Arizona republican., 1899-08-26
SHADOW or a MURDER
The Borden Sisters Living Quief But
Useful Lives.

Fs1I River Mast is seven years
tbs week since itke murder OF Mr.. and
Ms. Andrew J. Borden. 1t VIII be re
called that this aged coupls ware
killed by an azSra-5-n with an axe in
the forenoon OF a day when travel was
cis it's height, when they were in ,heir
r-t5ns, in Seco1I street, but two
blocks away 1-cm ',ha city hall, WHEN
Sae,r daughter, Lizzie, ard a servant
gin. Bridges Sullivan, w7e-'e the only
known people about Che premises.
T. WEI be reoaKsd that the daughter
wa3 accused and imprisoned. that she
stood t.tal and WINS acquitted, and that
the whole case IS still wrapped in mys-
terry.
Lizzie A. and Emma, The daughters
CT this thrifty old man of 20 years, ard
the sole. heirs 20 $500 900. live. together
in she aTist0ccIai-ic se0siC1 &C th,s city.
Two miles of city buildings separate
them from the Old Homestead on See
oC1 Sit-sel-, row occupied as 4 two
family house. They soIdom si5e it, and
l3ver when they can avc.d =.
A. the time of the triad It WIS urged
- a motive ii5T the crime by '5he poiice
thai the prisoner .LC6-red to snter 4 Sc
DIAL life, which was denied her because
Of heu RATHER penu,tOusaess and her
aided h5r in : tanning her
desire, if that has come to her by death
has certainly not Siil-d her desire a.
any lime. W5r1l j. s-;3t for the presence
Ct those friends who he'd to har during
liz trial and who s.ll cling 10 ht'7. her
l.ia 'WCIld De cherries, ISL social hate
E2s entered into it.
The new home she purchased on
French 9treet had been occupied by :.
family who frightened 1T in every con
cslva.bte way. Since isla Bc-dens
moved in heavy iron bars have been
placed en- all the ce,,ac windows, the
blinds are rarely opened and heavy
vines have been trimmed to obscure
Che pt2zZasi from i3ll passe1,sby. The
only servants employed are d single
work girl and a man Of az work. H
drives the family carriage
Shortly before the Misses Borden
w5nft to live in '-hs-g new home they !
nnde successful cvertETa5 for tia re-
moval Of a tenement house that al /
J 3ined their property TIC clcceIy The /
Lot en- which il stead is vzca-lt, but |
its surface IS caTPcred in green, and |
t is bOCmC5di by a Si7CHs wall that runs
around the 9as1 and north sides of the /
property
There was another vacant lot di I
:ectIy opposite the house which offered /
a chance Tor close observation. II I
was bought by Representatives of the I
two girls, and they new have its lawn /
KEEP, DESPITE The re thsls 1t
IS across the street and protects no /
view.
Lizzie Borden travels frequently, buS
lci3's Iioc remain 'lwrg any great length
Of time. She does not sign her own
name on the hc.el registers Emma,
IN The c0ntlaEy, seldom goes cut of The
state. The TWO girls frequently so out
IN their carriage together. They ride
frequently along the country drives OF
JYer to their farms. III Swansea
Sometimes they 60 shopping togeth
ar, but as rule that IS done Out of
own, whete attention and possible re
)uffs IRE avoided. They both have
requent consultations with their law
-er. Andrew J. Jennings, who stood by
heIn 50 wsll, and '-hs:r agent. Mr.
Cook, who locks 26,sr all their prop
'rty and who has all tae direct deal
ngs Win the numerous tenants.
They have never been known 10 go
0 church in the pas SIX Years. They
aIe 10 ps,iS il ChUrcl matters. ald
many Of the church people have CT:
hem forever
LIZZIE recently began 10 take music
CSso1s. Il is also SID tint she takes
ssscns in Painting. Her hobby appears
0 be street pianos and huudy-gurdies.
b5Se Instruments are Wheeled up to
err door night AFTER u;gEG and ,ha
leFGh5CrS 1eTuuTk that 4 dollar IS the !
ewl5-d l1sE-o - p-td for d 'Jng eliud- i
nS- A woman WITH IN accordion o.
ian a1f-rino IS quite IS acceptable
g tbs lively pian0 tintil!2tions of
Way Down il Georgia
The CGly rat On the premises IS al
GCk C1t. i. WIS s. NJ from New York
y e fancier ana has glown from kit ,
eCl1ccd ID be lord CT Ms Borden 5
2cll wall. She fonlles ard pets 1t,
I'd = fellows her atcu. the yard Ike j
dog.
Much Of the women's money IS being
pent n a Charitable way. but they :
richly e-join any Ons' fran remark
ig IN public concerning It They |
ave contributed freely 30 locuI hos :
ltllE, 10 other Kindred institutions.
, the support CT families the knew
their younger days, to the chIdre1 J
the peer, WHEN app1.cl1i IN Is nlde l
} them In his respect f1izzie's gen c
-osity has bsen remarkabtc.
The rewards that were Offered fer a
&c apprehension of the murderer still J
Did gccd. provided some one turns up :