The Portland daily press., 1900-08-21
MURDERED BY BURGLAR.
Young Lady At Pittsheld, Mass, Shot
Down in Cold Blood.


Pittsfeld, Mass, August 20.--Miss
May L. Fosburg, the 24-year-oId daugh
ter OF r. L. Fosburg, of the big contract
ing firm of Il. L. Fosburg & Co., of
Buffalo, N. Y, was shot and Instantly
killed by one of a trio of burglars at l. Is
this morning, as she was going to her
father S room to assist him in his strug-
gle with one of the gang. Mr.. Fosburg
was struck with some instrument over
the head and badly injured, as was also
his son, f. S. Fosburg, by third mem
Der of the gang, each of whom escaped
through open windows and have not yet
been captured, although the town was
aroused by the sounding of the ire
alarm and posses have been organized. A
number of tramps have been arrested on
suspicion.
The three men evidently entered the
house by the way OF the veranda, and
opened a window into vacant room,
and found Mr.. Fosburg' S revolver in the
drawer of bureau in his room. Mr.
Fosburg was awakened by the noise and
was struck by some blunt instrument
and knocked down He succeeded in
graphing with the intruder, and the
noise of the struggle awakened the fam1-
".
AS F. S. Fosburg a son, entered the
room, he was grappled with by second
burglar and was struck down with a
sandbag AS Miss. May L. Fosburg and
her brother James, the latter student
of Yale Scientific school, entered their
father room, the girl lsading the way,
another burglar pushed his way in front
of her and then turned and deliberate
ly fired his revolver at her heart. She
fell back into the arms of her brother
and expired instantly.
The two men whoshad been struggling
with the father and one OF the sons, es-
capped through the window.
The other burglar who had shot Miss
Fosburg, rushed through the door into
the vacant room and jumping upon the
roof of the veranda made his escape.
The medical examiner and the entire
police force was called out, also the fire
department, to assist in the search for
the trio.
A number of tramps were found and
placed under arrest on suspicion.
3 Numerous articles were found in the
street which had been dropped by the
men in their f1ight,among them a patent
leather shoe and a stocking partially
filled with sand. This was evidently the
weapon with which the younger Fosburg
was struck.
A pillow case was found with holes cut
for eyes and nose, also an old pair of
trousers. A thorough investigation of
the house, however, failed to show that
anything except Mr.. Foburg' s revolver
had been taken. The men fall wore pill
low cases over their heads, but where
they obtained them in not yet known.
Mr.. Fosburg is well known in this sec
tion OF the state as a member OF X. L.
Fosburg & Co., of Buffalo, which firm
has built many of the big mills among
the Berkshires. The Berkshire mills at
Adams, owned By w. B. Plunkett, were
built by them, and at the present time
the firm is erecting the works for the
Stanley Electrical company here. Mr..
I Fosburg is co years of age and his resi-
dence at Morning Side,' where the
murder occurred, is one OF the prettlest
in chat section.
Buffalo, N. Y, August 21.-In the two
years of Miss Fosburg's residence in
Buffalo, she won many friends and ocou-
pied cherished position in church and
society Giro es. She was an earnest
worker in che Westminster Presbyterian
church, one of the most fashionable con
gregationa in the city, and frequently
sang at church and charitable entertain
ments.
The family came to Buffalo from st.
Louis about two years ago, Mr.. Fosburg
becoming secretary and treasurer OF the
Eastern Elevator.
FOUR KILLED IN QUARREL.