The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-24
WAS A HORRIBLE CRIME.
rive Men Are Held for the Murder Of
jennie nosschtetcr-It ~ "a Mast
Revealing story.


mcn,s show that che circumstance sur
chiotcr Of Paterson. N j.. form one of
the most remarkable aud rcvolting crmo
which has ever been brough, 10 ught lu
this section
The pohce have the nve persons. more
or less concerned in the affair tea custody
From statements and confessions made.
they have been able 90 trace the course
of the giri from $50 O'Clock Thursday
evening unul she mot her death and the
travels Of her body afterwari. are also
fairly well known.
Shortly after s o'clock Miss Bosschlctor
passed kcuts drugstore at Patcrton and
near it met Andrew Campbell. There was
short conversation and then the pair
walked down Main street Somewhere On
route they were Joined by George waltor
MacAnstcr and william Death The four
entered Christopher saaie's saloon. Here
drinks were served. Finally one ~ the
men telcphoued Ia the Erie 8. pot for
cab ana August Sghuithors responded.
This cahuau has been the main source 81
tho policc's Information and has given a
detailed story of what occurred.
10 was iu th. ueighborhood of 10 O'Clock
when the four men hfted ibc parity un-
conscious girl into Schuithors rig IL is
alleged that after tho hackman hnd been
called one of the men asked for another
round OF drinks aud INTO that served a.
the gtrl poured tho contents of vial con
tanning species ~ kuockOut drops The
men directed the driver 60 take them TO a
road house. but they found the place
closed and repeated rappiugs produced no
results. The party then started back to-
ward tho city.
Revolving story.
In n lonely spot the hack was stopped
and the girl Ifted ont of % and laid upon
blanket boy the roadside. Ia what fo.-
lowed the hackman and one 81 the f,Rr
it De- said. had no part. The story rs too
revolving 10 bee described The hackmau
claims that he did not leave his seat on
the cab lie Is unable to say whether
the karl was alive or dead when She was
liftcd back into the cab. He remcmbc3s
hat be was told 20 drive down hesiie the
river bank. Here the girl apparently
life.ess. WAS lifted out Of tho cab ana her
head and face bathed with river water.
Afier "a long time spent iu tryinE To revive
her the men held e consultation. Their
victim was again llfted into the cab ana
tho hackinan was ordered to drive like
med to Dr. Wiey's house.
Dr. Wiley was not al home ana the
parry hurried 10 the residence OF Dr
Townsend ON Paterson street The physi-
clan was aroused and told 20 come down
stairs az once and give immediate atton-
ton 10 woman VINO had been injured
lie was told not TO wait to dress lie
clipped on "a bath robe aud went out 20
tho carriage door. lie felt Of the girls
pulse ana then stepped back. saving his
services we're not needed as the girl was
dead. one Of the men cursed the doctor
for a fool ana comma udcd him TO revive
her The doctor turned and started back
into the house. The doctor was offered any
amount OF money n he would try. hut ho
persisted % was useless for him 20 try
as death had come long before.
Tho carriage then drove away There
was consultation among the men. one
wanted 20 take the body 10 the girls home
ana leave % there The other three re-
fused 20 consider this. and insisted upon
dropping tho body upon the roadway.
Disposition of the Body.
II was finally decided 10 drive out into
Bergen county by way Of Thir'y-third
street bridge when the bridge was reach
ed the driver was again ordered 90 stop.
The purpose soon developed When the
triple attack upon tho unconscious and
perhaps dead girl was made portion Of
when the party left the scene OF the
crime one man had portion Of the cioth-
ing IN a pocket Of his coat. and another
had the remainder Of the garments when
he stop was made nt the river bank TO
bafhe the girls face aud head her combs
and knirpins had been removed. These
were IN McAlister'T pocket. The two por-
tions of she garment and the comhs and
hairplns were dropped from the bridge
IHaf uHar
then driven q short distance along the
road into Bergen county. Tho spot was
decided upon rs n good place 10 drop the
corpse The body was dragged out OF
the carriage. but just then a wagon wae
heard approaching and one Of the men
hurled che body back into the cab. ex-
claiming For Gods sake. Drive on.
Here come a carriage"
The cab then went on until the dark
spot near Alcas mill ~ns reached No
Aiister caught tho girl by the feet ard
dragged them outward. Another Of the
men lifted thc shoulders ana ~ the hina
reached the sill AicAiistcr dropped the feet
and the two men held the body upright
FOR moment and then let go. The gfris
body fcil backward. the head striking the
rock which crushed ihe skull. This cir
cumstancc which threw the Bergen coun-
IS authorities on the scent. was not fore.
seen by the men disposing of the b1dy.
The hackmnn received so for his nights
work This was paid by McAlister
Waiter e. McAlister u a member Of
the nrm OF James McAiislor a. Co. silk
throwstcrs. George Kerr Is member OF
the j. =. Donleavy Paint Company. An
drew Campbell Is a bookkeeper employed
az tho Hand Street SILK MIL william
a Death is young man who was mar
ried fve weeks ago.
The men implicated In the crime were
held without bail after a hearing before
Recorder Senior to-day. Judge Kerr
brother of one OF tho prisoners f. mar
ried 20 sister Of Mayor Hlnchcline. the
millionaire brewer Of Patorson He II also
relative of John johnson. Democratic
nominee Tor Congress In the Paterson
district
The funeral of the girl was held this ar
ternoon. To avoid crowd II was am
nounced that the services had been post
poncd by the coroner. ~ a. claimed az Pat
erson tonight that the affair IL only one
or series ~ crimes IA which mill girls |
of that city have been victims. but this
is che FIRST case known In which any Of
the girls have lost their lives.