Trial of Lizzie Andrew Borden

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Trial of Lizzie Andrew Borden
Volume 1
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© 2001 Harry Widdows
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TRIAL OF
LIZZIE ANDREW BORDEN
1893
PART ONE
A Harry Widdows creation.
© 2001 All rights reserved.
09/21/01 Rev. 1
06/01/03 Rev. 2
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TRIAL OF
- - - LIZZIE ANDREW BORDEN - - -
Upon an indictment charging her with the
Murder of Abby Durfee Borden and
Andrew Jackson Borden
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Before the Superior Court for the County of Bristol;
MASON, C. J. and BLODGETT and DEWEY, J. J.
Presiding
Official Stenographic Report
by
Frank H. Burt
1893
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APPEARANCES
For the Government:
Hon. Hosea M. Knowlton, District Attorney for the
Southern District
William H. Moody, Esq., District Attorney for the
Eastern District
For the Defendant:
Hon. George D. Robinson
Hon. Andrew J. Jennings
Melvin O. Adams, Esq.
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CONTENTS
PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS:
Indictment i
Arraignment of Prisoner iv
Appearance of Counsel iv
FIRST DAY --- Monday, June 5, 1893
Opening of Court i
Prayer 1
District Attorney's Notion 2
Statement to the jurors by the Chief Justice 3
Examination of jurors 5 - 43
List of members of the jury 44
Charles I. Richards appointed Foreman 45
SECOND DAY --- Tuesday, June 6,
Indictment read to the jury 46
Opening statement for the government by
W. H. Moody, Esq. 47
Testimony of Direct and Cross and
Re-direct Re-Cross
Thomas Kieran 89 94
Application for view 96
View ordered 97
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THIRD DAY --- Wednesday, June 7, 1893
Witnesses Direct and Cross and
Re-direct Re-Cross
Thomas Kieran, resumed --- 114 99 - 118
James A. Walsh 121 123
John V. Morse 124 - 162 141
Abraham G. Hart 163 165
John P. Burrill 166 167
Everett M. Cook 169 170
Jonathan Clegg 171 175
Joseph Shortsleeves 176 - 182 180
James Mather 184 187
Bridget Sullivan 192
Afternoon Session.
Mrs. Caroline Kelly 211 - 218 214 - 218
Bridget Sullivan, resumed 219 - 294 254
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FOURTH DAY --- Thursday, June 8
Dr. Seabury W. Bowen 296 - 329 315 - 331
Bridget Sullivan, recalled --- 332
Mrs. Adelaide B. Churchill 342 - 370 353 - 372
Alice M. Russell 373 394
" " " 394 - 415 397
John Cunningham 419
Afternoon Session.
John Cunningham, resumed 423 426
George W. Allen 430 440
Francis H. Wixon 444 453
John Fleet 460 484
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FIFTH DAY --- Friday, June 9
Letter from Everett M. Cook 500
John Fleet, resumed --- - 552 501 - 554
Philip Harrington 556 574
Patrick H. Doherty 588 601
Michael Mullaly 609
Afternoon Session.
Michael Mullaly, resumed 618 - 633 620
John Fleet, recalled --- - 636 634
Charles H. Wilson 636 638
Annie M. White 641 666
George A. Pettee 644 ---
Augustus P. Gorman 649 ---
Mrs. Adelaide B. Churchill, 650 650
recalled
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SIXTH DAY --- Saturday, June 10.
Francis L. Edson 652 - 679 656 - 681
Benjamin F. Mahoney 683 ---
William H. Medley 684 701
Dennis Desmond 718 - 741 724
George F. Seaver 742 756
Agreed statement concerning the
offer of the Commonwealth to
prove Declarations made by the
prisoner at the Inquest. 774a
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SEVENTH DAY --- Monday, June 12.
Discussion as to Admissibility of
Prisoner's Declarations at the Inquest.
Argument of Mr. Moody 775
Argument of Mr. Robinson 793
Mr. Moody's Reply 819
Ruling of the Court 830
Dr. Albert C. Dedrick 832
Joseph Hyde 834 836
Afternoon Session
Joseph Hyde, resumed --- 840
Dr. William A. Dolan 850 909
EIGHTH DAY --- Tuesday, June 13
Dr. William A. Dolan, resumed --- - 975 926 - 964
(Continued in Vol. II)