Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-17

cure to everybody. EDITOR
under similar circumstances. she died
while they were trying To revive hcr.
1t was an accidental death ana was
not criminal. We deny that il vas
from choral poisoning. ana shall i'm
sist upon a verdict Of acquittal, 50 that
our good names may b. restored
After Undertaken Nermuller had tes-
tilted as Ia having cmbalmed the body
Walter g. McAllistcr. one of the prlS-
oners. was called to the stand. He said
that he had lived in Paterson all his
life. He was associated with his father
in the silk business. lie said he had
been arrested on the Monday evening
following oct. IS, ANA had since beeI
in Jail. He remembered the occurrences
of oct. is. H. was standing in front
Of Kent's drug store in the evening.
and saw Jessie Bosschieter and Death
and Campbell. He had taken her riding
when he first became acquainted with
her, but had never been TO any social
affairs with her. lie did not speak To
her on the evening Of the 18th when
he saw her At a drug store. becaus..
he did not think she had seen him.
McAllistcr said that he ana Kerr
walked to SAILS saloon where they met
Death. Death came out ~ the back
room and ordered drinks. EfcAllister
asked Death whether he could join the
party in the back room and Death re-
piled that he would ask the girl. AZ
terward lie called to McAllister to come
in. Subsequently the witness ordered
a bottle Of champagne. The girl drank
two glasses Of the wine ana then APP
peared to be pretty full" There Was
a hack outside of the saloon ana il was
thought that 4 drive would do the girl
good. Accordingly they took nor out
TO the hack. tine Witness and Death
walking by her side. Kerr and Camp
bell followed them out to the hack and
then walked across the street and
started in the direction of Paterson
street. The witness and Death got in
the hack with the girl ana drove in the
same direction that the others had
taken. They overlook Kerr ana camp
bell near Patterson street ana the Wit
ness invited them to enter tho hack
which they did. They an then drove
up the Goilic road intending to stop at
Lees place bat when they reached the
street il was closed.
Then they turned around to drive
home ana had entered the rock road
when the girl complained of feeling ill.,
She asked IL bc taken out Of the ear
riagc as she was sick. They according
ly took the girl out Of tine hack ana as
they did not wish to lIy her On the
bare ground they took the hackm1n's
blanket, ana. placing il On tho ground
laid tho eirl upon ID. They tried in
every way To revive her. but without
avail ana they finally took hc.' back to
the hack ana drove to the brook in the
vicinity where they took her out of the
hack again and bathcd her face ana
temples with water.
They put her back into the hack and
drove to DR.. Wiley's office ana as he
was not Al home. they hurried to DR.
Townserd's house. Continuing. Meal
lister said:
1T was our intention to act on the
suggestion Of the haCkman at first ana
drive TO the dead girl's home which
was leo or 200 feet from the Red mill.
We proposed to leave the body on the
front stoop Of the 8oSschietcr home.
but rs We approached the house there
were SO many persons passing III the
neishborhood that we decided to turn
back and to an alley ana left il where
it was shortly found at Alea's ice
house"
This concluded McAlister's direct
testimony ana Prosecutor FINLEY began
the cross examination.
In reply to a question NcAllist y said
that he had not made any effort 10 go
with Jennie Bosschieter for two years
although she had not objected to his
company. He saw her on the night of
oct. Is, going uD the street. but he did
not speak to her then as he had on
gagemcnt with Kerr to meet some girls
and they expected to have Il carriage
ride. McAllister declined to give the
name Of the girls. He said the girls ana
Kerr met him ana he went back 10
Saals saloon to get drink. Saal
served the drink.
Il invited some friends to drink with
me" said McAl!ister. Campbell came
from a side room ana ordered some
drinks. Campbell asked me what / was
doing there, ana l told him that | had
a little matter on hand. Campbell
went back into the side room. when he
o. '''', '''NN 'sS'i'ii iit toitt ift llldl JtIi-
me BoSSchictcr was inside. Campbell
came out little later ana invited me
4 in. | did not go until Death came out
and ordered three drinks and had
taken the same into the room / then
went in and in about 20 minutes told
/ Kerr to so and get a carriage Death
and Campbell We're tEcn having a see
ond round of drinks with the girl and
I | ordered a quart bottle of cham
4 payne. We We're all seated around a
table drinking champagne
/ Jennie was by that time drunk. Yes
jolly drunk Whca | first ent ared tha
| room She staggered over toward me
and threw her arms about me and con
tinued to hug me for several minutes
She finally became paralyzed DRUM;