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good morning Lizzy I just finished shopping store the like ovens you see
what is it mrs. Church oh do come in someone has killed father
we're in the sitting room
you
you
Oh
why is he attacking don't think see I'm glad you're here Alice hey soon as
Bridget told me gonna be alright everything he's been dead less than half
an hour where's your sister Lizzie she's visiting the Brownells in terre Haven
cord once asked my wife to send a telegram
thank you must try them would you like to lie down
most there you are I haven't seen your
stepmother Lizzy why it is Abbey out yes but I thought I heard her come back
she's probably in her room there's nobody off back miss Lizzy I
looked when I fetched the she'd then try upfront she must be in the spare room
please miss Lizzy Oh Maggie do as I say I'm not going up there alone
Oh long Bridget I'll go with you come on
you must get some rest
Oh
why for sending the Telegraph's wouldn't she she's up there
the day was bored
I'm sorry I must hmm it's all right oh I'm so glad you're
here stay as long as you hit me thank you dizzy she's in her room
you
Lizzy did you kill father
No I did not
no more Emma please no more dizzy dr. Bowen says but I can't think I can't
think what is that he's giving me it's just something to quiet your nerves but
I must think I must Shh why you must put all of that out of your mind now
you never should've gone away him I know I know dear I'm back now what are we
going to do him I've always looked after you hadn't I just like I promised mother
yes
everything's going to be alright
just go to sleep now yes
other flavors
excuse me
couldn't wear black least veils not even a tear it was a terrible ordeal
miss Boyd a word with you sir why can't you see I'm busy
I'm city marshal with instructions for you instructions after the family has
left the gravesite both bodies that will be taken to a receiving tomb where the heads are to be removed removed and
shipped to dr. Edward wood professor of forensic medicine at Harvard University
whose order may I ask his honor the mayor naturally the sisters are not to
be totally
as you were saying to me yes I I have a request to make of the family please remain inside the house for a few
days it would be better for all concerned why is someone here suspected
I want to know the truth easy please don't don't upset yourself I want to know the truth Emma well miss Borden as
much as I regret to tell you yes you are suspected we tried to keep it from her as long as we could
I'm ready to go now oh that won't be necessary if you're disturbed by the
crowds out there just notify the officer in the yard then I'm to be a prisoner in my own home you shall have all the
protection but Police Department can afford
well we shan't trouble you any further
naturally we want to do all we can to help in this matter there will of course
be an inquest closed to the public if you prefer whatever you wish
my name is Bridget Sullivan I'm 26 years old and unmarried how're you addressed
in the Borden household I was sometimes called Maggie but only by Miss M and miss Lizzie how long were you in mr.
Borden's employ two years and nine months at the time of his death how did
the Borden's keep any other domestic servants what sometimes a young man came
from the farm to chop wood but he hasn't been round since since last winter
then you and miss Borden were the only persons in the house the morning of the slayings aside from the victims yes sir
no miss Sullivan can you describe the events of that morning from the time you
were rose
it was very hot that day I I I felt a sort of a dull headache as I got up it
must have been the modern breath from the night before
mutton broth yes sir
we'd had it five days running I see and what's miss Borden also sick that
morning
not at all yes she she seemed fit enough to me
Florin mr. Borden Thursday Johnny cakes or cookies for breakfast and what should
it be Johnny cakes cookies appetite for your ended estable Irish starts this morning any more of that mutton and
broth yes but I suspect it's gone off in this heat really wants to be choked out
there's that fit for human consumption there's not one not serve it mean Oh
stinking watch your tongue I heard you call him it often enough still it's not your place
after I served themselves breakfast I commenced to wash up that's when mr.
