New-York tribune., 1901-12-21
THE JACKSONS CONVICTED.
Az ENGLISH JUDGE AND JURY DEAL
HEAVILY WITH DIsS DE BAR.

1ondon Dec 2o-Tbe revolving Theocratic Unity
trial was ended at Old Bailey to-day A Verolc'
of guilty found against jackson ano Nj 80
son. who sentenced, respectively ~ IA
years and seven years penal serVitude. Inc u
PENDANTS heard the sentences with astonlsiiieL ~
hut In silence Jackson Immediately turned ieit tAo
prisoners dock and made his way toward Ihe uooi
leading from the courtroom, and the feulale PiS
oner smiling to the last, bowed to the JUoee "
court and followed her companion
Authorization of a verdict being reached sooner
than expected revived interest in the Theoera'c
Unity and the courtroom was well filled "heii ' "
proceedings were resumed The feInaie pIiso'
usual furnished the dramtic features ol INC ~ -
ination of the witnesses. cross-eHanlLhii1e -,
nodulated tones and alternately whining OF 'hi
eninq When the case for the prosecution W.
closed the defendants announced that thes 49,
not call any witnesses, but WouIo 'eS'i-' "
own behalf ,. l., the
Jackson WAS sworn and began address IN tiie
- - Iac+ure during the course of which ne
oIai,oed m he = man bound single life by reislo
vows and emphatically denied the tes'iiioy 80. a
nished as TO his conduct with Daisy AoaiiA'' a.
story he said was tissue of falsehoo"s' ne uI
scribed the female prisoner as meuuii -, h;
-, - IacksorD had communication WIN ii'
..snirit wife" Jackson, in his ADDRESS ie1 80.
his estate of 1880 acres Of land IN floliud CIV 7Tt
at length on the principles of the IheoCi" =
n,rinp his cross-exa mination Jackson was re.'
,psoIent TO the Solicitor General Slr hu"0I
COW The iudge warned Jackson that ne was iI
i,,ring his case whereupon the femaie
interjected, approvingly;
..Tbat's right Keep him in order 1,
While the Solicitor General was eA"'---
son the latter casually remarked ,,r5.-+
..If Swami "a name by which the feInale
is known is guilty. am guilty also' -. o,,r,
F3ut Mrs. jackson quickly rose 10 het ~ " 20
been accommodated with chair in the oochI anu anu
refused be included Win 'd0N"
of criminal assault. ,o~, ;-,
When asked whether Mrs JACKSON N .5 n
nrisoned at New-Orleans. jackson reluseu -,
answer until the question was repeated 10 mn, -
the female defendant ne 'iie' ~
lTrs Jackson then testified. and during her cross,
examination the name Diss De Bar was men 80"
for The first time in the witness ADMIT teIile
-. sba urae the divorced wife OF General Dss
De BAR adding that she had inherited a l IoI 'ph t6
him The woman 5aSeS aiso sqmGieol MeGeol and to P Il
Messaut She said g. her G ine0me rG Wee that
gar gar peareS six months in jail in New-Iork Tor
defrauding Luther c. Marsh. ana aelleo 'N@' ''
After Mrs Jackson had made SeneGas bd soci4or
Of the cTmeS chsrEeG at as the prisoners
defended. he would not address the lIrS- @ ir, He
said it was monstrous that such an infamous ] Eni
should be laid at their dooa esPeSaf @ NY to Chrsa
reform H6~ever he added Il belieye that lab 36
sote Justice can be obtained from an Englisn 1uQs
and Jury which than can say Iof
Tbe female prisoner, in turn addressed the jury
Drawing classic robes around hef aPie Ioa id
and raising herself to her fuil heighl sne 1I1 neu
son never seemed TO be at a loss for WORDS. 0ne
csrefully dssected ali the evidence and wound up
Win poWerful peroration, the effect that she
did not desire any hating. ambiguous verdict, but
an un4Quivocal expression of justice She sdl uo"H
painting and breathless-
Justice Bigham then summed up strongly against
prisoners. difficult to conceive OF
more revolving and abominable conduct He would
be doing his duty unless he prevented the male
prisoner from practising such filthy acts under the
cloak OF religion for some years to come.
The Jury vas absent less than five minutes
deathlike silence followed the pronouncement of
the word Guilty. and the judge quickly passed
the sentence.
The Home Secretary. Mr.. Ritchie, an inter
ested spectator of the closing scenes Of the trial,
perhaps with the view OF inteliigently dealing with
the case in the event of an appeal for cemency.