Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-21

Miss Borden by name, telling her that she now hsd voice and could say to the jury what she chose TO say. She arose some what agitated and said to the jury:
 1T am innocent, but I will leave my case
 fin your hands and in the hands of my
 counsel.n -.s
 Judge Dewey then charged the jury. He
 cautioned them to take adecision only upon
 the law and the evidence and not to be in-
 flaenced by anything in the prior proceed
 ings, and that no action of the prisoner
 since her arrest can be taken into con
 alteration. The character and previous life of the defendant must always be taken into consideration. Taking ali the facts into consideration is ita fsct that there was any motive for Lizzie Borden to make away
 with her parents. There must be no mag nifying or bslittling to make anything 1t In where it seemingly ought to.
 The government claims that the acts come under the head of murder in the first degree. The law claims that in order to prove this everything claimed must be proven beyond reasonable doubt. There must be great caution in handling ctrcum- stsntial evidence. The jury must bear in mind that failure to prove an essential fact would be fatal to the governments case; the government claimed that an essential fact was embraced in the note matter; that the defendant had made statements which she knew were false when she made them. The jury must be satisfied that they were false. Every fact proved must be con- sistent with guilt. The government need not show that no one else had the oppor- tunity to commit the crime, but must prove that the defendant committed it. The jury must reason as to the effect of the defendants conduct and statements. - Thop fn 0nnelnda hv aXn0r6 testimony, but were to apply 1t to 8 reason able judgment. They might convict if they were satisfied that the act was com mitted by another person but that de- fendant was present, aiding and abetting, for in the eyes of the law one is equally guilty with the other. The jury was cautioned against noticing in any way the fact that defendant did not take the stand. The burden of proof is on the government and the defendant is not obliged to shoulder any of it. The defence was not spirit. If not legally guilty the jury must say SO.
 At the conclusion of the charge at 3:15 the jury retired. At 4:30 o'clock it was that they had reached a verdict and they filed into the court room and were boiled. Mise Borden was asked to stand up, and the foreman was asked to return the verdict, upon which he sn- "Not guilty"
 After the verdict had been received the district attorney moved that the other cases against Miss Borden be nolle pros'd, and the order of the court was to that eff feet.
 Chief Justice Mason then gracefully the jury in appreciation of their work and faithful service, and reminded them that the precautions taken with them, which may have seemed irksome at the lime solely in the interest of justice, fact which they undoubtedly realized now.
 The jury was then dismissed and the ,ourt was adjourned until Monday next, when the regular criminal session will be opened.
 SHE IS HAPPY.
 FALL RIVER, June 20.-The news of Liz .ie Borden's acquittsl was received with the | greatest surprise in this city. At S:15 p. | n. carriage stopped at the residence of | Charles J. Holmes, No. 67 Pine street. It contained MT. Holmes, Miss Lizzie and | Hiss Emma Borden and Miss Annie | Holmes. Lizzie did not wait for MT. | Iolmes' escort, but bounded up the steps | md disappeared within the house. The | Associated Press reporter was granted an | with Lizzie. She said:
 "I am the happiest woman in the | vorld." She did not care to dwell upon | he subject of the trial and said the whole | ,arty had agreed not to discuss that sub ect.
 At the Borden homestead the crowd | ;ept increasing until 10 o'clock. Shortly | fter 10 travelling band stopped in front | f the house and played "Auld Lang | 'yne," creating the greatest excitement. | 1t Il o'clock the crowd had little lessened | nd at midnight there was still fair rowd. In the discussion the feeling is | hat of surprise, bordering upon indigna- ion. Miss Borden will probably go to her | wn home tomorrow.