The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-06

The mask was made from pillow case that
had been in the spare room.
o.
Upon all these points the testimony Of Mrs
Fosburgh, IT,, confirms that Of the other mem.
bers OF the household. Neighbors across the
way were reused about l3o in the morning Ivy
the two pistol shots and by the shouts Of M
Fosburgh for assistance. Three ot them came
as quickly as possible and found conditions con.
frnatory Of the statements made by the family.
That is the story Of the tragedy that went un.
questioned by the public until the time Of
Young Mr.. Fosburgh's arrest. SO far as they
have revealed IL. the case Of the police rests on
a minute Chronology Of the events as they were
related by the members of the household. In
this chronology 1T Is alleged that there are seri.
Gus discrepancies. II has been pointed out that
In the terrible excitement Of those few moments
II is not surprising that there should be such
discrepancies. The police also lay stress on the
fact that the footsteps under the versnda point
toward the house. This would he the case u
the burglar lowered himself from the railing
and jumped backward. 50 that apparently this
circumstance does not In any way shake the
statement Of Mr.. Fosburgh, sr., that two Of the
burglars escaped IN tho manner described. IT u
also urged by the state authorities that IL u
remarkable the burglars left the making OF
masks until they got into the house, and that
were valuable articles at hand in the spare roon
where IL IL assumed that they were. This tins
FosburEhs do not undertake TO explain. The
stray shoe that was found Ats the feet of neither
the father nor the son. 7, has been traced to a
New York shoe store and the date OF its sale is
known approximately, but not the name OF the
purchaser.
But it is in its entirety that the theory Of tho
IL kppordinp n
theory family, heretofore always OF the highest
| rerutc and rather noted for domestic harmony,
suddenly broke out in the dead OF night IN A
| murderous hght and this after an evening that
| had been unusually happy and harmonious. The
| neighbors testify to hearing piano playing, sing
| ing and laughter in the fosburgh psrlor as late
| as ll30 at night and yet, according. to the po'
| lice, within two hours aftCrvard that deadly
| struggle had taken place; the various articles
supposed TO he dropped hy tho burglars were
"plantcd" at remote distances from the house,
the entire family. including liyear'old child,
! were coached in tho lies they were to tell, and
the father OF tho house was ready to 60 to the
door and play his distracted part in calling for
| help II is assumed that the police have not yet
revealed all that they know, apd II is on this
assumption that Judgment perhaps may be with
| held on the wisdom OF the course they have
! taken. Whatever may he the full case OF the
police as ultimately presented, IL is not qucs
| toned that tho entire fabric rests upon the the
ory OF long continued dissenson between father
| and son. Both Fosburgh the elder and FoshurGf
| the younger scout the bare suggestion that they
| had any difficulty. They assert that their rela
| tions were Of the most cordial character. All
! the members OF the family well as intimarc
friends of the family, fully bear them out IL
this. 10 the Fosburghs themselves, rs well as
to their close friends, it is a mystery, they
say, how such stories could have originated,