The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-26
is ALL IN
DEFENSE HAS MADE A STRONG
CASE IN FOS9URGH MUIR
DER TRIAL
ARGUMENTS TO BEGIN TODAY
New York Chief of Detectives For
wards Important AHIdaVits to
District Attorney Ham
mOnd, at PittsfieId.

PITTSFIBLD, Mass, July 25.-In the
Fosburgh manslaughter case today Mrs.
r. I. Fosburgh, the gray-haired mother,
went upon the witness stand and told in
simple words how her daughter was
killed. Her story was given with fire.
quently uncontrolled emotion. Her voice
failed her and She shed tears.
Miss Beatrice Sheldon, a guest in the
Fosburgh home on the night of the trag-
edy, was another important witness By
ner testimony the defense wished to show
that there were burglars in the house,
and that they were seen by little Beatrice
Fosburgh There was a long argument
between counsel over the government g
objections to the admission of this evil
dence, but the court finally allowed it
to go in, as what was said was spoken
in the presence Of the defendant Miss
Sheldon was relating the story of her
awakening by piercing scream" and
declared that she opened the door lead
ing to May Fosburgh's room and cried,
What is the matter?" Robert, Beatrice
and her father and mother were in the
room at the time. Witness saw the
body of May covered with blood and at
that time Beatrice replied "Burlars have
entered the house and shot May
Mrs. B. E. Billiard, now of Madison
Wis, said that on the fatal night about
midnight she heard two men talking
loudly in front of her house. and that
after they had been gone about an hour
she heard pistol shots far off
Mrs. Nellie Beverly, Of East Ches hire,
who lived in Pittsfield, testified that her
husband was very sick on the night of
Aug. 20 and she recalled that he was dis
turbed by the loud breathing Of two men
who had stopped running when opposite
her house. She opened the blind and
told one of the men, who was standing
by a tree, to go away.
MRS. Fosburgh was the last witness for
the defense, and Immediately after her
testimony was concluded the defense
rested.
Some rebuttaI testimony closed the
case, with the understanding that the
government would have an opportunity
of placing Col. Whitney, the state de-
tectlve, on the stand in the morning.
AT the close of the session Judge Ste
Vens, with the counsel for both sides re.
tired to the ante room, where Mr.
Joyner for the defense, made a lone
argument on the suggestion that the
judge order a. verdict of not guilty. The
result OF this is not known officially. hut
1t Is known the arguments will be made
DIT the opening OF the session tomorrow.
NEW STORY OF MURDER.
NEW YORK, July 25.-Capt. Titus
chief of the New York detective bureau
tonight forwarded to Chief of polio;
Nicholson and District ATTORNEY Ham.
mond, of Pittsfeld, Mass, two AFFIDAVIT.
concerning the Fosburgh case. The 1rst
affidavit was made by Alice Dugan wbc
says she is housekeeper on East Forty
second street, this city She SAYS:
That girl named Handiside, OF
Springfield, Mass, who is living WIN lei
now, told her about three weeks ago RI al
a man named Lew Gray and another
man visited the house of the Fosburghs
on the night OF the 18th of August, 1909
ana found revolver on the table arr
that he shot a girl and escaped"
The second affidavit is made by the
Handdiside woman but signed ]. GREY
the name being that of a man witt
whom she had been living. She saws thai
she had resided in Springfield, Mass
that she was at Springfield, Aug. Is; thai
she remained there until Labor dav ant
came to New York On Aug 10 she me-
Grey on Second street, Springfield. liz
told her he was going to make torch
she met him again on the 2lst and he
told her that he and fellow named Al,
fred Foy did trick at a housa /,
F1ttsfield; that he heard a noise In the
house and found a revolver on the tatls
and he shot at some one. He also sa:C
that he got gold watch and hiG if IN.
der a large tree at Warren. He then LEFT
The next time she met him was in tho
middle of September in New Yock or
the Bowery He told her then that hi
had an awful time getting away from
Springfield, as he thought the police were
after him.