Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-01-17
FOUR ON TRIAL
FOR MURDER
NEW JERSEY MEN CHARGED
WITH AWFUL CRIME.
MILL GIRL ASSAULTED
Jennie Boscheter's AssaiIants Who
Gave Her Knockout Drops Then
Assaulted Her Are Being Tried in
Circuit Court-Sensationa Evil
dence Of Hack Driver.

Paterson, n J., jan 15.-What is eX-
pected to be one of the notable murder
trials in the history of this country
began here yesterday when Walter c.
McAllister, William A. Death and An
drew Campbell were called upon to
plead to the charge Of the murder of
Jennie Bossichieter, an 18-year-old
mill girl, who died from being given
knockout drops and assaulted. Geo.
j. Kerr, who was jointly indicted with
the three other prisoners was granted
a separate trial. The jury was secured
in an hour
Mrs Nina Bossichieter, stepmother
of the murdered girl, was the first
witness She said that Jennie left the
house at p. IN. Oct. IS, saying that
she was going to the drug store in the
neighborhood. When Mrs. Bossichiet-
er got up at $50 in the morning to
prepare breakfast, she did not know
that Jennie had not been home during
the night.
Cornelius Garry, teamster, said he
found the body of the murdered girl
lying on her back with her feet toward
the river. Her clothing was disor-
dered and her hat four feet from her
body
Christopher Saal testified that he
owned the saloon at Bridge and River
streets and that on the night
Of October Is McAlister, Camp
bell, Death and the girl were
seated at table in the rear room.
McAlister ordered bottle of cham
payne and the witness carried it into
the room. He then had to go to the
cellar and when he returned the party
was gone.
Did you see any of the party the
next day."
Yes, McAlister the next morning
said to me, That girl is dead | said
/ have nothing to do with it. McAlis-
ter said, | should not give them away
if any one came around He said that
even if a big reward were offered |
should stick by them"
Hackman Schulthorp, in whose We
hfcle the four men and the girl rode,
said that on the night of Oct. 49,
George Kerr told him a party of four
would use the hack and ordered him
to drive to Saal's saloon. McAlister,
Campbell Death and Kerr, came out
carrying the woman and placed her in
the rear seat. The witness was told
to drive out along the Goethe road to
Lees place. Lees place was closed
SO they pulled back up into the rock
road. They went along this to a point
beyond the railroad tracks. He was
then ordered to stop.
The place where he stopped was
clear one with no bushes. All four of
the men left the carriage They lift
ed the girl out about as they lifted her
in. He had thrown banket on his
horse, but one of the men took it off
and carried it into the darkness where
the woman had been borne
Schulthorpe in rough
voice which could be heard
with fearful effect in the
little court room, told the most hor-
rible part of his story. Kerr only was
exempt from participation in the as
sault which the hack driver described.
With brutal roughness and without
the slightest attempt to conceal the
facts under nice words, but in the Ian
guage of the streets. Schulthorpe told
of that stop on the rock road.
Then the girl was carried back to
the hack and placed on the rear seat.
At mat time the girls head was hang
ing far back. The men in the hack
were alarmed and little past the
school house on the red road they
stopped again and the men tried to re-
vive the girl. The witness then told
of the drive back to Patterson, of the
examination by the physician which
ended with the remark Boys, I can
do nothing for you The men ordered
him to drive back across the river.
The witness then told of the dis
posal of the body where it was found.
He drove the four men back. McAlis-
ter and Kerr left the hack first the
former handed him ten dollars and
said, you know what to do, keep your
mouth shut"
Did you see any evidence of life in
the girl after you started from the sa-
loon?" asked Prosecutor Emley.
Yes, she rose up, kind of straight
ened up and then fell back again. 80
The cross examination was not CON
Guided when the court adjourned.