Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-23
FIVE HELD FOR MURDER
ARRESTS MADE IN THE JENNIE
BOssCHIETER CASE.
One of the Accused Said to Have Con-
fessed Giving the Girl
Deadly Drug.

NEW YORK, October 23.-Late last
night George Kerr, Walter McAllister.
VIM. Death and Andrew Campbell were
arrested by the police Of Paterson, N. j.,
accused of having caused the death of
Jennie Bosschieter, the young woman
whose body was found last Friday on the
outskirts of Paterson Kerr and Death
are married.
The police say Death has made con-
fession, saying that the four were drink
ing with the girl and gave her knockout
drops They then took her in buggy
across the bridge into Bergen county, pass
ing the girls own home on the way to the
spot where the body was found the next
morning In the struggle which occurred
there one of the men, which one Is not
stated. tripped the girl. throwing her
heavily to the ground. The fall rendered
her unconscious and the four men became
frightened. They put her in the buggy
and started back to Paterson with her,
but changed their minds and again brought
her back to the spot where the assault
had occurred.
Leaving her there they went for a doc
tor. whose name was not given by Death.
The doctor returned with them and pro-
nounced the girl beyond help.
The police say they know who the doc
tor is.
The four begged the physician to do all
he could for the girl, and said they would
pay the bills. They said they would take
her to his house, and the physician started
on ahead.
The men placed the girl again in the
buggy and started away with her. Their
fears overcame them again, however. Be
Eeying the girl to be dead, they again
brought her back to the same spot ana
placed her body on the ground. making
their way back to Paterson afterward.
The detectives employed on the case as
sert that the death of the girl was caused
by the knockout drops given her and
not by the blow on the head
| Death is an insurance collector; McAllis-
ter is son of Well-to-do SIX tnroWs.er
Kerr is a member of wealthy family
and brother Of former Judge Kerr, and
Campbell is foreman in silk mill
Another Arrest Made.
A fifth arrest was made today, Carrot
| A. Stowcroft being taken into custody.
| Stowcroft was taken to police headquarters
| at Paterson, where he made statement.
He said he was hired by McAllister, Kerr,
Death and Campbell to drive them with
Miss Bosschieter in a two-seated rig last
| Thursday night. He said they stopped at
| SAILS saloon, where they had some drinks
! The girl, after drinking, became stupefied,
| as If she had been drugged. Stowcroft said
| he understood she had been given knock
| out drops. They placed her in the rig and
| she became unconscious. The men became
| frightened, as the girl did not revive, and
| they drove to the office of DR.. Townsend
| The girl continued In an unconscious condl-
| ton, and ii e men were advised to take her
| direct to ier home. Subsequently they
! drove to the houses of two other physi-
| clans, but did not succeed in getting med
| ical aid and SO went back to the office of
| DR.. Townsend When they got there this
| time the girl was dead. They tnen drove
out to the place where the body was first
| discovered near the Wagarrow bridge, in
| Bergen county, and left the body lying
! there.
! Stowcroft said that McAllister gave him
SO to keep his mouth shut.
| 1t is reported that Campbell and Death
| admitted to Chief Graul that they were in
company with the other men under arrest
| with the girl at the time she met hel
| death. Both are understood to have made
statements in writing. but the details have
| not yet been made public by the police.
Kerr, McAllister, Death and Campbell
/ were successfully arraigned. before Re
corder Senior, and We're held without bal
to await the action of the grand jury. They
were charged with numbering Jennie Boss
chieter by giving her powerful drugs o.
which she died a lingering DEATH
| 1t is said that Death has been married
only a few months.