Mr. Knowlton called Bridget Sullivan to the stand at 10:16 o'clock.  Bridget continued her testimony as follows: "Mrs. Borden came down stairs Wednesday morning saying she and Mr. Borden had been sick that night.  They looked pretty sick.  Lizzie said she had been sick all night, too.  When I came down to start the fire I used coal and wood in the kitchen fire.  Used hard wood always.  Miss Lizzie had been ironing eight or nine minutes when I went upstairs.  There used to be a horse kept in the barn.  Since the horse was kept there I have seen Lizzie go to the barn."

Mr. Knowlton--Tell me again, now, what Lizzie had to say about the note her mother received.

Bridget Sullivan --Miss Lizzie spoke about her mother going out, and said that her mother had received a note that morning.

Mr. Knowlton--Did Lizzie say anything about hearing her mother groan?

Bridget Sullivan--She said she heard her father groan.

Mr. Knowlton--Did you at any time that day see Lizzie crying?

Bridget Sullivan--No, not in all the day.

Mr. Adams conducted the cross-examination and commenced by politely asking the witness if she would be seated.  The witness declined a chair, and questions commenced rapidly.

"Have you ever told your story before?"

"No, sir."

"Didn't you tell it at the inquest?"

"Yes, sir; on the Tuesday after the murder in this courtroom.  Dr. Dolan, Mr. Knowlton, the Marshal and some others were present."

"Who asked you the questions?"

"Mr. Knowlton."

"Was it taken down?"

"Yes, sir."

"Has it been read to you?"

"No, sir."

"Where were you last night after the hearing?"

"In the Marshal's office."

"Did Mr. Knowlton speak to you about your testimony?"

"Yes; he had a piece of paper."

"What was it?"

"Something printed."

"Was it something you said?"

"Yes, sir."

"What did he say about it?"

"He read a little of it"

"When did you say this?"

"I don't know."

"Had you forgotten all about it?"

"No, sir."

"How much did he read to you?"

"About half a dozen words."

"What were they?"

"I don't remember."

"Who was there?"

"The Marshal was about there."

"The Wednesday night before the murder you went out the back door, didn't you?"

"Yes, sir."

"These back stairs you went up and down were the same that Mr. and Mrs. Borden went up and down, were they not?"

"Yes, sir."

"Were these stairs carpeted?"

"Yes, sir."

All this time Mr. Adams was directing the questions at the young woman with unprecedented rapidity.  She stood the ordeal very well and her stereotyped answers were "Yes, sir," and "No, sir", giving possible evidence of some instruction as to the manner of her replies.

Bridget Sullivan continued: "Had a key when I went out that night.  Left the screen door fastened and locked the other door.  Never had any man call on me at the house.  Never had any man from Fall River call on me there.  When some one came it wasn't from Fall River.  It was two months ago.  Had not been out in the yard Wednesday morning.  Lizzie told me she had been sick.  Don't know if Lizzie went away Saturday or Sunday before the murder.  Tuesday night, when they were taken sick, we had swordfish warmed over for dinner.  Had baker's bread, too.  Got the bread myself.  Didn't see Lizzie Wednesday after breakfast."

"How long before you got the pail and brush?"

"About half an hour."

"What were you doing, then?"

"Straightening up and putting away the dishes."

"What then?"

"I went down stairs into the laundry, got a pail and brush, and then went out into the barn to get a handle for the brush.  I got it in one of the stalls.  As I went out I spoke to Lizzie at one of the screen doors.  Lizzie asked me if I was going to wash the windows, and I said yes.  She followed me into the entry."

"Where did she come from?"

"I don't know."

Bridget Sullivan continued: "When I told her she needn't fasten the screen door she didn't do it.  Mr. Borden was in the habit of going out the back door, but I didn't see him.  I was washing the windows.  I did not see Mr. Borden go out before I washed the windows.  Raised the sitting-room windows to wash them from the inside.  The window nearest the hall was open when I heard Mr. Borden at the front door.  Can't say if the bell rang."

Mr. Adams--How was it, was Lizzie in the dining room ironing when you came in for the dipper?

Bridget -- I can't say.

Mr. Adams-- Wait, take time.  Are you sure you can't remember if she was there reading or ironing?

Bridget--I don't remember seeing her there.

