Evening journal., 1901-07-26

Pittsheld, Mass. July 26.--In the
Fosburg manslaughter case yesterday.
Mrs. r. L. Fosburg, the gray-haired
mother. went upon the witness stand
and told in simple words how her
daughter was killed. Her story was
given with frequently uncontrolled
emotion. Her voice failed her and she
shed tears.
She said that she was awakened on
the night Of the tragedy by light. No
one appeared, and 50 she got upon her
elbow and reached forward, looking
into her daughter Mays room. In
stantly two men appeared before her
wearing masks and looking like devils
She sprang to her husband who awoke
and gave a scream. The men did not
fire upon them, or at least before they
had a chance to do so her husband
sprang upon them. She screamed out
loud, and then she clutched one Of the
men, Then she heard Beatrice say:
"Oh, mamma; look at May" Mrs. Fos
burg went on to say that her child lay
there upon the floor She saw her son
fall beside her daughter. and she
asked: Are both our children gomez"
and some one answered Il am afraid
they are" Continuing, Mrs. Fosburg
said: Il went up to where May was
lying and put my finger to her mouth,
from which the blood ives rushing
until saw Miss Sheldon in the door
way and cried TO her to get some water
and towel. Robert was rocking back
and forth over his sister, saying Oh
why wasn't l takenY"
Miss Bertha Sheldon, a guest in the
Fosburg home on the night of the
tragedy, related the story of her awak-
ening by piercing scream" and de-
clared that she opened the door leading
to May Fosburgs room and cried.
What is the matter?" Robert, Bea-
trice and her father and mother were
in the room at the time. She saw the
body of May upon the floor. and at that
instant Beatrice replied; Burglars
have entered the house and shot May"
The defense rested in the afternoon,
and in rebuttal the state called six
witnesses. The first was Major Nc
Kay. of the state police. who testified
that Beatrice Fosburg had stated in
his presence that she saw no one in
the Foshurg house but members of the
family at the time of the shooting.
Patrick Parker. superintendent Of
detectives of Providence. testified that
he visited Miss Sheldon in company
with General Whitney about Septem-
ber 20. Miss Sheldon described the
events Of the night and said she heard
no shooting and saw no one but mem
bers of the family.
The case went to the jury this morn
ing. and it is believed that a verdict
will he rendered some time this after
noon.
New York, July 26.-Captain Titus.
chief of the New York city detective
bureau yesterday forwarded to Chief
of Police Nicholson and District At
torney Hammond of Pittsfeld. Mass,
two affidavits concerning the Fosburg
case The first affidavit is made by
Alice Dugsn. who says that she is a
housekeeper on East Forty-second
street, this city. She says:
That a girl named Handiside Of
Springfield. Mass, who is living with
her now told her about three weeks
ago that a man named Lew Gray and
another man visited the house Of Fos-
burg's on the night Of the 18th of
August, 1900. and found a revolver on
the table and that he shot a girl and
escaped"
The second affidavit is made by the
Handiside woman, but signed u.
Gray" the last name being that of
the man with whom she had been
living She says that her home is in
SPRINGFIELD Mass; that she was at