The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-29
Was CALEB TO TREAT HER
BUT HER PULSE HAD STOPPED
AND THE YOUNG MEN TOOK
HER AWAY
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY HIS
He Knew Two of the Men by
Name and Third of
The Quartette by
Sight.

NEW YORK, Oct 28.-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 McAlister, Death, Campbell and
Kerr are confined in Jail. Whereas state
ments have appeared tending to show
that there would likely be a. delay by the
authorities it is given out that the inves-
tigation is to- be pushed vigorously.
DR.. Townsend, who refused to appear
on the witness stand yesterday, will ap
pear at the inquest next Tuesday night.
His reason for not answering the sub
poena was an order from the grand jury
to testify regarding a visit of the prison
ers to him on the night of the murder.
DR.. Townsend now makes the following
statement regarding the midnight call and
his connection with the case:
1T has been stated that the men made
two calls at my office and that the girl
was in the carriage on the first call.
They came but once and then 1t was too
late to do anything for the unfortunate
girl I am positive of the time of the
call as I was awakened and saw it was 2
o'clock Through the speaking tube l was
apprised of the summons and was told
there had been an accident. Through the
tube I asked the particulars and was told
that the patient was in a carriage at the
door. 1t was cold, but I waited only to
don bath robe and went down stairs.
KNEW TWO OF THEM.
When the door opened two men who 1
knew as George Kerr and Walter Nc
Alister showed me aside and quickly step
ped inside. Then I was told that a young
woman had been hurt and both men de-
clared they would carry her inside. But
without parley passed them and werk to
the carriage. 1t was a tWo-horse hack.
l did not see the hackman. There were
two men standing near the door of the
carriage. I knew Campbell by sight, In
side the carriage on a rear seat a young
woman was half seated, half laying
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 iifeless. The clothing was dis
arranged, 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.
When I climbed into the rig to make a
closer examination four men gathered
at the side of the carriage Their faces
were white and they looked a question.
THE BODY Is COLD.
'' Boys I said to them, I can do
nothing; she is dead They seemed to
draw back, and were all together when
L stepped within the door and told them
in confidence at the curb. It was 2:15
when l returned up stairs
DR.. Townsend said that the men had
insisted that the woman should be taken
into his Office before she was pronounced
dead.
Early next, day he saw the account OF
the finding of the body Of Jennie Bos-
schieter near Wagraw bridge. During
his examination of the young woman in
the carriage it had been too dark to dis
tinguish the features and the circum-
stances of the position of the body with
the cash at the back of the head, and
the fractured skull reported in the au
topsy, added to the mystery.
Friday afternoon he decided to seek
the advice of professional friends, who
We're made acquainted with the full de-
tails. When it appeared the cases were
identical the authorities were notified.
DIR. Townsend visited the chief of police
and gave the information in his posses
sion, and the arrest of Sculthorpe and
Kerr, McAlister, Death and Campbell
followed.