Barden left for downtown did you lock the door after him
yes sir I locked it mr. Borden was very strict about that when I finished my
dishes I took them into the dining room mrs. Borden was there dusting where is father went downtown
left while you were upstairs Oh Bridget fetch a pail and some water I
want the windows washed today mrs. Borden it's awful hot inside and outside both their intolerably dirty
please mrs. Borden look I'm feeling poorly today couldn't they wait perhaps
stinking snake oh I went down into the cellar and got a pail and a brush and
went outdoors I started to work on the north side of the house Maggie you're
going to be out there long yes would you need lock the door unless you want to I
can get fresh water from the bar after a while mrs. Kelly's girl came to
the fence and I went over to talk to her and I went back to me work there's an
awful lot of windows in that house and I had to go to the barn three or four
times for fresh water during all that time I'd did not see anybody come to the
house until mr. Barton came home
it's there any mail not for you where's Abby she had a note and went out
she said where someone in town was sick I think would you like to take a nap
before dinner
let's drive read my paper
it's a cheap sale of dress goods at sergeant's this afternoon eight cents a
yard yeah I'm going to have some not today in this heat feel to live you sure do look peaking why don't you finish
those windows later you can rest before the noon meal I think I do just that
then I went upstairs to my room and lay down without taking off any of my
clothing I heard the city hall clock start to strike 11
I must have been there three or four minutes I I never went to sleep at all
the next thing I heard was miss Lizzie hollering Maggie Maggie up to the time
miss Lizzie Borden told her father about a note which purportedly came for her
stepmother had you heard anything about it from anyone no sir I never had thank
you no further questions your honor the
witness is released unconditionally without bail
she's leaving us Lizzie Lizzie Borden to the stand please
you swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help
you God I do please be seated
you may begin mr. District Attorney would you please give the court your
full name Lizzie Andrew Borden is it Lizzie or Elizabeth Lizzie you were so
present I was so christened what is your age
please 32 your mother is not living uh no sir
she died when I was two and a half years old
what was your father's age he will be 70 next month he was a successful
businessman he's very successful yes sir started as a mortician I understand then
branched out into real estate banking that is correct do you have any idea how much your father was worth did you ever
know of your father making a will no sir did he ever mention the subject of wills
to you he did not had you been on Pleasant terms with your stepmother oh yes sir
cordial that depends upon one's idea of cordiality according to your idea of
cordiality we were friendly very friendly why did you leave off calling her mother because I wanted to that's
the best reason you can give I have no other answer in what other respect was
your relationship with her not that of mother and daughter aside from your not
calling her mother she had never been a mother to me in many ways I always went
to my sister because she was older and had the care of me after my mother died
no tell me miss Borden on the morning of the murders did you get your own
breakfast I did not have any breakfast I did not
feel as though I wanted any sick from the same mutton broth where's the heat
Oh would you repeat the question we are trying to establish if you are
certain you were upstairs when your father came to the house on his return I
think I was now you remember miss Borden you told me you were downstairs not upstairs when your father came home you
forgotten Brett I don't know what I've said I've answered so many questions and
I'm so confused I don't know one thing from another I'm telling you as best I
know I have no one to counsel me there is no need for counsel this is only a
coroner's inquest not a trial you may continue mr. Knowlton which is your
recollection now will you downstairs or upstairs when the bell rang and your
father came home I think I was downstairs in the kitchen you think miss
Borden we have been over this a dozen times and each time a new version now
how will you have it I don't know I don't even know what your name is
uh-uh
I think as nearly as I know I think I was downstairs when did you last see
your stepmother when she went up to change the bed in the spare room
and you never saw or heard her afterwards until you discovered your
father's body a period of approximately one and a half hours no sir
did you have any knowledge of her leaving the house she said she had a
note someone was sick did she tell you where she was going
no sir did she tell you who the note was from no sir did you ever see the note no
sir do you know where the note is now no sir how long was your father in the
house before you found him killed I
don't know exactly because I had to go out to the barn I don't think he could
have been home more than 15 or 20 minutes and what were you doing in the
barn all this time I needed some lead for a sinker did you say a sinker yes
sir I I was going to Marion on Monday to
fish I needed a sinker and that's all you did
look for sinkers yes sir in the loft you think that will take you 15 or 20
minutes I hate some payers up there I asked you to tell me all you did I told you all I did I ate my pears you stood
there eating your pears doing nothing I was looking out of the window stood
there looking out of the window eating your pears should think so
how many pears did you eat three I think now can you tell us miss Borden Wyatt
