The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-06
JERSEY JUSTICE.
Three Men Convicted Of Murder
Get thirty Years.
ANOTHER FlFTESN YEARS
This Oi6 Fa ihsf Ct Ons of the
Men lay Dying as 4 $
Son Was eeirg
Sentenced.

Walter G. McAlister, Wn. 4. Death
ana Andrew j. Campbell, who we're
guilty Of murder in the second degree
for the killing of Jennie Bosschieter,
on Oct. IS, 1860, by the sdministrs-
ton of choral aud subsequent rape, to-
getber with George j Kerr, who plead
ed non vp,t contendre toa charge ofrape
1ere brought itno the court Of oyer and
tesmiuer st Patterson, n J., on Tues
day for sentence By Judge Dixon. Nc
Allister, Campbell and Dessh were each
sentenced to 30 years imprisonment st
hsrd labor and Kerr to Is years iwpEis
opment st hard labor. The sentences
of all the men are the full terms Of i'm
p1isoone1a which the Law provides,
but in the case OF Kerr fne ef 81, 600
might have been added.
The court house was crowded. In
the court 1ocm we're tie father, step
mother an6 sister Of Jennie Bosschie-
ter Coucsel for sll the def n3aots
pleaded fer clemency. McA!:is;er sna
Campoell looked extremely pale sad
Desth had the appearance Of suffering
greatly un6er the st-aiu.
Judge Dixon addressing the pciso2eIs
said: You sand convicted ofnuvder
in tie second degree. Had you been
found guilty Of murder in the first de-
gree the punishment would have been
death, but the lepiency Of the jury IN
the exercise Of their lawful authority
saved you from the sallows. We must
administer laws IS they are. Its true
these sentences will destroy your lives
oblitering every prospect Of az ho-o:
able existence amorg tie people. TIE
court caroot make spy distinctions bus
must sentence you for this crime.
4 trust the fearful Consequences
from crime will help young men an?
young women OF this community and
point out 10 them that they cannot
hope to secure happiness outside o.
virtue and bccor. The sentence Of the
csurt is that each Of you be Imprisoned
in the State prison ST Trenton at Esrd
labor for term OF 80 years.
George J. Kerr vas then called to the
bar, and oy his attorney erta-ed T!ee
Of NON 7ult contendere to the charge of
assault Counsel asked the court TO
exercise clenency. He spoke Of the
prisoners father, said to be dying, and
Of his sisters, wife and six children.
Judge Dixon st once passed sentence
He said:
The evidence u this case does not
say that you helped in administering
the drug, but participated in the raw
ishneot Of the girl. In one respect
your case is worse than the Others
You were olcer ard had more obljga-
sions for jr,pe. You had wife, Wor-
thy Of the highest affections and cbil-
oren for your co-corn, but you dis-
regarded all SD permitted yourself To
drift away from proper domestic hfe
aod now you stand here wreck .oS
vice and crime and such crime! No
wonder it shocked the cono2 unity and
startled every gomanly aid manly
heart. That pitiless ride that das
ts1dly outrage, the POOR victim laid
dead by the roadside, regardless Of
whether she would be found By kind
friends or BY beasts. How glsdly
would l spare your relatives, but in
the eyercss oe nv duty cannot with
out hold sny,birg which the sentence
Of the law quirt,. Tbesentr nceof the
court is that you be imprisoned in the
State prison 10. term Of Is years at
hard labor.
McAllster, Campbell snd Oath and
Kerr made statement to the public
this afternoon 1t says:
I'VE are resigned to our fate and
propose to face the future with manly
hearts, ds1k as it is.
"We have 20 criticism to make, but
we want to thank the newspapers q
Pa teraon for their sense Of fairness.
I'VE could say many things that
would tend to abate toe public indlg-
nation, but We propose t. bear eur
punishment IN silence.
Eve propose to earn the three day:
anontl which the Law RENTS for gooc
behsvior.
We are content to suffer ourselVe:
but We keenly feel the awful sorro7
brought upon our families and friends
who have stood so nobly By US through
it sll. :.
Never at any time was there shy il
feeling between ourselves. We fee
that We have bee1 victims to grea
extent Of Inc unressoniDg outside
opinion based upon the wild and IN
aanustoTy reports
The statement ,,oses with thsnks t.
their counsel, who a;the peril Of theil
1spu,alions, stood Do5y by Us.
While Jude D Ken wss senteoclD!
the prisoners. Hugh Kerr, the father c
George, within stoDe's thToT of th
court house, lay dying because Of HI