The jurors having answered to their names, the clerk said: Lizzie Andrew Borden, stand up.
The prisoner arose.
The clerk—Gentlemen of the jury, have you agreed upon your verdict?
The foreman—We have.
The clerk—Please return the papers to the court.
The officer returned the papers to the clerk.
The clerk—Lizzie Andrew Borden, hold up your right hand. Mr. Foreman, look upon the prisoner; prisoner, look upon the foreman. What say you, Mr. Foreman.
The foreman (interrupting)—Not Guilty.
There was an outburst of applause from the spectators which was at once checked by the officers. The prisoner dropped into her seat.
The clerk—Gentlemen of the jury, you upon your oaths do say that Lizzie Andrew Borden, the prisoner at the bar, is not guilty?