took you ten minutes to eat three pears I do not do things in a hurry
no further questions your honor it would be a pleasure for this magistrate and it
would doubtless bring much sympathy if he could say Lizzy I judge you probably
not guilty you make a hole and let us suppose for just a single moment that
this is a man before me suppose it was a man who was found in the vicinity of the
murders and it was he who discovered mr. Borden's body suppose the only account
he could give of himself here was unreasonable contradictory
but to be any question what would be done with such a man
so painful as it may be there is but one thing to be done
it is the judgment of this court that you are found probably guilty and you're
ordered committed to await the action of the Superior Court
better yes thank you please forgive me but I now must ask you a very disturbing
question and I want you to give you a simple yes-or-no answer did you kill
your father and Abby
as your family lawyer I must hear it from your own lips I'm sorry
I am innocent
that's all I need to know no mr. Jennings you must tell me what
can I expect I'm doing everything in my power the truth you have an obligation
to tell me all right the worst
death by hanging
meeting dr. Boyer matron
mr. Jennings has given me his solemn assurance that everything humanly
possible is being done for your defense
he's finally retained mr. George Robinson to assist must have been all of
the newspaper publicity that attracted him
imagine our former governor is going to defend you must have cost a pretty penny
I've decided to pay for half of everything myself I can't let you do
that him the cost would be ruinous even if it takes every last cent of my
inheritance mr. Jennings said it might take months to bring me to trial I don't
know if I can stand it in his place that long I'll be with you Lizzie ma'am
you're alone now we have no one we still have each other seems we've always been alone
Lizzy
somehow
it's always been harder for you hasn't it why do they speak so coolly of man
who District Attorney Knowlton the
newspapers they call me a Sphinx of coldness why do they want to hurt me
like that Oh Lissie I don't think they mean to
it's just your special
and special people have always been misunderstood you know that
Oh
I don't want to be special I know Lizzy
I knew you wanted something special we got the whole ensemble read it tizzy
we must have gone over this a hundred times then we'll go over it a hundred
and one well there's your new hat your navy blue Bengal in dress no we said the
black remember the one with the leg-of-mutton sleeves oh yes I'm sorry I
forgot and your little bro to one of the posies
it's in the top left drawer a brush of veneer oh and don't forget my sixth time
black kid gloves I won't stir Julian Ralph or the New
York Sun says he's here for an interview Oh gracious I completely forgot I give
me a moment will you yeah fine do you
I understand your father's estate came to more than a quarter of a million
dollars only slightly all these months of legal expenses are fast eating it away well the point is one can't help
wondering why a family of the board means didn't enjoy even the simplest
convenience of the bathroom surely your father could afford more
than just a basement latrine but he wanted to give us all bathrooms we
begged him not to you see we had intended to move very shortly to a more
fashionable location on the hill it seemed a yeah
an expensive extravagance for such temporary conveniences my father was a kind and considerate man mr. Ralph such
stories about him are a vicious slander you're a most unusual woman miss Borden
difficult to penetrate what is it like for a lady of your station of your sensibilities to be here in prison
the the hardest thing for me to stand is the
night when there is no light they will not even allow me a candle to read by to
sit here all the evenings in the dark is very hard there is one thing that hurts
me very much they say I don't show any grief certainly I don't in public I never did reveal my feelings and I
cannot change my nature now they say I don't cry they should see me when I'm alone
yet District Attorney Knowlton urges us to believe that miss Borden is capable
of any cold-blooded deed even the murder of her father and his wife mr. Knowlton
goes so far as to call her Sphinx of coldness not even move to wear morning out of respect but miss Borden explains
it so simply so honestly there was not a moment when I could think of such things as hat or dress somebody was talking to
me all the time about the murders and asking me questions now here's the part
that really galls if people would only do me justice that is all I ask but it seems as if every word I utter is
distorted and such a false construction placed on it that I am bewildered there
was not a trace of anger in her tone simply a pitiful expression rubbish cheap feminist sentimentality I told you
public sentiment would be on her side Lizzie Borden is a Sunday school teacher
Hosea a devoted worker for temperance Christian Aid and foreign missions she
is held in high esteem in this community very high esteem
mr. mayor that woman is a murderess I hope you can prove that Hosea Oh better
be on our way can't miss the opening session coming
mrs. Novick I'll be along shortly your honor you two go ahead
it's not too late to pull out hoser no sir every time I see this case being
tried in the press like this I'm more determined than ever to see Miss Lizzie
Borden tried and convicted in the courts
well uh who are they Lizzie the crowd you can't imagine said
the six-button blue gloves Oh oh dear I'm sorry in my haste I can you
be so witless well I'll go back in and never mind never mind there isn't time
