Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-21
IIJZlE BORDEN FREE
,.,,i,l Of the Jury in Her Case
Not Guilty"
,ry.RKABLE CLOSING SCENE.
..,,,rd Cheering at the ResuIt-The
,,,e Defendant Weeps-shc Re-
lures TO Fall River.
..-..,orr,nh 10 the Dispatch. !

.-f tlarC were as many people IN !
...t any time duriag the Borden
,.. Borden entered the room at
... ...,.t came IN az 2 promptly. and
.... Attorney then continued his
-rroET OF MOTIVE.
... DISTRICT Attorney recurred TO his
.typ foF murder as shown in
.- Ietwcen Lizzie Borden and |
faer. from which," he said,
..-p.c. even the malice existing.
g0or attention to the way in
lived under the same roof. 1t
ue deeply. rs | am sure II did
malice was all before the fact:
..,~. the mgTautude had gone
taAt roof for many. many
fhe lips Of those who do
....-I 90 death We don't know
...+. .. ucw phase had come mp IN
.. .tc. adding TO the feeling of
.aa.ousv existing IN this
eucrestl0n could be made by
-.. a- 10 favor OF ms wife but
..a flames INTO unquenchable
r,g be- that IN this case
t.a' Llzzo Andrew Borden
O. All her father, and hope
Ply. Put NUBDRBEss.n
........- not Lizzie Andrew Borden
.rl those stairs 20 meet her
. ..t. rrrlOcss. transformed from
lection t. the most cOusum-
.. rver known. She came dowp
t-tdru 0'a man, who loved hls
.tuhOalso loved bis wife--the
., all who would know who
....; anl when she came down
came 90 meet Nemesis. He
zach - the family relations. and
.arc % let him hive. When
Vn stairs u was her father she
..t v.. also the husband of the
...-- -te had hated. There was no
tAe crime but to complete the
The second murder was not
|.tWas uone as wicked and
l. And | say this 10 relieve
I.. dreadful feeling that there
--. uarucide IN the world
.tln thea analyzed the testi-
-. q went on IN the Borden
tl. short time between An
arrival at home and Lizzle's
20 II the murder. The story
-.ung clothes he discredIted, !
r.lt-to-thc-barn alibi he said
sand. Officer Medley's story,
.tt. -llw that nobody had been
Mr kuoWltOn held to be cor
rI,oNTI's ISTTREsT.
..r watched Mr. Knowlton
tis argument.
t.tun declared that the silk
....- ...i hv tle defendant was not
.... SOFA a. The time Of the murder,
Iy Mrs Churchill, DOherty,
..sy,u. The search the day of the
..~ insufficient. but 1t put, de-
I ler guard. and Saturdays
-rch failed to disclose the
...ra.0re. Lo claimed that 1t was
Paper would have protected
ANTS person. and burnt paper
... u The stove. The two versions
-rus # the defendants dress
Icllahle.
.ars conduct since that time was
aud Ms Keagan's story was de-
bee tree. The production of "a
..s TO part Of the governments
Z was part Of It's duty - pro-
knew bearing on the case.
4.E nANDLELEss HATCRET.
Wilton reviewed at length the
..tpt the handleloss Ratchet and
..- bearing on the case. dwell
.. -,,nifcance of rs fitting the
being broken short rs II by
Int powerfully sulnmarlLeu
um.Lt. GAINED that the De
l'ei ~ nothing. and closed at
.l eloquent appeal 10 the Jury
their COnsciencCs should dl-
thau TOOK recess.
I.IF rLKAps INNOCENCE.
l... -....urt resumed It's session, and
.., was glyou an opportunity
-lIl " | am innocent, out
.r ease IN your hands and with
ftf-F 10 TIE JURY.
IN.. then charged the Jury.
... % disregard the previous
.. l.frel the different degrees
3D. stated the presumption OF
sti-l was increased by the de-
.t.rttr There must be real
.Nr motive.
..t.F charged the jury TO weigh |
.a- 10 see whether defend |
10 state of mind showed a
'.. crimes. Every material
enc Indictment must bs
nd rea.ouabie doubt-that u.
.. -. .-tlutr. lie compared direct
Inal evidence, and SAID that
.. l-. 500 4u essential fact would be
-.4r- g. prove helpful tact
H.-. discussed at length. and he
t..t t- satisfied that thev were
t.- TACT proved must be reason {
...., with Pullt
ANS POSITION.
.r,uf dli not show that any,
... fte opportunity To commit
.t-t must prove that the de-
..rti.l II. The jury must
eject Of defendants con-
am.nts. They were not 10
u"rt testimony. but We're 10
.-.labie Judgment. 1hev
f..f % -afIefed that the act was
'.-T rarty. but that the de-
present. aiding and abetung.
.f t.- defendant did not testify
influence them against Der.
included his charge TO the
'.E'f.I IENDERfp.
SIZED iuto their seats at i.3O and
Nl-s BOTdcu was asked u
tls foreman was asked 10
lct. upon which he au-
t'f cuUty."
..lct had been received the ,
Attorney moved that the other
'.i-- Borden 100 n0Ne DrOSe9u'ed.
y the Court Was 10 that
Mason then gracefully
.r- lu appreciation OF their
.tuiul eeiylce and reminded
t.. precautions taken with
mag have seemed irksOme at
sllely ~ the interest Of lus-
4 winch they undoubtedly
. lAt IurY was then dismissed
a.. adjourned until Mon
.rr tac regular cnminal ses-
.- opened.
.lI CLOSING SCENE.
scene m the trial was in di-
..-. WIN tho sceues which had ]
Heretofore all had been deco. |
.uug with the dignity OF
..-i.lel court ia the country:
I.e verdict Of Not guilty"
cheer went up wbich
-t. t.,n heard half a mule away
f.- open windows, and there
.taMpt to check II. The
fls-as looked straight ahead
rc walls. Sheriff wright 4
fs 20 WELD the gavei which I
'D- L.s use. aud not once during
-Iou. excitement, which lasted !
lie did be make the slightest :
lufUe beard IL. He never saw :
f!-lur IA their seats and waving I
lisefchefs IN unison with their I
.alsc bis eyes were full OF tears 9