The 1st thing I thought of was in Fleet's testimony in Prelim, he quoted Lizzie as saying something like, "No, I said 20 minutes to 1/2 an hour you _______." (the word deleted from record). I personally fill the blank with the word "idiot", but Lizzie could have used an expletive, I suppose! I wondered if Lizzie was trying to apologize for losing her temper at him...soft-soaping him, maybe?
Of course, this is just my over-active imagination...
“I am innocent. I leave it to my counsel to speak for me.”
—Lizzie A. Borden, June 20, 1893
Actually, the Prelim is kind of remote. This took place right after Acquittal.
Flowers were sent to Reagan & Fleet. The two have one common denominator---In the trial, we see that both were put thru the wringer on the stand by Defense Attorney Robinson. Perhaps these were peace offerings from Lizzie in apology, or to perhaps try to get on the good side of FRPD, or both?
I personally think the whole Hannah Reagan thing happened as a misunderstanding on Reagan's part & the whole thing got blown out of proportion by the media & the subsequent reactions of Lizzie's friends.
Poor Fleet was put thru a lot & so was Reagan.
“I am innocent. I leave it to my counsel to speak for me.”
—Lizzie A. Borden, June 20, 1893
I found it strange that the newspaper would need to report such trivia. Was it a bad news day? Or did they feel Lizzie's intent was to bribe? It was 6 months before the trial. (I could see if it was the Globe in Fall River, but it was The Boston Globe.)
Yes, it would be interesting to know what was reported about Lizzie just before or after the flower incident was reported.
