The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-15

chieter. a mill girl of Paterson, N. J.,
under circumstances revolving in their
11tter lack of humane considerations,
commenced yesterday before Judge Dix
on in the Passaic county court Of oyer
and terminer- George J. Kerr, the
fourth man under Indictment, was not in
court. as he has been granted separate
trial on the ground that he was not
present when the fatal dose was admin
istered to the girl.
Before the trial was begun it was ex-
pected that at least two days would
be necessary to complete the jury, but
Judge Dixon carried the proceedings on
with such vigor that within one houl
after the court was called to order he
had empaneled his u jurors and heard
the opening lines of the address OF the
prosecuting attorney The remainder OF
the daV saw four of the principal wit
nesses in the case questioned Mrs. Nina
Rosschieter the mother Of the unfortn-
nate girl was one, her daughter, SUSIE
another: Christopher Saat, the prOpTle-
for OF the saloon where it is alleged the
drug was administered to the girl, was
the third and Gus Schulthorpe, the hack
driver of the midnight ride, was the last.
Mother and daughter told of Jennie 5
life at home and at the mill Schulthorpe
in his crude unvarnished way, told to-
the ninutest detail tine story Of the
crime. He graphically described the tax
ing Of the almost unconscious girl from
the saloon to his victoria and OF the ride
to the country and the unspeakable-
crime committed on the dead or almost
dead girl. He was the important wit
ness of the day.
Apparently little beside the murder
case was on the minds Of the Paterson
people and the little court house was
surrounded all day by a great crowd Of
people trying to get in. There were
number of women present
Aside from the four principal Witness
es examined, there were on the stand
Z. W. B. Founda, a surveyor, who gave
body was found; Cornelius Garry a
teamster for The ice company, who found
the body; Leonard Kamerlfng. who tes-
titled that he saw Jennie Bosschieter
talking to Campbell on the night of the
murder; Nellie DeVries and Bertha Dy-
sen. companions. who testified that they
saw Jennie Bosschieter and Campbell
together early in the night preceding the
murder.
In his opening address. Prosecutor
Emley said he would ask for a verdict
Of murder in the first degree and quoted
the law to the effect that any person
who shall kill another in the perpetra-
tion of an assault shall be guilty of
murder in the first degree
Mrs Nina Bosschieter, Jennie Boss
chieteT's stepmCther, was the first VIII
ness Mrs. Bosschieter said Jennie left
the house about s p. m on October Is, +
and said she was going TO a drug store
in the nefghbornOOd- At 10 r. m. Jennie
had not returned and Mrs Bosschiafer
went to bed She got up at about $50
in the morning to prepare breakfast
She did not know that Jennie had rot
been home during the night. She was
subsequently notified of the finding of
the body and she saw the body when II
was brought home that evening
On cross examination by DIR Dunn
Mrs Bosschieter said that Jennie some
times remained out late at night bur
She always thought that the girl stop
ped with some friends. Mrs BosschieC-
er admitted that on some of these .occa-
sions when Jennie remained out late she
had to knock on the door or window to
arouse some of the family so that size
could get in
Susie Bosschieter who followed her
mother, testified that Jennie, on the ev-
ening of October rs said she intended t1
call on Mrs Klatts. On cross-exa ina 4
tion the witness said Jennie occasional
~ remained from home at night bur
she was always at the house of a wo-