The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-15
Prosecutor Emley Demands n First
Degree Verdict Against McAllis-
ter, Death and Campbell.
JURY SECURED IN BRIEF TIME
TESTIMONY OF THE DEAD GIRLS
STEPMOTHER AND SISTER.
Important Evidence Given by Chris
topher Saad, saloon Keeper, and
Gus Schulthrope, Hack Driver.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE trial of Wal
ter L. McAllister, Andrew Campbell and
William A. Death, three Of the four men
accused of the murder of Jennie Bosschie-
ter, a mill girl, of Paterson, n. j.. under
circumstances revolving in their utter lack
OF humane considerations, commenced to-
day before Judge Dixon in the Passaic
County Court of Oyer and Terminer.
George j. Kerr, the fourth man under in
dictment, was not in court to-day as he
has been granted a separate trial ON the
ground that he was not present when the
fatal dose was administered to the girl.
Before the trial was begun it was ex-
pected that at least two days would be
necessary to complete the jury, but Judge
Dixon carried the proceedings on with such
vigor that within one hour after the court
was called 20 order he had empaneled his
twelve jurors and heard the opening lines
of the address of the prosecuting attorney.
The remainder of the day saw four of the
principal witnesses in the case questioned.
Mrs. Nina Bosschieter, the mother of the
unfortunate girl, was one her daughter
Susie another. Christopher Saal, the pro-
the drug was administered to the girl, was
the third, and Gus Schulthorpe, the mack
driver, of the horrible midnight ride, was
the last. Mother and daughter told of
Jennie's life at home and at the mill.
Schulthorpe in his crude. unvarnished way.
told to the minutest 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 to the
country and unspeakable crime committed.
when the girl was dying. He was the i'm
portant witness of the day.
Apparently little beside the murder case
was on the minds of the Paterson people
to-day. and the little courthouse was sur
rounded all day by great crowd of peo-
PIE trying to get in. The crowd that was
allowed in the limited space in the square,
old-fashioned court, was apparently of me
better class of Paterson. There were a
number OF women present. but they were
not young.
THE PRISONERS.
The three prisoners-McAlIister, Death
and Campbell-were brought into court I'm
custody of the sheriff and deputies and
seated near their counsel The father
brother and sister of Jennie Bosscheiter
occupied a seat in the space inside the
rail set aside for witnesses. After a motion
to quash the indictments on the ground
Of effectiveness had been disposed of the
selection of a jury was begun II was Sc
cured in an hour.
In his opening address Prosecutor EN-
ley said he would ask for verdict of mur-
der In the first degree and quoted the law
to the effect that "any person who should
kill another in the perpetration of a rape
shall be guilty of murder in the first de-
gree"
Mrs. Nina Bosschieter. Jennie Bosschie-
ters stepmother, was the first witness
Mrs Bosschieter said Jennie left the house
about 8 p. m. on the 18th OF October and
said she was going 10 drugstore In the
neighborhood. At 10 p. m. Jennie had not
returned and Mrs. Bosschieter went TO bed
She got up about $50 in the morning TO
prepare breakfast. She did not know then
that Jennie had not bcen home during the
night She was subsequently notified OF
the finding OF the body and saw the body
when 1t was brought home that evening
On cross-examination by DR. Dunn. Mrs
C. Bosschieter said that Jennie sometimes
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