The sun., 1900-10-20
MILL GIRL FOUND SLAIN.
PATERSON. n. u, HAS sANOTHFR MUIR
DER MYSTERY TO SOLVE.
Jsnnie Bo.'chieters BODY on the Bank OF the
River with the skull Crushsd-Isft Homo
the Night Before to visit . Prisnd-Her
Father says she Wa. with a Yeuus nau.

aOout nAH past o olook this morning he came
upon Tie body Of woman lying on the bank
Of the Psssaio Rivor The head was toward
the river aud rested on a stone The woman
was dead and there was a terrible wound
at the base Of the skull. Alyea's icshousss
are on tue Bergen county side OF the Psssaio
River. across the Wasrov Bridge. and the
body lay near the approach Of the bridge
The spot 10 very lonely one.
Gary telephonsd to Coroner vroom OF Ridge
wood. but before the Coroner appeared bout
O'Clock. the news had spread over the River
side section OF tue city and several person.
among the crowds which nocked n the spot
recognized the dead woman a. Jennie Boss
chieter Of iS East Fifth street, thl, oity and
her parents we're notified Miss Boaschleter
was years old and . weaver at tue Paterson n
Ribbon Works
The girl left her home at O'Clock last nj eht
Her mothor said that she had announced her
intention Of visiting friend. Mrs GLADLY. who
kesp' confectionery store In upper Main
street She was In the hab Of visiting Mrs
GLADLY and staying all night. so that no appre-
henslon was felt when she did not return last
night twas her custom TO return home in the
morning after these visits however. before
going TO work In the Paterson Ribbon Companys
mill. When she failed TO appear this morning
her family grew uneasy. and hsr brother made
inquiries and learned that she had not been at
Mira ClAddys house
30 Tar thn seems 70 be all that Il positively
known Of the girls movements last night
That her death "a not the result oi suicide 10
clear The body lay In natural position
with one lev crossing ths othsr At the anhle
The arms were straight down by her sides
tho palms Of the hands turned downward and
tho fingers relaIed Tho head rested on a
stone with the hat tilted forward The dark
hair was the only thing which was dtsarra nSed
II fiufied out over the ears and forehead and
half conceded the eves When the hsad was
raised the cause Of death was discovered At
tho base OF the skull there was a long cash
although only few drops OF blood had trickled
down from the wound
When DR. Vroom examined the body he said
tai the skull wns fractured and that death sd
taken place after midnight probably about
three hours before the body was found He
said that the wound could have been inflicted
by the stone on which the head rested. bus
that It could not have been the result Of accident
or suicide
one heov OF the Hase Ia that the young
woman was defendlng herself from assault
and that she was thrown Violently 10 the ground
her head striking tho stone. Another Is that she
wn murdered elsewhere and the dead body
taken 10 that lonely pla1e There was no evt-
den1e OF s'rhsgIe either on me person OF the
SUI OF on oh'hesrouho surrounding the spo' where
the oody was ronnd ~ was evident that some
one nao Nraheeo ths hoVhes ana Htnps oelo'o
leeNlhs 'he oody
John bo|Sohieoer, the famT o1 the grl.
tells d'nerent story from That OF The resi-
OF me- tNnlly concerning MS dauehters move
menus ast n9ht lie says that shc was win
young man aiter leaving the house The
mother ana sisters deny this' saying That Jen-
ME went 10 MIS- 'Iaddys Ihee v another
story th' Nls' bossche'er went OUT last night
70 get some medicine from nelshboring drug
store She had 10 cents 70 pay Tor the msdi-
cine and THIS sum was found on her person this
morning rms stofy Is SAID 10 nave come from
the family early In he day but they have since
denied Il
lthos been learned that Miss Bo'scheter went
out walking frequently with q young mAn
named John TaniS. although he had never called
at her home There was a runor that she was
out driving last might but no confirmation Of !
this could be- obtained Nothing In fact, hns |
been earned about her movements after she |
eft her home at O'Clock
Coroner Vroom late this afternoon enpan- |
elled jury which viewed the body and ex- |
amlned the spot where II was found One |
Of the jurymen discovered two lines along |
the ground almost from the road to the spot !
where the BODY lov. "a though the girls feet |
had been dragged slonE on looking at her |
shoes Il was seen that ons Of the heels bore |
evidence Of having been dragged. The Jurors |
ad 'ourned until tomorrow at II o'clock when |
the inquest will be held At Alyea's Office
Leonard kamer ING OF les East Fifth street |
tells a story that may lead to arrests after the |
Inquest. lie says that he saw Miss Ross !
chiater standing In front Of Kents drug store
on Main street talking 10 two young men about |
10 o'clock last night. She was talking In loud |
voice and waving her hand as II she was angry.
1t also appears that just after Miss Bosschieter
left her home a young man oalled and inquired |
for her. This tends to confirm the story OF |
the father that Jennie was with young man.
short dme ago Niss Bosschieter received a |
legacy OF 5000 from relative. Her mother |
died a number OF years ago and her father |
married agdlu.
The dead girls mother said last night that |
on Thursdny evening she sent Jennie 20 Kent,
drug store for IS cents worth OF bahv |
powder She had not seen her again until |
som. one she did not remember who. |
told her of the finding OF Jennios bodv
sNafs,