| Show bosschieter THREE YOUNG MEN ARE TO BE TRIED new york jan 14 walter mcalister andrew J campbell and william A death will be placed on trial today in paterson N J charged with the murder of jennie bosschieter Bos the young mill garl october 1 last george J kerr the other accused man will not be tried until the fate of the three have been determined the case against kerr la not as conclusive as that against the others and in consequence he has been granted a separate trial the decision to try mcalster campbell and adath first was reached by Prosecutor Emley last night the accused men were la consultation nearly all of yesterday with their counsels judge nixon will preside at the trial which will begin at 10 a m the court will eit daily from 10 to 5 until the jury has brought in its verdict it Is expected that the trial will last cutout two weeks great care will be taken by both sides in the selection of a jury but this task it Is expected will be accomplished in a short time the jury will be selected from a general panel of 48 the defense is entitled to twenty challenges and the state to twelve the character of the which tha attorneys of the accused men will seek to prove has bean carefully kept secret prosecutor emley will in slat that the men are guilty of murder in the first degree tire penalty tor which is death it will not be necessary for the elate to prove that murder was intended the jersey law holds that death caused in the pursuit of a felony Is murder in the first degree the two most important witnesses tor the state will be august sculthorpe the hackman who drova the unconscious girl from baals falcoa on the night of her death to a lonely spot off the road two miles north of pater bon where she was assaulted and prof the expert chemist campbell and death at the time of their arrest confessed to the police that mc allster poured knockout drops into jennies drink afSa als but counsel for the accused will object to the use of this confession against the prisoners dr cyrus who was aroused early in the morning of october 19 toy the youns men in the hack and found that their companion was dead will also b an important witness for the state the prosecutor has other evidence in reserve which he will not divulge owing to the intense public interest in the murder of the young girl elaborate preparations have been taken to prevent scenes of disorder about the court house tha capacity of the court room less than will barely accommodate theao who have business at the trial and it will be necessary to exclude the general public |
