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Lizzie Borden
Although she was later acquitted, Lizzie Borden gained fame in the 1800s due to the alleged hatchet murder of her parents.
165 Questions
How far is Lizzie Borden's house from the Salem witch museum?
Far. Lizzy Borden lived in Fall River, Massachusetts. The Salem Witch Museum is in Salem, Massacusetts. Fall Rivers in 90ish miles south from Boston. Salem's 45ish miles north from Boston. I live in Eastern Massachusetts, so I have first hand expirence with that trip.
Was Lizzie Borden a kleptomaniac?
Lizzie Borden did in fact have 'sticky fingers'. It was hardly a secret to her family and merchants around Fall River. Storekeepers had an unspoken agreement with Lizzie's father Andrew. Lizzie would exercise her talent for five finger discounts when the mood struck, and the proprietor of said store would send Andrew the bill. Nothing was every said, silent agreements tend to be less embarassing for all concerned. But local business owners were not the only ones at the receiving end of Lizzie's thievery. Andrew himself had found cash missing from his bedroom. He had to keep the room locked while he was away from the house.
Years after her aquittal for the murders of her father and stepmother, Lizzie was caught stealing from a local art dealer. Her earlier thefts may be rationalized by her lack of spending money due to her tight-fisted father, but with his death, Lizzie and her sister Emma were among the wealthiest women in the state. She obviously could afford to buy whatever she wished, yet she chose to steal reguardless of her financial situation. This seems to be a very telling and revealing fact into the psychi of Miss Borden.
Where was Lizzie Borden at when the murdering happened?
I guess it would depend on what day you asked her. The main suspect in her parent's murders, Lizzie changed her story several different times. According to Lizzie, she was upstairs, then she was downstairs, then she was in the barn looking for sinkers for an upcoming fishing trip and eating pears.
Why does the intruder theory not fit the Borden case?
I find it amazing that people can still consider the intruder theory in this case. The simple fact is, it makes no sense. Abbey Borden, Lizzie's stepmother, was killed about 1 1/2 hours before Andrew's murder at about 11:10 a.m., in broad daylight on a busy city street, on a weekday morning, with people in the house moving from room to room, tending to the endless, mundane household chores that filled the 19th century woman's day to day life.
It would have been vitually impossible to carry out this plan. Also, there was no sign of a breakin, bloody footprints to an exit place, no noise whatsoever, even with Lizzie and the family's maid Bridget moving around the rooms inside and the yard outside. Lizzie even claimed to go into the cellar at one point so an intruder would have been discovered by Lizzie herself.
The only real motive would be another family member. The uncle that was a houseguest at the time of the murders had a solid aliby, as did Emma, Lizzie's older sister who was visiting friends in a nearby town, or Bridget the maid, who had no motive at all. Her reactions after the discovery of the bodies was much more genuine than Lizzie's was. The Fall River police had the right suspect all along.
There is absolutely no evidence that Lizzie Borden had an accomplice, and in fact, all evidence points to a single perpetrator, which of course was Lizzie herself, and only herself.
What were the names of the members of the Lizzie Borden jury?
The Borden jurors:George Potter, Wm. F. Dean, John Wilbar, Lemuel C. Wilber, Wm. Westcot, Louis B. Hodges, Augustus Swift, Frank G. Cole, John C. Finn, Allen H. Wordell and Silas D. Dammon.
*Footnote:This list does not include alternates.
Why did Lizzy Borden kill her parents?
Proof she did:
She burned a bloody blue dress and she was wearing a blue dress the day of murders
She kept on asking Bridget(The maid) if she was going out the day on the murders
She and the maid were the only two people in the house
When the judge asked her the same question which was: where were you when your father came home? she changed her answer at least 10 times
She didn't like her stepmother and had recently had an argument with her dad
The night before the murders, she went to a neighboor and said: she thought some enemy of the dad was going to kill him soon
She tried to buy poison from a Pharmacy a few days before the murder
The police found no evidence of someone breaking in and killing them
She didnt notice the body of her father until the minute he got killed
There is a lot more proof than this
My theory:
A day before the murders, Lizzie Borden tried to buy a type of deadly poisoning, maybe she tried to poison her parents first, but she didnt get to buy it. So instead, She got an ax thing and whacked her parents with it. On that day, a neighboor saw her burning a bloody blue dress, which she was wearing a blue dress on the day of the murders. After she killed the parents, she changed her clothes and burned the dress. But in the trial, she denied it was blood and said it was red paint!? But after all that, how did Lizzie and Bridget not see the bodies? All the doors were wide open exept the front door. MY other theory was that Bridget and Lizzie were both into the plan!
