Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-17
BORDEN MURDER CASE.
All the Evidence In-Adjournment OF
Court Until Monday:

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NEW BEDFORD, MASS, June 1B.-There wns
less crowd at the courthouse to-day than at any
time since the beginning OF the Borden trihi.
Among the oarly visitors was Emma Borden'
who IL IA understood VIII Do called TOT the ue-
fence although she ID down as government
witness.
Tho Court decided that the evidence Of the
Portuguese VIII saw n msn with bloody hatcher
could not be admitted and Mr.. Jennings desired
an exception noted, at The same time staring
that She would put ID writing Just what be in-
tended to show.
After several unlmportant witnesses had tessi-
fed Mrs. Mary X. Holmes, n neiRhbor and MEM
ber OF the church which Miss Borden attended,
was called 20 the stand. She was present when
the officers werO searching LiZzo BOrdens room
aud considered tho search 70 be very thorough:
She remem bered the publication Of the story OF
"A quarrel between tho Borden sisters. Mrs.
Reagan had told her there was no truth in tho
story. She heard Mrs. Reagan say she would
sign a denial II Marshal liilard was willing.
Charles j. Holmes testified that Matron Rea-
gan told MIR. Buck that the denial OF the " \ Ou-
gave-me-aWay" story was true and that she
would sign IL II the Marshal did not object.
John n. Caldwell, a reporter, testified that
Marshal Hilliard told Mrs Reagan II she signed
the denial Of the " NOu-gavc-me-away story IL
would be against his express orders.
Mary 4. Brigham testified that Matron Reagan
said about the story: d" II IA all a lie from be-
ginning to end. l was willing 10 slgn that paper,
but the Marshal would not let mo-
Miss Emma Borden was next called. She de-
aud swore no quarrel took place between the
sisters In Matron Reagans room.
MIR. KnowltOn cross-examined with reference
to the family relations. Emma testified that
her fathers giit Of the house 70 her step-mother
made trouble between LIZZIE and the step
mother. ana LIZZIE ceased to call nor " hotner"
and called hor Mrs. Borden, but Tor two or three
years before the murder the rotations between
Lizzie and Mrs. Borden werc entirely ccIdiaL
And II she had testified 70 the contrary at the
preliminary hearing that wss untrue.
Emma testified TO the dress which LIZZIE
burned. y was cneap, and had become stained
within two weeks after being made. The dress
was nnutoly describ bed, and witness testified that
she herself had suggested TO Lizzie that she de-
stroy IL because the closet was OYercroWded.
Emma then proceeded;
"Tbe next / saw Of the Bedford dress, was
In tho kitchen ono Saturday whom heard my
sisters voice. ] looked around and saw her
with the drcss on her arm. sne said; i am
going % burn this Old drcsa, ana ] said
would or why don't you 2 and turnod away l
did not see her burn the dress. hss Russell
was thero at the time"
q. "What happened next in reference to this
dress after the burning? Was Anything said by
Miss Russell In regard TO this dfess?H
A. AYES. On Monday Miss Russell camo TO us
In ths diniGgroOm AMI said sue had told Mr.
1anscOm falsehOOi. ana asked her what tha'
was for. Sho said no asked her II Oil the dresses
we're in the house that were thero nj the time OF
the murder and she said yes. Then II was de-
c1ed between us that she should 90 ana tell Mr..
Hanscou she had told T. faisehood
II remem Der the story about the quarroi bo-
tween my sister and myself II was t0ld mo by
you MIR. jennings tho morning tho story was
published. never had any such conversation
with my sister as was reported. There was
never any trouble or quarrel ia the natrons
room between us while she was there, or any
thing that could be construed into quarrel
Witness cOntended that the relations between
Lizzie and Mrs. Borden We're enuroly cordial.
Witness said that the breach caused by tho
giving of property 10 her step-mother wasneSer
healed 80 far a. sne was concerned, although "
was on Lizze's part. sho knew OF no enemy
her step mother had In tho world.
After recess Emma Bcrdon resumed on cross
examination: " 1 never have seen the handlelest
hatchet, ana don't know anything about II.
don't remember ever seeing but one hatcnet
and | can't describe IL 20 you. No interview
whatever took place between LIZZIE aud mc, NJ
stated by Mrs. Reagan
MIS-. Raymond, a drcssmaker. who made both
Of the sisters clothing, testified to making tho
dress that was destroyed and TO having seen II
with paint Oh H.. =,
Defence rested their case at 3:l5 o'clock i. NJ.
In rebuttal the prosecution called harsha
Hnliard. Whom he heard OF the quarrel DO
tween the sisters he On the same day saw Mr.
Reagan about 10. Next afternoon, at the close
OF tho hearing Mrs. Reagan came 10 my oaict
with Mr.. Buck, who had paper IN bis hand
Mrs Reagan took a seat outside the ran. hf
Buck came inside and showed mo the paper
stating that Mrs Reagan was wiling o. sign II
If would let her glanced at the Iapor anC
then at her and said II you sign this you %
80 In direct opposition 90 my orders. Ibcn told
her 10 go to her room and attond 10 her GUY
There was "a gentleman and lady there beBidet
think hey we're connected with some paper"
This closed tho evidence OF both dea.
The Chief Justice then addressed the tnry
saying that all the evidence yes III, pht that !
was necessary. owing TO the importance OF us
case. that the counsel should nave teasOhcD4s
time 10 prepare their argumenls.
Adjourned till Monday.