Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-01-16
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Bosschieter Murder Trial.

Paterson, N. j., Jan. 16.-The abrupt
closing OF the states case last night and
speculation as to the line oil the defense
kept half the city out OF bed last night
and got everybody up early this morn
ing. Before court opened, ex-Ju6ge
Scott, chief counsel for the defense, said.
I'VE will get in our whole case today.
We will have seven or eight witnesses
and all three defendants will take the
stand"
At 1905 q. m. court was opened and
Michael Dunn beam his outline OF the
defense in his speech to the jury. lyon
have heard only one side as yet" be
said. "Hear our side fairly before you
make up your mind. We will positive
ly prove that these defendants did not
commit rape. The second charge is
that wilful murder was committed.
We deny that. Campbell is not a
cnum OF Death (he pronounced 1t
Deetb), nor of McAllister. On the
fatal night he had an appointment
with a reporter named DueaD. He
missed Dugsn, but met Death. They
walked down the street and met Jen-
ME Bosschieter. She said to Death
that she had lots she wanted to talk
about. Death said: will you come
and have o drink2' end added: I'm
married now and perhaps l had better
not be seen with you.' Death then
called Campbell and asks him TO take
her down to Saal's and he would come
down aud buy some drinks. On the
way down they passed Kerr and Meal
lister. Ga the arrival at Saals' Miss
Bosschieter, Campbell and Death went
into tho saloon. Miss Bosschieter or
dered an absinthe and later a milk
punch. Campbell went In front of the
saloon to give the order and found Nc
Allister there and he was called 10.
Jennie said che was very sick. She
was apparently intoxicated. McAllis-
ter suggested bottle of of champagne,
which was ordered. She did not i'm
prove and it was suggested that they
take her out 10 the open air. A cab
was ordered and McAllister and Death
helped her to the csb. She walked
with the aid OF the two men. Camp
bell and Kerr started away Oh foot, in
tending to go home, but Meal
lister called them back and all
entered the cab. Hoping the fresh
air would revive the girl they
drove out on Rocky Road. The
girl was sick at her stomach and tried
in vain 10 vomt. Finally they took
her out, laid her on a blanket 10 order
to assist her TO purge her stomach. She
did vomit and the men wiped her mouth |
with their handkerehiefs. There was
no assault and no attempt at assault. |
No drink was given her to make her !
submit to their advances. Absolutely |
no drug nor poison was given her. No
assault was made out there in the couu-
try. They say Death has confessed TO |
a carnal intercourse. Yes, but not out |
10 the country. There was intercourse,
but 1t was in the saloon and before she |
had taken a drop of drink, and with |
her full consent. We do not seek to |
blacken her name, but the truth, how
ever ugly, must be told; none of the |
others had intercourse with her. After |
the girl vomited she became very i'll
She wss taken to the brook and several |
attempts were made to revive her. Then |
they went to DR.. Wylie's. He was not
10. II be had been this trial would never
have taken place, and the girls life
would have been saved. Then came the |
call on Townsend and the discovery OF
her death. The men were frantic |
They were innocent. They did not !
know what to do. They took the body |
to the mill and left. They committed
no rape, they committed 90 murder
They sought to aid the girl and what
befell them might have befallen the
most innocent man on EARTH"
After some other witnesses, Walter
one OF the accused, took
The stand. He told of visiting the
saloon with Campbell and Death, where
he said he found Jennie 10 an intoxicat- |
ed condition. Witness averred she
threw her arms around his neck. Later |
she took two glasses of domestic cham
payne. He denied having drugged the |
wine. He then went into the details |
concerning the placing OF the girl in 3 |
carriage, how she became sick, their at |
tempts to make her vomit and the final
that she was dead, the alarm
Of himself, Campbell and Death, efforts
to secure medical attention for the
girl, etc. He denied having improper
relations with Jennie. McAlister's
cross examination was ri2id one, hut
his story was not shaken. Death fol-
Owed McAllister on the stand. His
story was much the same as McAllis-
ler's.