No one will ever know...
Was Lizzie Borden's trial filmed?
That would have been great but Lizzie Borden's trial was held in 1893, a time when although it was possible, it was just not practical. In fact the day to day proceedings of the actual trial as reported by the press you will find mostly sketches of the key players.
Who did Lizzie Borden kill first?
Abbey Borden's estimated time of death was 9:30am from 19 blows with a small axe or hatchett. Andrew Borden's body was discovered at 11:10am (same morning) in the downstairs parlor. While taking a nap he was hit 11 times with the same type weapon that had killed his wife lesss than 2 hours before him.
Was Lizzie Borden a Christian?
She was. The family regularly attented and was active in their church, the Central Congregational Church located on Rock St. in Fall River. She was a Sunday School teacher and active in the church's women's groups.
On August 4, 1892 she seemed to have forgetten at least two of the 10 Commandments, thou shall not commit murder and honor thy father and mother. We can only hope that before her death on June 1, 1927 she made peace with the Lord.
If Lizzie Borden did kill her parents why was she not covered in blood?
That is what alot of people wanted to know. And there is an explaination for her clean clothes. Within hours after the murders Lizzy's sister Emma caught Lizzy stuffing one of her dresses into the wood-burning stove. When Emma asked her why she would want to burn her dress Lizzy answered that she got red paint on it. Sure enough, the dress had red stains all over it. I would imagine that at this point, Emma may have begun to wonder about her sister's role in the death of her father and stepmother.
There have been theories about how she could have committed such grusome murders without getting blood all over her. There was the rumor that Lizzy hacked her parents while wearing nothing at all. This I find hard to believe. The murders were committed in the year 1892 in a small town. Victorian era people were modest in the extreme. I sincerely doubt that Lizzy would have wanted to appear nude in front of her own father. At the very least he would have cried out at the sight of his naked daughter and it could have been heard by the cleaning girl that was upstairs taking a rest from the heat of the day. I believe she burned the evidence and her sister Emma caught her in the act.
What is Bridget Sullivan's middle name from Lizzie Borden trial?
The Borden's maid Bridget Sullivan had no middle name.
Lizzy Borden was a young American woman accused of mudering her parents with an axe. Although she was tried using overwhelming circumstantial evidence, she was acquitted because a jury in 19th century America could not believe that an upper-class white woman was capable of such a violent crime.
Lizzie Borden born July 19, 1860, Fall River, Mass., was charged with murdering her stepmother and father; her trial became a national sensation in the United States.
Lizzie's mother died in 1862 leaving two daughters. Her father Andrew Borden, an affluent businessman, was only interested in money. He was worth $500,000 in gold but refused to install Plumbing in his home. He was strict with others and tight with his money. Andrew married spinster Abby Durfee Gray, 38 in 1865, when Lizzie was three and Emma was 12. Abby rarely left home except to visit her half-sister.
Lizzie never dated; she was well liked and active in civic and charitable work. She taught Sunday school at Central Congregational, was an officer of the Christian Endeavor Society, and member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Emma 42, rarely went anywhere except to visit another nearby spinster, Alice Russell.
Both daughters were upset about their father withdrawing their inheritance for Abby. Lizzie and Emma were constantly upset with them, usually over financial matters. Five years before the murders, when Andrew put a rental house in Abby's name, Lizzie and Emma were so enraged; Andrew bought each daughter a house of equal value as Abby's. Emma and Lizzie quit eating with their parents and referred to Abby as "Mrs. Borden." Bridget Sullivan, 26, a recent Irish immigrant, had been in the Borden's' service for nearly three years. She would testify that the Borden's never raised their voices to one another.
Andrew and Abby knew Lizzie stole his cash and her jewelry but still ordered a police investigation. Abby bolted her door to Lizzie's room. Andrew' put a strong lock on the master bedroom, but kept the key on the sitting-room mantelpiece.
