The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-17

ed the evidence offered yesterday by the
defence, as to the appearance at Steep
Brook. 12 days after the murders, of
strangely acting man with bloody
shirt and hatchet.
Sarah Hart corroborated Mrs. Man.
ley's testimony yesterday about young
man standing at the Borden gate post sin
the morning of the murders and fixed
the time at $50.
Charles F. Sawyer saw the prisoner in
the Borden house just after the murders.
People were tanning her, and her clothes
were not disarranged or bloody. He saw
people around the barn Alfred Clark
son, witness of yesterday being among
them.
Mrs. Reagan's Story Upset.
Reporter John j. Manning of the Fall
River Herald, the first newspaper man to
get to the Borden house on the morning
ofsthe murder. who described the discov-
cry of the bodies, spoke especially of Of
ficer Doherty's moving out the bed to
get at Mrs. Borden's body, and Dr.. Bow
ems startled exclamation as he put his
fingers in the wounds. Reporter Man
ming swore that he went to Mrs. Reagans
(the matron' 81 house on the evening of
the day Of publication of the ssYou gave
me away, Emma, did you not?'' tale. He
asked the Matron if it was true that
there had been such quarrel between
the sisters. Her reply was, ''There's
nothing in it," He showed her a paper
In which the story was published that
morning and she again assured him that
''there was nothing in it."
On redirect examination, Reporter
Manning said he was agent of the Asso-
ciated Press, as we'll as local correspon-
dent of the New York World; that he
went with Mr.. White, representative of
the World, to ask Mrs. Reagan for the
her. She knew perfectly we'll that he
was reporter, and Mr.. White told her
that he was. She assured them that
sthere was nothing in it,'' referring to
the story.
Reporters were pretty thick around
there, weren't they, Mr.. Manning?"
asked Mr. Knowlton. ''Yes, sir" was
the reply.
And pretty persistent?' ''You can
answer that yourself, sir" And there
was a general laugh.
Reporter Thomas F. Hickey, of the
Fall River Globe and local correspondent
for the Boston Herald, was even more
emphatic. Mr.. Hickey saw Mrs. Reagan
(whom he had known for some time) in
her room. He was sent by Mr.. Warren
Billings to ascertain the truth of her
story. He said: 81 began with L see
you're getting yourself into the paper,
Mrs. Reagan She laughed and said,
Yes, but they will have to take it all
back" Mr. Hickey said: "There is,
then, absolutely no truth at all in the
statement published this morning?'
Her reply was: mo, sir; no truth at
ALL
Mr.. Knowlton endeavored to show the
newspaper rivalry by asking if the Bos-
ton Herald and Globe were not pretty
active competitors. Mr.. Hickey replied
story had got into the Herald, and want
ed to find out its truth.
And the Globe had got scoop on the
Herald, hadn't it?' was Mr.. Knowlton's
question.
eyes, SIR" was the reply.
's"And you wanted to knock out that
SCOOP"
II did," was the prompt reply, and
then there was another burst of merri-
ment.
Mrs. Charles J. Holmes, the kind
hearted friend who was with Lizzie Bor-
den all through the days of trial last
August, spoke of Llzzie's church connec-
ton; her membership in the Society of
Christian Engleavor. 4a
District ATTORNEY Knowlton objected,
but the Court ruled that Mrs. Holmes
might speak of such societies as she was
associated in With the prisoner. Mrs.
Holmes replied that she was older than
Lizzie,a bu1s she, was with her in the
church and met her at the Bible class
and Lizzie taught in the Chinese depart
ment. She was a member OF the hospit-
al board with her.
The witness was going on at length
when District Attorney Knowiton
checked her. I'm not used to this
business, and expect to overstep," was
the reply of the bright little woman,
which highly amused the ladies.
Mrs. Holmes cleared up the mystery
of DR.. Bowen pressing the screen door
when Assistant Marshal Fleet tried to
get in. There was no intention to Keep
out Officer Fleet, but the house was full
of men," said the witness, land the doc
tor felt that everybody should not be al
lowed to come in unless Miss Lizzie said
SO. He simply told her that it was Off
Ger Fleet, and Lizzie at once said, let
him in" The officer came in and, with
others, went up stairs and made what
she called a pretty thorough search in
LiZZie'S and Miss Emma's rooms