The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17
BOSSCHIETER MURDER
Three of the Paterson Mill Girls
Slayers on Trial.
JURY SECURED IN RECORD TIME.
Within an Hour After Court Opened
Judge Dixon Was Hearing Prose-
Kerr Was Not in Court.

Kerr Was Not in Court.
Paterson, N. j., Jan. 15.-The trial
Of Walter l.. McAlister, Andrew Camp
bell and William A. Death, three of the
four men accused of the murder Of
Jennie Bosscheiter, mill girl, under
circumstances revolving in their utter
lack cf humane considerations, COM
menced yesterday before Judge Dixon,
In the Passaic county court OF oyer and
tefminer. George J. Kerr, the fourth
man under Indictment, was not in
court, ~ he has been granted a sepa
rate riai on the ground that he was
MOI ploy,Tt when the fatal dose was
adm nisttred to the girl.
Before the trial was begun il was
expected that at least two days would
be necessary to complete the jury, but
Judge Dixon carried the proceedings
on with such vigOr that within an
hour after the court was called to or
der he had empanellod his T. jurors
and heard the opening lines Of the ad-
dress Of the prosecuting attorney.
The remainder of the day saw four
OF the principal Witnesses ia d.. Use
on the stand Mrs. Nina Boss"hciter.
the mother of the unfortunate girl was
one her daughter Susie another, Chris
topher Saal. the proprietor Cf the sa-
loon where it is alleged the duur WAS
administered to the girl. was the Ut"d
and Gus Schulthorur the hack u tNor
of the horrible midnight ride, VS.. the
last Mother and daughter t",l of
Jennic's life at home and at I'll. uilI,
telling fully OF the incidents just pre-
yiouS to the girls disappearance.
OF the four witnesses the testimony
Of SchulthOrpe was the most l.. .,Urt-
ant. as we'll as the most startling. In
his crude. unvarnished way he told to
the muutest detail the story of the
crime He graphically described the
taking Of the almost unconscious girl
from the saloon to his victoria and of
the ride out Of the city and the un
spcakable crime committed on the dead
or almost dead girl Kerr only was
exempt from participation in the as
saut which the hack driver described.
With brutal rOughuCss, without the
slightest attempt TO conceal facts under
Gi,o words, in the language Of the
streets, SChulthorpP told the occur
geuces of that stop on Rock road
Apparently little beside the murder
case was on the minds Of the Paterson
people. and an hour before the time
set for the beginning of the trial the
HlIlc court house was surrounded by a
great crowd of peering, gossping men
and girls. 1t was ragged and idle
thr.U-, for the most part, that watch
cd every door and window of the low
building. Among the crowd of men
were scattered many factory girls. The
whole gathering was on tiptOe and
woI" wriggling with suspense rs il
waited Tor the prisoners to be brought
past thom Deputies beat back the
crowds about the door as the time for
the trial approached. The crowd chat
vas allowed in the little space in the
square, old fashioned court wee ap-
parw'Iy Of the better class Or Pater-
Ggn There were a nuuI." If women
present, but they were not young.
1t vas but few minutes after 10
o'clock when Judge Dixon ascended the
bench. The three accused men then
entered the court room. First came
Death. then CaTn, ell and McAlister,
preceded by the Sheriff and escorted by
roua,,1Iss. The prisoners had to walk
the entire length OF the court room,
and their attitudes were characteristic
ally different. Death seemed the most
oppressed, and his jaw was set firmly
and he stepped quickly, as though he
we've anxious to reach his seat in
star.ly. Campbell smiled and carried
himself huoyantly. McAlister who
looi,,d his nickname in the term of
sport" went up the aisle with a
swaggrr.
After the jury had heen secured
Prosecuting Attorney Emily addressed
;he jury for over an hour, demanding
first degree verdict.