Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-20
THE ARGUMENTS.
Ex-Governor Robinson Concludes for
The Defense Of Lizzie.
District Attorney Knowlton Commences
HIS Speech. Borden
Located.

NEW bEDIOhDi hlhhhsi ShuN Ao'-Ah
his argument for the defense Of Lizzie
Borden Governor Robinson rehearsod,
chronologically, the events conneo1od
with the crime. He saw no reason to
connect defendant with It. There was
no direct evidence against Miss Bor-
den, ho said, whatever, aud no knowl-
edge Of the use OF weapon had been
shown. The evidence shows that the
defendant did not know whore the
alleged weapon wns kept There was
moi a SPOT Of blood on her from head TO
foot with the exception Of one ~ hlg
as n pin5H head ON her skirt. Lizzie
BORDEN was ut home the morning iho
murders were committed, and u che
had gone upstairs and looked under
bed ahe might have seen the body OF
her stopmother.
both Lizzie and Bridget tell about
note which called Mrs. Borden out,
and both were told OF II by Mfs.
borden. Lizzie said that she had been
ia the barn twenty minutes. An Ice
cream peddlur who knew Bridget
went by and saw woman, but not
Bridget, walking to the house from
the barn. $500
TBridgei," said tho governor after
recess, "when shs heard Borden was
dead said she would 80 20 Mrs. White
hgadJs and tell Mrs. Borden II She was
there. That corroborates the note
theory. Bridget Sullivan, who for
two years had been closer TO .he family
than any one else, never hoard OF n
ouafrcl between Lizzio and Mrs.
Borden"
Tho speaker then related the fact Of
the alleged blood.stnined dress and
,he burning OF II.
wf Lizzie Borden killed her step
mother at O.i5, did Hho come down
aud greet her father In blood.sinined
JressY She must have changed her
clothing aud changed II again after the
second slaughter. Lizzie didn't try to
get Bridget out OF the house. Don't
You thiuk she would have sent her on
iomo errandg"
The attorney pointed out that the
ioclOra disagreed as 10 what had been
used 10 kill the Bordens, and touched
upon the claw-headed hatchet aud the
hntchet without handle. II these
were not the implements with which
the murder was committed where arc
thuyg Anybody could have gotten in-
10 the house by simply avoiding Bird
ret on the outside ana Lizzie on this
inside. The lawyer held that the
young man oson in the vicinity was an
outside spy for the person committing
the deed; that the job was not done by
one person.
II there had been any blood ON the
defendant those who were bathing her
face wonld have discovered It.
1t was three O'Clock when the eX-
governor closed, and District Attorney
Knowlton began TO sum up for the pro.
secution. lie said:
"Howover We may differ We can
agree that this IN n most heattrending
case. The woman we are trying is n
Christian. It's hard ~ consider a
woman guilty OF such crime, but the
greateat criminals OF the world have
teen women ana We must face this
case aa men. No one who has told OF
It saw Lizzie Borden burn that dress
While Mr.. Borden was down at the
bank that morning the assassin met
Mrs. Borden and killed her. Lizzie
was tho one woman In the world who
believed the old woman stood between
her father anu herself. There was moth
ing In these blows, but hatred and .
great strong man with one blow only
would have made an end OF It,"
The speaker reviewed the move
ments OF the family on the morning. oi
this tragedy and SAID,
Cup TO the time the murder wal
committed thoTe was no opportunity
for an assassin to come In. When tn,
two hundred pound woman fell II
must nave been heard by whoeve
wna In the house. IL Lizzie was dOwI
stsirs she was In the passagoway o
tho murderer. II she was UPSTAIRS sh,
could not have helped hearing. Shi
alone was In tho house with the muir
dered woman and knew by and by
there was coming into the house i
stern, Just man who would have
noticed the absence OF his beloved wife
lie came In anu she said TO MIN
'Molher received n note and has gOn,
OUT But there wac no note; Their
never WIS anyone sick, and the not,
story originated with Lizzie Borden.'
Court was adjourned with Knowl
toms argument not finished.
FELIX BORDEN.
New BEDFORD, June l9.-Fells
Borden has been located here. YOunl
Borden says he knew Lizzle's fAthe
only by sight and reputation, and /
no told Mre. Ramsey ut Baltimore tina
Lizzie committed the murder hi
opinion was formed on newspaper re-
ports and not from any knowledge O.
Llzzie'a character. He could not re
member either just where no was a
The time OF the murders because h,
was then In tho circus business and q
Kept him travelling most OF the time
but he had an idea he was In Provl
ueuCe,