The writer comments that he has “never seen a prosecution so handicapped, first by the crime, abnormal and extraordinary in its character: second, by the absolute barrenness of direct proof: third,
by the contradictions of its own witnesses and fourth, by the utter impassiveness and stolid self reliance
of the accused party herself.” Do you agree that the prosecution lacked strong evidence to convict
Lizzie Borden of the murders? Explain.