Leader-Telegram from Eau Claire, Wisconsin • Page 2

GRAND CIEARASCE SALE One of the Most 'Mysterious Murders In History, thoy had good business reasons for visit Ing Mr, Bordon, with whom tbelr relations were of tho pleasantoat kind, lawyers and cranks all ever the country at once began, flooding tho authorities of pall River with theories, bad and. Indifferent but principally the latter accounting for the murders and telling how the criminal could be detected. 4 the coroner' Inquest a fact came out that tended to Intensify tho crystallizing feeling against Lizzie Borden. Bridget Sullivan swore that her young mistress had burned a certain blue calico-dross with At the Water Street Department Store, West Side. Dress floods, Flannels, Blankets, all kinds of witter goods at 20 per cent discount' Shawls ami Cloaks at 25 to 50 per cent discount.

Sheeting Prints, Ginghams, Shirtings Outing Flannels, etc. at 10 per cpnt discounts Ladies', Tiei it's aod Children's at 10 to 20 per cent discount Holiday goods at 25 per cent discount. Groceries cheaper than ever. Theodore Hoffman Son 405 Water Street. KM-obody, cnmto tho opinion thai thla uncertain man wa thn murderer.

When tht people of Kajl RJvrr poqld regain their aoitHos, thcyoametu the opinion that the murderer must have, tmn pewon entirely familiar with tho IiaJUaof Borden family, and as no theft had been commit' ted they oumo to tho further conclusion that another motive) thua that of plunder lay behind the erimo. At all tlniiw there were six ponton In and about the IJorden house tho murdered man and his wife, two daughters, the oldest being Misa Emmn I Bordou, Bridget Sullivan, the indoor servant, and John V. Morse, a man, who workod about tho pLtfto and took charge of tho barn. Jf thla crime liml been corumlttcd during the dead of night, the horror at its perpetration could not have been greater, but the mystery surrounding the owe would have boon very 111 ueh lessoned. At tho tiiiio the murder was committed Miss Emma L.

Bordon was on a visit to some relatives out of the city; the hired man, was nut about; Bridget Sullivan was then In her own room, In the attic; Mr. Borden was lying on a sofa in the sitting room; Mrs. liordon was setting ber own room to rights, and Lizzie Bordeu was In the barn. The weapon with which the murders were committed was an ordinary ax, such as is used for splitting kindling wood. Acting unuYr tho orders of City Marshal Rufus B.

Billiard, all the available police force of Fall River was put upon the case. The only person in tho house at the time of the murders, except the victims and the murderer, was Brldigot Sullivan. She was lying on her own bed, in tho attic, when she heard Miss Lizzie Bordon shotting to her: "Father is dead! Go for Dr. Bowenl" It was tho opinion of those who were at all able to reason about the crime that the motive for the murder was monoy, but that the criminal, alarmed by tho return from the barn of Miss Llzzio Borden, made his escape without taking anything. Miss Llzzio Borden, although overwhelmed by tho terrible blow, never lost her self possession, but to all tho questioning Joldjhor story again and again without any variation, or any of those signs of hysteria which ven a strong woman might be expected to have shown under these trying circumstances.

Tho autopsy proved the murder to have been of the most cruel character. There were 13 wounds 011 Mr. Borden's head, the majority of which had pierced through the skull to the brain, and one had severed the eyeball and right jaw bono. Mrs. Borden's body was even more severely dealt with.

Tho skull was broken Into fragments and the flesh literally chopped into ribbons. In addition, there was a deep cut between tho shoulder blades, which pierced tho lungs. Tho doctors were In doubt as to which of the victims was first killed, and to determine this the stomachs were removed and the contents examined. A strikingly remarkable result of this investigation was the conclusion of the doctors that the woman had DISCOUNT SALE. Great Clearing Sale! 20 per cent off on all Dress Goods, Fancy Goods.

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A Com That Created Widespread RxclU-ment Few Team Ago nd I. Still Far Solution aa Evr Peculiar Ciroomitauoea of the Crime. 'Copyright, 1806, by American Pros Association. 1 Up to noon on Thursday, the 4th day of August, 1893, Andrew J. Borden end hio second wife, Abble D.

