Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-15
BRIDGET SULLIVAN STORY
II Proves Rather Favorable
to Lizzie Borden.
THE CONDITION OF THE HOUSE
A Man Might Have Crept in
and Committed the Crime.


ture of to-day's proceedings in the borden
murder trial was the testimony 6i Bridget
Sullivan, the houscuaid in the employ Of
the liOrdenS 1T tile time of the crime and
the chief witness for the prosecution. she
detailed at length the movements OF the
various members Of the Borden household
during the morning Of the dav of the
crime. After breakfast Mrs. Borden asked
her 10 wash the windows. That was about
9oclOCk. Continuing witness said
AFTER received the instructions | went
into the kitchen, then into the dining aud
sittng-rooms and shut the windows 50 the
Inside shutters were open. | never touched
them. Did not see Lizzie then. | wGnt
down cellar, got Il wooden pail, came up
stairs, got my water. and rs | Went out
Lizzie asked me what was going to do.
wash windows and ] said yes that she
needn't lock the door as wanted to come
In for water. Then told her she could it
she wanted to and could get the water IN
the barn. She went in and did not lock
the door saw no one in the sttiug-ruom
when 1 was washing windows there, | had
to open the parlor blinds 10 get Ut the
windows.
~ wen. to the barn at least twice 10 oct
water. During all this time no one came
70 the house that ! saw. saw no one in
the diuing-rOom when was Washing those
windows. When | went into the Kitchen
one time to get Upper saw no one there
After had done the washing | pIt the
cloth and step-ladder in the kitchen, after
went in booked the screen door
WHAT LIZZIE TOLD HER FATHER.
"Then went into the sitting room and
washed the windows inside, taking the
one nearest the front door, and had tile
upper part done when heard something.
heard a person at the front door and an.
locked It; don't remember hearing any
bell rung, When | opened it., was
bothered with So many locks, | said oh
pshaw and Lizzie. who was either al the
head of the stairs or in her room, laughed
at me,
81 cannot tell anything about how the
door was kept. | don't know anything
about that door; when let Mr.. Borden IN
he did not speak to me- he had a parcel in
his hand; when he went into the dining
room he sat in q chair al the head of the
lounge and | went on washing ms win.
dows; Miss Lizzie came down stairs about
tive minutes after and went into the
lining.room; | heard her ask her father il
he had any mail, and she told him thai
Mrs Borden had received u note and haC
gone out.
"Then Mr.. Borden took the key of Iii.
bedroom and went up the back stairs
When he came down SOON after he took
rocking char in the sitting room, and
went on washing my windows; this time
In the dining-roum. While | was loinl
this Lizzie came into the room took ~
ironing board from the kitchen and PLACED
IL in n5sition. She asked me- If wIs ca
ing out this afternoon, and said did 10
think ! was. She says Well, il you Ito
has gone olt on a sick cull and nav .,
out myself
Then went up to my room and lait
down. The first notice | took at any tim
wss Wscl heard the city hall strike l.
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counsel ASKED witness 10 describe III
dress Lizzie Had ON that morning but OF
lectlQna Stopped an answer, She remelu
bered leht blue dress with sirig on
oil darker blue.
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