It was a bit strange that Bridget ran up the front stairs into the guest room while Mrs Churchill ran back down in fear, but even more strange she tried to run right into the sitting room to see Andrew right when Lizzie informed her of the situation.
Just as strange as Lizzie staying in the house, not knowing where the killer was.
Likewise Bridget wasn’t afraid to go get sheets.
Bridget not so afraid
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Re: Bridget not so afraid
Thanks for post. The testimony and incidents you mention might be interpreted differently by others, so posting some of the related testimony below.
Churchill Preliminary Hearing testimony. Page 274.
A. Then Dr. Bowen came out soon.
Q. Go on yourself, if you can.
A. He asked for a sheet to cover Mr. Borden, and I went with Bridget up stairs to get the sheet.
Q. Up which flight was that?
A. The back stairs through Mrs. Borden’s room into a small bedroom or clothes room.
Q. Then what?
A. Bridget got some sheets out of the drawer, and we went down and gave one to Dr. Bowen.
Bridget Preliminary Hearing testimony. Page 27.
Bridget was in her 3rd floor attic bedroom resting after washing windows when Lizzie called her to come down.
Q. --- when she called to you. What did she say?
A. She holloed to me. Of course I knew something was the matter, she holloed so loud. I asked her what was the matter. She said "come down quick", that her father was dead.
Q. She called your name, Maggie?
A. Yes Sir. I came down, and asked what was the matter, and was going into the sitting room. She told me to go quick for Dr. Bowen.
Q. Where was she when you went down?
A. Standing in the back door, leaning against it, right by the screen door.
Bridget Preliminary Hearing testimony Page 29.
Q. What did you do then?
A. We were talking, I said I would like to know where Mrs. Borden was. I said I would go over to Mrs. Whitehead's. She said she would like us to search for Mrs. Borden, she told us to go and search for her. I said I would go over there, if I knew where the house was. She said she was positive she heard her coming in and would not we go upstairs and see.
Q. Who said that?
A. Miss Lizzie Borden. I said I would not go upstairs; and Mrs. Churchill said she was willing to go with me; so, me and Mrs. Churchill went up the front stairs. There we found Mrs. Borden.
Q. Did you see her before you got in?
A. I saw her as I went in; but I stood at the foot of the bed and looked at her.
Q. Was the door open then into the room?
A. Yes Sir.
Q. Did you disturb or touch the body in any way?
A. No Sir..
Q. Did anybody while you were there?
A. No Sir.
Q. You said you saw her before you went in?
A. Yes Sir, I could see her as I went in. Of course, the bed was not a very high bed, I could see her body, her dress; and then I stood at the foot of the bed and looked at her.
Q. What did you do then?
A. I came downstairs.
Q. Did anyone else come by that time?
Page 30
A. No Sir, Mrs. Churchill came with me. I do not know whether she went into the room or not, I cannot tell. Me and her came downstairs and she told Dr. Bowen that Mrs. Borden was upstairs.
Churchill Preliminary Hearing testimony. Page 274.
A. Then Dr. Bowen came out soon.
Q. Go on yourself, if you can.
A. He asked for a sheet to cover Mr. Borden, and I went with Bridget up stairs to get the sheet.
Q. Up which flight was that?
A. The back stairs through Mrs. Borden’s room into a small bedroom or clothes room.
Q. Then what?
A. Bridget got some sheets out of the drawer, and we went down and gave one to Dr. Bowen.
Bridget Preliminary Hearing testimony. Page 27.
Bridget was in her 3rd floor attic bedroom resting after washing windows when Lizzie called her to come down.
Q. --- when she called to you. What did she say?
A. She holloed to me. Of course I knew something was the matter, she holloed so loud. I asked her what was the matter. She said "come down quick", that her father was dead.
Q. She called your name, Maggie?
A. Yes Sir. I came down, and asked what was the matter, and was going into the sitting room. She told me to go quick for Dr. Bowen.
Q. Where was she when you went down?
A. Standing in the back door, leaning against it, right by the screen door.
Bridget Preliminary Hearing testimony Page 29.
Q. What did you do then?
A. We were talking, I said I would like to know where Mrs. Borden was. I said I would go over to Mrs. Whitehead's. She said she would like us to search for Mrs. Borden, she told us to go and search for her. I said I would go over there, if I knew where the house was. She said she was positive she heard her coming in and would not we go upstairs and see.
Q. Who said that?
A. Miss Lizzie Borden. I said I would not go upstairs; and Mrs. Churchill said she was willing to go with me; so, me and Mrs. Churchill went up the front stairs. There we found Mrs. Borden.
Q. Did you see her before you got in?
A. I saw her as I went in; but I stood at the foot of the bed and looked at her.
Q. Was the door open then into the room?
A. Yes Sir.
Q. Did you disturb or touch the body in any way?
A. No Sir..
Q. Did anybody while you were there?
A. No Sir.
Q. You said you saw her before you went in?
A. Yes Sir, I could see her as I went in. Of course, the bed was not a very high bed, I could see her body, her dress; and then I stood at the foot of the bed and looked at her.
Q. What did you do then?
A. I came downstairs.
Q. Did anyone else come by that time?
Page 30
A. No Sir, Mrs. Churchill came with me. I do not know whether she went into the room or not, I cannot tell. Me and her came downstairs and she told Dr. Bowen that Mrs. Borden was upstairs.