The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-18
ARGUMENT LASTED
THE ENTIRE DAY
Prosecution in Bosschieter Trial De-
and Verdict of Guilty in
Highest Degree.
(By Associated Press.)

PATTERSON, \. j., Jan. fl.-For the
entire session to-day the opposing counsel
in the Jennie Bosschieter murder trial, ap-
peaed to the jury. Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney Ralph Shaw began the summing
up for the State. He claimed that the
State had proven its case, and that it's
every contention had been sustained. He
denounced the accused, who, he said, had
taken the girl out to do her to death
like a dog.
He demanded that the jury render such
a verdict as the law and evidence de-
manded, one Of guilty in the highest de-
gree.
Then ex-judge Francis Scott led in the
summing up for the defense. He was
followed by Michael Dunn. Both addresses
we're very similar They declared that no
case had been made out against Walter
NIsAlister, William Death, and Andrew
Campbell. They ridiculed the testimony
and branded Scult:lorpe, the ilacllman as
a man of the lowest type. They main
tanned that the story told by him was
was lie.
PARTICEPS CRINIIN1S.
Mr. Scott made point that if Soul
he should be a prisoner, accused of par
ticipatlon in the crime.
The case of the State, Mr.. Scott asSer-
ted, was made up of circumstanlal evil
dence. He alluded to Jennie Bosschieter
as a girl, foolish and vain, though not
necessarily vicious, who was under no
control who was in the habit of being
out late at nights, though only sixteen
years old.
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had failed to prove its first count, that
OF assault, when Judge Dixon interrupted
him, saying:
Before you proceed I want the jury to
understand that if choral We're given, or
if {, person We're struck or ychoked in or
der TO accomplish the assault, the poison
or violence is a part of the assault. The
jury must not be misled on that point
The counsel for the defense declared
that it had not been proven that choral
was administered to the girl and main
tanned that if the statements made by
Professor Whitthaus as to the finding Of
choral in the stomach of the girl, were
to be taken into consideration, SO also
should those of DR.. Vandenberg to be
given weight.
DENIED MOTIVE.
Dr. Eander5erg declared that he had
seen persons knocked out" by drinking
aOStntne. 1ue. defense nlalHlaliteua tlltl
it mad not been proven that any of the
defendants had purchased choral, or that
the bottle alleged To have teen found near
the dead girl belonged to one of the
prisoners. They declared that none of the
medical testimony offered hal shown
that the girl had been assaulted.
Counsel for defense denied that there
was any motive: said the mems action
showed them guiitless and contended that.
weight should Ibe given the men.r stand
ing. Death, a young man, only receatiy
married and of respectability, Campbell,
a. young boy, sMcAlister, a reputable busi-
ness man and we'll known.
It was claimed that there was no pre-
arrangement to make Jennie Bosschieter
drunk and afterward cause her to minis.
ter to their evil passions.
The prosecution asked for a verdict
of murder in the first degree; that there
was no evidence TO shdW she was not
a virtuous and upright girl.
81 It is believed the case will go to&the
Jury to- morrow afternoon. ss