Lizzie Borden Society Forum

Allen, thank you for sharing with us your study experience.

Yooper wrote:I agree, Scott, I'm far more baffled than dazzled, if you know what I mean. I think he just wanted to make sure I wasn't misleading him again.

Yooper, I haven't any intention to baffle you or anyone else. I was just discussing with you and other members. That phrase "do you think so?" wasn't a real question, it doesn't mean at all that I doubted your sincerity. It's only a manner of conversation. It should be better I didn't say in that manner, and I will pay more attention on what I write. In addition, if I understood better the meaning of the word "around", the discussion could have been done in the different way.

Smudgemann, you said: "It seems he is here to satisfy a personal need of his." I don't understand well what do you really mean with this "personal need". I come here to discuss the Borden case with others, to know the ideas of others and to express some mine. Certainly, my ideas could be wrong, could be questionable (it's the most normal thing). it's one of the reasons for which I am here. I am not only posting some topics of mine, but am participating to discussion about the topics posted by others. By discussing and reading the threads I have learnt many things that I ignored or I never thought about because of my life and work experience (everyone has his limits, right?). For example, after reading Yooper and Allen's threads, I realized the witness statement (even though very important) should be considered as secondhand source. I now have a clearer idea about this thanks to Yooper and Allen.

I certainly want to find the truth together with all other members, even though, to be honest, I am not very optimist (The discussion and historians' research are wonderful and have enlightened many things, but I think only new discoveries as reliable proof could clarify in definitive manner the Borden case).

(I am not searching an excuse, but my poor English is indeed a problem for me. For example, you have certainly noticed that I am not good enough in using the words like "would", "should", "could", but these words are so important in such a discussion. I will try my best.)

Aamartin wrote:Franz, in your opinion-- why would it make a difference as to how many people were in or outside of the house once the crimes were discovered? Apart from the obvious-- that the murderer could have been lurking about?

I hope I understand well your question.

That many people were in or outside of the house, if considered in itself, it makes no difference. It could occure one or another, or the two cases occure at the same time. But, in my opinion, it would make difference wether Morse, while walking towards the Borden house, saw a number of persons "in" or "outside" of the house. If he saw "a number of persons" outside of the house and if this case was unusual, the behaviours of Morse, if he had nothing to do with the murders, should (I'm not saying "must") have been different.