Borden, were residents of a comfortable old faghlonod home, 83 Second street, in the town of Fall River, Mass. Mr. Borden wbh a genuine Now Englander, and by thrift, energy and an exemplary llfo had accumulated a fortune of several hundred thousand dollars. Hla family were among the earliest settlers of New England, and in old England, from which 'the family came, they claimed a ANOBKW J. BORDEN.

direct descent from one of the officers who came from Normandy with WillUim the Conqueror. Living in the same house with Mr. Borden and his wifo were Miss Llzzio A. Borden, his youngest daughter by a former marriage, and an only servant, named Bridget Sullivan. Miss Borden's character stood high.

She was well educated and refined, and appeared to have a special af fection for her father. Stepmothers are not usually popular when they come into a family of grown up children, but the second Mrs. Bordon appears to have beeu regardod as a mother by the two daughters of her husband. Although very close in money matters, Andrew J. Bordon met all his obligations to the j)enny and was ncvor known deliberately to wrong man or to ignore a just debt.

There was nothing in Mr. Borden's house to excite the cupidity of a robber, for. with his cust'omcry care, his fortune was either invested or in safe banks, and his household belongings, while comfortable, were of the simplest kind. VVby, then, any one should wish to murder this man and his wifo could not be divined at the time, and the chances are the reason will remain unknown until the day of fhT last judgment. Between the hours of 12 and 1 on Thursday, Aug.

4, Mr. Borden's neighbors, who were numerous and within easy reach, heard cries of alarm coming from the Borden mansion. Adelaide B. Churchill, the nearest, Dr. S.

Bowon and Miss Alice Russell, all of whom lived less than a hundred yards away, 'heard Lizzie Borden's cry for help and ran in that direction. They found Miss Bordon in a state of great excitement. She had just sent the servant, Bridget Sullivan, to summon help. She had told her friends that it was her father's habit to sleep on tho sofa in the sitting room for an hour or two after tho micday meal. She talked with him for a few minutes before ho dosed off, then left him and went to the barn, some 50 feet back of the house.

When she returned' ten minutes afterward, sho found her father lying dead on the sofa in about the aame position ho had boeu in when she went out. His. head had been crushed in by a blunt instrument, and 'Sis face and olothlng were covered with blood. The people who had responded to Miss Borden's call in their turn added to the cries of alarm. Throngs crowded about the house, and physicians and officers came Jn.

Soon they made another discovery. In an upper room, where Mrs. Borden had been evidently making up the bed, sho lay dead, face downward, on tho floor. That she had been murdered was evident at a glance. Blood covered tho carpet, and it seems to have splashed in spray over the ceiling and walls.

In the presence of this doublo tragedy the strongest men becamo excited and the coolest lost their heads, but all wore im- MKS. ADBIE BORDKJJ. pressed with a certain belief that tho murderer must have had an iron will, a heart of flint and a cool head, otherwise this terrible crime couid not have been committed without leaving some traces of the assassin. The rtotectivts and police officers wero at their wits' end. A Jdnt had been sent ut that a mysterious man had been seen eti tho door steps of Mr.

Borden's house a few days before, and the authorities, In their anxiety to fasten the crime upon white spots, which other, witnesses BworeJ tney baq seen JUizzie wearing that morn Ing. 1 Lizzie Bordon was arrested, as we have stated. Not a shadow of suspicion attached to her sister, who from first to last BRIDGET SULLIVAN, never wavered In her fidelity or confidence. At tho preliminary hearing the accused woman pleaded not guilty, after which she was taken to the Taunton jail. On Nov.

7 tho case was brought before the grand jury of county, and after devoting a week to tho hearing their finding wns an indictment against Lizzie Borden for tho murder of her father and 6tepmother. Bail was refused, and Miss Borden remained in Taunton jail until tho 8th of May, when sho was taken to New Bedford and arraigned before Judgo J. V. llannon of tho superior court to plead to the Indictments. Her plea In each chargo was "not guilty." In addition to Mr.

Jennings, ex-Governor Robinson of Massachusetts was retained to assist in her defense. According to arrangements already made, the trial of Miss Lizzie Bonlen commenced at New Bedford on the morning of Juno 5, 18U3, 11 mouths to 0 day from the time the murder had been committed. As Is tho custom in Now England in such cases tho court was opened by prayer. The three superior court judges who presided wero Chief Justice Albert Mason and Assofllale Justices' BliMlgctt and Justin Dewey. Although tho judges had decided that no outsider should bo admitted to the courtroom, the curiosity was so great that people flocked to New Bedford from all over tho country, and nearly all the great papers In the Union were represented by correspondents.

