Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-17
MERELY GOOD SAMARITANS
Damaging Circumstances in Bos,chieter Case
Glibly Explained Away,
EVERYTHING DONE FOR DEAD GIRL S VEAL
Defense in Vow Notorious Paterson
Murder Case. Concludes Its Evil
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Hegin To-day.

Defense In Vow Notorious Paterson
Murder Case Concludes Its Evil
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PATERSON, ~. j.. Jan, 1G.-Counsel for
the defense in the Jennie Bosschieter muir
der trial today practically closed their
case. William A., Death, Walter L. Me-
Allister and Andrew Campbell, the three
men on trial for the murder went upon
the stand in their own behalf and told their
versions of the events of the night Jennie
Bosschieter met her death while in their
company. They told the same story prac-
tically and their testimony varied but lit
tie as to. details The plea set up by coun-
sci for the three defendants was general
special denial Of all the accusations made
against the men, He opened with an at
tack on the moral character OF the dead
girl and claimed that the prisoners were
in no way responsible for the death of the
girl. He denied that she had been drugged
and denied that she had been illtreated and
assaulted.
.McAllister, Death and Campbell were
each on the, stand. Their testimony was
on the line that they were acting on a
generous impulse when they took the girl
that she was Jolly drunk for a time in
the back room of Saal's saloon; said she
was joking and laughing after the first
drink; that she became "dopey' after taxi
ing the absiuthe and then became dead
drunk. They had thought drive In the
fresh air would do her good and had taken
her across the river out into the country
The assault was denied They had lifted
the girl out of the hack because she was
sick and they had conducted themselves
like humantarlaps In their efforts to
bring her back to her senses. They lad
taken her to the brook to obtain water
They would have taken her home after
she was dead. but when they reached the
neighborhood they saw persons about.
Frightened at the Dead Girl.
They were frightened at "the dead girl"
and did not want to get mixed up In the
scandal. They maintained that they had
no evil intentions against the girl. The
meeting in the saloon was unintentional
so far as McAllister WAS concerned and he
had drawn his friend. Kerr, into the CAGE
unwittingly. Campbell became mixed up
in 1t because Death did not want to be
seen on the street with the girl lest some
one tell his wife The hack, IL would ap
pear from the statements made by the pris-
oners, was not intended for the party at
frst, but for McAllister, Kerr and two
young women. whose. names McAllister re
fused to divulge, on the ground that their
names had not been mentioned before and
he did not want TO cause them annoyance.
The stop intended at Lees was not con-
nected with tho, girl they had with them,
but because, although she had had enough
to drink, the men had further capacity.
The story as told by each appeared plausi-
-. httr.
: iicted with the testimony of the hackman
and the alleged confessions of Death and
Campbell, asl introduced by the state and
! admitted as evidence, The state. which
was beaten yesterday in the effort to in
, troduce theIc onfession said to have been
, made, by Gam pke h. succeeded in getting
IL, all in jn,Syep more detailed manner
than would haye. been, possible yesterday
.a,a snnins Ing TN, Higgins To-day. r....
; Tomorrow the summing up will occur
, and probably the case viii be left with
the jury about sundown. although it may
J be that Judge Dixon will defer the charge
to the jury until Friday.
When Judge Dixon opened court, counsel
, for the accused asked that Schulthorpe, the
hack driver, he recalled so that he might be
confronted with the record of his conviction
OF a crime Of which he had previously been
, found guilty. Judge Dixon denied the re-
quest or the ground that the point sought
to be made against Schulthorpe was inn
material. ,a ...
Michael Dunn then delivered his address
, opening the case for the defense. Counsel
promised to prove that the death of Jennie
Bosschieter was not the result of a criminal
assault and that the charge OF wilful murder
could not stand before the defendants. Mr.
. Dunn proceeded with a narrative of the
events preceding the death of Jennie
Bosschieter, the idea being TO show that
the meeting OF the four ment, McAlister
Campbell Death and Kerr. was not pre-
, arranged and that the girl made the first
, advances that opened the way for the meet
: ing at Saals saloon In the saloon. accord
, ing to counsel, the girl drank freely, taking
cocktails and absinthe. She became drowsy
Then she was escorated from the saloon tt
the hack, McAlister and Death walking or
, either side of her She was not carried, the
attorney said The narrative OF counsc
for the defense proceeded with the ride II
the hack TO the place where the girl died
+ She had become unconscious ana the mer
d lifted her from the hack to the ground
e where they kneeled around her and made
i every effort to revive her. She was taker
$ with nausea and the men used ther pocket
n handkerchiefs to wipe her s-ce. The hack
= man, cOunsei sara, NdS HiStuhtn Nhth h'
@ testified that the accused men assaulted thu
~ girl. Desparng Of succeeding In restoring
: the girl to consciousness the men put he
: back in the hack and drove for aid to thu
house of the, nearest physician.
l. Says Death was Accidental.
- The death of Jennie Bosschicter, counse
said was accidental, her drink was no
drugged and her person was not violate
by the defendant, Death, or either OF tn
others of the party.
II The misfortune that befell her might
n counsel said, fall TO any other girl unde
- similar circumstances,
u David Vermullen, an undertaken, wh
y buried the body of the girl, was the frs
% witness called for the defense. lie tostihe
a that he assisted in embalming the body an
two quarts of embalmng fluid were use'
Witness was not present at either of III
autopsies After the funeral he was a
rected to reopen the grave and sma
. box which he supposed contained parts {
the girls remains was taken out an
- delivered to the authorities,
- Walter C. McAllister was called to tn
- stand He said that he had lived in Pater