| Show Tin TIm II rite Tho Fosburgh trial Is I over ove and the verdict of acquittal directed by bytho bytho bythe tho the Judge o who heard tho thu ells ease meets with the tho general approval of or the whole country Jut Hut now JIOW there Is I nn Rn after dap da Thu The prosecution of ot young Fos Fog Fosburgh Fosburgh burgh for the lie murder of ot his sister slater seems to have havo been beell In largo large measure n It blunder of tho the worst sort one ona that almost approaches a 1 crime In an in Interview after the lie trial was over Chief Nicholson It is reported aa as saying I accomplished hed about nil till that 1 J hoped hOpel for tOft The rho burglar story tory 1 J never novel believed and when wh n Hobert Fosburgh Jo was Indicted It was for tho ho purpose of tit showing that Pittsfield was not the home homo of burglars burglar I never really ex cz expected X to fasten tho lie crime upon the de do defendant Truly a most moat remarkable statement Ho lie never believed the burglar story atory and nud to demonstrate that lint there thero were wera wt r no bur burglars glare In Pittsfield he wits willing to Jeopardize the tM life hi of t tho the brother of the lie murdered girl lIe He declares he never neer really expected l to fasten the thc crime upon the A public of ot official tIdal who brings a n criminal action anyone not expecting to fasten Casten the lie crime with which ho he Is la i charged upon him Is either n a fool foot or ora a 11 knave When a II man Is la charged d with any crime crimI and anti put upon trial It Is IA pre pro presumed that the state has strong ovid old evidence ence against him and that It U Is II honest Mill anti sincere Chief Nicholson did not have strong evidence In truth he hI had nothing but theories and presumptions ons and by his own confession ho he was not honest sincere In bringing tho the pro prosecution prosecution In this case caNe All cities have havo ha a n pride In their good gool name and anti It Is pleasant to think that ones one home homo town Is la not the home of burglars burgl ul Hut would any ed ell at citizen wish to have his homo home city vindicated from tro the charge of being heing the resort of burglars at tho the price of or the thC th prosecution of ot a fellow rello townsman on the Iho false charge of or having murdered his sister That would be a vindication tion lion with a is vengeance chief of at police pollee made a 11 avery avery very serious mistake when he e singled out young oung Fosburgh ns as the Instrument for cor vindicating name As All Aslin Asun lin un officer It was vas his duty to do all nil In his power to run down and Ind bring to Justice the murderer of or the Fosburgh l girl But flut he ho proceeded on the theory that the tho law demanded Iemand d a 11 victim and HO 10 to secure a n victim guilty or Inno moo Innocent cent rent he set to work Herein lies lIt his hl folly toll his hla In reality crime For n a mistake of ot Judgment for lack of n a atrue true appreciation of or the tho evidence col cal collected by ly b him or presented to him an I officer Is IB not to be bo censured but when he proceeds proceed to bring a n prosecution on what he ho knows know to be flimsy or worth worthless worthless less le evidence and false theories of oC civic pride ho he h IB is censurable In Inthe the highest degree legree Today Toda Robert Hobert Fosburgh stands before the country as us an Innocent and Injured man mini Chief Nicholson as a n weak If It not ta a II bad bod man |
