Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-15

We asked to get into MIR. Borden's room
and She told us to get the key from Maggie
went down and got the key from Maggie
and she showed us in there. found the
door boted and locked and at no time did
! open that door. We went into the attic
and came downstairs and out of the cellar
and found DR.. Dolan and the officers there.
Officer Fleet in his cross'eXamination
said that he thought he could have seen
blood OH the clothes lie examined II any
had been there. If there had been any
paint there no believed hecould not have
seen il Unless he looked closely
The court adjourned until tomorrow.
INTEREST IN FALL RIVER,
FALL RIVER, Mss. June S.-To-night's
sensation in this city is Assistant Marshal
Fleets story regarding the axe found in
the Borden house, supposed to have been
used in the Borden murders. For many
weeks stories about the Ratchet and axes
have been published but during all the
long 10 months that have passed he has
sCrupulously kept the secret that the prob
able weapon was found the day the
famous butcheries were discovered His
description of the weapon was SO exact. 80
minute his reputation for veraCity and
honorable dealing i'll police aud private
matters is so well known here, that two
thirds Of the population believe he h
really found the weapon with which the
deeds We're committed. Many of Lizzie
BOrdtn's friends feel very much exercised
! over the testimony,
| NEW BEDFORD Mass, June 9.-Ahout
| onc.half Of the spectators III the court
| house this morning were females. SO per-
! siStent have they become in their attempts
| to get into the COURTROOM that barrier of
stout boards has been built across two trees
| at the entrance so that only one person
may pass in at Il time.
] Miss Harden pVi1pntltr nnbrppiuIp4 hp
| situation, since she remarked to Deputy
i Sheriff Kirby one of her guards iii the
| dock, rs she glanced about and SAY the
! swarm, that in some of the houses in the
city the huusewOrk must he neglected. In
number of instances the same faces are
seen on the womens benches every day
Miss Borden was in her seat at Si5
clock this morning, and her counsel
We're ON hand about the same time. She
! conNcrsed with Ex-Governor Robinson
until court opened. and appeared very
much in earnest about something
Al the opening Of court the district at
torney said he had received II letter from
Everett NJ. Cook, the Fall River bank
cashier. in which he stated that one Of his
answers to Il question when he was on the
stand Was incorrect, and he begged to be
allowed to change it, on the stand he said
Miss Borden had no aCcoun, in the b. NJ
{, Durfrc bank IN the letter he corrected
It by saying She had, and that the balance
on August 18th was Sl72.1j.
The correction WAS allowed to stand
The first witness called this morning was
Assistant Marshal fleet and his cross
examination by Ex-Governor Robinson
was resumed.
EX.tiuvurnOr Robinson made skilful
and long examination of officer Fleet, aud
disclosed the fact that other hatChets than
the handcess hatrhrt were found III the
j
clues of ashes IN the room. The handlc-
less Ratchet was found by the witness on
his second visit to the cellar on the day Of
the murder. Witness also admitted that
the search in the huise hat day was not
very thorough,
Ex.GuyernOr Robinson led Fleet into a
contradiction of Yesterdays testimony
that the broken part of the Ratchet
handle was covered with ashes like the
blade He also said lie put the haudlelCs4
Ratchet back where lie found 1t, that ii
was not produced at HE preliminary hear.
! ing and that he did not testify about IL al
that time because he did not think il was
i, used for the murder The cross eAainlna-
ton was concluded at ~,
Officer Harrington was called at lO.i5
; During Ills testimony as to the condition
Of the bodies the prisoner looked down
, and nervouSly fingered her black fan, liz
i, testified that the prisoner said She left hel
. father reading u paper and after % min
+ utCs found him dead and that She said tn,
i motive was not robbery rs everything wa,
right about the house.
UlhCer Harrington testified that thl
@ prisoner was not in tears during the inter
/ view ON the day df the murder and tha
/, she WAS very positive as to the exact tim
( She Was in the barn, lie described yer,
o fully the prisoner dress at that time
p causing laughter among the ladies', wht
q Crnss-eXaminauon commenced at ll.31
. NEw BEDFORD, Mass, June 8. The it'll
day Of Lil1ie Borden trial has ended III
prosecutions work is tillincompletc, and
, although dozens OF the court stGn0grnpcrs
:, note books We're filled with the records .
!, the day proceedings, little will be fuundiI
J, them that adds to the probability Of tn
% prisoners guilt
:, The sensation of the day WAS the dis
I cOyery, through Governor Robinson
i Cross-eNaminntion Of the handle Of tn
i handleless Ratchet with which, the prose
/ cutlOn holds the murders were committed
Z The theory Of the Stutc is that Lizzi
=, Borden, after the murders, broke of tn
y handle and burned it. Marshal Fleet q
y Fall River, who found the Ratchet, swor
Y that he did not lind the handle. Tho Onl
- wood about the hatGhGt WINS the small ell
~ ui the landleth had been inserted in TIL
- eye,
-, =, THE HANDLE COMES TO EIGnr.
Il Late in the afternoon Officer Mulnly {
IL Fall River, who WAS with Marshal Fleet
"a the cellar when Fleet found the hatchr
- Wt,uu tile stand. III thr course Of Il
~, REORGANIZATION, Mr. Robinson took i
Il. his hand the hulchct head whlch Fleet la
V discovered, ANA ASKED Mullly when 1
Il lirst saw it. Mullay SAID he saw il whG
nj MIR. Fleet called his attention to it.
~, CIT MAS found in box, wasn't il
y 4 --N-re sir