The Portland daily press., 1893-06-08
don't know where Mr.. Borden went
when he hooked the door.

then to see my nephew ana niece on WeY-
bosset street, but the nephew was not at
home; that was probably mile and a
quarter; I walked there; I saw my niece
there; her name is Morse; I left there
about II. 20 and went back to the Borden
house, travelling on the horses car, I
boarded it not far from where was Wis
Pleasant street. II first went into the
back yard and picked up two or three
pears and ate part of one; then went into
the house and was informed that some
thing had happened. The first victim /
saw was Mr.. Borden; then went up the
stairs and looked under the door and saw
Mrs. Borden lying there. When saw
her I was just below the floor; had been
told she was there. Mr.. Borden had a
farm in Swansea; never saw Lizzie Bor-
den from the time arrived on Wednes-
day noon until arrived back from my
niece's. When ! first went in + saw
Bridget Sullivan, DR.. Bowen and two or
three policemen, but don't know who
they were; think Mrs. Churchill was
there.
On cross-examination by Gov. Robin
son witness said that at the first meal
Mrs. Borden brought in the food, and
he saw nothing Of Bridget Sullivan. On
the evening previous to the murder both
Mr.. and Mrs. Borden were sick. OF his
own knowledge he did not know whether
Bridget was in the house or not; he de-
scribed the location of her room;
not think there was any light in the
sitting room the night before the muir
der. and the door leading from the room
into the hall was open; think there was
a hall light; where was sitting I could
rnf 90 rnhn oySfarod he ~,
go up stairs. do not know how the
front door was fastened that night by
observation or what was told me: the
person heard come in that night made
no exclamation that / remember. The
door of the spare room where ] slept
was opened when / went there and it
was left open all night. I suppose was
the first one up in the morning, as I
heard no one about I first saw Bridget
that morning after / sat down to the
table; the table was furnished with Or
dinary white ware. Witness said he con-
sidered it a good fair breakfast which
was served, nothing mean nor scrimped
about it, and he did not curb his appetite
any. Bridget was called by the table
bell two or three times during breakfast.
Mrs. Borden told Bridget to wash the
windows today this was while they
were at the breakfast table.
In regard to the spring lock on the
front door, if the door was shut hard it
could be locked; otherwise no. I had a
new one put on since the murder. I dis
covered this fact accidentally after the
tragedy and tried several times to shut
the door and then had the new one put
on. That morning was not near the
front door, except to get my hat from
the rack in the hall, after came down
to breakfast. When I returned it was
11.40; l came by the way of Second street
and went into the rear door; saw no
body about the premises; the street is
very noisy and the noise can be plainly
heard at all times irs-he house. When
got to the door Mr.. Sawyer stood outside
on the broad step and Bridget Sullivan
was sitting on the steps inside, about
three feet away, near enough to hold con-
versation. There was nobody else in the
yard at that time. The pear tree where
picked the fruit before passed to the
house was on the south side and had
there been anybody there, any policemen,
could have seen them. think the barn
door was closed; heard nobody walking
about in the barn. When l got
to the side door I went in, but
Mr.. Sawyer did not. When [ came
down after passing up stairs first saw
Lizzie sitting on the lounge in the dining
room, alone. I saw some of the blood
spots on the parlor door; they were
washed off on Sunday, / think; Miss
Emma washed them off; / accompanied
the officers part; of the time when they
were looking aboutthe house; they over
hauled everything there Morse chuckled
at his remembrance of the search); they
had free access to everything: think it
it was on Friday when was with them;
they search on Thursday alone; they
went down cellar when was there and
looked into every place carefully; they
found some axes, but could not identi-
fly them now; several days after that
saw man sitting on the back steps put
ting some axes OF lhatchets into bag; it
was not a policeman. I have not seen
the man since. During the search there
was no opposition to any Of their move
ments about the house.
Bridget Sullivan's Testimony.
A buzz of excitement went around the
room at 1890, when Mr.. Moody called
Bridget Sullivan. She was dressed in a
maroon colored fashionable dress. wore
large hat with a large feather and
black kid gloves. She leaned ON the left
side against the rail, looked straight at
Mr.. Moody and spoke so low, that he
had to tell her to speak louder. The
prisoner remained leaning back in her
seat, but changed her posture SO as to
see the witness plainly and she watched
Bridget steadily with wide open eyes.
Bridget testified that she came to work
for the Bordens about two years before
the time of the murder. On the Monday
preceding the day Of the tragedy witness
washed the clothes of the household in
the cellar. After washing she locked
the cellar door by bolt on the inside.
After that time she had no occasion to
use that door. Never noticed any
change in the door from that time.
Continuing, witness testified that Mr..
and Mrs. Borden were both sick Wednes-
day morning. Had seen Mr.. Morse at
the house on Wednesday. Witness was
out Wednesday night, got home about
1915. When she went out in the eve
ming the back door was locked. n It was
the same way when she returned. After
she went into the house she locked this
door with double locks and bolt, then
went directly to bed. She heard no
noise during the night.
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