Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-19
SECOND DEGRE MURDER
IS THE JUR'S VERDICT.
CHITER ESCAPITHE DEATH
PENAl'Y.
THIRTY YEARS S THE LIMIT
1 OF PUNISHMENT HAT MAY BE
INFLICTED FOR TIE CRIME UN-
DER THE JURS VERDICT.

G. McAllister, Andrg J. Campbell
and William Death, hree of the four
persons indicted TO the murder of
Jennie Bosschieter, mill girl of Pa
terson, N. j., who as murdered on
the night of Octobe 18th last, were
tonight adjudged g,lty of murder in
the second degree.
According to the lew Jersey law
the maximum penal for the prison
ers is thirty years i,prisonment.
The jury took fou.een ballots and
after summoning JUICE Dixon and the
prisoners, filed into ne court room.
The prisoners aplared very ner-
vous.
McAllister seemed lore excited than
any of the others. lie sat biting his
lips while waiting.
Campbell thrust h. hands into his
trousers pockets andclinched his fists
in them.
Death looked anxhusly about the
court room for mment and then
assumed the same altitude as Camp
bell.
When the verdict was announced
the prisoners exhibited neither elation
nor relief.
Judge Dixon thanled the jury and
4, said he believed the ferdict a just one
He then dismissed she jurors until
Monday morning fhe court then
! rose and the prsonsrs were taken
back to the Jail.
1t was just three months ago to-day
that the girl me The men in SAILS
saloon and start,d Tor the carriage
ride which was t, enc in her death.
Another Great Crowd Gathered
outside the court house this morning,
but as on the preceding days of the
trial only limitei number of persons
was admitted to tie court room. The
three defendants were brought into
court shortly bebre ten O'Clock and
took their seats bside their counsel.
Ex-Judge william 7. Hoffman be-
gan the closing -ddress for the de-
@ense as soon as Jldge Dixon took his
seat on the bach. Mr.. Hoffman
briefly expressed is pity for the fate
that had befallen Jennie Bosschieter,
sympathy with he parents and hope
that the accused would not be found
guilty of the girls murder.
Public Prosecutor Emley followed
with the final address for the State
After alluding to he enormity of the
crime charged he attacked the testi-
mony the defendants gave on the wit
ness stand.
Mr. Emley pointd out alleged incon-
Astencies in the story of the ride in
the Sculthorpe hack as the defendants
told it on the witrnss stand and
scoffed at tle Allegation
that the girl was tken riding in order
that the fresh air might revive her.
Judge Dixon began his charge by
saying:
The testimony has been skillfully
presented to you and it is only the
duty of the court to apply the law.
The defendants arr charged under one
count of the Indictment of murder in
the first degree. There is a second
count that on the same day they COM
mitted a rape. Yon may find some of
the defendants guilty or some not
guilty of murder or of rape or you
may find them Innocent. Each de-
PENDANT is entitled 10 the benefit of any
reasonable doubt. If he be guilty of
the higher crime, it is murder in the
first degree. If there is a reasonable
doubt he may be convicted of the low
er grade Of crime or acquitted. The
mind must be clear, regardless of the
consequences. On you rests the re-
sponsibility of any question of facts.
/ call your attention to the occurrence
on the Goffie road where the girl was
taken from the hack. The State con-
tends that she was insensible, and that
while in this condition she was lifted
from the carriage and placed on the
blanket.
Because of What Was Done There,
a finger ring was torn from her cut fin
ger and pin fell from her dress. These
occurrences may throw some light on
the degree of force that may have been
used. The hackman says he saw the
group around the girl, and then he was
asked to crafty his lust. Death also
confessed that to the officers. The de-
PENDANTS deny the assault. 1t is to be
considered whether these men had any
motive to swear falsely. Had the hack
man or the policemen any motive TO
swear falsely? The conduct of the de-
PENDANTS in the saloon and after they had
1t be not proven that any of these de-
PENDANTS had connection with Jennie on
the Rock road, then there wss no rape.
But if they had while she was insensible
then they are all guilty even if only one
of then ravished her If she by her VOL
untary drinking had made herself insen-
sibIe to her Surroundings and any one
took advantage of her condition, rape was
committed.
Now for the graver charge of murder
1t is charged that In Saal's saloon she
was drugged so that some one of the de-
PENDANTS might have carnal connection
with her. If at the Rock road the crime
was committed ii is kaser to Bellevue that
The Prepa II at ton for 1t
was made in Saaf3 saloon McAIlister
II is asid, ordered fbur drinks and took
them into the roonh himself Then the
hackman took the kfficers to the place
"here the bottle wak found. and ii con-
tanned choral hydrHte Prof Wftthaus
found ten grains of choral in the girls
stomach. Death hasl said that Nc Alfister
put Knockout drops lin the drinks Of len
ME. She became slebpy and gave all fha
symptoms OF chlora4 poison.
Inc oeIenoants feny that McAllister
put an! poison INTO the girls drink The
be one of guilty walls in the firsf nv So
ond degree and I ptav Cod 10 siJa yo,,
ugidance Alright to al inot ,,ar5;o+,s w.