Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-25

the defendants father wearing il or
one Ike K. He considered the men IN
the employ OF Mr.. Fosburgh danger
Gus because he understood some Of
them carried weapons.
Robert J.. Fosburgh father of the
defendant. was called. he described
the movements Of his family from the
time they came to Plttsheld He said
he employed about 2T0 men in his bus
mess as a contractor.
They Were Mostly Italians
and came from New York
Mr.. Fosburgh proceeded 10 relate
the happenings Of Sunday. After sup
per they all sat upon the porch until
dark and then they passed into the
parlor.
During the recital OF this testimony
Mr.. FosDurgh trembled and there were
tears in his eyes.
Mr.. Fosburg then told OF the shoot
ing. He said he was awakened by his
wife. that he asked her what the trou-
bic was. He was lying upon his right
( side, but he turned and saw what APP
| peared TO be light moving in the hall
way. He raised upon his left elbow
and saw two men walking into the
room toward his bed. one of them
Holding "a Revolver
and pointing IL toward the face Of the
witness. Mr.. Fosburg sprang up.
shouting. He struck the man on the
arm and knocked the revolver out OF
his grasp. Then he, himself. was struck
with a sandbag and he recalls nothing
/ further till got up and went TO the
kitchen bed room, where he saw some
one standing by the bed looking
out. The next thing he remembers
that he heard Beatrice cry: "Oh. NAM
ma look at May, she is hurt" He then
went back and saw his daughter on the
floor. her mother by the side, and
James leaning over her head. Robert
the defendant, came into the room and
fell down. Beatrice brought some wat
er and the witness threw it into his
sons face. The witness then ran to
| the front window and cried. Police,
murder! help, we want help" Mrs
Plumb came to the window of her
house to inquire if anything was wrong.
He told her that burglars had been in
| the house and had shot May. He then
ran back to Mrs Fohburg and to
where May was lying. He did not
| Know That He Was Hurt
until attention was called to his left
| eye which was entirely closed, and the
side of his face, which was black. He
did not say anything to the family
about his wounds.
Beatrice found a hat in his room.
Witness was shown a hat, but he uld
not think it was the same Beatrice had
| brought He was shown a revolver
| but he could not identify IT,
Asked if he had been in New York
city July 5, 1900, Mr.. Fosburgh said he
was not, but was in Pittsield. He said:
4-e family left the house practically
at the same time when they left with
the funeral for the cemetery. Mrs. Fos-
/ burgh and the others never went back.
| Esther. who was not subjected TO such
a terrible ordeal as the rest, went back
and got some of her things. Suisse
,quently the family went to the MOTEL
where they have remained ever since
Mr.. Fosburgh spoke OF employing four
| detectives. He offered a reward of
s1.500 and that offer still holds.
Mr.. Joyner asked the witness of he
Could Describe the Men
who came into his room and Mr.. Fos-
burgh said that they wore pillow cases
over their reads for masks, and that
one of the men was taller than the
| other.
At this point District Attorney Ham
mond began his cross-examination of
the witness. In response to question,
| Mr.. Fosburgh said that the pillow cases
were pulled down over the heads OF the
burglars with the corners sticking up
and that they extended over the
breasts of the men.
In response to various questions by
Mr.. Hammond Mr.. Fosburgh said in
substance that he saw young Mrs. Eos
burgh and he observed that her night
| dress was torn. He had no recollection
/ of hearing pistol shots. When he dash
ed the pistol from the mans hand he
had the impression that ii was knocked
against the bureau. To the best of
/ his understanding of the matter
There Was No Hostility
on the part of any of his employees to-
ward Ell .er himself or his son. Mr..
| Fosburgh had no knowledge he said,
how or when Mrs. Fosburgh was hurt.
He may have said that it was by some
| instrument, either a sandbag or some
thing else.
The question of the lantern was re-
| V6TItQ 10 anu MI. OSDui 81 49,
| following reply:
Il understand by your question that
it was claimed | had said | saw one OF
the two men with lantern. | think
it is very likely i said 10 perhaps all to
whom | talked that the three men en-
tered the room and that the third man
was behind with a light, possibly
lantern, or candle, or some matches,
in that connection | may have used the
term lantern, but l am positive never
using it in connection with one OF the
two men who came into the room
when Esther came, did your son say
to her that he had been in a scrap?
No, sir. She asIAed what had nap
pened and he put his hand on her
shoulder, saying, oh, nothing, Esther,
only papa and Ihave been in scrap .
WAS it not, We have had scrap? .
mo, sir"
This concluded Mr. Fosburgh's cross
examination and then Miss Beatrice
Fosburgh, sister of the defendant, was
called to the stand.