The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-24
next night Mr. Fosburg then began TO
tell Of the shooting.
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! ten OF the shooting.
SAY THE BURGLARS.
lie said ne was awakened by his wife
/ and he asked her what the trouble was
| lie was at that time lying upon HIS right
/ side, hut he turned 20 hIs left and saw
! what alneaYtd 90 be "a light moving I'm
! the hallway lie knew that something
! was wrong. lie raised himself upon hts
| left elbow and saw TWO men walking into
\ the room, toward his bed one OF them
holding q revolver IN his left hand, and
I pointing toward The face OF the witness.
! Mr. Fosburg 81 ang up. shouting and got
Als-l-ft upon the eeor---The revolver
was vi hin ton inches OF his face
STRUCK BY sANDBAG
He struck the man on the muscle OF the
arm and Knocked the revolver out OF his
grasp. Then ne. himself. was struck with
sandbag and he recalls nothing further
ii'l he got up and went 10 the kitchen
bedroom whore he saw some one stand
ing by the bedroom looking out
The next thing he remembers was that
be heard Beatrice cry:
"oh. mamma, look az May she Is hurt
he then went back and saw his daugh-
ter on the noor, her mother by her side
and James leaning over her head. Robert
The defendant came into the room and
fell down
Beatrice brought some water and the de-
fendant threw II into his sons race II
seemed 10 revive him. The witness then
ran for the window and cried. Police:
murder help we want help" Mrs.
Plumb came 90 the window of her house
70 inquire OF anything was wrong He
told her That burglars had been Ia the
house aud shot May
lie then ran back TO Mrs Fosburg and
TO where May was lying. lie thought that
he Went 10 the window q second time
and then 20 the irst floor where he saw
l.und and Shepardsou coming Then he
went mp stairs. James put on his collar
ana tie. He did not know that he was
hurt until attention was called 10 his left
eye which was entirely closed aud To the
side Of his face which was black
Tie did not say anything to the family
about his wounds He thought his rib
was broken and his knees hurt. lie put
on the same coat that he was now wear
ing on the witness stand. Beatrice found
a hat in bis room. Witness was shown "A
hat but did not think IL was the same one
Beatrice had brought He was shown n
revolver but he could not Identify II. He
was asked II he saw the hat I'm evidence
the night OF the shooting lie was asked
IL he ever saw the hat Beatrice found be-
fore an the night of the shooting He
answered No" He gave the same an
swer to the question as 10 whether ne
saw the revolver. He said that after he
dressed he went down stairs with his
wife.
Later be went up stairs with DIR. scho-
field and DR.. Paddock and he saw the
latter turn the sheet down from Miss |
Mays body. He also saw him stroke !
the girls forehead The witness nut /
MS right arm under her neck and the |
others took hold or her.
POLICEMAN FOUND SHOE.
The first that the witness saw of or |
hcers Flynn and White was In the kitchen
bedroom. Flynn had discovered the shoe
ana ne asked witness and the defendant
u IL belonged 10 anybody I'm the house
The shoe was handed to Mr.. Fosburg.
tie said that he thought II was the same
shoe, the crescent plate being the means
Df identification. He never had seen the
shoe before the night or the shooting
lie knew that the firm whose name was
On the shoe had several places of bust
ness lie said that he had bought shoes
u Hannan a. Son, st. Louis and Buffalo.
'ut never in New York city.
lie continued by saying that the third
bottom and very muddy Asked II he
lad been In New York July 5, 1900 MIR.
rosourg said he was not, but was I'm
he h,a'5neld. h lie said: The family left
when they left with the funeral for the
cemetery. Mrs. Fosburg and the others
lever went back
Esther, who was not subjected TO such
terrible ordeal as the rest. went back |
ma got some OF her things. Subsequently |
ne family went 10 the hotel, where they |
ave roomed ever since" on the subject |
u what has been done TO detect the burg |
ars Mr., Fosburg spoke OF employing four |
electives. He offered a reward Of $780, |
or the arrest OF the men and the offer
TIL holds. lie remembered that the city |
lso offered reward
DO you know of an offer of a reward
through Police Chief NicholsonY''
ulars. etc"