The sun., 1901-07-26

seeing If he could recognize any one
as the person to whom he had sold the
shoe" He had not found any such
person. The sale was a cash one.
Identified by Manager Bridges. |
George Bridges, the manager OF the
Hanan Shoe company, at Twenty-ninth
street and Broadway, identified the
shoe shown him as the one which had
been sold and said that there was
record of its sale. This he produced.
The price of the shoe was $3.50. lie
noticed at the time that there was
some cotton in the toes of the shoes.
Ibid you notice the size of the shoe
the defendant wearsT
"Yes; l should Judge that the size Is
one-half smaller than this one. MT.
Fosburg senior wears ~ O."
Cross examined, witness said that
the shoe in evidence Is size 81 @. He
said that the size of shoes vary slight
ly even though marked the same, ac-
cortling to the shape of the last.
For the purpose of proving that the
defendant was not in New York the
day the shoe was sold Frederick Il.
Lund was recalled and asked with rel
erence to business transactions on July
5 at the Fosburg office Shown some
checks, witness declared that two OF
them were signed by Robert Fosburs
and that all of them We're dated July ..
A copybook was handed to the witness
containing impressions of letters WIFI
ten July ;, and he said they We're the
work of the witness and that some OF
them We're signed by Mr.. Fosburg sen
ior and some by Mr. Fosburg junior
Both men were in the office that day.
William Il. IIazen, for % years a
New York detective, testified that he
had been in the employ of Mr.. Fosburg
senior since June 3 for the purpose OF IN
vestigating the murder of Miss May
Fosburg. There We're other men at
work on the case. Witness proceeded
| to describe an experiment which he
/ made Wednesday evening with screen
| in the window through which 1t Is
! claimed the burglars departed. lie said
! that the screen was placed aud raised
1 II inches. He started from point
nine feet from the window ana made
the test by getting through the window
to the balcony. Ii took him five sec
onds to do it. The two ShcpardsonS
and Mr.. Lund went through in much
less time. james Fosburg went through
In 40 seconds.
Defendants Mother witness.
After some evidence by Mrs. Beverly
neghbor, in regard to two men sh,
had seen in the vicinity of her horst
the night Of the shooting Mrs. Robert
l.. Fosburg, the mother of the defend
ant, took the stand
After narrating the events of tho
early evening Mrs. Fosburg said tha
at the conclusion Of the singing they al
went to bed. She Was awakened l,y ;
light She always slept with her doc
open. No one appeared and so She 80
up on her elbow and reached forward
looking into Miss Mays room. Thcl
She asked: ''Who is it, Who is it,
Instantly, she said, two men appear
ed before her wearing masks ana look
ing like devils. SIZE sprung TO her hus
band. who awoke instantly and gave
scream. The n.n did not fire upo
them, or at least before they had
chance to do so her husband spran
upon them. SHE screamed out lou
and then clutched one of the men, hoy
she did not know. Then She hear
Beatrice say, "Oh, mamma, look q
May"
1t was at this point in her testimon
that Mrs I'oshurg broke down con
! plr,ely. Size burst into tears. Cuntn
inu after Il few moments with gre;
effort, Mrs. fosinrg went on 10 81
thnt Her child lay there npon the tloo
l. She saw her son fall beside her daug
z ter, and She asked, Are both our Oh
drtm gomez" and some one anSwere
II Il am afraid they are" Conlinun
Mls. FoShurg said:
81 went up to whore May was lyil
e ana mlt my fingers TO her mouth, fro
Is which tie blood was rushing. until
& saw Miss sheldon in the doorway ~
U cried 10 her tu ret some water and
II towel. My son tried to get up, but
u said TO him: Don't get up. ] cal
~ lose You both" Then we Straightrn
ie out our child. She was so willing; :
e was 50 good. remember that IAN
ie said We must get dressed RUh
III was rocking back and forth over
y sister saying, oh, why wasn't I;
ne eng | do not remember the arrival
- Dr. Paddock. ! was trying to fix NJ
" when DR.. Schoficld came. He sal,
he must leave my daughter as she was.
" remember little after that"