sometimes I think you actually want to see me hang
it's a very cruel thing to say Lizzy
I'm sorry it's time they'll not wait any longer
and suppose we can't blame them they haven't had a good witch hunt in these states in Salem
here you all rise
all persons having anything to do before the honorable justices Basin Blodgett
and Dewey of the Superior Court for criminal business now sitting at Bristol
draw near give your attention and you shall be heard
god save the Commonwealth of Massachusetts BC now tell us miss Sullivan did you ever have any trouble
there in the Borden family no sir a pleasant place to live yes sir I liked
and for aught you know they liked you I
suppose so you never saw anything out of the way no
sir never saw any conflict in the family no sir never saw anything in the lease term any quarreling or anything of that
kind no sir
then Maggie is lying I swear to you Father
I did not take the money from your desk that is God's truth but she know about
the truth always making things up imagining things
easy till now I have protected you I have excused you I paid your fines I've
prayed for your soul I've endured the shame and humiliation as a parent and a
Christian but this is the limit when you steal from your own father if I did and
I most certainly did not would it be any wonder will you talk of shame one of
mine when I'm forced to walk down the street year after year in the same old
dresses listen to her spoiled rocky she is we we live or we can't even entertain
that retain indeed who would you invite this house Lord how I hate this house
no bags no modern conveniences did you know that we are laughingstocks father
it's true behind your back people snigger and call you skinflint that will be enough
I don't understand you girl I were always so close
especially close
yes Father especially
why do you behave like this I'm suffocating father look at me I'm 32 and practically a prisoner in this ugly old
house are you perfectly free to come and go as you like and how far would I get
on the on the poultry $200 allowance you allow me each year Emma seems to manage
I noticed it didn't keep her from going on the grand tour of Europe two summers ago yes
and you'll never get over that will you mrs. Borden well that money was mine
every penny mine if you chose to squander your mother's inheritance you
have no one to blame but yourself Emma's Tabuk don't forget that I'm sure you won't let him and making him asleep
in that cramped stuffy room while her Royal Highness gets the big area when all to herself I never could abide small
dark places even as a child Emma knows that she wanted me to have the big
bedroom didn't um oh we know all about you and your way
princess Lizzie we know how you twist arms and throw tantrums just to get your way
if I were not a lady I should twist your arm mrs. Borton
right out of its I have no more of this I have warned you repeatedly Lizzy
one way or another you will learn not to bite the hand that feeds you if I have to cut you off you may step down call
dr. Bowen to the stand please dr. Seabury boy to the stand please dr.
Bowen can you describe what miss Borden had on that morning I wouldn't know sir
what sort of draught not much colour the sort of a morning calico I should guess
he say it was drab I merely mean to say that the dress answer the question if
you just wait um no answer the question did it appear to you to be a drab
coloured dress I am Telling You sir I don't know I didn't intend to try to
describe a woman's dress at the inquest well I do not intend to know well
perhaps you can at least tell us if it was this dress
your honour's really this is the government's own witness I am merely
trying to establish whether or not the witness knows what the accused was
wearing minutes after the last murder and if he a man of Medicine observed any
blood on her the witness may answer the question I should think it was not that
dress
your witness
Oh one going back to the time shortly after the discovery of the second body
were you summoned to miss Lizzie's bedside to administer any medicine yes
sir miss Russell came to fetch me upstairs I
gave Lizzy a preparation called bromo caffeine to quiet her nervous
excitement and her headache nan did you subsequently administer any other
medicines of that kind yes sir sulfate of morphine in what does it 1/8
of grain however I doubled it the next day and how long did she continue having the morphine all the time she was in the
jailhouse in other words she was receiving regular injections of morphine
all the time up to her arrest through the hearing and while confined in the
jailhouse yes sir tell me dr. Bowen does not morphine given in double doses
somewhat affect the memory change and alter the view of things doesn't it muddled the thinking confuse the mind
yes sir it does cause hallucinations so there anyone giving testimony while
under its influence might tend to seem contradictory to give conflicting story
yes sir when did you stop giving her this drug
I've not stopped she's still receiving it
thank you that Rana will be all over the questions around
you mentioned that that miss Borden paid a visit to your home on the evening before the murders it is correct can you
tell us the purpose of that visit Lizzie was very troubled she said that she
couldn't help but feel that something sinister was going to happen sinister yes she said that her father
was having trouble with his business associates and that she was afraid that
someone was going to do harm to him she told me that the barn had already been
broken into and all of her pet pigeons had been killed I tried to reassure her
that it must have been some of the local boys up to mischief but Lizzie felt sure
that it wasn't
all those beautiful birds why now that there's young whippersnappers try still
