness. He described his
animation of the bodies and the premises.
and said that in his opinion the wounds
could have been inflicted by woman of o.
binary strength.
When the Borden murder case was resumed
Doctor Dolan took the stand again. and Mr.
Adams continued his cross-examinatiOn. A
manikins head was set up on chair beside
the jury box and the doctor described how
the blows fell upon the head OF
Mr.. Borden when he was murdered.
He said that the ulOwo We're made
by q sharp instrument and some on Mrs.
Borden by an assailant astride the body. A
juryman was taken sick and a recess oe i've
minutes was taken. Miss Borden also left
the room evidently feeling much affected
When the session was resumed DR.. DO1an ad-
mttad testifying in preliminary hearing that
Mrs. BOrden's death was an hour to an
hour and half before his examination of
her. but now thought it was an hour to az
hour and a half before Mr.. BOrden's death.
On the re-crOSS-examinatiOn Doctor DOa1r
said the length Of t1e wound would not de-
termine the length Of the edge of the instru-
nent. Doctor E. S. Wood, of Harvard
Medical College, then described the eXamin-
atiOns of the stomachs. He found nothing
to indicate disease irritation in either
stomach. and their contents showed differ
ence of an hour and a half in the time Of
death Examination showed no blood OH the
claw-hammered Ratchet or axe on the blue
dress. The hair found on this Ratchet was
not human. The blood spot on the white
skirt probably came from outside and was
human blood. The handitless Ratchet had
no blood. The break in it's handle contained
40 dust. but it had dust like ashes on the
blade tightly adhering. Under defendants
objection and exception Professor Wood
testified that the handleless Ratchet
might have been cleaned OF blood
before the handle was broken OFF.
The Professor Of Surgery in the Harvard
Medical School, Doctor D. W. Cheever. was
the last witness of the day. He has been in
oo$ia l,i- ~ R1yo 10
that Mrs. Horden had been dead for an hour
or more longer than her husband. He
thought the the wounds were inflicted Nth
q Ratchet