Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-16

leave the dead body on the front stoop of
the Bosschieter home, but there were 80
many persons passing in the neighborhood
that we decided to turn back. and finally
left the body where it would be easily
found, near Aleas' ice house.
This concluded McAlister's direct testi-
mony, and he settled back in his chair
and seemed to prepare fer an ordeal, when
Prosecutor Finley began a eross-examina-
tion
- sCposs.ExamixsatiOnA Begins.
~.'You had been heading sporty life for
some time said the prosecutor
This was promptly objected to by the de-
Tense, and the objection was sustained.
In reply to another question, McAlister
said that he did not make any effort to go
with Jennie Bosschieter for two years, al
though she had not objected to his COM
pany He saw her on the night of October
10, going up the street, but he did not speak
to her then, as he had an engagement with
Kerr for that evening. The engagement
with Kerr was to meet some girls on the
Yard Street bridge. The witness declined
to say who the girls were; they are re-
spectacle, and he would not give their
names. They expected to have carriage
ride. The girls and Kerr did not meet
him. and he went to SAILS saloon to get
drink. Campbell came from side room
and ordered some drinks.
Statement of George Kerr.
The following appeared today in the
Philadelphia North Americana:
PATERSON, N. j., January 10.
George ]. Kerr made this statement to-
night:
II intend to go into court with a strong
story that I am willing to submit to the
court and jury In my own behalf, believing
that when my position in the case is fully
understood there will be revulsion of feel
ing in my favor. I intend to disclose every
thing, leaving nothing, whether it be detri-
mental to me or in my favor. l intend to
explain to the court and jury that object
ed to the dead body of the girl being taken
back and left where 1t was found. 1 wanted
it brought home. l also objected to any as
sault being made on the girl in the con-
dillon she was in at the time | did not
assault her myself, and the man who said
l did told deliberate falsehood."
This statement was shown to Kerr's
father, Hugh Kerr, and to his brother, John
Kerr, by the North American correspond
terview would be printed precisely as given.
The prisoner said that this was the first
statement he had authorized
Close of Prosecutions Side.
With an array of expert evidence show
ing the cause of death, the admission of
statements made by the police that one of
the defendants made a confession of the
crime and sensational interruption of
one of the witnesses by one of the prison.
ers Prosecuting Attorney Emley last night
announced that the case Of the state
against William a. Death Andrew Camp
bell and Walter L. McAlister, three of
the four men accused of numbering Jennie
Bosschieter, was complete.
number of detectives and policemen
were put upon the stand to tell of the ar
rest of the prisoners. Detective Sergeant
Mclnerney, who drove over the route with
the hackman, Sculthorpe, and found the
bottle near the body, was testifying as to
statement made him nv Death on %
night of his arrest, or rather in the early
morning. He was saying: II went to
Deaths cell and asked him if he had any
relations with the girl, and"
Death Says Detective Lies.
Death instantly sprang to his feet and
shouted: You lie! You lie,''
Judge Scott dragged the highly excited
young man to his seat.
Death was trembling violently. He
seemed completely unnerved. Campbell
was shaken by the incident, but McAlister
remained unmoved and only looked indo-
lently at his co-defendants.
Detective Lord went over the same
ground the other three detectives.
There was then an argument, and at it's
conclusion Mr.. Dunn ordered Death to
take the stand.
The young man seemed to have regained
control of himself. Death said he was ar
rested on Monday night and was taken
to the station house, where there were
two other detectives.
He continued: There We're three revol-
Titus said to me: Billy, these revolvers
are not loaded, so don't try to kill your
SELF " He was questioned by the detec-
tives and answered them. Then he testi-
telling the truth Tell the true story and
we'll see that you come out Of it all right
He said he was afraid of the revolvers,
and believed the officers could get him out
all right.
Death was allowed to step down without
having told what he claimed to have told
the detectives
Damaging Testimony Admitted.
Judge Dixon admitted the testimony OF
the officers relative to Deaths doings and
sayings in the station house.
Detective Titus took the stand. He said:
Death was brought into the room. He
was laughing, and seemed cheerful. When
questioned he said he had been with An
drew Campbell the night we asked about.
They met Jennie and spoke to her, and she
went on up Main street. He said that he
was with Campbell until 10:30 when he
went home, leaving Campbell at the Arch
street bridge; that he saw Kerr and Meal
lister that night standing in front Of Kemps
saloon, And added Campbell and I deny
being out with them In a hack
Titus then said they told the young man
they had the hackmans story, and told him
its purport, and had some further CONVEX
SatlOn with MIN, anu uuTlIlS d OlSCuSSlOH
Death suddenly said: well, she certainly
had the dope thrown into her." or "Well,
she certainly had the dope put into her."
When he said this it was in a laughing way,
as If amused by the recollection, the detec-
tive said.
Death, the detective continued, was then
asked about the affair in the bushes on the
Rock road, and he excepted Kerr from par
tcipation in the assault. When talking
about the visit to Saal's saloon Death said
he saw McAlster put something in the girls
glass. He said 1t was knockout drops, and
that McAlister put it in two or three times
Another Alleged Confession.
William Perry, policeman, told Of a diff
ferent confession made to him by Death.
He said the young man had stated to him
that McAlister had put the drug into the
girls wine glass two or three times
DR.. Cyrus Townsend, to whom the four
men took the girl when they first returned
to Paterson told Of his examination of the
girl and of his pronouncing her dead. The
other witnesses examined were Daniel Nc
Shane of the prosecutors Office, who had
possession of the bottle found near the dead
girl; DR.. William L. Vroom, coroner for
Bergen county, who was notified Of the dis
covery Of the body. and who made an ex-
animation; Tunis Vermeulon, the under
taker who embalmed the body: DIR. F. W.
Todd and DIR. Thurber Of Paterson, who