The sun., 1895-05-28

THE AR
the basement Of the Borden house. He died
before the arrival of doctor without uttering
vSrd that would give any clue to tho identity
Of his assaiants. That is the sum and substance
ofwhat 10 certainly known about the murder of
Ferdinand Harris.
since last October Harris has worked for Mr..
Borden as an assistant to Henry Wallis, the
butler. The household Of Mr.. Borden. who Is q
wealthy dry goods dealer at III Duane street. Is
slarge one and seven servants look after the
house, five of whom are women. These women
were all in the basement yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Borden was at business. Mrs. Borden and
her youngest son were out driving, and the rest
Of the family were out. Henry Wallis. too. had
gone out to get some supplies, and Harris was
tho only man in the house with the five women
servants. House cleaning had been in progress.
and he was in the dining room, at the front OF
the basement, rolling up some rugs. Two win
dows in this room give upon the areaway. SO
that any body entering the basement entrance
would be seen by person in tho dining room.
Whether or not Ferdinand Harris saw the two
men who came down into the areaway will
probably never be known. 1t was not his busi-
ness to answer that bell, and only once in the
memory Of the other servants had he done SO.
twas just about 80 o'clock when the men
came to the door and rang twice. Kate Muir
ply. the second GIRL who was in the rear Of the
basement with Kate Fitzgerald. the laundress
and Kate Keefe, Mary Ryan. and Kate Lynch.
started for the door. remarking as she went:
Somebody seems to be In q great hurry to
gst in"
As she came up the hall she saw indistinctly
through the glass door and the grating at the
entrance the figures OF two men standing in the
basement entrance, which was quite dim be.
cause OF the darkness Of the atmosphere during
the storm. Before she had gone many steps
Harris opened the dining room door and stepped
into the hallway. saying to her:
Never mind; I'll open the door,"
What occurred thereafter the girl remem-
bsrs very confusedly. because Of the swiftness
oft ALL and because of her own terror and dis
tress. She recollects seeing Harris open the
grating and then the door. Whether or not
any words passed between the assistant butler
and the visitors she Is as unable to state as she
is to give any description OF the mon. They
entered. and she thinks that they and Harris
walked along the hall few steps to u spot
about opposite the dining room door. Then
there was tumut. She saw in the gloomy
passageway the swaying Of bodies and the toss
Ing OF arms in the air, and pistol shots In rapid
succession sent her shrieking through the
nearest door. which CHANGED to be the pantry
uooi. lnc psdit, heclc, huu IyuCh BiTlS lOl-
lowed her. crying and screaming more with the
terror OF her cries than with definite fear. for
they did not know what had happened. Only
Kate Fitzgerald. the laundress, seems to have
seen Harris come lurching down the hall, his
hands casped to his chest and blood pouring
down his face on the left side.
Go for DOCTOR" he said. They've shot
me-" Then he fell.
few doors down the street, at No. A., is the
ONCE Of DR.. Henry S. Dessau. the Bordens'
physician. Up stairs and out through the front
door the laundress ran, ana out into the driving
rain In her fright and confusion shs ran past
ihe offce at first and lost a little time look ing
.orN When she did reach DIR. Dessau she was
70 Sreathl ess and hysterical that he had great
ainsculty in understanding her; AS soon as he
t.ea 70 the house and was admitted through the
front door BY Mary Ryan. who cried out that
tnsre were robbers the house and I'll at they had
ttiied somebody down stairs. Descending to the
ias ieMe9t men the physician saw limp lEure loll-
uTednead; II was clammy. The man WAS quite
Se%'' SoIa and hasty examination showed bullet
NOT lole ~ The mans shirt was burned, showing thai
SsId s pistol S from which the bullet had come was
Htt q the face was evidence OF another bullet.
nsan ~, pt' Dessau was makinga hasty exnm-
taat tavl H. .ne ne, servants were sobbing and wailng
,al taas lhe men were in the house and would kill
i+s, ; a.!; by tins time the policeman ON the
at hau arrived, and soon four others re-
su'orced snsed him, The tve officers and the Doctor
tS tS,.ea 10 make IL search OF the house. and white
=. Az, were DONG SO Mrs. Borden returned. She
f,nnte nte sent word TO her husL and, WHO came up
seSrrtnS MI ofice, and the house was thoroughly
itw.an nut no trace or the men was found.
msn Is ~ ater Mard shown concluslvely that the
s.c"nu 10" nor been in tho house more than few
no oSt,.nior oeiore the shooting. and that they made
care,wInlt 10 go further after Harris fell. a
soS examination OF the scene OF the shooting
Ma ,,anNass or the neighborhood brought out
n ,hats h'aGts bearing On the crime.
bui ,bi & halfway there was no sign of a struggle.
abs M, ar,, Hhs not strange, as there were NOV
IT, attcles there to be dfsurranged by "A conflict
discovery OF three bullets, however, in
Harris had y , Ui the place was good evidence that
stenE, mau fought for his lie. Acting Capt.
win ,a,a Oh the East Fifty-frst street station.
Once n.eouyes Lanyard, Campbell, and Central
all Of Uha'cupes GTady. AlonClc. and tormosa,
tkronaue ueory, Ply, One Of the bullets had crashed
was Ie, 'ie B!ass part OF the ba seInenL door and
Anot6er ,,a mattehed IN tie basement entrance.
A. 'li haoor and third la tie casing OF The door
that vra1p npi i'robaby this was the bullet
direct,snupa suaIea . the dead mans face. and the
On nhhocke. up the pistol lust as IL was ired
Other hni M things the divergent locations of tho
Door shu,s p'utei elther thnt they We're very
struggle, And I, ~. huhat they were tired during \
Tie ey,dsnnoaoo d,h aoor lamb would go TO strengthen
lud dy.i ,n ~, ni 4 struggle. A fourth bullet is
tnd 10 IN. I IhsoeE, sE, weight OF evidence would
pistol ki"rt, .ateof! That Harris ut sight OF The
were Br.Se nen the barrel up and that two shots
fore 49,, 49, uuTliE ;ne subsequen strurele be-
Victims br''eivr br.r,,vr ilt the mnzzle close TO mis-
e., khnwn whether one .r GoIh of ~ strsp ~
whlr, a'stnh, Tie bul a. lroIn above ne door
Two 0t tSs '"heh out intaCt, Is or :I8-Calibre.
lhe fourth il sbatSSih ihNe not bseA recovered, and
the NIUE sne police inclined to the thor that
aga!lst hurr,s @ u"'e m Ktat!iics tion OF Erndge