The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-16
CASE OF STATE COMPLETE
Evtdeuce Submitted by the Prosecution
Yesterday Death Makes "A sensation-
Calls Detective McInerney Llar--The
Young Man Called to the Stand-De-
cIares lie Was Iutimidated.

Paterson. N. J., Jan. 15.-Prosecuting
Attorney Emily tonight announced that
the case of the state against William
A. Death. Andrew Campbell and Wal
ter McAlister. three Of the four men
accused of numbering Jennie Bosschie-
ter, was complete.
The greater part of the day was occu-
pied with the testimony of the medical
experts to show that death had result
ed from the administering of chloral
hvdrate. Professor Whitthaus declared
he had found that at.least fifty grains
of the poison had been given the girl.
A number of detectives and policemen
were put upon the stand to tell of the
arrest Of the prisoners. A sensational
incident occurred during the testimony
of Detective Mc1nerney when Death,
pale and trembling, leaped 70 his feet
and denounced the witness. His coun-
sci cuieted him and the evidence con-
t!nued, Death himself being the next
witness.
DR.. Francis f. Todd, formerly of New
Haven, Conn, was the first witness
called after recess. He had assisted at
the second autopsy on the girl and had
discovered no cause of death. After
wards, however he had formed the
opinion that death was due to choral
hydrate. DIR. Calvin Terriverry. who
followed DR.. Todd, was positive the
girls death was due to choral hydrate.
DR.. William x. Newton also described
the girls death to the same cause.
Neither OF these three witnesses was
cross examined. Chief of Police Graul.
the next witness. told of having been
Informed of the finding of the body and
of the steps that had been taken for the
arrest of the murderers
Detective Sergeant John II. Taylor,
one of the four detectives employed on
the case. was the next witness. He
proposed to give the alleged confession
of Death and of other witnesses, but
the court ruled out all evidence on this
point. Detective Titus was the next
witness called Titus said he was one
of the four policemen who took state
ters on the night the young man was
His examination was similar
to that of Taylor
Detective Thomas McInerney went
over the same ground as the previous
In the course of the examin-
alton Death sprank to his feet before
the officer could finish and exclaimed:
You lie; you lie" Judge Scott drag
ged the highly excited young man to
his seat. Death was trembling violent
ly. He seemed completely unneryed.
Campbell was shaken by the incident,
but McAlister remained unmoved and
only looked indolently at his co-defen-
dant.
Detective Lord went over the same
ground as the other three detectives, At
It's conclusion Mr.. Dunn ordered Death
10 take the stand. The young man
stepped quickly to the stand and was
sworn. He told OF his arrest at his
lome. He was in bed. His wife came
nto his room and awakaned him. saw
ng the officers wanted him. Death said
le dressed and went down stairs where
le found Titus and Taylor They ar
'ested him and took him to the po1ica
station.
There the detectives questioned him.
lie said two revolvers lay on the table /
md he was afraid of them. The de-
ectives promised that if he would tell (
he truth they would get him out all
light and he believed them and told the
tory of the night. Death was allowed
o step down without having told what
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