you look any more of my pictures and see where they find they were mine yours let
me remind you girls everything on this place belongs to me what's mine is mine
and I will dispose of it as I see fit
I tried to say to her mind at rest but Lizzie confided in me that even the
house had been broken into in broad daylight when she and Emma and Bridget
were at home and as she left she said that she wished she could sleep with one eye open for fear that they would come
in the night and burn the house down over the family's head and all this the
very night before the murders yes was miss Borden accustomed to making such
nocturnal visits to you only on rare occasion and this was certainly a most
rare occasion miss Russell can you tell us please about the incident which took
place the day after the funerals while you were still staying at the boarding house and incident involving a certain
bedford court dress yes
that was on Sunday miss Lizzie miss Emma and I had breakfast together Bridget was
not at home I went up to the bedroom and then when I came down I saw Lizzie
standing there with the dress in her hands
Lizzy what are you going to do I'm gonna burn this whole thing it's covered with
paint you see I wouldn't do that where people can see me in broad daylight
Lizzy there's a policeman in the yard
that is probably the worst thing you could've done what if they ask us about that dress why did you let me do it why
didn't you tell me
Thank You miss Russell no more questions your honor
your witness no questions that there start but this may step down please
the woman's a fool she needn't had testified to that she is a Christian
woman sir it is the truth nonetheless my dear we shall nip this in the bud at
once fear not a pleasure honours at this time
we should like to recall the dressmaker Mrs Mary Raymond yes I made a bedford court dress for Lizzie in about April of
last year now mrs. Raymond will you please tell
the court what became of that dress on the very day that you completed the
final fitting at Miss Borden's home well yes the men were painting the upstairs Hall
and landing when Lizzie rushed out to show her new dress to her sister she brushed against the fresh paint the
dress was ruined of course of course no further questions thank you
mr. Hilliard can you tell us if this was the hatchet you found in the box behind
the chimney in the Borden cellar Hitler looks like it the handle was broken like
this yes they're broken up close like that mm-hmm did you observe anything
peculiar about the break in the handle at that time I did it was a fresh break
a new break thank you no more questions your honor
what can I do for you today miss Lizzie oh I'm afraid I got some paint stains on
a perfectly new dress I would like to buy some naphtha with which to remove
them do you carry it certainly I'll fetch you something
I imagine a pint oh dude oh that's perfect thank you please send the bill mm-hmm good day
good day miss Borden took something what I couldn't quite see but I'm sure she
took something doesn't matter why didn't you stop her no need
hold that board and all these days hold all the nerd shoots up and down the
street pack a little something onto the bill
miss Borden asked to buy ten cents worth of prussic acid naturally I informed her
we did not sell prussic acid and less by a physician's prescription and what did
she say to that she said she bought it several times before so I says well my good lady not from me
prussic acid is a very dangerous thing to handle did she tell you why she
wanted such a lethal poison I understood her to say she wanted to clean a
sealskin kit order in his court your honors I must protest the use of such testimony as part of the defendants
inquest testimony it is perfectly admissible I am trying to prove prior
intent your honors may we have a ruling on the admissibility of my clients
testimony at the inquest it was taken at a time when she was under arrest and
denied counsel
will you both please approach the bench
inadmissible every bit of her inquest testimony inadmissible because that fool
judge blasdell denied her proper counsel terrible bla terribly built my entire
case on her inquest testimony now I've got nothing what about miss Russell's
testimony that was most damaging wasn't it odd that she should come forward on
her own like that conscience was troubling her my dear seems she
neglected to mention the dress burning incident when the police first
questioned her oh great stroke of luck personally I don't believe it was that
dress Lizzie Borden wouldn't have been such a
fool which leaves me still wondering what did she wear nonetheless I'm sure that the case you've made so far will
stand on its own merits Isaiah not if Robinson keeps getting our witnesses to
discredit their own testimony he's a shrewd devil our ex governor I trust you
have more cards up your sleeve who's there I needn't remind you how much is
at stake here no one perhaps and it had better be a
trump card
on August 10th last at the Harvard Medical School Ron professor chemistry
I received the evidence there exhibited briefly dr. wood can you tell us the results of your examinations the hair on
that hatchet for example it did not match the samples of hair from either victim it is animal hair probably cows
hair and what about this dress did you not find Manute traces of blood on the
skirts yes but certainly not from either of the victims well how do you explain
that they are undoubtedly menstrual blood from the defendant herself
but let me ask you doctor if this hatchet could have been used and then
cleansed so as to remove any trace of blood not by a quick washing as you've suggested and it will be nearly
impossible to wash blood off that broken end this is dreadful
