The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-11

ST. LOUIS. Feb 1I.-seneea y. Taylor,
a wealthy lawyer Of this city. who recently
/ pledged his fortune in defence Of his bow
/ hood friends sen. Robert Stewart Eos
( burgh. against the charge Of murderfng
! May D, FOsburgh. the young mans sister.
/ or August %. 1899. n PittsneId. Mass. and
who has offered 10 defray all The expenses
OF an extra term OF court in order that his
client may have q speedy trial, has pre-
pared review Of the tragedy.
Mr. Taylor makes d T@ply TO the couten-
ton of the Pittsfield police that the death
OF Miss FOsbUrsh was due to a shot fired
during quarrel between Dir. and Mrs.
r ). Fosburgh. Full confidence is ex-
pressed by Mr.. Taylor in the integrity of
Charles L. Gardner. District Attorney Of
the county in which the trial If there is
any, Will be held and in concluding his
statement be asserts that the District At
torney would not know ingIy tolerate the
use OF perjurcd testimony He SAYS that ne
has never met Chief Of Police Nicholson.
and continues:
Whether the police of PittsfeId would
use Derjured testimony I am not prepared
to express an opinion. l do know that
many an honest man mas been convicted
on false testimony Knowingly used BY no
lice to crafty their malice or satisfy their
vanity
After reviewing the circumstances NJ
the Fosbur8n family ant describing the
incidents Of the evening preceding the
murder Of Miss FcsburSn Mr. Tavlor
proceeds al once To the alleged invasion
OF he burglars. to whom the murder e
charged. His statement which. he saws
IS based entirely upon the sworn testi-
mohE OF the members Cf The family. con
tinues-
Beatrice. a lovely girl. thirteen wears
Old. roommate Of Nay. had heard the
screams If her parents. and had started
TO their assistance She was within ten
feet OF May and approaching her when
she saw the desperate lift his arm. Sba
saw fash from his revolver. and saw
her sister fall. pierced through the heart
she did not see he second BURGLAR
STRIFE Robert. bur she saw where he had
been struck, and knows that he fell TO he
Hoor- Beatrice and the mother fastened
70 the assistance Of May. Young Mrs
fosaurgh rushed 10 the side OF her pros D..
trate husband.
Now Beatrice has testified 10 these
facts. and there IS not 2 shz dow o .esfi-
mcny rcntradicTug her statements Tho
testimony OF her brother. Who hos hzsr
ln1ieted at the in=tieaticn CT Chef of
romeo Nicholson, and the testimony Of
her father and mother all corroB0rafee
what she has told"
II has been the contention Of the Pitts
heid police that young Nr Forsburgh and
i-iS VIE guarFeied- They assert that the
Young man hOuriShed a revolver either
with he intention Of ipIimidating his wife
or OF Killing her. and that his sister was
shor While trying TO make peace between
them After The tragedy the police say
that this story OF the burglars vas agreed
upon Icy the members Of the family % pro
tect the young man Ia proof Of The stcrv
o. a quarrel they say Jhdt the nIghtr9Das /
worn by Robert Stewart Fosburgh and his
wife were both badly torn Heretofore
nothing mas been offered by the defence
10 refute this In his statement Mr. Tay-
Tor makes this explanation which is row
given for the first time,
In the struggle between Robert Fos-
burgh and the burglars his nightshirt was !
torn into shreds about the neck and shoul !
ders- His wife entered May Fosburgn's |
room just in time TO see her husband reel |
under the blow from the sandbag aud fall +
unconsciousIy by the side Of his sister.
She rushed Immediately 10 his side and !
WIS so distressed as u result of his in !
Jurles and because Of the death of her sis |
ter-In-laE that she neglected to dress be /
fore the arrival Of neighbors. She wore = /
nightdress that had been much used The /
lace about the neck had been torn by :
and had not been mended As |
she spraug from her bed the front Of her |
nightgown caught on the post and was |
torn That IS all there is to the torn |
nightdresS episode
1T has also been asserted that after the |
tragedy some persons entered the room Of !
Robert Stewart FcsbUTgh and his wife and |
observed that things there were IN dis
lrder because when he heard the screams
If hts father he threw back the covers of |
he he'd. dragging some OF them to the /
loor as lie rushed from the room. In his
hurry 20 assist his father he also over
urncd perhaps some articles OF furniture |
II has been suggested that the Com
nonwealth viii seek to show that Robert |