Emma Borden, the older spinster sister to Lizzie Borden gave her inquest testimony to District Attorney Hosea Knowlton sometime during August 9-11, 1892, less than a week after the murders of her father and stepmother.
The testimony takes on new meaning now that we know Emma was present with Lizzie in Fairhaven while she was asking for chloroform at Hypolyte Martel's Apothecary two weeks before the murders which can be verified with the latest book from the prestigious Fall River Historical Society's "The Jennings Journals 1892."
Includes a short interlude in the middle of the inquest with the reading of HK216 from "one who reads but only a woman" written anonymously to D.A. Knowlton to not forget "the burnt dress" from "The Knowlton Papers" by the Fall River Historical Society.
The Fall River Historical Society is considered the most scholarly institution of Lizzie Borden's primary source documents and resources with museum-quality artifacts.
Emma Borden: Brenda McGinnis
District Attorney Hosea Knowlton: Tim Dennis
One Who Reads But Only a Woman: Brenda McGinnis
Last Dance: by eBunny
Spring is Coming: by Jack White
Narrator: Don Sharp
Produced by Kate Lavender
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My impressions of Emma: She sounds self-entitled and had very little knowledge about anything that didn't pertain to her or her world. She pretended not to know the difference between an ax and a hatchet. She said, "I don't know" so many times, I lost count.
Compared to the John Morse inquest (he comes across as very authentic) she shows no sorrow or grief over the brutal killing of her father or stepmother, similar to Lizzie. She comes off rather cold and all about the business. Let me know what your thoughts are. I would love to hear them.
Trial transcripts provided with permission by Stefani Koorey, Ph.D. and the website of LizzieAndrewBorden.com
"The Knowlton Papers" - a collection of letters written to District Attorney Hosea Knowlton by the public and his peers in regards to the case from August 4, 1892 - June 20, 1893, and are published by the Fall River Historical Society and put together by Borden scholars Michael Martin & Dennis A. Binette. Truly an enlightening and fascinating book I wish I had read early into my research instead of towards the end.
Whenever possible I capitalized the same words that the anonymous woman writer wrote to D.A. Knowlton to emphasize her important points such as "So many stories were told about the visit to the Barn..." from "The Knowlton Papers" book. Thought you might enjoy that but unfortunately, I could not underline them within the KZfaq editor.
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Published December 7, 2022