The Portland daily press., 1900-10-29
BOSSCHIETER MURDER.
Grand Jury Will Act on
It at Once.
DR.. Townsend Tells Of His COnnec-
tiOn With the Case.
Girl Was Brought to
Him Only Once.
Tt Was Then Too Late to Render
Aid to Unfortunate.

New York, October 2S.-It Is now said
in Paterson, N. j., that the present grand
jury will take up the inquiry into the
death Of Jennie Bosschieter for whose
murder MoAlister, Death, Campbell and
Kerr are confined in jail Whereas state
ments have appeared tending to show that
there would likely be delay by the au-
thorities it is now given out that the in
vestigation is to be pushed vigorously.
DR.. Townsend who refused to appear on
the witness stand yesterday, will appear
at the inquest next Tuesday night. His
reason for not answering the subpoenas
was an order from the authorities to testi-
fy regarding the visit of the prisoners to
him on the night of the murIer. DIR
Townsend now makes the following
sta tement of the midnight call and his
connection with the case:
ut has been stated that the four men
made TWO calls at my Office and that the
girl was alive when this carriage first ar
rived, They came but once and it was
then too late to render ala to the unfortu-
nate, L am positive OF the exact time of
their arrival beC luss when the bell rang
at the head OF the bed, l looked at the
clOok on the manteI and saw it was two
o'clock. Through the speaking tube 1
inquired the cause of the summons and
was told that there had been ali accident
and asked to come at once. Through
the tube l asked particulars ana was met
with the word that the patient was in
carriage at the door. 1t was cold, but
waited only to don bath robe and went
down stairs. When the door was opened
two men whom 1 knew as George Kerr
and Walter McAIister showed me aside
and quickly stepped inside. Then [ was
told that a young woman had been hurt
and both men declared that they would
carry her IN.
but without further parIey brushed
past them and went out to the carriage
1t was two seated rig that 1 had often
seen at the Erie depot 1 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 q young woman
was half seated, half lying across the
back Of the seat Her head lay sideways
across her breast, / lifted her head and
laid it back gently. 1t was limp and life
less. The clothing was d1sarranged, the
hair hanging about her neck and shoul-
ders. 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 stilIed.
'When climbed into the rig to make
a closer examination, the four men
gaGner6u 10 Un6 sue OF Jn6 carriage.
Their faces were white and they looked a
question. The body was cold. Boys, I
said to them, I can do nothing, she Is
dead They seemed to draw back and
were all together when I stepped within
the door and left them in conference at
the curb. 1t was five minutes after two
when 1 returned up stairs
Dr. Townsend said the men had in
sisted that the woman should be taken
into his office even after she was pro-
nounced dead. Early the next day he saw
the account OF the finding of the body of
Jennie Bossohie6ar near Wagaraw bridge.
During his examination of the young
woman in the carriage it had been too
dark to distinguish the features ana the
circumstances of the position of the body
with the gash~in the back OF the head and
the fractured skull reported in the autop-
sy added to the mystery. On Friday af-
ternoon he decided to seek the advice of
professional friends who were made ac-
quaintsd with the full details. When
it appeared that the cases were identical,
the authorities were notified. DR.. Town
send VISITED the chief Of police and gave
the information in his possession and the
arrests of Soulthorp, Kerr, McAlister.
Death and Campbell followed.