The doors wore open to tho public after tho, first day. Tho case wns so ably managed by the commonwealth that on tho tenth day thoso who hao heard or kept track of tho testimony wero convinced that the finding1 of the jury would npninxt Llzzio Borden. On the eleventh day Mr. Jennings opened for tho defense, and his speech on this occasion must take rank among the ablest forensic displays cf the New England bar. He was ably seconded by ex-Governor Rob-inson, who, though his reputation had been established as an orator, excelled on this occasion all his former efforts.

In all crimes of this kind tho question of motive is tho ruling one. It was shown by tho defense that Llzzio Bordon had abundant means; that on tho death of her father, who was 70 years of age, she would inherit her sharo of the estate, and that, although her relations with her stepmother might not bo said to have been affec-tlonato, they wero at least cordial, so that there was no incentive for tho perpetration of the crime. Tho responso of District Attorney Knowlton gave that gentleman a celebrity, particularly with tho profession outside of New England. Mr. Justice Dewey summed up with remarkable ability and fairness, but it was thought by those who heard him that his charge was favorable to tho accused.

Thirteen days after the trial bogan the jury retired, and after being absent an hour and ten minutes returned a verdict of not guilty. Lizzie Borden left the court a free woman, and since then has boon living with her sister Fall River and othor parts of, New England but the murderer of her father and stepmother remains undetected, and the chances are never will bo known. Alfred R. Calhoun. The Preacher Thrashed Hlin.

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"But the pUce wo loved best of all, Wc called inv lady's bower." (Grade Fmlic of the Frogs E.tsy reaching Piece lack Frost March Ins riimentsil, (tirade 4)' Pure as Snow, Idylle Violin and Piano-In Waltzing bem dead for wo hours befuro tliu man. It further appeared that Mrs. Bordon had been struck a murderous blow from behind whilo she was making the bed. fell forward ou her face, nnd tho Dend continued the hacking as before described. Another curious fact was developed by the examination of the stomachs of the murdered man and woman, and that was that they had been undergoing a process of slow poisoning for some time.

The inves- LIZZIE BORUEM AT THE BAR. tlgation of the detectives provod that at a store about a mile from the Borden house a young woman whom the clerk did not know had at sevoral times purchased hydrocyanic acid, which, she claimed, was to kill moths which were eating her sealskin cloak. Hydrocyanic acid is a diluted form of prussic acid, one of the deadliest poisons and one of tho safest a criminal can administer. Following the murder the remaining meiiibers of the Borden family wore continually shadowed by the police At this time Miss Lizzie Borden Was S3 years of age, a member in good standing of the Congregational church and an active participant in all its charities. Miss Lizzie seemod to care but little for society.

She had a class in Sunday school and took an active part in tho Woman's Christian Tomperance union. Morse, against whom suspicion never for an instant pointed, was a man of good family, who seems to have been unfortunate in business and whom Mr. Borden regarded as a friend rather than as an employee. During the investigation it carno out through Miss Emma Borden that the, relations of her sister with her father" and 6tepnoothr had not been of the most amicable kind for some years. Gradually suspicion began to center on Lizzie Her calmness and self possession wero even urged against her innocence, till at last, in obedience to popular clamor rather than because of any evidence thoy bad collected, the authorities decided to arrest her.

Lizzie Borden was quick to notice the tide setting against her, and with that forethought that distinguished hor from first to last she secured the services of Andrew J. Jennings, a well known attorney of Fall River, to look after her interests. Again Rnd again the house was searched from top to bottom, without adding anything to the information obtained the first day. Two days after be murder Andrew J. Borden and his wife were buried, the two daughters--being among the chief mourners.

Immediately following the funeral the Borden sisters joined offering a reward of $5,000 for the arrest and conviction of the murderer. Ev4ry clew that promised, a shred of lu'pe Was carefully followed up. On the Tuesday before the murdor, and about i) o'clock in tho morn ing, a horso and bucgv came to a halt bcM fore tho Borden mansion. In artother buggy sat a young man who was cinijjloyed in a house across the strtt't from the' Borden residence There 'Were two Uton in' the strange vehicle, one of whom rafeig the bell of the Borden mansion and was seen talking' with Mr. Bordon for some time.

He was seen' to re-enter the buggy In a hurry and to drive off. After much search these men wert found, and showed that Our Catalogues are FREE. 1-1 fnWVCnCC The Leading I I. C. sJ 319 S3Uth liarstow St.

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