Lizzie Didn't Do It; Emma Did!. E. Elaine Watson

where he is a stockholder and a depositor. Back at the house, Bridget has started washing the sitting room windows on the south side of the house, on the side where the Kellys live next door. In fact, she stands a few minutes talking to Mrs. Kelly’s girl at the fence. Then she washes the parlor windows on the north side of the house, the two front windows, and the dining room windows. She also makes several trips to the barn to get water without checking to see if Lizzie has locked the side screen door.

      Was it during one of Bridget’s trips to the barn that someone unknown entered the house?

      It is now close to 9:45 a.m. Mrs. Borden is lying dead on the floor in the upstairs guest bedroom. Bridget testified in court that during all the time she was washing the outside windows, she did not see anyone come to the house. She also said she did not see anyone in the sitting room or in the dining room.

      It is around 10:00 a.m. when Mr. Borden arrives at the First National Bank where he is a bank director. His last stop that morning is at the A. J. Borden Building on Main Street, where he talks to some workers there who are doing some remodeling, and then he begins his walk toward home. Bridget finishes her outside washing and goes inside to do the inside of the windows. She lets herself in through the side door (apparently Lizzie had not locked this door after Bridget went outside to do windows) and hooks the screen door after closing it. Next she washes the inside sitting room windows and the window next to the front door. She testified in court that she did not see anyone during this time. The last person she saw was Lizzie at 9:15 when they talked at the back door.