Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-25

witness stand. Beatrice found hat IN
his room. eFH
witness was shown a hat but did moi
think 1t was the same one Beatrice had
bought. He was shown a revolver but he
could not identify IL. He was asked IL he
ever saw the hat Beatrice found before.
on the night of the shooting He an
swered: No" He gave the same an
swer to the question as to whether he
saw the revolver
He said that after he dressed. he wen.
down stairs with his wife. Later he went
up stairs with DR.. Schofield and DR.. Pad
dock and ne saw the latter turn the sheet
down from Miss Mays body. He also
saw him stroke the girls forehead The
witness put his right arm under her neck
and the Others took hold Of her.
The first that the witness saw
Iof officers Flynn and White was
in the kitchen bed room. Flynn
had discovered the shoe and he
asked witness and the defendant if II
belonged to anybody in the house The
shoe was handed to Mr. Fosburgh He
said that he thought it was the same
shoe. the crescent plate being the means
Of identification. He never had seen the
shoe before the night of the shooting He
knew that the firm whose name was on
the shoe had several places of business
He said that he had bought shoes of
Harmon but never in New York ,ity He
continued by saying that the third time
he saw the shoe il was wet on the bot
tom and very muddy. Asked If he had
been in New York City July ), 1860 Mr..
FOsburgh said he was in Pittsfield He
said:
The family left the house practically
at the same time when they left with
the funeral for the cemetery. Mrs. Fos-
burgh and others never went back. Es-
Their, who was not subjected TO such a
terrible ordeal as the rest, went back anu
got some of her things. subsequently
the family went to the hotel. where they
have remained ever since.
On the subject Of what has been done
TO detect the burglars. Mr.. Fosburgh
spoke Of employing four detectives. He
offered a reward of S1,yT for the arrest Of
the men and the offer still holds. He re-
member.d that the city also offered a re-
ward.
DO you know Of an offer Of a reward
that Police Chief Nicholson made?" Yes,
he was authorized to print circulars
letc"
At this point the court took a recess
until 2.l5 =. NJ.
After recess Mr.. Joyner continued his
direct examination Of Mr.. Fosburgh.
He asked the witness if he could de-
scribe the men who came into his room
and Mr. Fosburgh said they wore pill
low cases over their heads for masks
and that one Of them was taller than
the other. He said that he did not re-
member holding any conversation with
officer White or telling him that one
man had IA lantern in one hand and
revolver in the other.
At this point District Attorney Ham,
niond began his cross-eXamination of
the witness. In response to question
Nh. Fosburgh said that the pillow
cases were pulled down over their
heads of the burglars with the corners
sticking up. Mr.. FoSburg indicated how
the pillow cases appeared and then
said that they extended over the
brea sts of the men. The man who held
the revolver had no difficulty in put
ting his hand up.
How long the men were in his room
he did not know. He remembered that
he was struck. was daZed and knew
nothing for some time. The con-
test with the man was partly on the
floor, but where il ended he was unable
to say. lie had no positive knowledge
as To how the castor on his bed was
broken. He did not remember telling
Dr. Schofield that enc man had Ian
f,FT n ,ipht
III his left.
In regard to his injury he said his
left eye was hurt that his cheek was
black and that both his ears We're
black and blue. He had no injury to
his head or on his neck or Shoul iers
He did not remember whether the men
had hats on or not. He did not see
them take of. the pillow cases nor did
he search for the bullet holes in the
wall.
In regard to when he first saw his
son Robert he declared it was when he
passed through the hall and stepped
into the kitchen bedroom.
He had no recollection of hearing
pistol shots either one or more. Asked
when he first saw James. his son. he
recalled that il was when he entered
the room where his daughter May was
lying. His wife and daughter Beatrice
We're in the room. Miss sheldon had
not opened her door, but she did so in
few moments. At no time did H.
see three men or hear a third man. He
had an impression of a third man from
the fact that some one held a light be
hind two men in the nail. or at least
things gave the impression that there
was a third man.
In response to various questions by Mr.
Hammond. Mr.. Fosburgh said in sub
stance that he saw Mrs Fosblrgh and he
observed that her night dress was torn
He had no recollection of hearing pistol
shots or of making a statement that he
had heard a pistol shot. When he dashed
the pistol from the mans hand he had
the impression that ii was knocked
no demand or threats. He did not know
why they did not fire and he did NOT
promise them anything if they would de-
sist. In fact. he had not time to do so.
He had no knowledge personally as to
whe ther the men went out of the window.
To the best of his understanding of the
matter there was no hostility on the part
of any of his employees toward either him
self or his son, the defendant
District Attorney Hammond continued
to ask questions as to whether Mr. Fos-
bursh rccoI!ccted hearing pistol shots.