Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-10

with her. 1t was after this that Liz
zie ceased TO address Mrs. Borden lis
mother Emma had never called
her anything but Abby. 1t is not true
that the sisters of Mrs. Borden threat
ened to sue for more than has been
given them, or for any part Of uhe es-
tate. The method of the murderer of
the cd couple rid them Of all title as
heirs, because it was proved that Mrs.
Borden was murdered first. Her pro-
perty, therefore, went TO his heirs. and,
when he was murdered next, his pro.
perry went to his daughtrs. Mrs Bor-
den'S sisters had this explained to
them, and had no intention to bring
suit for 4 share in the estate. The gift
to them for thedr dead sisters little
belongings was an unforced kindness
on the part OF the Borden girls They
have taken their fathers estate. which
is commonly spoken of us OF the value
of 100000. 1t is probably less than
that, but is of Il nature to increase
greatly as time goes on. On Aug )
Emma Borden filed Il petition with the
clerk of the probate court in Taunton
and qualified, with Il bond OF 500. 900,
to act as adminiStrl Tux OF her fathers
estate. The bond filed with the court
by Lawyer Wood, us administrator Of
Mrs. BOrden'S estate, was one OF $500
only. Miss Emma Borden is now in
control of the estate for her own Dene-
tit and that of her sister Lizzie. She
has not yet filed Il schedule of the
properties which compose her trust, but
must do 50 within Il few weeks and
must therefore report her operations
as administrators once Il year. The
cruel and gratuitouS inSinuation that
there may have been Il will, and that
there was talk of forcing the sisters into
court again in order to air this sup
position, has no basis If Mr. Borden
had made Il will he would have kept
it where he kept all his papers, in the
vaults of the financial institutions with
which he was connected. l. was said
that he was about to make his first
will at the time he was murdered, but
that WAS not brought out on the trial
The new home Of the Borden girls
on French street is not on the best
street in the town, but it is in 4 good
neighborhood and near the most fash
ionable avenue. French street is Il
modern thoroughfare, set with pretty
villas, generally wooden, in open
grounds with Il showing of neat lawns,
y few vases and flowers, and plenty of
SbD1n 'Hhn Rn,lnn Iu-nlIjDtr
is Il yellow and brown frame house,
with a little pointed tower on one cor
her of the roof and Il porch in front
and partly on one side. The house
might have cost $1,000 OF $1,000 to
build. 1t is not rs line as several
cottages. 1t is said that
the sisters employ only one servant, us
they did in the old house downtown.
Few of the overcurious ever get
there to disturb the women with their
staring. and, SO far us that gees, the
change is Il delightful one for both of
them. But it will be long while be-
fore either of the sisters will be allow
Cd to resume the privacy that others
enjoy. Whenever they go shopping
or 10 market they are stared at, watch
ed and followed. Lizzie got her first
welcome respite from this constant,
though unintentional, persecution when
she went to Newport in the summer.
There she stopped with odd friends in
IL private house and remained unidenti-
fed by the toWnspeople. She walked
on tho famous cliff walk and about the
Old town, and even went to church,
feeling such Il sense Of freedom rs she
had begun to believe must only be
known to the birds. She had Il less
successful experience during Il visit
to the town of Warren. One Of the
Boston newspapers put her in Il pother
recently by establishing Il most popu-
lar candidate contest, in Which she
led for long time Altogether she
got something like $4,000 votes, and
the editors, if that is what contest
managers are cailed-nOtified her that
she was about to win and would be
entitled to free ticket to the world S
fair. Her very able counsellor. A. j.
Jennings, coluteouSly requested tn"
'editcr" to give the prize to the next
person on the list-but just then the
friends Of somebody else made a rush
with their votes and the prize went
to their candidate. The jurors who &C
quilted Lizzie next had their pictures
taken in an impressive group, and dis
patched the New Bedford juror with
q copy Of it to Miss Lizzie Borden with
their compliments, doubtless fancying
That if she possessed copy it would
complete her happiness by enabling
her to frame it and hang it in her sit
ting-room as constant reminder of
an episode in her life which she might
otherwise forget Unfortunately she
was out and could not personally
thank the jury for it's thoughtfulness.
She has had a narrow escape from
breaking her decision never to be inter
viewed. She made the decision as part
of her plan to contribute nothing that
would lengthen her notoriety or in
crease it. But soon after her return
to Fail River a woman who had been
kind to her in her trouble sent an inter
'lc"cl W hcI with q "iiIIoh piSt' "iiNA'
he be given what he wanted. This was
hard to refuse, but she kept firmly to
her decision.
LIZZIE bears up extremely we'll after
her remarkable experience; indeed, she
appears to be as well as she ever was,
and stouter and better looking. The
case is different with the older sister.
The family aftliction, the horrors Of the
murders, and the long strain during
Lizzie's trial, were more than her