Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-25

me question of the lantern was then
reverted to and at this point Mr.. Fos-
Durgn In clear cut way made the
following reply:
Il understand by your question that
It was claimed that l said | saw one of
the two men with a lantern. think
II is very likely l said to perhaps all to
whom l talked that the three men en-
tered the room and that the third man
was behind with a light. possibly a lam
tern or candle, or some matches, II,
that connection / may have used the
term lantern, but l am positive OF
never using it in connection with one OF
the two men who came into the room"
When Esther came. did your son
say to her that he had been in
scrap"
No sir. She asked what had hap
pened, and he put his hand on her
shoulder. saying: oh. nothing Esther,
only papa and have been in scrap"
1t was not: I'VE have had scrap"
No. sir
This concluded Mr.. Fosburgh's cross
examination and then Miss Beatrice
Fosburgh, sister of the defendant, was
called to the stand. She said she was
Is years old this month.
The question which was asked her as
to what was read by her mother, by
May and James on Sunday evening,
was objected to by the government but
was allowed by the judge. Miss Beat
lice remembered that the last song
sung that night was Plains of Peace"
This testimony caused general sobbing
in the court room. The young girl her
self burst into tears.
The witness slept that night on the
west side of the bed near Miss Shell
dons room. She knew nothing of Mays
visit to James room. She was awake
when May came to bed. She was
awakened by very loud scream from
the back of the house. She jumped out
of bed and went toward the door. May
was ahead of her. Suddenly she heard
her sister exclaim "Oh. Gracious"
The room was dark at the time Just
she got in front Of the door she saw
q pillow case in front of her. A pair
Of eyes peered through holes in the
pillow case. She saw q flash and then
she turned around and felt Robert go
ing past her. She turned on the light
and screamed: "Oh, there are burg
lars IN the house.
Witness went on to tell of how her
father and mother came in and of
how Robert entered and fell to the
floor. Her mother cried out, she re-
membered: oh. they are both gone.
Who win look out for Amy?"
Miss Beatrice testified that she found
a brown hat but she could not say
whether that shown her was the one
she picked up or not. When she saw it
ii was BY the bureau in her fathers
room. all smashed in like a felt hat
Only her father and mother were in
the room at the time.
DR.. Schofield arrived. gave her moth
er some medicine and looked at her
fathers head.
When she went down stairs Mr.. and
Mrs. Shepardson. Miss Chaplin and Mr.
Lund We're there.
Beatrice said she did not go up stairs
again after she had attended to her
mother, and stated positively that she
had no conversation on the second floor
with DR.. Paddock. She said she never
had talked to the man except at the win
dow. She saw him while the family were
at breakfast on the morning of the trag-
Guy. but lldu no conversation Win MN.
District Attorney Hammond cross-ex-
amincd Beatrice She said she was down
stairs when DR.. Paddock arrived and did
not see the body of her sister placed on
the bed She remembered that two shots
were fired, but she never said that 1t was
the second shot that killed her sister. She
denied that at the inquest she had testi-
tied that she had no idea who the first
shot was fired at She did state at the
directly b.h
when the shot was fired which caused her
death.
She denied testifying that she did not
know where the defendant was when the
shot which resulted in her sisters death
was fired. She never said that no one
was in her room when the shots were
fired. The witness also denied that she
had testified that she turned on the light
after her sister fell and that she heard
a shot before her sister fell 10 the floor
Beatrice said She saw no light before
she got out OF bed. that May got up first
and ran around the bed to The doorway
and had reached the door into the hall
when she was shot.
Upon redirect examination the witness
said she did not see her brother Fob
ert before she saw the flash from the
pistol which caused her sisters death.
He was coming from his room when tins
shot was fred. The witness said She
had never told any person that she did
not see Robert until he was in the back
hall after her sister fell.
James L. ShepardSon. one Of the first
of the neiShbors 10 arrive at the scene
OF the tragedy after May WAS shot. was
then called. He is cashier OF the Amer
lean Express Co. in this town. HIS ac-
with the FoSburgh family be-
gan on the night of the tragedy. Their
oookkeeper, Mr.. l.und. boarded at n
house. He sat on the lawn with MIR.
Lind that evening and heard the music
over at the FoSburgh house.
They retired al 100. and he was awak-
ened early in the morning by the violent
ringing OF the door bell. He found James
i.osburgh there. James told him that his
sister had been hurt and wished to know
where to find doctor. Mr.. Shepardson
told him of DIR. Roberts. ana when
James left to get him, witness woke Mr..
Lund then dressed and went over to the
Fosbursh house.
At the house he saw Mr.. Fosburgh. Sr.
With, IS and Harry Plumb then Went To
call OriiCer Chapman at the lattcrS
house. He told of the persons whom he
saw down stairs and said: II remem-
Der young Mrs. Fosburgh. She was lean
ing against the wall and had distracted
look on her face.
officer Chapman. when nc was ca,ied
that night. told the witness that when
his door bell was rung his wife said she
thought it must be the people who had
been at the house couple OF nights be
fore.
Witness said Mr. Chapman told him
had gone for walk. ANA when they re
turned they found burnt matches in their
rooms and on the stairs. He asked his
wife if she had thrown them away. and
she SAID: You know it's not like me to
throw matches ON the floor. Mr. Chap
man said TO witness that he missed
pin and that the dresser had been ran