The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-18
THEY DID NOT QUARREL
Emma Borden Denies the Story
Told by Matron Reagan.
VALUABLE TESTIMONY FOR LIZZIE

Clear and Connected Story Told by n Sister
OF the Accused In the Fall River Murder
Trial-Evidence Is All In and After Argu-
ment on Monday Verdict viii BE Given.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. June 1T.-Emma
H. Borden, sister of Lizzie Borden, was
called and testified as follows:
we nave lived in the house we now live
In 81 years last May. At the time of the
murder Lizzie was possessed of property as
follows: $40 in the b. NJ. c. Durfec Safe
deposit and Trust company; $1,000 in the
Massasoit National bank: 500 in the Union
Savings bank; Sill in the Fall River Five
Cent Savings bank; two shares of the Fall
River National bank stock: four shares of
the Merchants Manufacturing company
stock, and five shares of the same, another
date.
My father wore a ring on his finger
TWAS given him by Lizzie; she had worn
1t herself before; he constantly wore it after
and it was buried with him. | have an in
ventory of the clothes in the closet OH the
afternoon 1T was searched; made up about
week ago from my recollection; there
were Is or 10 dresses there; only one be-
longing to Mrs. Borden, the others were
Lizzie's and mine. was there when the
searching was going on.
Lizzie and both went to the attorney's
to assist i'll opening the trunks. Whenever
made the slightest objection to searches,
and asked them TO come as often us they
could and make as thorough searches us
they could. The Bedford cord dress was
made the first week in May at our home:
1t was very cheap dress, l2M or IL cents n
yard, and about or 8 yards in 1t, plainly
trimmed Not more than two days were
used in making the dress; Lizzie and ! as
sisted, us we always did; the work was
done i'll the guest room, where it was al
ways done; the dressmaker made several
for us mt the same time. The painters be-
gan work after the dress was made. Liz
zie got some paint ON this dress within two
weeks after 1t was made she got the paint
on the front breadth and OIL the side; that
dress was hanging i'll the front closet on
the day came home. know because |
went to hang up dress and found there
was no nail.
How the Dress Was Burned.
Question-Did You say anything to Lizzie
about that dress because there was no nail
there?
Objected to, hut allowetl)
Answer did; said, You haven't de
stroyed that old dress yet: why don't YOU
do so:' 1t WAS very dirty, badly faded,
anu 'iuil l. remember having seen Her
it for some time; it couldn't have been
made over because besides being badly
soiled the material and color was such ms
to render it impossible. ltwas a very long
dress, an inch II half longer than her pink
wrapper; the sleeves We're full and the
waist WAS blouse waist; the back skirt
was longer than any other dress except
those cut Ell train She had no other
dress which she could have got over that
dress, because they were made to snug
She could not have had it OH under the
pink wrapper because it would have shown.
The next SAW of the Bedford dress was
IN the Kitchen on Saturday when | heard
my sisters voice. looked around and saw
her with the dress on her arm She said.
Pm going to burn this old dress" and |
said, II would or why don't YOU" and
turned away. did not see her burn the
dress. Miss Russell was there ut the time.
What Miss Russell Said
Question-What happened next IN refer
ence to this dress after the burning Was
anything said 10y Miss Russell in regard to
this dress?
Answer-Yes Monday Miss Russell came
to us in the dining room and said she had
told MIR. llanscom Il falsehood and asked
her what that WAS for. She said he asked
her if all the dresses were in the house that
were there AT The time III tn. murder and
she said yes. Then it was decided between
us all that she 20 and tell Mr. Ilanscom
she had told j falsehood My sister said Mt
the time: why didn't you tell him about
it; why did you let me ,lo it?
Il remember the story about the quar-
rel between my sister and |: it WAS told
me by You (Mr. jennings the morning the
story was published; never had any such
conversation with my sister as was re-
ported; there WAS never any trouble or
quarrel in the matron's room between us
while she was there or anything that could
be construed into quarrel
Mntron Reagan's story Denied.
Witness contended that the relations be-
tween Lizzie and Mrs. Borden were entirely
cordial. Witness said that the breach
caused by the giving of property to her
stepmother was never healed so far as size
WAS concerned, although it WAS on I.iZZie's
part: she knew of no enemy her stepmother
hal in the world Emma Borden said ON
crosS-eZanination:
IL never have seen the hantllcless hatchet
and don't know anything about il.
l don't remember ever seeing but one
hatchet and can't describe it to YOU: no
interview whatever took place between
Lizzie and me as stated by Mrs Reagan; |
remember Mr.. Jennings saying when he
came i'll that he would like to see nv sister
alone. don't remember saying ANYTHING
In particular; there was nothing but ordi-
nary conversation.
The evidence is all in, and the arguments
of the counsel will begin Monday.