Mr. Adam--Didn't you say that she sometimes read there?

Bridget--Yes, but not that morning.

Mr. Adams--Now are you prepared to say that you did not see Miss Lizzie sitting there in the kitchen when you came for the dipper?

Bridget--I can't remember.

"Did you see a pile of handkerchiefs while she was ironing?"

"Yes, sir."

"You weren't sure whether the doorbell rang or not?"

"No, sir."

"Then you went to the door?"

"Yes, sir."

"Did every one of those locks fasten?"

"Yes, sir."

"What did you say when you were opening the door?"

There was a pause for this was the question which the witness objected to answering yesterday.  "I'm waiting Miss Sullivan," said Mr. Adams.

"I said, 'Oh, pshaw' and Lizzie laughed," replied the witness.

"Well, is there anything bad in that you should object to repeating it?"

"No, sir."

Continuing, the witness said that Miss Lizzie came through the dining room.  Mr. Borden, she thought, had a parcel, and he sat down in the dining room.

"Lizzie told her father about the note Mrs. Borden had received, but I did not hear him give any answer, and then I washed the windows in the sitting room while Mr. Borden went up stairs."

"Hasn't this house been broken into in broad daylight?" asked Mr. Adams.

"Yes, sir."

"And this was in broad daylight, while you were in the house?"

"Yes, sir."

"What were you doing then?"

"I was at my work."

"And a man came in, stole a number of articles, and escaped without being seen?"

"Yes, sir."

"How long ago was this?"

"I can't tell; A few months, I think."

"Was not something taken from there?"

"Yes, sir."

During this testimony of Bridget Sullivan, Emma Borden sat with her gloved hand shading her eyes.  There was a little of the flush upon the countenance of the prisoner which those who have studied her features have learned to know as an indication of emotion, and she carefully listened to every sentence as it was presented.

Bridget Sullivan continued: "Lizzie came into the dining room when her father came in.  I was washing windows.  Lizzie then took the small ironing board and placed it on the dining room table.  She ironed some handkerchiefs.  Miss Lizzie told me that her mother was going out to make a sick call.  It was a few minutes of 11 when I went up stairs.  Did not look at my clock, but know it was few minutes before 11.  Did not take off my clothes when I lay down.  Heard the clock strike 11.  When Miss Lizzie called to me that her father was dead I went down and found her standing up near the door.  She didn't have her hands up to her face.  She wasn't crying.  She told me to go to Dr. Bowen's and after that to go after Mrs. Russell."

Mr. Adams--did you talk with Mrs. Churchill?

Bridget--Yes.

Mr. Adams--Did you tell her that Mrs. Borden had gone away to make a sick call with telling you where she was going?

Bridget--I cannot remember.

Mr. Adams--Are you willing to say you did not tell Mrs. Churchill anything about it?  You did talk with her, didn't you?

Bridget--Yes, sir.

Mr. Adams--Well, did you say that Mrs. Borden had gone out to make a sick call without telling you where she was going?

Bridget--I don't remember.

"Did you go up stairs before you went for Mrs. Bowen?"

"I went up to see Mrs. Borden after I went for Mrs. Bowen."

"When did you do down cellar after the tradgey?"

"I can't tell, but it was pretty soon after.  I went in all the rooms with the officers.  The found some axes in a little box near the furnace.  This box was near the front part of the cellar.  They were in a box that we used to keep starch in."

"When you saw Miss Lizzie, when she gave the alarm, what dress had she on?"

"I don't know."

"Was it light or dark?"

"I don't know."

"Did you see any blood spots on her?"

"No, sir."

"Did you see any blood spots anywhere except in those places that have been indicated?"

"No, sir."

"Where was this room which was burglarized?"

"Near Mrs. Borden's room."

"At the end of the back stairs down which Lizzie Borden came?"

"Yes, sir."

Mr. Adams--Well, this room led out of Mrs. Borden's room , but you got out the back way?

Bridget--Yes, sir.

Bridget continued: " Did not empty any pails after the tragedy.  Saw several people washing their hands after the tragedy.  Think I say Mayor Coughlin was his hands."

Judge Blaisdsell announced at this point that the hearing was adjourned to 10 o'clock Monday morning.  Bridget Sullivan's testimony is not concluded, but there will be other witnesses examined before she is called again.