The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-20
Dominic SMITH HELD
He Will Have to Answer to
Mrs. Jackson's Serious
Charges Before the
Grand Jury.
DIsGRAcEFUL COURT PROCEEDINGS
The Complainant Subjected TO an
Irrelevant Examination While
the Crowded Court Room
Laughed.

Many members OIL the ALrieah Az
Church of Sackett street crowded into the
C-ommunipaw venue police court iast
night TO hear the outcome of the SERIOUS
charge made against the Rev. Waiiahi
smith Pastor of the church, by Mrs.
Helen Jackson. A number OF wnlte heh'
who evidently anticipated hearing some
racv testimony, were also on hand, anu
they were not disappointed.
Tho examination was more in the line
of a trayesty on justice and was not only
disgraceful. but extremely dlsgustlns.
Unnecessary questions were asked anu
illusions made until the court room was
filled with wild hilarity. participated III
bv spectators, lawyers, the Court anu
even the ministerial defendant nllhseil,
The spectacle of a poor, iHiterate coioreu
woman. apparently the only person Az
The court room who was IN earnest
made The butt of the proceeding was -
an edifying one. For, over an noun t"e
of the complainant was
kent up by Lawyer Seymour. Questio"s
that were entirely irrelevant were pio-
,o,,nded to the witness with no apparent
raason other than to delay the pfoeeeu-
,ags and cause amusement to the auol-
ence.
THE ASSAULT DESCRIBED.
The only witness called last night was
Mrs Jackson, the complainant. She was
represented by Lawyer James Feury' VINO
drew from her the story of the assault
IN a ski,lful manner. h said that she
lived at No. 151 Van Horn street with
80 h,shand and had been married for
twelve wears. She had known PASTOR
~ hAan connected Will
tho church. She then related the STORY
of the assault. About a month ago sne
vas not sure of the exact date, smith
called at her GUS and was lhVlteu ~
nv her. He tried first to KISS her' ou'
she resisted his advances. Then Mrs'
Johnson described the assault.
In Indignant tones Mrs jackson con-
tinued her story, s~aying:-"l told hlln 10
eet right out of my house, ana saUu !
would tell my husband just as soon as ne
rat,,rned home. Mr.. Smith then SAID 10
me. If 1 thought you would tel youi
husband I would kill you now. -.
On cross-examination Mrs. Jackson sald
that there were three floors in the mousse
and that she lived on the second hooI-
cbe did not scream when the pastor at
+amn+ad TO assault her, because she was
afraid he would choke her. Mr.. ymo
onaeavored to get Mrs. Jackson to admit
tbat if was she who made the first ad-
vances. but was unsuccessfuI
TOLD HER HUSBAND.
In answer to the numerous questlo.S
mt nv Mfr. Seymour, Mrs. jackson saIu
that She went to church and LOOK Oh,
munion after the assault. she mao ale1
told her husband about It. but dla NO
tell him all. She only informea nun y
the kissing episode, and tod MN ~ p 81
smith to keep away from her house, as
he was too fresh. ~ ~ the
Her husband then brought smith 10 lne
honse where he admitted his wrong 90
ing and promised not to Dotner neI a.
II was not until after he had grossly ~
s,,lted her at the funeral of a neighpof,s
child that she told her husband the "no,e
story. 1t was then that compliant was
made to Justice Roe and the pastor ar
rested n o++and.
ed picnics. She had been at the cnurcn
picnic in Glendale Park, and had also
heen to Coney Island several times. She
denied ever having asked smith 10 Can
THE Dominic IS HELD.
In asking for the discharge OF Smltn,
LAWYER Seymour endeavored to convince
the Court that the whole charge was NJ.
thing but an hallucinatlon on the par
of Mrs. Jackson. According TO MS state
ment she was a woman subject 10 hyS-
terical Illusions and the whole th1ng was
but a wild, weird fantasia that she mad
dreamed.
minie in red hot style, and asked that he
be held for the Grand Jury, ana Juslss
Roe, at the conclusion of Mr.. FeuryS
srmming up, said that the Court beneVed
that the evidence showed concluslvely
that an assault had been made and would
Therefore hold the defendant to await
the action of the Grand Jury.