The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-17
THE PATERSON TRIAL.
Alleged Slayers Make a Denial Their
Sasg79s- Defense.
M'ALIsTER ON THE STAND.
Declaration Made That No Drug
Was Given the Dead Girl and
That the Prisoners Did
Not Harm Her.

courtroom early to hear the opening for
the defense. There was the usual crowd
outside the courthouse, and the deputy
sheriffs stationed at the doors had diff
cult task to perform in keeping out those
who had no right to enter.
The prisoners. McAlister, Death and
Campbell, were brought in few minutes
before 10 o'clock and took their accus-
toned places near their counsel. The
faces of the defendants all bore indica-'
tons of the strain of the trial. Death
looked more detected and nervous than
his two companions.
| During the wait for Judge Dixon to APP
pear on the bench the lawyers for the de-
Tense compared notes and held final
consultation preparatory to opening the
case in behalf Of the prisoners.
Dunn Opens Defense.
| Michael Dunn then opened the case for
| the defense. He spoke of the deep re-
| sponsibility resting upon the counsel for
the defense. The case, he said, was a
sad one, involving as it did the death of
Il young woman and bringing deep grief
upon the members of her family. The
case was also sad on account of the youth
of the prisoners and because it had
| bIOusHl sum hlsSldtt uDbu lItlI
lies. No one deplored the case more than
did the defense. Nothing any one could
do would restore the dead girl, but the
jury was there to determine whether the
defendants were guilty Of a crime Of
which they should be convicted and FOR
which they should be punished.
In dealing with the ease. he said, judg.
ment should be withheld until all the tes-
tinony had been heard. He cautioned
the jury to pay no heed to the opening
remarks of the prosecutor. He said that
they must approach the case with un.
biased minds. Every movement must be
watched, and all the testimony must be
carefully weighed
I'VE are charged" he said with two
counts. one Of assault, of which | will
speak first. II Is charged that in the
commission of The assault death ensued
We will show positively that we are not
guilty and will deny that we have com
mitted I'm assault. The second count i.
for willfu murder with intent TO kill
That charge we will also deny
Mr.. Dunn, continuing. said that Camp
he'll was not chum Of McAlister's. NJ
one Of the defendants was a chum of any
one Of the Others Mr.. Dunn then wen1
into a history of the occurrences on tbs
night of Oct. Is. He said that on that
night Campbell, who was bookkeeppl
in a silk mill, had an appointment t
meet two other men. He happened Il
meet Death outside Of a saloon where h,
had expected to meet one of the two meI
with whom he had an appointment Th'
man was not there, so Campbell an,
Death went into the saloon and rot
drink. When they came out. Campbell
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! in the back room. When Death wer
y h,ol w;th H. dr;nL. ~ oeLed Tia II;
b ,rbntbor McAlistar could io;n them
y Tha III, rar,liad +hat ~ oa,Id add;,
Is tbot work was slack NJ rho mill who,
she WIS emnloved inst tben and that NJ
n AIistar ,n;ght rot Inr n inh Death the
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r rnom which ba did Kerr ala nat ID !,
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4 thon doscr;hod tbo taxing 81 Tho Il
l. tra,n 10 saloon n ia nloca where Il,
ii da"d had,, vas fon,d
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g a. ~, ~ aau,iad - tho hao,s
! McAlister and Death. they walking q
: either side of her. McAlister then star
ed scross River street and the three 9th,
y men got info the hack with the girl an
drove out TO tho outskirts Of the cit
AS thev overlook McAlister at Patersr
street he asked them If they didn't wa,
him n 90 along NIcAlister Joined II