The New York herald., 1878-10-29
HOW JACKSON LOVED.

A SEVERE cgoss-FxAMINATIox IN THE COURT
STORY OF HIS PASSION AND ITS coNsE-
oUENcEs.
The Special Term room or the Court OF Common
Pleas was again crowded yesterday by curious
throng OF spectators, who were evidently bent upon
hearing all the developments In the Of Mr.. III
lam o. jackson against Mrs. Annie N. Hunt, the
facts OF which briefly published in fridays
hERALp. II will be remembered that Mr. Jackson,
who bears the relationship OF nephow to the defend
ant, Mrs. Hunt, was, alleged, in his youth so
overcome by the many fascinations OF his aunt that
he induced 10 loan her nearly 0.0oO q
promise OF marriage, which, as he alleges, was fire.
quently reiterated
UNDER FIRE.
The comparatively youthful plaintiff. who, with
one exception, has been thus far the only in
his own behalf, occupied the witness' chair again
yesterday for tho entire day. hrs. Hunt nee
Jackson, occupied with her husband,
Mr. Hunt. IN more remote corner OF the
room, where she frequently glared at her
prosecutor with sparkling eyes and contemptuous
expression. Her counsel, Mr.. Samuel G. Courtuey,
took the place Of chief nquisitor to the trembling
Jackson, wno nosw,thstanaing tho severe oross-ex-
tiai pose and voice. The counsel immcdiatsly upon
the opening OF the court bore down upon the wait
Ing victim with characterisio energy, the latter
Ing, ngurassveiy. put through courso OF sprous."
EARLY LOVE MEETINGS
Mr.. Jackson, In answer TO the
sOf Mr. Courtney said that he FIRST became acquainted
With Mrs. Hunt In 1862 che at that time being the
became the companion OF the nephew. equally sor.
rowing. he at tue time livod In the secluded village
iui passion soourned At Bergen FONT, not far DIS.
tant. Distance, however. did not In this, In most
cases, slend enchanlment 10 the view," but on the
contrary the twain soon became closeiy united
BY the removal In 1868 OF the then Mrs Jackson to
the residence OF the nephew at Bioou,ingdalo He
could not count the times that he visited her during
that year. He things 1t must nave been flty
nundrod times At least and often he wouio stay
period, however aitor extending Itself for two short
years was rudcly extnyuished by the commence
11 hum & a ss
to the metropolis where she took up her residence
x;ouo mo =. ~ ~" wsss ssse year pre-
one years old, she had promised to make him q
happy man, and told him that SO soon as the sui.
contestng her late husbands will had been settled
sne would marry him. Overjoyed At this eoncession
and believing implicitly tho words thus spoken, Mr
his affections, moved into her house In Thirty second
street in 1865, where he had full opportunity 80 study
the peculiar points OF character belonging to his,
no hoped, future bride.
PRELIMINARY HoUsEKEEPIN0
ana % 10 maze A nom. a. A Tor bis sodasss ~ Jackson
concluded 10 enter tho field oil mercantile life, and
formally embarked In the India shawl business 10
Broadway. 1t was there, after having taken up his
residence wish the defendant, that he commenced
that system OF extravagant generosity which, oventu
ally, as the sequence shows III his story be true)
caused his ruin He paid for the meals AZ her house
took care Of her chidren and sent them to school;
he also paid the insurance her house also ali
her butchers and groosr's bills. Asrward tir,ng Of
the India shawl business, or not finding sufficiently
lucrative, he concluded to abandon IT. and for while
hc did no business at all, but still continued TO
supply her with money and necessarcs. Get
ting anxious ~ last and longing ior
cohnubiai bliss he pressed her TO marry
him, and sne promised TO fulnl her promise In the
summer Of 1871, wnen her sister came back from
Europe, saying at the same time "Now, Willie, you
know that 1 thnk moro OF you and love you moro
than any one ese;' In September, 1871, she again
promised TO marry him they planned 10 90 70 Europe
together and he said TO her, sNow that goins
to Europe, had not better married nrstf" and
she said, "No. let Us wait until next season."
During tho rendition Of the above testimony By Mr..
Jackson no frequently interrupted by Mr.. Court
ney, who, with iAwysr-llEs pertinacity, would
condne him TO tho question put. Mr.. Wilder, coun-
sci Tor JACKSON NOT 10 be beaten, would frequently
nterPose objections 10 the limo OF questioning pur
sued by his legal opponen ANA the war OF words mus
started would sometimes require the interposion of
Judge Daily to secure Quist Altogether, Mr.. Jackson
stood his cross-exam nation. which vas somewhat
severe, with great courage, and stuck te the main
features OF his story with comme ndablo consistency
IL expected that the defence win open to-day with
Mrs. Hunt witness and the story told BY her may
onangs the aspect OF the case very materially.