The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-07-22
PASSIONATE CRY
At THE GRAVE.
Mothers Hair Has Turne d
White Since the Night
of the Tragedy.

Pitt,teld. Mass. July sl.-"Mav, Mny.
oh May, my daughter, II you could speak
only one word to tell tina world that your
brother Is innocent and take from Us the
terrible weight Of trouble that is ours"
knseliug BY the side Of her murdered
daughters grave In the H,tsaeld GENE.
terry, Mrs. Robert l. Fosb4rg with tears
streaming from her eyes In her anguish i.
broke these words from her heart. They
In which Mrs. FosburR was Joined by her
daughters Esther and Beatrice, her sons
James ana Robert, the latlera wife and
the family friend and adviser. Judge
Stewart.
1t was EN- impressive scene and seeing
1t no one could doubt Mrs. FosburH's fin.
cere belief In the Innocence OF her son.
Tho family as 1t has done every sabbath
since the tragedy last August. today Wis
early morning TO escape observation and
for an hour their devotion al exercises were
held by the side OF the grave. At the con.
clusi0n the mother was SO overcome that
it was necessary for her stnlwart sons,
ons on each side. to assist her to the car
rlage and support her ON the way home.
During the last year Mrs. Fosburg's
hair has turned TO the Wilderness OF snow.
Though she Is strong today, there was
VAAAo - IL" AAVuVue N&S "hoA AVA FAyoA
clans feared that she was Lear to death.
That was Just after the Indictment had
bee signed against her son. Robert, with
having shot bis sister.
Her will power and q Determination to
give her boy mothers sympathy brought
her back to comparative health. Leaving
tho cemetery today, Mrs. Fosburg spoke
OF these matters.
II have underworld to lead Christian
ltfa m the hast Of ability I hnva
reared my children to walk the same
Christian path to which my own mother
led me. That Ia why we were able to
bear up with some fortituds when Mays
death came upon us so suddenly.
Il believe In the Immortality Of the
soul. believe that death Is only u form
Of environment So l have expected to
meet my daughter again--and have been
able to give some comfort to my husband
and to my children. But confess that
l have no faith that enables me to accept
the weight ret upon me by the unwarrnnt
cd prosecution Of my son, whose inno-
cence know and whose Inn ocence should
DO apparent to all.
This morning as | kuelt by the grave
of my daughter II seemed to me that l
must call her forth to say the word.
that no one could donbt. Living o. l.
do in the fear Of death, 1t seems to me
that l would rather forfeit the right
to ever see him rather than know that
the time will not come when can be
with May. Feeling as do, still call
upon her memory that the story We have
told Of her death Is the true one"
Robert stewart Fosburg, In his terrible
trouble, is fortunate In his family friends
but most of all he Is fortunate in his
mother. She IL. a. she says, II Christian,
and she is of the truest typo. Even after
the suffering that has been hers during
the last year, her face has not lost tho
pleasant smile that denotes her DISPOSE.
ton.
she Is motherly woman, devoted to
her home, her husband and her children.
Yet she enjoy society and has made scores
of friends in the cities In which she has
lived. Her daughter Beatrice, q sweet
faced child Of fourteen years. Ia much
like Mrs. Fosburg and 1t is these two
who are expected to establish the limo
cance Of Robert Fosburg.