The sun., 1901-07-19

hers of his family and several friends
iii spite of the fact that lic is married
and is the business associate of his la
thrr. AS far as any sign Of concern in
dicated, hc might have been entirely
ignorant Of the issue which he faced.
The mother whose loyalty has mark
ed this cnSu from the beginning, and
the father. Whust, wealth has been used
without limit IN obtaining evidence fOl
the son: tMu sisters, Esther and Bca
triee, and u younger brother, Fred Eos.
burg. :s well ;ls his wife and her par.
entS, Mr.. And Mrs. w h. Slonlr Of
Buffalo, wrre With the accused man
when hc came in.
Jury Quickly chosen.
As soon Us the session Of the court
was opened hc Mis- called upon 10 stand
while the Jury was impancled Tli>
did moi prove i hardship, rs inst halt
an hour W;iS taken mp in securing tho
men who are - decide the ease.
In selecting the inry til" defense
challenged but one man. The state
challenged two The others were ac
cnpted MS soon ;is they had answered
the usual questions, Mr. Edwin I
Barnes. who WAS the ninth man 4"
lected, declared that lie had formed NJ
opinion. vet not only was liz accepted
hut afterw;Id lie was appointed fore
man.
District Attorney Hammond begaL
the opening address for the govern
ment With the statement that the III
rorS should not expect strange or sen
sational evidence but plain facts. III,
told the Jurors that They should cunSid
er tho charge MS nlanslHugIltcr, for the
east did not have the elements whcl
constitute murder. IF the giIl was
killed through angry carclcSSneSs nE
the part If her brother on during tht
| excitement Of Il family quarrel, lie Is
4 guilty said the lawyer.
4 The government will show. he stated
4 that there were llu iltrldurs in the
house that night. The lightdreSs ol
FaSburg'S wife WAS torn straight down
ihc front, and the hem WAS ripped Tht
furniture WAS broken and misplaced Il
i
MIR FoSlmrg's bed We're broken !,
lamp waS overturned and Il mirro
and 4 screen in the kitchen bedroom
We're misplaced.
Inconsistencies, Says Hammond.
The district attorney said that lii
defendant had told a different Stor.
daily; that he had showed nail hole
for bullet holes and that from the bc
ginning the robbery story had bee,
found 10 he full of Inconsistencies. II
said lllat il would lie shown that Ma
leoslrlrg was shot by the - callcr cci
ter tire revolver owned ty the defend
ant and that the revolver was held lcs
than \ foot from her body, as liz
ni.lllgaWn was burned and blackene
with powder. He claimed that lsobel
had the exclusive opportunity and MA
the only one who could and did tit
The shot The government, he sale
! need not and would not 20 into III
question Of motive, Us all il had /
show WAS who fired the shot
Al III" conclusion Of the district il
, torn,'y'S address ndjoulnment was tai
en-, aud the Jury was given u view /
the Foshnrg house and grounds.
Few trials in New England have II
tlacted such great interest as Ills I'll
fact thai the defendant is charged vii
nGinslanghter and not with the gray,
crime ~ murder seems to htNc lipe
lost sigllt Of by the multitude Who's
attention for months has been iNcd i
. tll' tragedy because of the mystery sl
! rounding il, because the state Officer
!. from tile first apparently have dish
:, ncNei the story which the family to
i Of the killing Of Miss Fusbmg and sin,
ilSi January because of the arrest
I the brother, charged with the Grim
which nearly everybody seemed to h;t
attril utrd 10 an unknown burglar.