The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-20
YOUNG FOSBUPGH'S TRIAL
TESTIMONY OF DR.. PADDOCK AND
OTHERS FOR THE STATE.
scenes In the House after Miss Fos-
burgh, the Defendants Sis
ter, Had Been Shot.

PITTSFIELD Mass, July BIN the
Fosburgh manslaughter trial to-day DR.
Paddock. medical examiner. of Pittsheld,
continued his testimony. He described in
detail the manner in which the members
of the FosburSh family were dressed. Then
he said that young James FOsburgh met the
doctor downstairs and later came to the
upper rooms. DR.. Paddock asked him If
he had seen any burglars. James said
that he had not. DIR. Paddock said it was
very dark in the house and around it.
Beatrice Fosburgh told him she had seen no
burglars. She told him she was standing
behind May when the shot was fired, and
end of the room to turn on the electric
light DR.. Paddock told of the injuries al
legged to have been sustained at the hands
of burglars by the Fosburghs father and
son. He said that Mr. Fosburgh the elder
was injured on the knee, had rib cracked
and was disfgured about the head The
younger man had a confusion on the neck.
The doctor then told of a second visit TO
the Fosburgh house made at $3.50 o'clock in
the forenoon. The family. he said. were
at breakfast. The doctor announced that
he had come to hold an autopsy. Robert
table and objected to this proceeding. His
father. however. interrupted. saying:
Don't interfere. Let the law take it's
course"
At this point the report of DR.. Paddock,
as medical examiner Of the autopsy on the
dence. The evidence was not admitted, the
judge holding that it was not competent
Frank T.. Pierson. a dealer in hardware,
testified that In June, 1900, he sold Robert
Fosburgh a 32-caliber center-fire revolver
Chief of Police Nicholson testified that
tests had been made in his presence with
the the previous witness said he had
sold to Robert Fosburgh.
William H. Rose. of Cambridgeport, a
salesman for a Boston firearms company
testified as to the make of the bullet that
killed Miss Fosburgh.
Mrs. Sloane, mother Of young Miss FOs-
burgh. and who occupied seat in dis
tant part of the courtroom, made her way
through the crowd 10 the place where the
defendant sat and kissed him. FOsburgh
also kissed the other female members of
the family who sat near him.
The State won a decided victory over the
defense when Judge Stevens announced
that he would permit the Offering of evil
dence as to the result OF tests made by
experts TO show the distance at which
marks OF powder would be deposited on
cloth, provided IL was clearly proven that
the revolver and the cartridges used In the
test were similar in every respect to the
ones with which Ii is argued the fatal shot
was fired.
DR.. Draper. the gun expert. testified to
the effect that the shot which ended the life
of May Fosburgh was fired at a distance OF
not more than eight inches from her breast.
John L. ConnOrs, a detective proved a
disa ppointment for the State. because he
acknowledge that he had worked the
case solely from the point Of view that the
crime was committed by burglars. and he
did not connect the defendant with IL in
any way.
The court adjourned over Saturday until
Monday morning. and District Attorney
Hammond stated afterward that he expect
ed TO rest his case on Monday night.