St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-24
One Of Albert Fosdick's Lady
Friends May Have Taken
His Life.
He Was Known as a Woman
Killer in the Section
Where He Lived,
And Another Mans Wife Is
Suspected of Filling Him
With Lead.
He Is Also Reported to Have
Engaged Himself to Two
Girls.

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Girls.
PAW PAW, Mich, March %. - The
murder of Albert Fosdick has created
furor of excitement all through this
section. From the position of the body
when found it is evident that the party
who did the shooting entered by an out
side door the small room in which Fos-
dick was sitting, and that as he turned
his head he received the fatal wound.
There was no evidence of any struggle,
although the lamp was tipped over and
the light eXtingulshed. The dead man
only ten days ago was released, after
a partial examination, from a charge
of having shot his brother, who
found him dead this morning.
The two brothers lived on section in
Almena township for about twenty-five
years, and there their parents died about
eighteen years ago, leaving them farm
worth at that time about $1,000. They
have never had hOusekeeper nor any
one in the house with them except oc-
casionally hired man or a chOre BOY.
About five years ago Albert bought his
brothers. interest!n the place, ,and gave
mortgage as security. He failed topay the
interest, and about year ago was COM
PEELED to deed the property over to the
doctor under threats of foreclosure. He
took lease back for term OF one
year, which was about to expire at the
time DIR. Fosdick was shot in February.
In giving an account of his whereabouts
at the time of the shooting Albert Fos-
dick told conflicting stories and showed
many signs of gnilt, but his statements
were not made until after arrest, and
his attorneys claimed that they were
made
Under Duress.
and they were excluded at the exami-
nation. The prosecuting attorney asked
that the accused be discharged, but
still believed that time would develop
evidence which would convict him.
This has been the prevailing opinion
throughout the county until to-day.
The Fosdick farmhouse is kept IN fair
repair to outside appearances. but has
low ceilings and is so full OF cObwebs
and grease as to seem uninhabitable to
civilized men. Here these two
brothers lived. each occupying
separate rooms, but doing their
cooking on the same stove In room
that was barely furnished. On the lock
opening to Dr.. Fosdick's room piece
of paper was found pasted carefully
over the key hole with queer hero
glyphics upon it, in explanation of
which DR.. Fosdick says that on going to
Kalamazoo Thursday he was afraid some
one might enter his room and he had
placed this paper over the lock as pre-
caution. In this room is trunk in
which were found the doctors clothes,
among which were the trousers worn
by him last evening, showing spots Of
human blood. The blood spots were
also found in his bed. These he eX
planned by saying that they came from
his own wounds at the time he was shot
and had not been removed. DR.. FOS-
dick saws he spent the evening at Mr..
Campbell's and went home about 10
o'clock and went to his room without
going into the part of the house occu-
pied by his brother and went to bed;
that he
Heard No Sound
during the night, and that he knew
nothing Of the murder until between 6
and Z o'clock this morning. when he
went to his brothers. room and found
him dead. He Immediately notified the
neighbOrs and went after Sheriff Nc
Farlin, Under Sheriff McCabe and
D.1.oo,,&;,or A ttarnav PranE The hOa-
tor saws that since Albert returned home
about ten days ago they have had but
q few words and have not occupied
the same room; that about the only con-
yersatiOn they have had was on Sunday
last. when, for the first time, he went
into Albert's room to arrange for the
buying of the property that Albert had
on the farm, as Albert was talking OF
selling out. The doctor says that, after
looking the property over, he said: II
would like to buy the gun that you shot
me with" He says that Albert has
never made any reply to his frequent
accusations as to who shot him. Various
theories are afloat as to who did the
shooting in both cases. and the
first theory that suggested itself was
that DR.. Fosdick had now shot his
brother in revenge for the shots which
0us
to this time to have been from the
hands of his brother. But he tells
straightforward story as to his where
abouts and explains the facts as to the
spots of blood found upon his clothing.
There were no other occupants OF the
house. The general opinion is now
that there is woman in the case, and
that woman is
Another Mans Wife.
Albert Fosdick had an unenviable
reputation in his neighborhood for
RIGHTEOUSNESS. and various stories are
afloat connecting him with several mar
ried women. 1t is claimed now that he
has said to intimate friends that the
reason he told conflicting stories as to
his whereabouts at the time his brother
was shot was that he was then in COM
screen her he told several lies. DIR.
Fosdick SAYS that some time ago Albert
told him that he was afraid he would
have trouble with neighbor
ons account of his wife, and it
is now believed by many that
some Jealous husband fired the shots
which DR.. Fosdick received. mistaking
him for Albert. DR.. Fosdick says he
does not think that his brother fired the
shots which he received. Albert FOs-
dick is known to have been engaged to
an Almena farmers daughter, and re-
port saws was soon to have been mar
ried but for the shooting OF his brother.
and it is now claimed that he was also
engaged to second young lady, and
was courting and promising both girls
at the same time, and that the brother
Of one Of
The Young Ladies
has thus taken his revenge. Albert had
very little property, 1t not exceeding in