New-York tribune., 1900-10-23
ARRESTS IN PATTERSON.
KERR. DEATH AND MALLIsTER HELD.
POLICE HAVE THREE SUSPECTED PERSONS
IN THE CASE OF JENNY BOssCHIE-
TERs MYSTERIOUS DEATH.

Paterson, N. j.. Oct. % (speciaD.-The police are
working tonight a cew in the murder case Oh
Jennie Bosschieter. the girl whose body was 1ounu
at the Wagaraw bridge Friday morning. Waiter
c. McAster, of the firm of James McAllister q Co..
was summoned to the police station at Z O'CLOCK
and was coseted with Chief Graul and Detectives
Taylor and Titus. young woman and an elderly
man, apparently her father. preceded McAllster'
and he had to wait down stairs half an hour Oe-
fore the Chief could admit him.
McAIister was alone with the Chief and the de-
tectives for fully hour. and then Detectives
Titus and Lord hurried off in the direction OF Mar
ket-st developed later that they had gone a1ter
George Kerr, whom they brought back to the sta
ton Meanwhile Detectives Taylor and McInerny
went out separately hurried errands Prosecu-
tors Detective Shane also at the police station
and later Assistant Prosecutor Ralph SHAW ar
rived and was Immediately received by the Chief
Coroner Vroom said this evening that James Van
Orden a young man living at Ramsey's. had re-
ported him this morning that he passed two
drunken the highway at Ramsey's on Sat
urday morning at o'clock. They were hilarious,
and one of them let whiskey bottle fall and break.
Van Orden asked them what the matter. and
one of them replied: Il committed a crime in
Paterson. They might well come and hang me
now" Coroner VroOm says he has every reason to
believe young Van Orden telling the truth.
He communicated with Prosecutor Rooster, at
Hackensack. and a Bergen County detective will
down the story tomorrow.
At II o'clock Chief Graul said that there was
nothing in the murder case and there was
nothing for publication regarding McAlllster ana
Kerr.
At Has the Chief and his detectives went out
presumably to arrest another man 1t was learned
late tonight reliable authority that another
autopsy had been ordered on the body of Jennie
BoSschieter. Coroner Nroom could not be reach2d
to verify this. but It is said that the additional
autopsy is to discover whether there Is any trace
of sherry In the stomach.
y o'clock a Tribune correspondent Went 10
the home of Walter McAllister and told his rather
that Walter had been arrested. NO. he has not
said Mr. McAllister The detectives came mere
this afternoon and told they wanted to see
Walter l won't go down to the police station until
Hugh Kerr father of George Kerr, went to the
station at l2l5 o'clock and asked il George was IN
there pointing toward the cells. The othcer In
charge replied in the affirmative and led him into
the passageway the cells, where he held a
long conVersat tiOn with his son.
When Mr. Kerr came out he said: Il saw George
in a cell He told he did not know what ne had
been arrested for, and said the police would not
It was definitely announced that both Kerr and
McAllster were under arrest
Paterson n. J., oct. % (SpeciaD.-William Death
twenty-five years OLD an advertising solicitor, was
arrested at 25 o'clock this morning another sus-
pected person in the case of the death OF Jennie
Rosscheter He was volunteer in Company c, I'd
New-Jersey Regiment. in the Spantsh-Americah
War He was married six weeks ago, and was ar
rested AT his newly established home,
The police theory IS that the girl was drugged IN
the saloon in Bridge-st. near River-st From there
she was taken in a cab to the outskirts Of the city
nv four men and assaulted. They brought her back
unconscious TO a doctor, who failed TO resuscltate
where she was found