SEPTEMBER 2021 Ghost Towns and History of Montana Newsletter From the Daily Yellowstone Journal Sept. 3, 1885 M y s t e r i o u s M o n t a n a M a i d Lizzie Borden took an axe, Gave her mother 40 whacks. When she saw what she had done, She gave her father 41. You may have heard this popular rope jumping rhyme before, but did you know that the Borden’s maid, Bridget “Maggie” Sullivan made her home in Montana not long after serving as a key witness in the murder trial? It was a hot August morning in 1892 when the Borden’s would face a gruesome death in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts. For Bridget, the Borden’s Irish housekeeper, the morning had started like countless others. Bridget rose early to prepare breakfast for the family. The meal would be light on The Borden family home in Fall River, Massachusetts, now a bed & breakfast. (Credit: Chicago Tribune / Contributor/ Getty Images) https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ this particular day as the whole household had been suffering from intestinal problems. Andrew Borden (Lizzie’s father) and house guest John Morse (Lizzie’s uncle) left the family home around 9:00 am to conduct business errands. Lizzie’s sister Emma was not home at this time as she
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