New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-22
POLICE STILL IN THE DARK
TRYING TO OBTAIN EVIDENCE IN THE
BOSSCHIETER MURDER CASE.


Paterson. N J., Oct. 81 (speciaD.-susan Bos-
schieter, sister of Jennie Bosschieter. whose
body found on the bank Of the Passaio
River at the Wagaraw bridge on Friday morn
ing was summoned to the police station to-day
She was closeted for half an hour with Chief
GrauI and Detectives Taylor and Titus It is
understood that she was examined about a
number of things which came out at the inquest
yesterday, and also in regard 10 the broken
rings returned to Jennie by the young who
got them from her at the ball It is apparent
that the police told Susan not to make known
the name Of the young man, for when seen after
ward she said that the rings and the letter she
sent to the young man had been returned to
Jennie
Leonard Bosscheite1. her brother, added that
the name Of the young man had not been men
toned in the case yet, so that 1t would do no
good to mention 1t now. unless there was a bet
ter reason for giving It out. He said that he
believed that the young man had had nothing to
do with the murder.
A runor was current tonight that one young
man had been arrested, but Chief Graul denies
that any arrest has been made. The young
man mentioned in this rumor has not been
mentioned in the case yet, but It is said he IS
the man who was talking to the girl in
front of Kent's drug store Thursday even
ing The man who was with him is mar
ried They are seen much together in front Of
Kents drug store and belong to well known
families. A dancing master was also prom
irently mentioned IN the to-day, and It
was runored that he had been arrested.
The Bosschieter family are now satisfied that
Jennie was taken out driving by unknown
man It was believed at one time that she had
gone down to the end OF River-st. on the last
trolley car. but it was learned that the detec-
he ttv Hall
steps at 11:40 o'clock on Thursday evening.
Patrolmen O'Brien and Horridge cover the
Riverside district, which starts at river and
extends to Wagaraw bridge. on til Passaic
County side. They got on the last car at the
Erie Railroad and rode down TO the end Of the
line. Officer Horridge knew the girl, and he
said that she was not on the The two OFF,
GERS were near the Wagaraw bridge off and on
until 2:3O g. m. officer O'Brien has to pull
patrol box a hundred feet from the bridge
twice after midnight, and he says he saw no
carriage or anybody that would answer to the
description of Jennie that night
Dr. ". L. vroom performed the autopsy
the body to-day, and afterward declared that
death was due to exposure. He said that if the
girl had received medical attendance within an
hour after she received the blow her life might
have been saved. 1t evident that she had
survived several hours after the injury. she
had sustained conclusion Of the brain, but the
doctor declared she persisted from exposure
Coroner Vroom confirms the rurnor about the
suspicious concerning the young man of good
family who was said to have been arrested. he
said that he did not know anything about the
arrest, but he knew the police were looking for
evidence having a direct bearing on the young
mans movements.
When asked as to the condition OF the girl
DR.. Van Emburgh, who assisted Dr. Vroom at
the autopsy, said that it did not show whether
the girl had been assaulted or not Dr. Nroom
has not said that the girl had never been as
Saulted. stomach
day, end ii was impossible TO say whether she
was drugged, and there was way of telling
whether she had been chloroforned The skull
was of ordinary thickness and her health was
good, so that heart trouble or other organic
William Tanis could not be seen to-day. His
mother reported to all callers that he was not
at home. He occasionally called on Jennie
James Wheeler says that at O'clock one
morning he Tanis and Miss Bosschleter
coming down Hottest. At the corner OF Mar
ket-st. there were two girls who knew Jennie
and wanted her to go with them She SAID she
would. but Tanis put his arm around her neck
and took her away with him Wheeler thought
he using the girl too roughly, and ne IN
terfered. Tanis told him TO mind his own bust
ness and Wheeler hit him in the eye Jennie
then went off with the other girls Tanls had
discolored eye for several days after that. This
is the incident to which the police referred al the
on Thursday night at about 1875 o'clock
Harry Amos and Smith Decker were standing on
Nain-st near Market. They employed in
the livery stable Of Samuel G. Hopper, half
block from the City Hall. and close to Bromel q
MilFS saloon. II was N the rear room u lilIS
saloon that the dead girl is known to have been
on q number Of occasions Amos is a nephew
Of Mr. Hopper Neither OF them knew Jennie
Fosscnieter. on that night they had walked
from the stable to the corner and stood there
While they were there a light road wagon
came from the direction of Mills saloon,
but they cannot say where ii came from IL
the wagon were a man and a young woman
The man was six feet tall, or nearly So The
girl was dark. The man had light colored
mustache and young The young men ex-
changed remarks about the occupants Of the
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they them again
Amos said this evening he had not yet seen
the body OF the murdered girl, but the pictures
in the newspapers made him almost positive mat