Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-26

the shooting occurred she reached her
home at 10 minutes of 8. Her friend.
| Mr.. ScoVille. accompanied her to the.
house and he left at 10 minutes To H.
She remained up until 1890. at which
| hour she finished n book that she was
reading. Her room was on the side of
the house toward the Fosburgh's resi-
dence. She remembered that she heard
singing at the Fosburgh house. After
she went to sleep she was awakened
by the incessant ringing of the door
bell and soon she heard mems voices
crying: Murder. police. help. help
Her sister came into the room and
| together they kneeled al a window and
| listened. They heard woman say.
She is gone then the witness. her
sister and her sisters husband went to
the Fosburgh house where they We're
met by James Fosburgh and where
| they saw Mrs. Robert s. FoSburgh on
the landing and Mr.. Lund in the par
Tor. Robert S. Fosburgh. Beatrice and
Miss Sheldon came down stairs and
the visitors were told what had hap
pened. The witness remained until ;
O'Clock She saw both of the doctors.
On the cross-eXaminatiOn by crosby
the witness said she had never spoken
| to any of the FoSburgh family about
| the tragedy since the night ii occurred.
| She did not recall that she saw White
| or Flynn when she came to the Fos-
| burgh house. She thought that DR..
Paddock did not arrive there until 30
| o'clock.
|
| Plumb. one Of the neighbors.
Mr.. Plumb testified that he was n
hotel clerk at the Wendell house dur
ing last August. on the 18th Of that
month he worked until 1915 =. NJ.
when he went to his home. which is OPP
posite the Fosburgh house. and the
nearest house to the Fosburgh's place.
1t was quiet at II o'clock and every
thing was dark when he went TO bed.
although ii was a starlight night.
He was asleep at the time: he was
awakened by screams which seemed
10 be mufiled. Then he heard pistol
shot. followed in a few moments by
another shot and then by screams. All
these seemed To be mufiled as if COM
ing from an Enclosure.
His wife screamed and then he
heard a voice which seemed to come
from the Fosburgh house, calling: Pc
lice. murder burglars" He thought at
the time that the first calling was from
| a person very much scared.
He dressed and ran over to the Fos-
burgh house. Mr.. FoSburgh. Sr. came
to the. window over the front door then
came down stairs and opened the front
door. He made a statement to the
witness at that time as To what had
, happened Judge stevens excluded the
statement made by Mr.. Fosburgh To
the witness. but the fact that he said
something was admitted.
| Continuing Mr.. Plum said that he
| was outside the house when DR.. SEQ
field came The first time he saw Mr.
, Fosburgh ST.. he had on night shirt
1 | and trousers. Shortly after the WIZ
? ness entered the Fosburgh house with
| Mr. Chapman he saw tne defendant
= who came down stairs with his brother
James. Robert was dressed. Witness
. then went to procure nurse. pr
$ | Paddock came to the Fosburgh mouse
three quarters of an hour after Or
I ScoGeld. and the nurse arrived about
i o'clock.
The witness was certain that he no.
o ti,ed the footprints which seemed 70 be
s those made by two men who had
V dropped down from the piazza roof
one OF the men was apparently with
: ont shoes The government counse
= Objected to this last bit of testimony
and the witness was cautioned not tc
Idlaw conclusions.
Asked as to the additional footprints
Mr.. Plumb testified that he saw Others
:. M the road the footprints being very
far apart.
on the crOSS-cxaminatio ton witness
said he had introduced MI. Chapman
II to Mr. FoSburgh, ST.. and he heard the
i latter ask Chapman to keep the out
, idrrS from the house. Officer White
appeared about that time with a shoe
' and hat in his hand and witness asked
+ him what he had there. Counsel treC
l. TO bring the witness down to u state
IN ment that he could not see what was il
"a Whites hand as ii was too dark, bu
j. Mr. Plumb said that his question was
~ the result of curiosity and not of an!
is inability TO see.
q MIS- Harry s. Plumb. the wife Of the
~ last witness. testified that she wa:
awakened by screams and cries fol
help. She went over to the Fosburgl
house the next morning at . O'Clock
She testified that she had heard sing
=. ing on the evening before the tragedy
w She had also heard laughing.
\ thrill of anticipation ran throug!
II the court room when Miss Bertha Shei
Ne don. the young woman who was visit
in ing the Fosburghs when the shootin:
he occurred. went on the witness stand
-. She said she was a little hard of hear
ing and counsel raised theii voices 81
n that she could under stand.
e .o She said in substance that Mr.. Eos
burgh. ST.. had n,ted her to visit HI
rs daughters. because Berkshire air nigh
aS do her good. SIZE was not at all wei
ia and intended to go home sooner bu
nd Robert l.. Fosburgh wanted her TO Sc
no his WIFE so she stayed On the nigh
c. of the shooting she occupied the CUES
e. chamber leading from Mays room.
ts The witness then proceeded to re
la:e the story of the happenings o
Sunday. both day and evening. sun
rs day night, May sang THE Holy city
and sla Temamhf rcd tho ,uenhafc n