The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-07-20
THE F0SBURGH 3LIIL.
Family visibly Anecttd by Some OF the
Testimony.


Pittsfield, Mass, July 19.-The Fos-
burgh manslaughter trial proceeded
slowly to-day and developed but two
| sensations while from review of the
testimony it cannot be said that the
government has made any real prog
r6ss toward demonstrating the fact that
it was Robert S. Fosbursh who killed
his sister May on August 20 last and
not one of a trio of burglars, as the
family claim.
The first bit of testimony of sensa-
| tional nature was the statement of DR..
Paddock to the effect that little Bea-
trice Fosbursh, who will be a govern
ment witness, told him that she had
seen no burglars at all, although she
was behind her sister when she fell.
The other was the emphatic statement
of DR.. Draper, the famous expert whose
testimony has aided the prosecution in
such cases as the Eastman trial and the
Amy murder case, that the revolver
which ended the life of May Fosburgh
was held not more than eight inches
from her breast AS he spoke he held
in his hand with his finger pointed at
the bullet hole in it. the discolored night
robe of the dead girl This declaration
and the display of the garment, which
was SO closely connected with the trag-
edy. had a visible effect upon the moth
end father, who were within ten feet of
the witness. Every member of the
family. in fact, lowered their eyes in
pain at the reopening Of the old wound
at their heart. The prisoner, always
ruddy, grew more flushed. The plain
pine bureau with its comb box, which
the defense claims was perforated by
bullet from the revolver of one Of the
burglars, and the screen, broken, 1T Is
also claimed, by one of the burglars in
his effort to escape from the room, were
brought in.
The Fosburgh family to-day appeared
in much better spirits than at any time
since the trial opened, and one of them
in discussing the reason said 1t was be-
cause they felt encouraged by the re-
suit of the days proceedings, claiming
that the governments evidence was un-
der mere supposition, nothing more.
The defendant is beginning to show at
times a feeling of anxiety. The peo-
ple of Pittsfeld, who from the first
have taken the greatest interest in the
case have crowded the court room at
every session.
There were a number of witnesses
who testified to-day for the govern
ment. but the one from whom most was
expected by those not connected with
the case Chief of Police John Nichol-
son. who is responsible for the indict-
ment and arrest of young Fosburgh,
said but a few words, and these were
in explanation of the testimony of a
previous witness. He will be called
again. John r. Connors, a New York
detective from whom the people OF
PittsfleId evidently expected much.
proved disappointment, because he
said that he had worked on the case
solely from the point of view of the
crime having been committed by burg
lars and had not connected the defend
ant with it in any way,
The court adjourned over Saturday
until Monday morning and District At
torney Hammond stated afterward that
he hoped to rest his case by Monday
night He said the two members of the
Fosburgh family, Beatrice and James,
together with Chief Nicholson, DR..
Schofeld, the captain of the Pittsfield
police, who has worked up much of the
evidence, and possibly another gun ex-
pert, John Dimond of Lowell, are yet
to testify. In view of this it will not be
surprising if the government requires
longer time