The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-24
WHOLE STORY OUT.
How Jennie Bossichieter of Paterson,
N. J., Met Her Death.

New York, Oct 24.-Police investiga-
ton into the death of Miss Jennie Bos-
sichieter, Of Paterson, N. J., reveals one
of the most remarkable and revolving
crimes which has even been brought to
light in this section. The police have the
five persons more or less concerned in
the affair in custody. From statements
and confessions made they have been
able to trace the course of the girl from
$50 Thursday evening until she met
death and the travels of her body after
ward are also fairly well known Short
ly after o'clock Miss Bossichieter pass
ed Kent's drug store at Paterson, and
near it met Andrew Campbell. There
was a short conversation and then the
pair walked down Main street. Some
where en- route they were joined by Geo.
Kerr, Walter McAlister and William
Death. The four entered Christopher
Sails saloon. Here drinks were served.
Finally one Of the men telephoned to
the Erie station for a carriage and Aug
ust SchulthOrS responded. This hack
man has been the main source Of the po-
Ices information and has given a de-
tailed story of what occurred.
1t was in the neighborhood of 10
o'clock when the four men lifted the
partly unconscious girl into Schulthors
rig. It is alleged that after the hack
man had been called one of the men ask
ed for another round of drinks and into
that served the girl poured the con-
tents of a vial that held knock out
drops. The men directed the driver to
take them to a road house, but they
found the place closed and repeated rap
pings produced no response. The party
then started back toward the city.
In a lonely spot the hack was stopped
and the girl lifted out of it and laid upon
a blanket by the road side. In what fol-
lowed the hackman and one of the four,
it is said had no part The story is too
revolving to describe. The hackman
claims that he did not leave his seat
the cab. He was unable to say whether
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lifted back into the cab. He remembers
that he was told to drive down by the
river bank. Here the girl, apparently
hfelesS was lifted out of the cab and
her head and face bathed with river wa
ter. After a long time spent in trying
to revive her the men held a. cOnsulta-
ton. Their victim was again lifted into
the cab and the hackman was ordered
to drive like mad to DR.. Wiley's house.
DR.. Wiley was not at home and the
party hurried to the residence of DIR.
Townsend. The physician was aroused
and told to come down stairs at once
and give immediate attention to a WO-
man who had been injured. He was
told not to wait to dress He slipped on
a bath robe and went out to the car
riage He felt OF the girls pulse and
then stepped back, saying his services
were not needed, as the girl was dead.
One Of the men cursed the doctor for
a fool and commanded him to revive.
The doctor turned and started back in
to the house The men then changed
their demeanor and begged him to do
som thing for the girl. Then tn edOctOr
again assured them that it was useless,
that the girl was dead and beyond help.
The carriage drove away, but came back
in few minutes and the men urged DIR.
Townsend to resort to ANYTHING to
bring the girl about. He again explain
ed that the girl was beyond medical aid
The doctor was offered any amount of
money if he would try. but he persisted
that it was useless for him to try as
death had come long before
The carriage then drove away. There
was a consultation among the men. One
wanted to take the body to the girls
home and leave it there. The other three
refused to consider this and insisted up
on dropping the body upon the roadway.
It was finally resolved to drive out in
Bergen county by way of the Thirty
third street bridge. When the bridge
was reached the driver was again or