For all you hardcore followers of who's who in the trial of Lizzie Borden, here's a little tidbit.
The house below is for sale. It's on Whipple Street in the south end of the city. The realtor has it listed as "Lizzy Borden's Attorney's house.
Sort of close, but no banana.
The house was built in 1878 by John W Cummings. As a matter of fact Eli Bence lived next door, one or two houses over. Attorney John W Cummings was indeed involved in the trial, but not as "Lizzy's" lawyer. As a matter of fact he was going to testify about the poison before the poison testimony was thrown out. He could have been Bence's attorney. Thus he was an attorney for the prosecution. He never testified.
He lived in the little yellow house on Whipple Street.
Now John W. had a brother James T. Cummings. James T. Cummings worked out of the same law office as John W.
James T. Cummings was the attorney for Bridget Sullivan.
There's the connection.
But it was John W. Cummings who lived in that house on Whipple Street. In 1886 John W. went on to be Mayor of Fall River and Moved to a huge house on the hill.
Did they not all.