Neither Lizzie nor Emma spoke to Uncle John because he was planning to reduce their inheritance and Abby would put the farm in her name and make John's brother-in-law, John Morse, the caretaker.
A week before the murders, to escape the heat, Emma went to Fairhaven while Lizzie stayed at Buzzards Bay. The five friends sharing a beach house with her noticed she was unhappy and distant. She left Buzzards Bay and her friends early to return home.
On the day preceding the murders, August 3, Lizzie tried to procure illegal prussic acid. In the trial, the pharmacist's testimony was excluded. On the same day, for the first time in five years, Lizzie had lunch with Abby and Andrew. That evening she visited Alice Russell where she recounted stories about her father's enemies before returning home and going straight to her room since Uncle John was spending the night.
Thursday morning, August 4, 1892, Bridget and Andrew were the first ones up. Breakfast was mutton soup, sliced mutton, pancakes, bananas, pears, cookies, and coffee.
Uncle John and Mr. Borden left home to carry out separate business.
Bridget ran out to the back yard and vomited. Showing no compassion towards Bridget's illness Abby instructed her to immediately wash all the windows inside and out. Abby was preparing to go to the bank to sign the deed for ownership of the farm. She did not want Bridget in the house hearing her argue with Lizzie about it.
Abby was blitzed in the guest room making Uncle John's bed at approximately 9:00 A.M. Andrew was murdered about 2 hours later (died 1-2 hours within each other). During this time Lizzie, ironed handkerchiefs, sewed, visited with Bridget, and read. Andrew was napping on the sofa after he returned home at 10:30. Bridget was resting in her room.
At 11:15, Bridget heard Lizzie scream that her father had been murdered. Lizzie sent Bridget for Alice Russell and Dr. Bowen. A neighbor, Mrs. Adelaide Churchill heard and responded to Lizzie's cries and asked about her stepmother. Lizzie told her she felt her stepmother had been killed too. Bridget returned with Miss Russell and Dr. Bowen, who pronounced Andrew dead. After a brief search, Bridget and Mrs. Churchill found Abby's mutilated body upstairs. Dr. Bowen sent a telegram to Emma in Fairhaven. Evidently, in no hurry, she did not return home until that evening.
Lizzie claimed she was in the barn (with the tools and water pump) when she returned to find her father dead. Witnesses who saw Lizzie after the murders testified there was no blood on her. She was menstruating though at the time of the murder.
Uncle John returned for lunch and became the first suspect. Bridget who adored Lizzie for her kindness was the only other person in the house during the murders.
A detective saw a foot-long stick in the flames. He found a hatchet head washed and rolled in furnace ash in the basement.
Lizzie had motive, opportunity and showed awareness of culpability with conflicting responses at an inquest that was never allowed into evidence.
Henry Trickey, a Boston Globe reporter paid a private detective, Edwin McHenry, used by police $500 for affidavits they published then discovered were bogus. Trickey was indicted for obstruction of justice and The Globe apologized.
Lizzie was arrested and tried for both murders in June 1893 but was acquitted, due to a lack of substantive evidence. During the entire ordeal, she showed self-confidence and composure. Lizzie's attorney was George D. Robinson, a former Massachusetts Governor. The jury was sequestered for 15-days and took one hour to make a decision.
Most refused to believe a wealthy Sunday Schoolteacher would kill her parents. Major newspapers, feminists groups such as "The Bloomer Girls," the Women's Christian Temperance Union and clergy criticized her arrest.
Lizzie inherited half of her father's estate and bought a mansion for herself and Emma in Fall River's best neighborhood. She was no longer welcome at Central Congregational. The citizens of her Fall River no longer accepted her. In 1913, Emma abruptly moved and never spoke to Lizzie again.
She led a reclusive life but in 1904, when she was caught shoplifting.
Lizzie loved the theatre and was a fan of actress Nance O'Neill. They developed a close friendship after meeting at a hotel.
Remaining single, she lived alone in her mansion, until she died of pneumonia in 1927. In New Hampshire, Emma read of her death in the news but did not respond. Ten days later, Emma died from a fall. Both left their assets to the Animal Rescue League.
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