The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-02

Seneca l.. Taylor OF st. Louis. and
Mrs. Robert l.. Fosburg. OF Buffalo ar
rived here yesterday afternoon. dor the
purpose of interviewing Bertha Sheluoii,
who was a guest of Nav IL. FosDurg, az
PittsfieId. when the latter was shot and
killed ostensibly by n burglar
Mr. Taylor, being an old friend OF tne
Fosburgs had volunteered MS seIvlcss'
for the reason that ne believed that tkop-
ert s Fosburg had been wrongly accus-
cd of killing his sister. .,,oa rro,d-
dence at 6 o'clock. and after luncheon AZ
the Narragansett hotel they went out 70
the Sheldon residence on Harvard % avei snd
greeting Indicating that the two famil.
les were on the best OF terms all reports
TO the contrary Notwithstanding.
Mr. Sheldop came in later. and cheer
fully consented TO an interview with
ty and she had not returned at 1850
o'clock Mr.. TAYLOR went back 10 the no.
tel, first making arrangements 10 De at
tho house early this morning.
ONLY A FAKE.
Mrs. Fosburg was persuaded to remain
over night.
The Interview sent out from here at
midnights purporting 10 be an account OF
what Bertha Sheldon said to Mr.. Taylor.
concerning what she saw at the Fosburg
house was a fake pure and simple. 1t
was concocted by the press representa-
tives who came down from Pittsfield with
Mr., Fosburg who stopped OF at Worcester.
and was based upon what was picked
from him as 20 what he thought Miss
Sheldon knew OF the tragedy.
At 3 o'clock this morning Mr.. Taylor
went 20 the Sheldon residence and met
all the family.
Bertha was subjected to rigid examin-
alton, and Mr.. Taylor took full notes,
practically an affidavit, which later he
had reduced TO typewritten form.
WILL GIVE OUT STATEMENT.
When he returned to the hotel MIR. Tay-
Tor said that he would not give out a
statement now, but that when he return
cd TO Pittsfeld he proposed to give one to
the press, covering every feature OF this
case, and putting IL so clearly that the
public could not misunderstood any part
OF It.
HAS Miss Sheldon made a statement to
your"
yes. What do you think I went to
Pausing a moment Mr.. Taylor, with
a damned ass"
coRRoBoRATEs THE FosBURGs..
''You can say from me that Bertha
Sheldon has made a statement and that
I'm IL she has in every particular corrobo-
lhtet MI. bnu hrb. EOroufbs bnc pt-
leves that a burglar killed May Fosburg
and 80 does everybody else who is not
n damned ass
But will you say anything further to-
day. az TO what Bertha has said?''
No Ny business now is to run down
these iail stories. I want TO know what
there Is In the Quinn story, that OF the
meh who were about the country steal
INK copper wire. My first visit will be 10
Kent county jail. in the town OF East
Greenwich. where I am going 10 inter-
view that man. William McCaughey, q
member Of the wire gang
II don't want any OF you newspaper
men 10 60 there before I do. and par
ticularly request that you shall remain
away from the Jail while Mrs Fosburg
nud are there
"fs Mrs. Fosburg 10 be with your"
"Ycs. believe that In the presence Of
that lady. who Is so bowed down with
rriep and who rs now doubly afflicted.
william McCaughey. " he can throw any
light upon the killing of her daughter
1ily. Will do so. You can see how i'm
pnrtant n is that we are not intruded
upon and I trust that you Will consider
this request"
SAW NO BURGLARS.
Mr. Taylor was asked n Bertha Sheldon
saw either of the hirglars.
Without any hesitation he said that he
authorized the statement that Bertha did
not sec the burglars The nrst she real
iyed was when she Was awakened by the
pistol shots. when she jumped from BED