The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-30
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years of age, was a member of the firm of
James McAlister & Co., engaged In one
| branch of silk manufacture. He lived with
| his father. James McAlister, at LOG Park
street. His two sisters stood high socially
/ in Paterson.
| The evidence brought out at the coroner s
| inquest was so conclusive that all four men
were placed under arrest and refused bail
Three Of them, Death Kerr and Campbell
made confession. To their confession was
added the evidence of the hackman in
whose carriage the four men carried Jennie
BOsscheiter to her death.
The details of the crime were, for the
most part, too revolving for publication
| According to the evidence brought out at
| the inquest, Jennie Bosschieter left her
home about o'clock on Thursday evening,
| Oct Is. to go to Kent's drug store, in the
heart of Paterson, to make a tri1ing pur-
chase, for which her mother gave her Is
cents. There is some reason to believe that
Jennie took but moderate interest in her
drugstore errand. The vicinity of Kent's
drug store In Paterson was where the
"gilded" youth of the McAlister stripe
were apt to lounge in the evening looking
for young girls who, like Jennie Bosschiet-
er, Were given TO flirting. While she was
far from being a vicious girl, she had
number of young men acquaintance, and
she not infrequently was known to drink
beer with them.
At the drug store the girl met Campbell,
Kerr. McAlister and Death. With Camp
bell she was acquainted, and when he
cepted his invitation to walk with him
Campbell guided her down Main street,
along Broadway. through Bridge street TO
Christopher SAILS saloon at River and
Bridge streets. The saloon is a German
resort, and has not a bad reputation. There
are back rooms, with tables where men
and women were in the habit of going 10
drink. To one of these rooms Campbell
guided Jennie, and the two were soon
joined by McAlister, Death and Kerr.
The saloon man, Saal, testified that two
n of We 40 No
to the bar and got absinthe, beer and one
glass Of vichy and milk. He says that Nc
Alister carried the drinks into the back
room himself. He says, furthermore, that
he served the party with quart bottle of
champagne. That is the best he could re-
member to-day, except that when he took
laughing. and did not show the slightest
indication OF being affected by any drug.
Evidence was given at the inquest TO
prove that McAlister twice put Knockout
neither dose took effect, and that II was
not until a third and double dose of the
drug had been administered that the girl
succumbed TO the effect OF the choral and
fell into stupor
The unconscious girl was then taken in
hack by the four men to a lonely spot
outside the city and criminally assaulted
The girl, still unconscious, was replaced
in hack, the men purposing TO leave her
or the doorstep OF her home. On the way
back to the city her death was discovered
After a lengthy discussion they drove 10
the residence of DIR. Townsend, who, after
a brief examination, declared thai the girl
had been dead for some time.
The four men then decided to drive 10
the country and leave the body by the
roadside. The carriage was driven to a
point III Bergen county. near Ayers mill
and thrown 10 the ground with such fore.
that, the head striking rock. the skull
Yves crushed.
The four men accused Of the girls murder
remained In jail at Paterson until las,
Monday. when their trial began
One principal witness Cor the State WA