The sun., 1896-12-17
RECTOR HUGHESS KISSES.
THE DEFENDANT IN MARY SEA
VAK'S SUIT TESTIFIES.

Sepulchre, was forced most unwillIngly by tn
opposing counsel to confess that 1t was hi
practice TO kiss the girls Of his Sunday school
little and big, actunted by feelings of sympath,
and fathcrly affection. But he stoutly main
tanned that he never kissed young women
although he was either unable or unwilling I,
tell what age forms the dividing line between
young women and big girls DR.. Hughes Is be!nI
sued before Justice DAILY in the Supreme Court
for $4,000 damages for assault, by ono of tn,
former members of his SUNDAY school, MARY
SlRvak, a ffteen-year-od Bohemian girl whc
alleges that on March 81 last, while alone in the
church study with DR.. Hughes, he took liber
ties with her.
DIR. Hughes. who is n large, comfortable look.
ing Englishman OF 80 years, was called to the
stand by his counsel, Francis l.. wellman
early in the afternoon. In direct examination
he said that he had been clergyman for thirty
years and rector OF the church OF the Holy Sep.
ulchre for seven. He was married and had six
children. He lives AT 81 East soventy-sixth
street. Tho first intimaton OF tho charges
| he received was on Saturday, June l3 when
a summons, issued by Magistrate Went
worth in the Yorkvlle Police Court,
| was served on him. Immensely sur
prised at the summons. and not knowing
what the charge was, he said, ho Immediately
| went out to get an Interpreter to accompany
| MIN 10 tne nome OF the SlavaKS, so that he
| might learn the trouble. He finally got the Rev.
Mr.. Pisek. n bohemian minister. After making
| this explanation, the witness replied as follows
to his counseHs questions:
,,Q-When did you first become acquainted with Mary
she was confirmed She was member OF a class that
| QIiou saw her at Intervals in that timer Alive
found her shsaiSrIy clever slti ,A10 y" you A.
| q What aroused your interest In her: A-Tbat
anu her evident poverty. II cold
was WEARING u poor min brown dress, Old shoes and
father dIdnt work and semetmes drank: that her
YOU'D have to give up school and go to work In cigar
Q..Did you take Mary to your study on Palm Sun.
day aIIsrnoon, Tern NO to! aIl not -,
g. 9;.Id yo1 attempt e collect money for her each
,9-WWho saossri6s1 ths money on ynrlousla
many ladies' agreed edss the money
AEnGSSh to nS mSsS ss up m two yo,r d%ars ara, week
In Latin on March Sly Al d,d.
made dSow tel, %nss % on the ss
yous Friday. was unable to do So and told her to
SIDE Snurth outer door Of the shdrSh Ss wa" was
ok m door 0fS dan tmS aqSr
that closed H. After We were In the room began
Of ne That family life She told me
2-pid youla hands upon her Acer,any not.
Q-Rid sou take her In your lap Al did not.
xas ih"t @ sGst sas .,%ndins Ha H beside me
feared Soad have to go TO to the cigar @
that n%a %as a naia nG.ouSy e girl and kissed
%Aisr 81 S,aI:ss were b,Gnsns aa you
S"bid YOU wi make %ia amy proposSn to sSe
Sn aa Io TO hF caDef sr s5 At s, s 1Ss @
aM} Snn5ses get Into the paper Ganek said that 4
3 f' iHs 'na
@ wrote the Letter Of ap2osy and made an oTsr to
sumner and was about to go away. as an evidence
,G:-Whas were your reasons Tor not wqntnx to
sETs tn % M S sSf i9 t To p Tnau at
that tme was preaching in the Young Mems chris.
tina! t wsr. ampoTnsd q II. parers could no.
written and had printed in the Indeprn,Irmt an ar
sle sSa 9n m sor s &c the he. Sd
might i, tas with MIN on the .SSieG. Altogether felt
papers print the story and willing buy peace.
This ended the direct examination. and
LAWYER Palmer for the prosecution. began his
Q-what sort OF kiss dio you give to the little
girl AnA Kiss OF sympathy such as would give to
v1r %D" You consider k:S:nf d little girl par; of
What is your limit on age as to kissing, Doctor
Q-When doe. a child become woman in klssins'
Al do not nG snGw ass o N" Inquiries as to
as father gives 10 ilttI" child ~ '',"'
Clio" many times in year do you kiss the girls
9mwhn, per cent, mt & get kisses and what per cent
the witness repeated that his purpose in having
Mary come to the church that day was to see il
that he was aware that there was no one in tho
church. for he had expected to find his secre-
tary there. HIS hours for receiving visitors ut
the church were from o to L. in the forenoon
and from 20 in the afternoon. and his secre-
tary, Miss Ionic. WAS usually there during these
hours.
Why do you have yoopr secretary, present
Asa safeguard" answered tho witness.
" How did II happen. then. tnat you took the
child INTO your study when when you learned that
ous''
Dr. Hughes. In answer to questions. said that
before March 81 Mary had received new shoes
undercluthnr. and jacket from the church. |
that he had left the $50 with Pisek before nc
counts OF the aiga had been published In the !
newspapers. He had received no direct demand |
from Pisck for money, only the indirect one that |
he continue his interest IN ne & gil: few moro
Minister lsek was then called to the stand. |
He SAID that he had suggested to the Doctor to |
pay the $40, nut that the parents OF the girl re-
came up in the Police Court: Notary Wise, who
from the father Of Mary in the girls presence,
and heard her story also. said that she told him
kissed her, but she said noLhing more. Frank
slnvak, the girls father, corro6orated the sto-
rIcs OF his wife and daughter. He was the last
witness called BY the plaintiff.
Frank Bartosek. the former landlord OF tho
said that the SlavRks' lawyer told him that ho
feared the case was one of blackmail. and he
Bartosek. advised them to drop it. but they said
that they were going to get $1,000 from Dir.
Hughes Tho day after that he had Dr.
Hughes and Mrs Slavak. The Doctor told tho
woman Tint he had done nothing wrong. but
she declared that she would not drop the case
for less than $1,000 Lawyer Capek, who at
one time counsel for the Slavaks, testified
that he dropped the case when Mrs. Slavak told
him that she wanted $1,000 spot cash to give
up the case.
Miss Mary Ionic. the doctors secretary. testi-
fled that she was daily in the defendants study
from o to Il and tod
Q-When did YOU reach DR., Hughes's study on
March az Al there between . ana 3 o'clock.
The card announcing tnat the was In his study
was hanging the door and the door was " ie open
went In and found Dr. Hughes sitting at his desk
where hc n ways sits, and Mary Slavuk was standing
NJ his side reading.
G.-Dld tho rector look perturbct and excited, and
A.-So.
Q.-waS Mary Slavak cryingY A.-No.
Q.-Mary Slavak testified that when she left the
study pr Hughes ran out after her and asked her not
10 toll her mother. Is that truo3 A.-No. She went
out alone and pr. Hughes did not follow her. He
stayed IN his study
Several teachers in the Normal and Sunday
schools te-tlned that Mary had not changed