Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-07-27
nj had reached the door into the hall

and had reached the door into the hall
when she was shot.
I'pun redirect examination the w,t'
hess said she did not see her brother
Robert before she saw tn" flash from the
pistol which caused her sisters death
lie was coming from his room when
This shot was fired. The witness said
she had never told any person that she
did not srr Robert until h" wns in the
back hall, after her sister fell.
.IamrS L. Shepnrdson. one of the flrst
of the ncighhurS To arrive at the scene
Of he tragedy after May was shot, was
then called. His acquaintance with the
Fusburg family began on the night of
the tragedy. Their bookkreper. Mr..
Iuud. boarded at his house. lie sat
on the lawn with Mr.. l.und that evrninI :
and heard the music over nj the FoS-
burg house. They retired at lO:'iO. ana
he was awakened early in the morning
hy the violent ringing Of his doorbell.
He found james F'OSburg there. James
had his trousers on. II shirt with sleeves
rolled up and no shoes and no hat.
James told him that his sister hnh been
hnrt. and wished to know where to find
Il doctor.
Mr. Shcparllson told him of Dr. Rob.
ertS. and when James left to get him
witness woke Mr.. l.und. then dressed
and went over to the FoSburG house.
At the house he saw Mr.. Fosburg, Sr.
Witness and Harry Plumb then went to
call Officer Chapman ut the lattcr's
house. Witness then returned to the
stanley office to telephone for II doctor
and the police. On the way he over
took Mr.. Lund and together they went
to the Stanley Electric company office.
where they found James FOsDurg try
ing to telephone. He had great Il I'll
Guilty. and asked witness If he would
telephone. Il got n doctor and noti-
fled the police station" the witness
said. MY wife and her sister, Miss
Chaplin. who lived with MS. then went
with me- to til" FoSburg house"
He then told of the persons whom he
saw down stairs, and said: IL remem.
bcr young Mrs. Fosburg's appearance.
She was leaning against the wall and
had Il distracted look upon her face.
They all looked grief stricken and great
~ excited
Mr. ShepurdSon described the condi-
tion of the family ut their house. and
then said he went to his own home. got
II lantern. lighted ii and gave il To
Officer White. The lantern chimney
eat,
in the FoSburg house at this time. AMI
had not been there until within six
weeks.
He was crOSS-eNamined at consider
able length. Witness could not say pos
itvely that he handed the lantern to
whether Mr.. White personally used the
lantern or not. He could not tell what t
time ii was when James FOsburg ra He'd
him. II was | ::hi o'clock when he went
into the FoSburg house. by II clock on the
stairs. He remembered that James
went toward the Stanley office VIII II he
left witness house. tie discovered the
electric liph lat button on the cellar stair
way turned off when he went down eel.
lar early in the morning to get soE,e
wood. He could not tell whether tl.,'
open hatchway was or was not opened
by Il member of the family. The night
was fairly dark. but not piicl-dar He
thought the stars were shining. but
could not tell whether the moon was
shining or not.
Mrs. ShepardSnn. wife of the proceed.
ing witness. was the last person on ,h,,
stand. She said she was awakened
that night by the ringing of the doOrbrll
very loudly and continuously. She heard
hrl husband and Jau.rs talking. and
when he Informed her what 1t was. she
dressed. awakened Mr.. Lund and her
sister. She heard the cries and excite
ment, and heard someone say: 20.
she is dead" Her sister and herself
went over to the house, and she helped
Mrs. Il. $. FOsburg down stairs, bccaus,.
she seemed so daztI. 1t seemed to
witness that the tirsr man she saw that
night around the hOhse was II reporter.
This was before DR.. Scho1irld came.
She had seen all the household except
the parents before Dr. Schotirld came.
She was holding Beatrice some of the
time. "Sle was crying. and thought
could console her. | had been there
about - minutes before they (NIr and
Mrs. FOSburg. Sr.) came down stairs.
did not see Dr. Paddock ut all. Mrs.
FoSburg did not leave the down stairs
bed room as long as | stayed in the
house. which was until : o'clock. The
nurse discovered Il brnise on Mrs. Fos-
burg's neck which she dressed"
On cross-rXamnalion she said she did
not know what time DR.. Paddock came
or what time he went. She did nor
know positively whether or not Beatrice
was upstairs that night.
Court adjourned at IA until today.