Evening journal., 1901-01-19
Thirty Years Imprisonment
Is the maximum Penalty
PRISONERS WERE UNMOVED
Exhibited Neither EIatiOn Nor Relief
When the Verdict Vas
Announced

Paterson. ~ j., Jan. 19.--Walter G.
McAlister, Andrew J. Campbell and
William A. Death, three OF the four
persons indicted for the death of Jen-
ME Bpsschloter, mill girl, who was
murdered on the night of Oct 18 last.
were last night adiudged guilty of mur-
der In the second degree. According
TO the New Jersey law the maximum
penalty for the prisoners Is 30 years i'm
pflsonment The jury took IA ballots,
aud after summoning Judge Dixon and
the prisoners filed into the court room.
The prisoners appeared very nervous.
McAlister seeming more excited than
any of the others. He sat biting his
lips while waiting. Campbell thrust
his hands into his trousers pockets and
clinched his fists in them. Death
looked anxiOusly about the court room
for moment. and then assumed the
same attitude as Campbell. When the
verdict was announced the prisoners
exhibited neither elation nor relief
I'm his charge to the jury Judge Dixon
said:
"The testimony has been skillfully
| presented TO you. and It Is only the
duty of the court to apply the law. The
| defendants are charged under one
n COUNT ia ANt AANlNtAAtnA vi iNAAAth IA
1 the hrst degree. There Is a second
count that on the same day they COM
| mitted a rape You may find some OF
the defendants guilty or some not
! guilty OF murder or OF rape or you may
find them innocent. Eacs defendant
IS entitled to the benefit OF any reason
able doubt IL he be proved guilty OF
the HIGHER crime ID is murder IN the
first degree. III there Is n reasonable
doubt he may be convicted of the
lower grado OF crime or acquitted. Tie
mind must be clear regardless OF the
| consequences. On you rests the re-
sponsibllity Of any question OF facts
II call your attention to the occur
renee on the Gohie road, whore the
girl was taken from the hack. The
. state contends that she was insensible
and that while In that condition she
was lifted from the carriage and placed
on the blanket Because Of what was
done there. o finger rag was torn from
her cut finger and a pin fell from her
dress. These occurrences may show
some light ON the degree of force that
may have been used. The hackman
saws he saw the group around the giH
, and then he was asked TO crafty his
, lust Death also confessed that TO the
r officers The defendants deny the as
sault II IS 20 be considered whether
the hackman or the police had any mo-
, tive TO swear falsely.
"The conduct OF the defendants In
the saloon and after they had gone
out threw some light on this The
legal rule as TO the confession OF Death
IS the only evidence as 10 his own
guilt. but cannot be used against the
other defendants. So when you are
Weighing the evidence Of Death and
Campbell you should also consider the
testimony Of the officers. IL It be not
2 proven that any OF these defendants
u had connection with Jennie on the
g Rock road then there was no rape. But
il they had while she was insensible
Il then they are guilty, even If only one
of them ravished her If she, by her
voluntary drinking, had made herself
insensible to her surroundings and any
~ one took advantage OF her condition
81 rape was committed.
sti Now for the grayer charge Of muir
Jtl der. IL is charged that in SAILS sa'
loon she was drugged so that some one
= OF the defendants might have carna
connection with her. II at the Rocl
! road the crime was committed it il
paeicr 70 believe tndJ the preparation
for it was made in Saal's saloon. Mc
Alister. it Is said. ordered four drink
Tl and took them into the room himself
, Then the hackman took the officer
Go the place where the bottle wa
found. and II contained chloral hydrat'
Prof. Witthaus found ten grains Q
rhloral in the girls stomach. Deaf
Dc has said that McAlister put knockou
DO drops in the drinks Of Jennie She be
81 tu1ns sleepy and gave all the symptom
81 OF chloral poison
l5 .Vho defendants deny that McAliste
al nut any poison into the girls drink
81 Or. Vandenberg says he did not I'm
99l chioral hydrate There must be Il
M fear or favor in the verdict. You mui
lal saw whether one OF all are guilty.
"a When the verdict had been renders
* Judge Dixon thanked the jury and sa
80 he believed the verdict just one. +
60 then dismissed the jurors until MOI
~ day morning. The court then rose az
20 the prisoners were taken back to q
az all.