The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-17

on either side OF her. She was not car
ried, the attorney said. The narrative of
counsel for the defense proceeded with the
ride in the hack TO the place where the
girl died. She had become unconscious
and the men lifted her from the hack
to the ground where they kneeled around
her and made every effort to revive her.
rubbing her hands and face. She was TAX
en- with nausea and the men used their
pocket handkerchiefs to wipe her face. The
hackman. counsel said, was mistaken when
he testified that the accused men assaulted
the girl. Despairing of succeeding in re-
storing the girl to consciousness, the men
put her back in the hack and drove for
aid to the house of the nearest physician.
The death of Jennie Bosschieter, counsel
said, was accidental. her drink was not
drugged and her person was not violated
by the defendant Death or others of the
party. The misfortune that befell her.
counsel said. might befall any other girl
under similar circumstances.
David Won Muller. an undertaken who
buried the body of the girl. was the first
witness called for the defense. He testified
that he assisted in embalm.ng the body
and that two quarts of embalming fluid
were used.
M'ALISTER'S STATEMENT
Walter C. McAlister was then called to
the stand He said he had lived in Pater-
son al his life. He was associated with
his father in the silk business. He said he
was arrested on the Monday evening fol-
lowing Oct. IS and had since been i'm Jail.
The evening of Oct. Is he saw Jennie Boss
chieter with Death and Campbell. He had
known Campbell about a year and Death
about six months. He had known Jennie
Bosschieter about two and one-half years.
He had taken her riding when he first be-
came acquainted with her, but had never
been to any social affairs with her. He did
not speak to her on the evening of the
18th when he first saw her because he did
not think she had seen him.
The witness and Kerr walked to SaaTs
saloon, which they entered Death came
out of the back room and ordered drinks.
McAlister asked Death whether he might
join the party In the back room and
Death replied that he would ask the girl
Jennie Bosschieter. Afterward he called to
McAlister to come in. Subsequently the
witness ordered bottle of champagne
The girl drank two glasses of wine and
then appeared to be pretty full" There
was hack outside of the saloon and IT
was thought drive would do the girl
good Accordingly, they took her out to
the hack, the witness and Death walking
by her side. Kerr and Campbell followed
them outside to the hack and then walked
across the street and started in the d.
| rection of Paterson street. The witness
and Death got into the hack with the girl
and drove in the same direction that the
others had taken. They overlook Kerr and
Campbell and the witness invited them to
enter the hack, which they did. They all
drove UP the Goffie road, intending to stop
at Lees place, but when they reached there
| it was closed. Then they turned around to
| drive home, and they had entered the
| rock road when the girl complained of
feeling i'll and asked to be taken out of the
carriage They accordingly took the girl
out of the hack and taking the hackman's
blanket placed it on the ground and laid
the girl upon it. They tried in every way
| to revive her, but without avail and finally
| took her baca to the hack and drove to the
| brook in the vicinity, where they took her
out of the hack again and bathed her face.
They put her back in the hack and drove
| to DR.. wiley's office. and as he was not at
| home they hurried to DR.. Townsend s
| house.
| Continuing, McAlister said: "It was our
| intention to act on the suggestion of the
| hackman at first and drive to the dead
girls home We proposed to leave the dead
body on the front stoop of the Bosschieter
home, but there were so many persons
passing in the neighborhood that we de-
| cided to turn back and finally left the body
where 1t would be easily found, near Alea s
| ice house.
DISCRIMINATION.
| This concluded McAlister's direct testi-
mony. and he settled back In his chair
| ana seemed to prepare for an ordeal when
| Prosecutor Emily began the cross-exami-
nation.
you had been leading a sporting life
| for some time," said the prosecutor.
| This was promptly objected to by the
| defense, and the objection was sustained
| In reply to another question McAlisteI
| said he did not make any effort to go with
Jennie Bosschieter for two years, although
she had not objected to his company. He
| saw her on the night of Oct. IS, going uI
| the street. but he did not speak to her
| then, as he had an engagement with Kerr
for that evening. The engagement with
| Kerr was to meet some girls on the Yard
| street bridge. The witness declined to say
| who the girls were. They are respectable
and he would not give their names. They
| expected to have a carriage ride. The girls
| and Kerr did not meet him and he wen,
| to SaaIs saloon to get drink. Campbell
| came from a side room and ordered some
drinks Campbell asked him what he was
doing there and he told him that he had g
little matter on hand. Campbell told hin
that Jennie Bosschieter was inside.
Continuing the witness said: Campbell
| ordered a cocktail, cider and beer ant
the drinks were taken inside Campbell
came out a little later and invited me in
| went in and in about twenty minutes
| told Kerr to go and get me rig. Deatf
| and Campbell were then having a second
round Of drinks with the girl and I or
| dered a quart bottle of champagne. Wher
! first entered the room Jennie staggered
| over toward me and threw her arm:
around me and continued to hug me fol
several minutes. She finally became para
| lyzed drunk and we proposed a carriag,
| ride II was thought the flesh air would dC
| her good. Jennie was able to walk out Il
| the hack bIt we had to srIDport her Sh.