Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-01-16
For the Alleged Murderers of
Jessie BoSSchieter.
The Evidence Already Put in Is
Enough to Convict Them.
Deaths Story to Officers at Sta'on Admitted
by he Jui1e.

persons at the doors, who We're unable
10 gain admission. McAllster, Camp
hell and Death We're brought in
promptly and after greeting their coun-
sel were seated near the LAWYERS
table They all looked pale and hag-
gard.
The rapid progress made, yesterday.
in the case has somewhat surprised
leading members of the bar Prosecutor
Emley did not expect to occupy more
than today and part of tomorrow in
putting in the rest of direct testimony
for the state. There is still consider
able speculation as to whether George
Kerr. who is jointly indicted with the
otner prisoners but who was granted
a separate trial, Will be called as a
witness for the state. The prosecutor
and the lawyers for the defense re-
fused to say anything on this subict.
this morning.
DR.. Cyrus Townsend of this city. was
the first witness, today. He said that
about \. NJ, oct 10, McAllister, Kerr
and Campbell called ct his house and
told him they had Il young woman in
a carriage outside and she had met
with an accident. The witness quickly
slipped on his bath robe and went out
to the carriage. He found the young
woman in a sitting position with her
chin resting on her chest. The witness
examined the woman but could dis
cover no pulsation or respiration and
pronounced her dead. One of the pris-
oners in a trembling voice asked:
Are you sure she's dead, Doctor
rfrI..
had been dead for at least an hour. The
prisoner then drove away with the
body.
DR.. Townsend was not cross-ex-
amned.
Thomas MCInerncy, local detective.
the next witness, testified that he went
with Sculthrope to the place where the
body was found and found the bottle
which was supposed to have contained
the drug which caused her death. The
witness kept the bottle in his possess
sion until Nov. % when he gave it to
Nathaniel Shane, attached to the pro-
secutor's office. Shane took the vial
and that by the direction of the county
prosecutor he had taken the bottle 10
Prof. Witthaus, an expert chemist in
New York.
DR.. William NroOm testified that he
was coroner of Bergen county. Octo-
Der 10. he was notified of the finding
of a womans body at Alca's mills. He
went there and found the body which
proved to be Miss Jennie Bosschiter.
There We're cuts on the head and the
hands, face and chest We're cold but the
rest of the body was warm. The wound
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a half inches in length which was
probably caused by the body falling or
being thrown against a rock. On the
Sunday following the finding of the
body the witness. in company with DR..
Mcbride and DR.. Ladd held an autopsy.
The skull was not fractured Tho
brain was normal and the other organs
were in healthy condition.
Dr. Nroom cross-examined by NJ.
Dunn. declared he had never said that
there was fractured skull of the mur-
dered girl. He had never thought that
such was the case. He did not know
what had caused the girls death.
Dr. Vroom also stated that the stom-
ach was sealed up in Il jar which he,
himself took to his laboratory.
Dr. Nroom said that it could not b.
learned from the autopsy that embalm
ing fluid had been used. The under
taker told the witness that it had not
been used.
LunS Ncrmulen, the undertaken who
took charge Of the girls body, was the
next witness. He said that he had en-
balmed the body on the Friday aftef
the murder. He gave Dr. Mcbride L
portion of the fluid used in the en-
balming. The witness was sure he told
Dr. Vroom and DR.. Mcbride that he
had embalmed the body before the au-
topsy was made. The witness was not
Cross examined.
DR.. Andrew Mcbride. county physi-
clan Of Passaic county. was the next
witness He testified that in making
an autopsy on the body he found that
all the organs of the body appeared To
be in normal condition and that
there was no evidence Of the girl nay
ing suffered any physical injury @"
having been the victim of any diseases
In view of these facts he concluded
that her death had resulted from the
administration Of poison, which h4
thought was chloral hydrate.
Pros Rudolph S. Witthaus Of Ncw
York, was then called. He said that
he had received i bottle containing
three drops of = ycIloWish liquid, Which
% on analysis proved to be a solution of
chlrral hyClrate amounting to two and
a half grains. This was the bottle
found near the spot where the body of
tic murdered eirl was discovered. The
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