Evening star., 1901-10-17
Trial of. the Jacksons Develops
Revolving Evidence.
YOUNG GIRLS THEIR VICTIMS
Testimony So Bad London Paper
Will Not Print 1t.
WDS VISIT COURT

LONDON, October 1.-THE hearing of
the charges against Theodore and Laura
Jackson (Ann O'Delia Diss de barr was
continued today. The police court was
crowded, a number of women being among
those present, while the police found it
necessary to clear the sidewalk of those
who were anxious to obtain admission and
hear the most noisome testimony ever
given publicity in London court The wit
ness examined today was Daisy Adams, a
mere child, wearing a red Tam O'Shanter
cap, and with her hair in curls hanging
down her shoulders. She testified that she
was enticed to London under the promise
of being taught music.
Laura Jackson continued to- conduct the
case for the defense. She was clothed
in a soiled, draggled white silk toga. The
woman evidently had a powerful influence
over the girl Adams, and leaned over the
dock and gazed fixedly at the witness, evi-
IDENTIFY with the hope of intimidating her
or OF re-establishing her hypnotic infiu-
ence But the girl frustrated the effort
by turning her back to the female prisoner
and looking at the judge. Then, tiring of
her effort, Mrs. Jackson demanded a chair
and, seating herself in corner of the
DOCK interrupted the witness with irrele-
want questions and objections until the
court. ordered her to desist.
Testimony of Vilest Character.
The testimony, which was of the vilest
character, related to the indignities which
the witness suffered at the hands of the
male prisoner while she was a neophyte OF
the Theocratic Unity, under the promise
that she would become sreincarnation OF
the Virgin Mary.
The witness testified that she was so fully
under the prisoners influence at the time
that she believed his claims of divine par
entage Revolving practices were exercised
both when they were alone and in the pres
ence of Mrs. Jackson.
AT the close of the morning session Mrs
Jackson demanded of the court the return
OF the money taken from the prisoners by
the authorities when they were arrested,
but the court refused to grant her request.
Mrs. Jackson also referred to William T.
Steads recent reputation of any knowI-
edge of the prisoners, called him that re-
doubtable pro-Boer,' and said Detective In
spector Kane possessed half dozen letters
which had been written by Mr. Stead to
the accused.
The Hearing Yesterday.
When the hearing of the charges against
the Jacksons was resumed in the police
court yesterday the woman entered the
dock dressed In spotless white. She placed
her hands together before her face and
closed her eyes in the attitude of prayer.
The crowded court room was silent.
The hearing was devoted to revolving
testimony of the behavior of the male de-
fendant toward young woman who was
one of the victims of the pair The alleged
deceptions were seemingly accompanied by
hypnotic influence.
AS the prisoners left the dock they were
missed by the spectators. Jackson cried
Keep quiet, you reptiles" The testimony
was of such a character that the London
papers, which usually print verbatim re-
ports of sensational criminal trials, say
that in this instance they are unable to
do SO.