The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-05
QUINN AND bly,
NOW SUSPECTED.

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OF the person g.dlty OF this diabolical
deed. When asked when they first ar
rived In Pittsfeld and how long they re-
manned. Hackett said they reached Pitts
field on Aug. lG In time for breakfast,
and remained all day, going about town.
That evening the gang went TO Housa-
tonic and remained there and In vandous-
enviile until Saturday morning. Aug IL.
when they returned 10 Pittsfeld. and. af-
ter spending "A part or the day here, went
20 North Adams
There. they claimed. they rented a
room on Holden street, and remained in
the room over Saturday night. Sunday
evening, Aug. ~, they went out 10 a
mill IN -ZXlnnite-- about & o'clock, 10 steal
what copper and brass they could.
HACKETT PREPARES AL1Br.
"He said they stayed around the mill all
night and worked until little after
o'clock, when they postponed operations
until daylight. Hackett said the four
members of the gang We're seen by no.
body about the mill, or In that vicinity,
until morning. when "A farmer, driving
cows TO pasture. saw Patterson and
Hackett.
Another person who saw them, ac-
cording 20 Hackett's statement, Was a
farmer who accused them OF killing fish
by the use Of dynamite, and to whom
Patterson and Hackett. To dissolve his
suspicious, were forced 10 show the yalise
filled with copper and brass fittings.
con Aug % Patterson and Hackett
came back a third time 10 Pittsiield. IL
is not certain that Quinn and BLY, came
To Pittsfield the third time, but Hackett
says he and Patterson did.
Now Rly stated that they arrived
at the mill before dark" continued Mr.,
TAYLOR. adverting 40 the statement OF
another member of the gang for the
purpose of comparing IL with that o.
Hackett "and remained I'm shed all
night. doing no work until daylight, ex-
cept pulling off few fittings. BLY, dts
cussed freely everything I'm connection
with their trip until the Foshurg tragedy
was touched upon. when his demeanor
indicated conscious guilt"
BLYs CONDUCT SUSPICIOUS.
Mr.. Taylor made this deduction from
Bys change OF manner when this ep-
isode was touched upon and from BLY, S
alleged nervous manner
1T IS not probable that they remained
around that mill all night. after being
I
their thievlng" continued MIR. Taylor,
explaining his reason for believing that
members of this gang killed May Fos-
! burr. After stopping work they could
81 tly have driven from Zylouite TO Pitts
field. committed ihe burglary. and have
returned 90 The mill hS daylight ls this
q rash presumption No ~ they knew
they had killed Miss Fosburg. and were
subsequently, caught. they could have
then set Up ;he alibi that they were about
| this mill all night- And they would have
I preferred the light punishment for this
! offence rather than risk conviction OF
murder.
( 1T Patterson and Hackctt did All tho
stealing az the Zyloidte min. Quinn and
| BY remain Co ho accounted for Now.
/ II is by no means certain that more thnu
I two burglars were iu the Fosburg house.
/ Ia the darkness ana in fhs excitement
Of tho occasion, they may have thought
| they saw three, bat 81 s possible that
| Robert y f0shurg. following his sister
/ "a tho door ~ her room in regpopdinr
TO his fatner's cry, w3s struck wv one o.,
! two men whom his father saw. n is
also possihie that this same man sho,
May Fosburs"
NO oTIIER AFFIDAVIT.
Last evening Mr. aud Mrs. Prank p
/ sheldon. in an Interview denied the =
1 their daughter hrFfhn. had fnnNa 80.