The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-18
TRYING ROBERT P0SBURGH.
The jury Quickly Chosen and the
Case Commenced.
In His Opening Address the District
Attorney Declares That the Pris-
Oner Killed His Sisfcr-The Little
Court Room at PfttsfieId Crowded.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. July IS-Bobert
Stewart Fosburgh-s trial on an indict-
ment charging him with mansIaughter in
causing the death of his sister, May L
/ Fozbur=h. on August 20 last. began here
at Q o'clock this morning. when Judge
| William a Stevens. of Boston, convened
court and the work of impaneHng a jury
in the case was begun.
( 1t was not to be judged by the small
crowd IN the courtroom this morning that
PirtsfieId folk were not interested enough
an the trial to attend it in force. As
matter of fact, PjttsfieId viii eagerly
await every rumor that comes from the
| courtroom, but it was long ago seen that
I cry few besides those entitled to privt-
/ Teges could gain admission to the trial
! The courtroom is small and POO persons
nearly tax its capacity. 1t was 5ammcd
to the doors this morning The defend
ants party alone counted up sixteen per
sons, and the number did not include all
/ the witnesses for young Fosburgh either.
! The defendants family and close friends
/ were all within the enclosure for coun-
sci
District Attorney John c. Hammond, Of
Northampton. has charge of the Govern
ment's case. John c. Crosby. city soIici-
( tor. ex-Representatiye and ex-Aiayor of
/ Piltsfield, assists him Dy special permis-
/ sion Of the court granted yesterday. when
| Mr. Hammond said that there was & mass
/ Of evidence for the prosecution with
which Mr. Crosby was familiar, having
worked on it for over two mon hs and
with which he himself was NOT -o vvelI sr-
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S''oi' i'''ieS "'ieH tie heaIIh oI the ul7-
/ Jfiet attorney VINO would have proSecut-
| ed, failed.
/ Charles z TEfhhard of Pftrs6eld former
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may eL. - lv'-''liiS Coui-Sci lof me deLe!lce
ana his colleague is Herbert G Joyuer, Of
/ Great Darlington. Seneca y. Taylor Of
St T.orfis from, v,hf.l, ,,lace Afr Eos
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VINO mas rendered great service to the de
/ fence in preparing its case, was in attend
ance as was Arfl777r sherman Of rAo5e
Isl raj
WI F>F' %" an lil' various 'iutS 10 the
.aburgiars alleged b. the Fosburghs 10 have
! caused AIiss. .Fosbureh-s death.
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h"ung Foshurgh- slender, keen-faced,
alert IN step ana manner attracted some
Htue atteE-Ion IN the court He and his
'i"thef ana sisters ana otheT members
"I ei+ i@'illIy wore mourning TOKENS But
less CURIOSITY was manifested concerning
the FoS9uFshs thaH about Miss Bertha
/ NJ Sheicon- she was guest ia the house
or me Ai2hl OF the shoollhg- she lett
town li-e next morning Tor fIoFideAce-
/ hes nome, ana never came INTO NasSachII-
! sets JuTisoIclloA 10 give t-Sumohy in any
ol the legal proceedings until THIS week
( she mas never pFoteSSed 10 nave any di-
! rect Hno"iedge OF "nat occurred II mas
I been stiu Tor neT mat she is oeal ana dld
/ not h.ar the struggle ana the shooting,
/ blJ she has said that the family gave her
! Immediately after the affair. the same
/ explanation Of occurrences as the public
received later
| The remarkable work Of John Nicholson,
| Chief Of Police. The evidence by which the
j Commonwealth offers to prove against
! the young man so CHASTITY an accusation,
3
viucins circumstances. Is row on the eve
J of disclosure Nicholson has shared the
secret with duly constituted authorities.
from whom no syllable has escaped he
II was VINO discovered that there was q
secret Where nobody else suspected one
! IL was re VINO turned shocking entry
Oh a mufdeT Dy burglars INTO a laie "i ii
! hldElshJ row IN d laIhI4S IehEtd ana ap-
pafehtiy hapPS' OF DuIieJ thal missed
ITS marx ana locGed over the heart OF
the sister, oi the case concocted huTriedly
/ by the agonlzed family TO shield Itself
I from disETace-
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f1rv at last about TO he cleared mr.. -T},er-
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attention directed 70 criminal Droc,.a,If,,r,-
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