there was no time to go over dr. Woods testimony just got in from Boston an
hour ago no more questions your witness in other words dr. wood assuming the assailant wore the same clothing during
both murders he most probably would have been splattered with blood from head to
foot is that right in my opinion yes and yet every witnesses testified that the accuse showed no signs whatsoever of
blood upon her clothing just moments after the last murder thank you your
honors no further questions
don't make me laugh don't make me laugh don't make me laugh you know as well as
I they turn me out on the cold if anything happened to you what more can I
do you can draw up another will turn down streets to starving a stray dog
live off road fat for years you owe me alright alright see my lawyer next week
please get some rest I'll see her damn first Lizzy you can spend the rest of
your life begging crumbs off that old sow not I Lizzy please
you always frightened me when you get like this he must never make a new will
I'm going to visit the Brownells in Fairhaven I'll leave tomorrow yes yes
you go to Fair Haven
hold up to tray poo to the stand plate dr. Frank Draper to the stand were you
able to determine the size of the cutting edge of the murder weapon from
any of the wounds dr. Draper not from mrs. board the skull but I was able to
effect a conclusion from mr. Burton skull in that case though I deeply
regret it I shall have to ask your colleague dr. wood to produce the skull
in question
now dr. Draper if you will please try to fit that hatchet into the wound
order in the court order in the court
this Court will be adjourned until nine o'clock tomorrow morning
My dear I have told you repeatedly I have no stomach for undercooked meat let
me get you something else I'll never mind lost my appetite anyway
just some coffee
I should be glad when his trial is over it's beginning to tell on you it's not a trial it's a sideshow that woman
actually believes she can get off scot free by hiding behind her skirts what
else has she
I'm sorry Hosea it's just that it seems to me that you men have only yourselves
to blame if if women hide behind their femininity as a last defense after all
you cast us in this role you look upon your womanhood as a role my dear
it's not always a convenient part to play I've never heard you talk like this
next you'll be asking for the vote I
gather you sympathize with this murderess she has not as yet been found
guilty as a what you do sympathize with her
certainly not with her deeds but perhaps with her motives her motives now what
would you know about her motives I should think a great deal who's there
you have no idea how unbearably heavy these skirts can be at times
when did you next see the Bedford Court dress uh Sunday morning I was washing dishes and I turned and saw my sister
Lizzie at the stove and she had the dress in her hands
she said I think I'll burn this old dress up and I said yes why don't you or something like that was miss Russell
present at the time yes sir and she said afterwards that it was the
worst thing Lizzie could have done and of course we knew that she was right it
just didn't occur to us until that moment did your father wear a ring Miss
Emma upon his finger yes sir he did wazzle was not that the only article of
jewelry he wore the only article from whom did he receive the ring from my sister Lizzie many years ago previously
to his wearing it had she worn yes sir it was her favorite did he wear it Constance
always
look so old your witness were the relations between you and Lizzie and
your stepmother cordial between my sister and mrs. Borden they were when
did she sees calling her mother I don't remember but it was some time ago well prior to that she had called her mother
yes sir from childhood
mrs. Borden says you're not to work too late papa oh she called her mother Missy she's not my mother my mother's dead
still having those bad dreams about your mother
was long time ago besides death is nothing to be afraid of Lizzy there's
nothing more than a long peaceful repose do you remember sleeping dude
well look
see how serene she was feet
in flashes smooth cool to the touch
yes you must be free let me remind you of those touching words the eyes that cannot weep are the saddest eyes of all
andrew borden went to his grave wearing upon his hand a pledge of love and faith
the ring that belonged to his little girl to find her guilty you must believe
her to be a fiend does she look
Lizzie Andrew Borden
is your privilege to add any word which you may desire to say in person to the jury I am innocent
I leave it to my counsel to speak for me
come here
Lizzie Andrew Borden put up your right hand
Foreman look upon the prisoner prisoner look upon the former what say you mr.
Foreman is the prisoner at the bar guilty or not guilty
Maggie
you're going to be out there long yes but you needn't lock the door unless you
want to but get fresh water from the barn
you
you
a bee
you
you
mr. Burton
upstairs in a room taking a nap for the noon meal your strange policy minute is
hard and cold as a brace next is loving is any father could wish what goes on in
that mind of yours
you
let's say you mr. Foreman is the prisoner at the bar guilty or not guilty
not guilty
the Commission's and gold delay
Emma
I miss Borden how does it feel to be a free woman again
you
Oh
you
and Emma wait over em we've won
dinner will be ready soon why don't you make yourself comfortable didn't you
hear me we're free at last we're really free nothing to prepare a meal now that
there are only the two of us Emma sometimes I don't understand you
Livie
I'm only going to ask you this once more and then I shall never mention it again as long as I live
did you kill father
you
when she
you
you
you
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