Bury the Hatchet  is the story of Lizzie Borden from Fall River in Massachusetts in 1892 who stool trial for the murder of her father and step mother. The show is written and narrated by Sasha Wilson as Lizzie and there is blue grass music and folk songs in it.  Two musicians, Lawrence Boothman and David Leopold accompany her on violin and guitar and she plays banjo.

In 70 minutes we get many facts from the case: details of the Irish maid Bridget Sullivan and of Andrew Borden’s second wife, Abby.  Although property developer Andrew Borden’s estate was worth $300,000 ($10 million in today’s value) when he was killed,  he was notoriously penny pinching and their house did not have indoor plumbing even though most homes did in 1892.  

The difficulty with the facts is that little scientific evidence or methods were available.  Lizzie had burnt a dress she said had been ruined by paint.  Lizzie and her sister Emma had fallen out with their step mother and often stayed away from the house in Fall River, which now is a B and B. 

Business associates had reason to dislike Andrew Borden as did John Vinnicum Morse, Abby’s brother and Lizzie and Emma’s uncle who was staying there the night before the murder. There is also speculation that Lizzie and the maid Bridget were in a Lesbian relationship which was discovered by Lizzie’s father.