The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-16
EVIDENCE ALL In.
state Rests It's Case in Bosschister MUIR
der Trial.

der Trial.
New York, January 15.-Proseouting
Attorney Emley tonight announced that
the case Of the state against william A.
Death, Andrew Campbell and Walter Il.
MICA Ulster, three Of the four men ae-
cused of numbering Jennie Bosschieter'
was complete. Inc greater part OF the
day was occupied with the testimony OF
the medical experts to show that death
had resulted rrom the administering OF
chloral hydrate. A number OF detectives
and policemen wers put upon the stand
to tell OF the arrest of :he prisoner.
A sensational incident occurred during
the testimony OF Detective McInerny,
when Death, pale and trembling, leaped
to his feet and dem anoed the witness
His counsel quieted him, and the evil
dence continued, Death himself being the
next witness.
He told OF his arrest at his home. He
was In bed. His wife came into his room
and awakened him, saying the officers
wanted him. Death said he dressed and
went down stairs, Whole he found Titus
and Taylor. They arrested him and TOOK
him to the police station. There the de-
tectives questioned him. lie said two re-
yolyers laid on the table, and he was
afraid OF them. The detectives promised
that II he would tell the truth they would
get him out all right, and he believed
thsm and told the story OF the night.
Death was allowed to step down without
having told what he claimed TO have told
the detectives. Judge Dixon admitted the
testimony OF the officers relative to
Deaths doings ana sayings In the sta
ton.
DIR. Cyrus Townsend, to whom the four
men took the girl, when they first re-
turned to Paterson told of his examina-
tion of the girl ana of his pronouncinR
| her dead.
Tue other witnesses examined were
Daniel McSehan, OF the prosecutors
O flee, who had possession OF the bottle
found by the dead girl; DIR. William L.
Vroom, coroner of Bergen county,, who
was notified of the discovery OF the body,
and who made an examination; Tunis
yerraeulon, the undertaken, who en-
/
DIR. Thurber OF Paterson, who corrobo-
ratsd DIR. Vroom's evidence; DR.. Calvin
Terriyerry and DIR. W. II. Newman, who
were present at the autopsy; Chief OF
Police Grant, Detective Sergeant John
Ii. Taylor and Detectives Titus and Lord
who corroborated the statements OF the
other officers as to the confession made
by Death.
Detective Titus was recalled to the
stand and told of Deaths statement
when he acknowledged being with. Nc
Allistsr and Campbell and the girl on the
night of the murder. Titus then said
they told the young men they had the
hickman story, and told its purport,
and had some further conversation with
him, and during discussion Death sud
denly said;
"WelI, she certainly had the dope
thown into her, or ''well she certainly
had the dope put into her.''
When he said this 1t was in a laughing
way, as II amused by the recollection, the
detective said.
Death, the detective said, was then
asked about the affair in the bushes on
the Rock road, and he excepted Kerr
from participation In the assault. When
talking about the visit to Saale's saloon,
he said he saw McAllister put Knockout
drops into the girls glass two or three
times Titus, under GROSS examination,
stuck to his story absolutely. lie denied
that any fear or pressure had been used
to make Death talk.
Detective Lord was recalled, and went
over the same ground as Titua covered.
Detective Taylor was then recalled and
his testimony was repetition of that
given by his fellow officers. Officer Titus,
on beng recalled, told OF the arrest OF
Campbell, and while testifying broke
down and cried, because Campbell was
an old friend, and the young mans
moth was also known to the officer.
William Perry, another policeman, was
then called aud told OF different confeE.
sions by DEATH, in which he toll of his
connection with the affair, and said that
McAllister was the cause of all the
trouble.
The defense did not cross examine.
Mr.. Emley then submitted his case as
complete.
The court adjourned until morning.