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i was reading an artical and it was about where the axe was. does any one know if there is any proof of the axe being hid in the cellar under the furnace i dont know if it was a very reputible source and i hoped someone would know more than me...

chrisrenee @ Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:51 pm wrote:i was reading an artical and it was about where the axe was. does any one know if there is any proof of the axe being hid in the cellar under the furnace i dont know if it was a very reputible source and i hoped someone would know more than me...

The Borden Murdey Mystery is that the actual murder weapon was never found. (Arnold Brown explains it was taken away by the real killer.) This also explains why there was no blood spatter on Bridget or Lizzie.

No, there is no proof that the axe was taken away. Since it was never found by the police searches, the correct conclusion is that it was taken away.

I wonder how many will contradict this post?

Ray you sound paranoid!

Anyway, people wrote in to the prosecutor giving their ideas as to where the hatchet was. I believe a psychic or was it OUIJA? said it was buried in the dirt of the cellar?
I think burying it is a good idea.

There were 5 axes and hatchets in this case, 6 if you include the one found in June of 1893 on the roof of Mr. Crowe's barn. Not one was proven to be the weapon.
Some think it was hidden in the barn rafters and fell out when the barn was taken down in 1929.
Another item- in Yankee magazine- in a letter, claimed a rag man was given it by Lizzie and he took it away and dumped it not knowing what it was until later.

Here is a segment from The Knowlton Papers about where a person (who names themselves "Justice") thinks the hatchet ended up:
HK043, Aug. 31, 1892:
".... It was stated that paper or rags had been burned in the stove. She could easily have hid the hatchet where it could not be found. Probably there is a hole in the chimney where she could easily have put the hatchet that would have dropped down where it could not be got at. She could have hid the hatchet easily enough and clothes might also have been put into the chimney."

I found the OUIJA reference. Knowlton Papers, HK329, undated section.
Here is the part- note that it doesn't say she buried the hatchet, but burned the handle- in this reference I was mistaken:

Q. What did she do with the things?
A. Bury

Q. Where?
A. Yard -

Q. What part of the yard?
A. Cellar - furnace - underneath earth

Q. Are they buried there?
A. Yes.

Q. All?
A. No; some burned

Q. Where did she burn them?
A. Kitchen - wet clothes - trousers bury

Q. Did she kill both her father and mother?
A. Undoubtedly

Q. Did she bury the axe?
A. No - burn handle

Q. What did she do with the rest of it?
A. Box

Q. You mean she put it in a box?
A. Yes

Q. Will they be found?
A. No - too sharp

Solution by OUIJA board? Is that better than a 'lie detector/? Ha Ha Ha

If it's any consolation, OUIJA was wrong.