Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-25
The Only Interesting Features
in the Fosburg Manslaugh-
ter Case.
POINT FOR THE GOYERNMEN
yer Must be Help to Leave Powder
Stain-Beatrice Fosburg Told DR..
Paddock She Did Not Soc
Any Burglar.
pittsheld. Mass. July 1g.-rhe great T'os

Pittsfeld. Mass, July 1.-THE great ros'
5urg manslaughter trial dragged along
slowly to-day and developed but TWO son-
sations. While from review Of the tcst-
mony it cannot be said that the govern
ment has made any real progress towards
proving that it was RJiert > FoshurGh
who Killed his sister May on August 10Th
and not ona of trio of burglars, as he
Couterded, the governments Won " dc'l"'''
victory over the defense c}rly ia tn" morn
inh session when Judge stevens auuoun'-
ed that lie would permit the offering "t
evidence as to the result OF the testimony
made by experts TO show the distance at
which marks of powder from a revolver
would be deposited upon cloth. PROVIDED II
was clearly proven by the government
that the revolver and the cartridges uo,d
in the test were similar In every resptt
10 that one which ii is argued the tdt8l
shot fired.
The first bit of testimony of scnsa-
tioual nature was the statement OF Or.
Paddock, the medical examiner, to the Ell
feet that little Beatrice Eos burgh WHO WILL
ne government witness, told him that
she had seen no burglars at ALL although
she was behind her sister May when the
latter fell The other feature was the
emphatic statement of Or. Ora per- the gun
expert to the effect that the weapon that
ended the life of May Fosbursh was Eeld
not more than eight incHes from her
fingers pointngs to the bullet hole in IT,
ihe dscolored night dress of the dead SRI
J his declaration and the display Of the
garment which was 50 closely connected
with their dead daughter death haI Il
visible effect on the mother and father
who were within ten feet Of the witness.
The cheap pine bureau with its comb
soN. which the defense contends WAS
marked by a bullet at the hands of one OF
the burglars and the screen broken, IT s
gontended by one of them in his hurried
exit from the room We're brought into
the court room and deposited in 'front.' ol
the jury box.
The Fosburgh family to-day appeared in
much better spirits than at any other
time since the opening of the trial.
Charles 7. Plunkett of Adams, for whom
the Fosburghs built million dollar COT
ton mill few years ago was present with
his wife and niece and also Lawyer l. l..
Lewis. OF Buffalo, a former nephew Of
1he Fosburghs. Mrs. William j. Sloane of
Buffalo. mother of Mrs. r. S. Foshurgh,
Who arrived after the session was begun
was demonstrativs towards all OF the fam
Jy, During the brief recess in the morn
ng she broke through the crowd and sur
'ounded him and affeotionatey kissed her
'on-in-law. She similarly caressed each
Of the Fosburgh family.
There were a number of witnesses for the
government who testified to-day but the
pne from whom most was expected by
hose NOT connected with the case. Chief of
Police John Nicholson. who Is responsible
Tor the indictment and arrest of young
Fosburgh said but few words anl those
were ir explanation OF the testimony Of a
previous witness, He will be called again.
John P, Connors, a detective, proved a
disappointment because he Acknowledged
that he had worked on the case solely
from the point of view that the crime vas
committed by burglars and he did not