Lizzie Borden Took an Axe... When the assassination of Andrew J. Borden and Abbie D Borden, his wife, was announced, not only the people of Fall Rive: and of Massachusetts, but the public throughout the country manifested the deepest interest in the affair. The murders soon became the theme of universal comment, both in public and private and every newspaper reference to the affair was read with eagerness digested and commented upon in a manner unprecedented. The crimes stand out in bold relief as the most atrocious, and at the same time, the most mystifying which the American public had ever...