Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-07-20

FOsburE, charged with shooting his sis
ter, May l.. FOsburg, in August, 1909.
was taken yesterday when the young
man was called before the superior court
to plead to an indictment for man-
slaughter. II. G. Joiner. one of h $
counsel, accompanied Mr.. FOSburE,
The young man pleaded not guilty, and
the ease went over for trial.
The proceedings lasted but 10 minutes.
None OF Mr. Fosburg's relatives We're
present :. y. Taylor, Il lawyer from
st. Louis. who is an intimate friend OF
thN Fusburg family, ana who took Il
prominent part several months ago in
looking up the movements of the wire
gang in connection with The FoShurg
ease. arrived here yesterday. He will
take no active part in the defense. but
bar enclosure. The ease comes UP for
trial today formally.
1t is stated un good authority yhnt
the FoSburg ease will last only two days
this week. adjourn over Saturday and
Sunday, the same as ordinary courts,
and be resumed next Monday morning.
The authorities think that the case will
t,.ke two days Of this week and fully
five days of next week. as the govern
ment has nearly 40 witnesses including
some of the first people ~ arrive at the
FoSburg home on the morning of the
tragedy. This arrangement has been
agreed to by counsel for both sides. and
will allow The attorneys to examine the
evidence as far as put in and resume
early Monday morning. Ii is un1"r-
stood that Judge Stevens Is willing to
postpone over Saturday and Sunday.
finding il impossible to finish tl" case
this week.
1t is announced that the state has sub
poenard Miss Beatrice FoSIllrg. the sis
ter of the murdered girl, sleeping with
her that fatal night. who is said to have
turned ON the electric light when the
burglars had ficd. This is the first time
the government has shown It's hand in
the details of the ease So far. Miss
FOSburg is now about IT years old and
was Il witness at the inquest Chief
Nicholson was reported then as saying
IlItl WI 'i'
affair most Important. TIL" govern
nirnt sent ont Subpocnras for its wit
ncsS"S. some 40 in all. from which it
will he Inferred that the prosecution is
to last some time.
On the morning of the opening of
the court II week ago Monday. Iuhg"
Stevens asked Mr.. Crosby ii Unexpected
to enter the ease. and tho city solicitors
reply was negative. The question has
since then been in Hhryanc". nS. in for
nlrr lnaIslaughtrr trials. the district at
iornpy has never had assistance.
On the other hand. District Attorney
Hammond raised the question. stat
ing That he has recently entered the
trial, and would lik" assignment of as
SiStance. Judge Stevens who will be
the presiding judge, yesterday heard the
petition Of District Attorney Hammond
that Mr. Crosby be assigned as his as
SiStant in the prosecution. ana granted
the request. with tile imposed condi-
tion that Mr.. Crosby is to exert no con
troll or direction over the proceedings.
but is to act wholly in an advisory ca
Eacity.
s. Nj. Taylor of st. Louis will only
give such aid as he can outside of the
actual participation in the trial. Sheriff
Fuller has sent invitations to the grand
jury just finishing its llborS. who in
dicted the defendant. Chief Nicholson
spent nearly all OF yesterday with Mr..
Crosby in the lattrr's office.
A., Al n
Winsluw, as is also Miss Bertha sheldon
of Providence. one of the chief wit
npSSeS for the defense, who arrived
yesterday afternoon. Detective Sher-
man of Central Falls, who was the first
one to connect the so-callcd wire gang
with the shoot ing, and will be an import
ant witness in the case.
The corridors of the hotel present an
animated appearance today, there
being large number of new Spnprr
representatives present from all over the
country, and many more who are in
terested in the trial. The Fosburg fam
lily is very much in evidence about the
hotel. They are very democratic and
approacha bic. Young Foshurg, the lie
fendant. absolutely refuses to discuss
the case, but the older FUsburg will con
verse with anyone about it. and is
more confident than ever of his sons
acQnttal
The first proceeding today will be the
selection of a special jury. A regular
panel of - and a special venirc of II
men are available from which to select
the II who are to try the case, and each
side has the right to challenge two 1t
is believed that little delay will he eX-
pericnced in selecting jury. AMI thar
the actual work of hearing the evidence
can he proceeded with promptly.
The caS' is Il peculiar one. inaSmu>h
court upon an indictment for man
slaughter procured by the district at
torncy of his own volition. without any
previous hearing in the lower court.
Being manslaughter instead of
murder ease. the defense has had no on.
portunity of aSccrtaining who the gov
crnmcn'S witnesses are. or of learning
the nature of their evidence.
Chief Nicholson and the counsel for
the state held conferences Tuesday eve
ming and again went over many of the
details. getting the evidence in shape 81
Italians Fought With Picks.
Concord. y. H.. July lS.-Michael Cos
Ia and Antonio Alexander, Italians, are
in Il hospital here. suffering from pick
wounds. sustained in Il quarrel. \
third man WAS in the hSht. which took
place AZ Newport, but he has diSap-
peared. The men viii recover.