The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-06-14

New BEDFORD, Mass, June 6.-At S:55
o'clock Miss Borden and the jury were In
their seats and counsel were on hand
busily arranging their papers. The doors
were opened 10 spectators about that
time and at least third of those present
were females. The weather opens very
warm and another scorching day is in
prospect State Detectives Seaver and
Shaw are close at hand TO counsel for the
prosecution as aids. and Detective Ducey
of Chelsea, who has been doing some quiet
work on the sly for the defense, is handy
to the call of the counsel on that side.
Mir. Moody opened the governments
case. He said that it was his purpose to
put the story of the crime before the jury
in the simplest possible manner. de
then briefly ran over the details lOf the
double murder, dwelling upon the narrow
life of the inmates of the Borden family
and relating many incidents tending to
show that iii feeling had existed for years
between the prisoner and her stepmother.
From the middle until the end of the
address Miss Borden leaned back In her
chair and never moved a muscle. She
put the fan over her face, and holding her
head forward pressed it close against her
forehead and held il there. Her eyes
were closed and she appeared as if asleep.
Not by any means did she betrsy that she
was conscious of what was going on about
her Just as Mr. Moody had ceased 10
speak and taken one step forward toward
his seat there was a noise where Miss BOr
den was sitting She had tainted. The
Rev. Mr.. Jubb hurried over TO her and
placed q bottle OF smelling salts TO her
nostrils. Deputy Sheriff Kirby, another
officer. hurried after cracked ice. The
woman's face grew white. The officers
returned with ice in a moment and
couple OF minutes later Miss Borden be-
gan TO recover. The case was opened by
the government putting on Its first wit
ness in the person OF Thomas Herman.
civil engineer. He m1nutely described the
Borden house and its surroundings. Court
was then adjourned until tomorrow in
order that the jury might visit the scene
OF the crime.
FALL RIVER, Mass, June 6.--The Bor-
den jury arrived IN the city from New
Bedford this afternoon at ] 30 o'clock at
the Eight Rod depot. The jury walked to
the Borden house and were admitted.
After carefully examining the inner part
thereof. a survey OF the outside adjoining
yard was made the distance from the
house 10 the fence and the location of the
lumber pile and barn lott visited. The
jury fled out from the yard
and walked up Secondss. to
DIR. Bowen's house. and other points
figuring on the trial were shown and
looked over. Passing TO Third-st cOnsid-
cradle time was spen. in Groves stone
yards, where masons were at work at the
-. 4 ILL -
committed. and the position aad distance
Df the porch in DR.. Chagnon's house
where the doctors daughter was seated at
The time OF the murder was also noted.
The very place mentioned IN the story of
the crime, including the Union bank, was
visited. The tour was finished at / p. IN.
aud the jury ausrtersd at the Mellen
house.
NEW BEDFORD. Mass, June AT the
opening of the third day OF the Borden
murder trial this morning necks were
craned as Miss Borden entered the
room. looking as uunconcerDed and
fresh as possible under the trying
circumstances. After she took her
eest MIR. Jennings mad a five minutes con-
versation with her and she appeared very
much interested and animated, smile
breaking ont occasionally as the talk pro-
morning SO that the defense could be
nearer Miss Borden.
Morse's Testimony.
Morse testified that ne passed the night
In the gIest chamber where Mrs. Borden
was subsequently found dead he break
tasted without the BOrdens and left the
house by the screen door. Mr.. Bor-
den going out with him. When be re-
turn ed TO the mouse the dead bodies had
bean discovered. He saw the body of
Mr.. Borden first.
Il went upstairs" he said, and under
the bed l had been sleeping on ! found
Mrs. Borden. There was blood on her
face. l saw Miss Lizzie Borden when l
returned"
That was the first time be had seen her
Bince his arrival the dsv before.
Cross-examined by Ex-Governor Robin
son, be said it was about IL 40 that he re-
turned to the Borden house on the morn
ing of the murder. He approached the
house from the rear. The streeto on which
il is situated is a business one.
lie saw no policemen in the
yard; that the barn door was
closed and he heard no one inside. This
contradicis the commonwealth allegation
that the police by immediate examIna-
ton Of the barn ssceTtained that the pris-
oner could not have been in the barn
at the time of the murder. Morse
told how the police had searched the
house and he had helped them. They
found some axes, but he could not iden-
THY them now. At this point q recess Of
five minutes was taken. While the wit
ness was testifying Miss Borden regarded
him with hardly . casual interest. She
cheWed on the ring in the end OF her fan.
Bridget SuIIivan's Testimony.
A buzz Of excitement went around the
room when Mr.. Moody called Bridget Sui
Ivan. She was dressed fashionably and
leaned the left side against the rail. looked
straight az Moody and spoke so low that
be nad % tell her to speak louder. The
prisoner remained leaning back in the
seat but changed pastures so as to see wit
ness plain and watched Bridget steadily
with large eyes wide open.
All the judges watched Bridget care
fully while she testified to boiling the
cellar door on the inside, two days before
the murder. To hooking the screen door,
to sickness of the Bordens "Wednesday
and TO Der own account, and
to the locked condition Of the