Telegram-herald., 1890-03-25
FOSDICKS SLAYER.
The Identity q the Author OF ths
Michigan Tragedy q Mystery.
FURIEER DETAILS or TIE affair.
Belief rh&t tlse Ballet Received ~ Dx.
tessios several weeks AZ w@s Az
ssGaoa fsF AlboFs ths Alella
- frl@ag Nlsht'a AOxAcr.
STORY or sHr oKluE

KALAMAZOO. Mich. March ~ The
murder oi Albert fosdioa in hls home
near the pretty village of Almens irl-
Cay night has thoroughly aroused tae
farmers Of Van Buren County. SVndsy
hundreds q men visited t0e scene of
the tragedy, coaing IL az sorts ~ rags
from surrounding farms ana Villages,
and they held what amounted u an ia
olgnStion meeting on the threshold
of the very room where FosGlck Nas
shot down. They dla nog say great
deal ous their saras Eaa grim Hlo&n-
ing which could not De misunderstood
There were people among TIE GROVE thar
gathered Al tho fOsdiCk house who 6ld
DF fosaick knows something about TIE
crime. Ihis Was about The extent ~
tie gossip, although tAere are but ie~
circumstances that polnt a. klm as the
murderer. The details of the recent al
tempt ou Dr fosaick's life the arrest
ana release az Albert. and the assassi IA
tlon ot tie latter OF FRIDAY night last
are as fellows.
on February -s,whlle Dr. Fosdlck vas
seated a has dla9 ia hls house. two gUn
shots were fired through d window. the
charges taking eject in his face
and neck. That he escaped death VAS
almost miracle. and a. q vas he hEs
been disleurcs Tor life. Ills brother
Albert MAS arrested aus the authorities
sought 10 prove that be lad tired 10 XII
tie doctor ia order that De might obtain
the large amouns Of property taat re
possessed 1Ae Two were bachelors
and had lived together for some ume.
The testimony against Albert WAS
strong, blt ls Was discharged by
the Justice OF weak alibi. At
an early hour Saturday morning
the whole country around Almen@
was startled by the news that Dr Pos
dick had found his brother dead IN q
chair, with two bullet-holes in The head,
one bullet having passed clear through
and dropped OF the floor Tie ASSASSIN
had stood 50 close when be fred lbst
the powder burned the hair and temple.
The coroners jury rendered verdict
Of death by an unknown assassin. The
community is thoroughly aroused, hut
no arrests have been made.
For about two weeks the two brothers
had been living together in the house
entirely alone, tie hired man who lived
with them al tie time Of the shooting
OF the doctor having left there some
two weeks ago. The doetor was spend.
ing the evening al Mr.. Csmpbells and
left there about 10 o'clock he SAYS
that be went home and entered tAc
hxr
mediately to his room and retiring lie
heard no noise or disturbance during
the night Saturday morning ca aris-
ing and going into the back room the
same room where be was recently shot
he found his brother doac in . chair.
He had been shot either with q revolver
OF q rife. and a bullet had passed
through his brain The dead man had
apparently been reading . newspspcr,
which was found on The floor
by his side. Appearances indicated
that he had fallen asleep in bic chair
The assassin had entered the room 20 90
his work, preferring evidently not 20
risk shot through the window.
There could hardly have been
struggle. Tor not an article was mis-
placed.
Following right on the heels Of the
other shooting and in the same room
made the affair ali the more mysterious.
The enmity thst has existed between
the brothers since the shooting of the
doctor has been marked while the
two lived in the same house The doctor
has openly professeo 20 have been
afraid OF Albert The doctor now SAYS
he does not think his brother made tie
recent attempt on his life. Rumors that
outside parties have lad a hand 10 the
commission OF the crimes are in oircu.
lstion, but nothing defElte has devel-
oped.
The theory is advanced that The same
person COR m itted both deeds and that
the first attempt a. murder was made In
the belief that j. was Albert and not The
doctor that was being shot Albert Fos
dick had been mixed up in greet many
escSpados with women. ana his ngmer
Gus wooings caused much bitterness
The theory Of some Is. therefore. that
enemies dsterrn ned 10 get rid q b IA.