The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-29
DEAD IN THE CARRIAGE
Jennie Bosschieter Was Lifeless
When Physician Saw Her.
DOCTOR TELLS STORY
FOUND GIRL LYING LIMP ON
TIE SEAT.

New York, Oct. est is said in Pat
erson. n. J., that the present grand
jury will take up the inquiry into the
death of Jennie Bosschieter, for whose
murder McAlster, Death. Campbell and
Kerr are confined in Jail Whereas
statements have appeared tending to
show that there would likely be delay
by the authorities, il is given out that
the investigation is TO be pushed vigor
OUsly. DR.. Townsend. who refused TO
appear on the witness stand yesterday,
viii appear at the inquest next Tues
day night. His reason for not answer
ing the subpoena was an order from
the authorities not TO testify regarding
the visit of the prisoners to him on the
night of the murder.
DR.. Townsend now makes the follow
ing statement of the midnight call and
in connection with the case:
1t has been stated that the four
men made two calls at my Office and
that the girl was alive when the car
riage first arrived. They came but once,
and it was then too late to render aid
to the unfortunate girl l am positive
of the exact time of their arrival, be
cause when the bell rang at the head
of the bed, I looked at the clock on the
mantel and saw it was clock
Through the speaking tube l inquired
the cause of the summons, and was told
there had been an accident and was
asked to come at once Through the
tube I asked particulars. and was met
with the word that the patient was in
carriage at the door. It was cold,
but 1 waited only to put on a bath robe
and went downstairs. When the door
opened two men, whom 1 knew as
George Kerr and Walter McAlister,
showed me inside and quickly stepped
Then I
woman had been hurt and both men
declared that they would carry her in
Finds the Girl Dead.
'fBut without parIey 1 brushed them
aside and went out to the carriage 1t
was a twO-seated rig that l had seen
often at the Erie depot. I did not see
the hackman. There were two men
standing at the curb near the door of
the carriage. L knew Campbell by
sight Inside the carriage on a rear
seat a young woman was half seated.
half lying across the back of the seat
Her head lay sidewise across her
breast. 1 lifted her head and laid it
back gently. 1t was limp and lifeleSS.
The clothing was disarranged, the hair
hanging about her neck and shoulders
Her waist had been loOsened and only
the two top buttons of the waist were
buttOned. There was no pulse. The
heart beat had been stilled.
Tells the Scared Men.
When I climbed into the rig to make
a closer examination the four men
gathered at the side of the carriage.
Their faces were white and they looked
a question. The body was cold. Boys,
L said to them. L can do nothing, she is
dead
They seemed to draw back and were
all together when 1 stepped within the
door and left them in conference at the
curb. 1t was five minutes after 2 when
I returned upstairs"
DIR. Townsend said the men had in
sisted that the woman should be taken
into his office, even after he had pro-
nOunced her dead. Early the next day
he saw the account of the finding of the
body of Jennie BOsscheiter near Wa
gram bridge.
During his examination of the young
woman in the carriage it had been too
dark to distinguish the features, and
the circumstances of the position of the
body, with the cash in the back of the
head and the fractured skull reported
in the autopsy. added to the mystery.
On Friday afternoon he decided to
seek the advice of professional friends.
who We're told the full details. When
it appeared that the cases were identi-
cal the attorneys We're notified
Dr.. Townsend saw the chief Of police
and gave the inforna ton in his pos
session, and the arrests followed.