CRJ251: Criminology (Mayhew): Historical Newspapers
Newspaper Databases
- Historical Boston Globe This link opens in a new window(1872 - 1984 ) This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
- Historical New York Times This link opens in a new window(1851 - 2012 ) This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
Early Reporting on the Murders
- Butchered in the Home: Mr. Borden and his Wife Killed in Broad Daylight5 August, 1892, The New York Times
- A Large Reward Offered: Steady Search into the Mysterious Borden Murder6 August 1892, The New York Times.
- Arrests to be Made: The Inquiries by Lizzie Borden about Poison seem Peculiar6 August 1892, The New York Times.
- The Borden Murder Case: No Progress has been made toward Solving its Mystery8 August 1892, The New York Times.
Other Suspects?
- Day a Criminal.: Charles Peckham's Tale Quickly Retracted.19 August 1892, The Boston Globe.
- Berlinski not Robinsky8 September 1892, The Boston Globe.
- A Mysterious Arrest: A Colored Man who may Know Something of the Borden Murders19 October 1892, The New York Times.
- Again the Axe: Miss Bertha Manchester of Fall River Found Horribly Mutilated31 May 1893, The Boston Globe.
- Startling Parallelisms: Many Points of Resemblance Found Between the Manchester and Borden Murders1 June 1893, The Boston Globe
Lizzie in the Papers
Pretaining to the Evidence
- No Footprint: Found in the Loft of the Barn9 August 1892, The Boston Globe.
- On the Motive16 August 1892, The Boston Globe.
- Miss Lizzie Borden in Court: Medical Examiner Dolan tells of Ghastly Wounds and Blood Spots26 August 1892, The Boston Globe.
- Bad Day for Lizzie Borden: Drug Clerks say she Tried to buy Prussic Acid30 August 1892, The New York Times.
- No Trace of Poison Found: Prof. Wood's Testimony at the Borden Hearing31 August 1892, The New York Times.
- Not Blood: Stain on Hatchet Told no Tale: Hair Found Thereon not Human31 August 1892, The Boston Globe.
- No Blood: An Exciting Scene in Court: Experts Yield no Clew to Crime14 June 1893, The Boston Globe.
- Was it Red Paint or Blood?25 December 1892, The New York Times.
The Arrest and the Inquest
- Miss Borden Arrested: Charged with Murdering her Father and his Wife12 august 1892, The New York Times.
- Legal Sparring: Likely to Occupy First Day of Hearing22 August 1892, The Boston Globe.
- Adjourned to Thursday: Experts not yet Ready to Testify in the Borden Case23 August 1892, The Boston Globe.
- Lizzie Borden's Hearing: She Listens to the Evidence with Strange Calmness26 August 1892, The New York Times.
- Bridgett tells her Story: Her Testimony in the Trial of Lizzie A. Borden27 August 1892, The New York Times.
- Link by Link: Government Forging its Chain of Evidence27 August 1892, The Boston Globe.
- Lizzie Borden's Ordeal: The District Attorney's Efforts to Encircle her with a Web of Circumstantial Evidence28 August 1892, The New York Times.
- Bit by Bit: State Building up it's Fabric of Evidence30 August 1892, The Boston Globe.
- No Trace of Poison Found: Prof. Wood's Testimony at the Borden Hearing31 August 1892, The New York Times.
- Not Blood: Stain on Hatchet Told no Tale: Hair Found Thereon not Human31 August 1892, The Boston Globe.
- Borden Testimony Ended: The Defense Rests and the Arguments will Proceed: An Attempt made to Show an Unknown Man may have Committed the Murders1 September 1892, The New York Times.
- Bound over to the Grand Jury: Judge Blaisdell finds Miss Lizzie Borden Probably Guilty of the Murder2 September 1892, The Boston Globe.
- Is Lizzie Borden Insane? Report that the Grand Jury will so Find.1 December 1892, The New York Times.
- Lizzie Borden Indicted: Charged with Killing her Father and Stepmother3 December 1892, The Boston Globe.
Updates and Occurances in the Trial
- In the Dock: Lizzie Borden Arraigned for Double Murder9 May 1892, The Boston Globe.
- Insanity Plea Thrown Out: Lizzie Borden's Lawyer says "My Client is not Insane."14 May 1893, The New York Times.
- Life and Honor at Stake: Trial of Lizzie Borden for Double Murder begins at New Bedford Today5 June 1893, The Boston Globe.
- Even Fight: Lizzie Borden is not Cast Down9 June 1892, The Boston Globe.
- New Light: Big Sensation in Borden Case: Officer Fleet gets Sadly Twisted10 June 1893, The Boston Globe.
- Defense in Good Humor: Contradictions by Officers Brighten Miss Lizzie Borden's Chances11 June 1893, The Boston Globe.
- Day of Days: Mighty Question to be Decided12 June 1893, The Boston Globe.
- Lizzie Wept: But her Tears were those of Joy13 June 1893, The Boston Globe.
- Big Gain for Lizzie Borden: Her Testimony at the Inquest not to go to the Jury13 June 1893, The New York Times.
- Even So! What if Lizzie did ask for Acid? Defense Claims that Proves Nothing. State Says it Shows Intent.15 June 1893, The Boston Globe.
- Hopeful: Lizzie's Counsel Sustained.17 June 1893, The Boston Globe.
- Guilty or Not? Fate of Lizzie Borden in the Balance.18 June 1893, The Boston Globe.
- Lizzie Borden's Triumphs: A Week of Disaster for the Cause of the Prosecution19 June 1893, The New York Times.
- Last Words in the Great Trial: Ex. Gov. Robinson's Denial of Lizzie's Guilt Answered by Dist. Atty. Knowlton's Able Argument20 June 1893, The Boston Globe.
- Lizzie Borden is Acquitted: Jury Declares her Guiltless of the Crime of Murder21 June 1893, The New York Times.