The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-21
TWO JACKS0NS
SENT To JAIL
0deIia DisS DeBar Gets Justice
in England.
WILL SERVE SEVEN YEARS
HUSBAND SENT UP FOR FIFTEEN
"A JUST JUDGMENT.

London. Dee. 2o.-Theodore and Laura
Jackson the latter best known in the
United states by the name Of Ann
Cdela Dis DeBar, we're found guilty
by jury in Old Bailey today GA
charges of immoral practices and fraud.
The judge at once imposed sentences
OF fifteen and seven years. penal servi-
tude upon jackson and his reputed
wife. respectively. The prisoners lis
tened TO the passage of sentence in
evident astonishment. but maintained
silence. AS the judge finished, Jackson
turned from the prisoners dock and
walked down the steps.
"Swamie," as the woman head of
the so-caHed theocratic unity has lat
terly called herself, smiled, bowed to
the judge, and followed Ter male com
panion to where officers were waiting
TO take them to prison.
Anticipations that a Yea dict would be
reached today had revived interest in
the trial of the Jackso"s, and the court
room was well filled while the pro-
ceedineS We're resumed today The fe-
male prisoner as usual furnished the
dramatic features of the examination
Of the witnesses, cross examining them
in mod dated tones and alternately
whining or threatening. When the case
for the prosecution was closed the de-
PENDANTS announced that they would
not call any witnesses, but would tes-
tify in their own behalf.
Jackson's Vague Testimony.
Jackson was then sworn and COM
menCed an address. very much in the
nature of a lecture In the course of
which he claimed to be a man bound
TO single life by religious vow, and
emphaticauy denied the testimony fur
nished as 70 his living with Daisy
Adams whose story he said, was a
tissue of falsehoOds. He described the
female prisoner as a medium through
whom he (JacksOn) had communication
with his spirit wife
Jackson. in his address. referred to
his estate of 1920 acres of land in
Florida and dWelt at great length on
the principles or theocratc unity.
During is crCss-examination Jack
son was very insGleut to the solicitor
general Sir Edward Carson. The judge
warned Jackson that he was injuring
his case. whereUpOu the female defend
ant inteTjected approvingly-
That's right. keep him in order"
While the solicitor general was eX-
aiming Jackson the latter casually
remarked:
IF Swam,a "a name by which the fe-
male defendant is known, is guilty, 1
am guilty also"
"SwamieD Failed to Protest.
Mrs. jackson quickly rose - her feet
having been accommodated with a
chair in the d0cll), and refused to be
included with jackson in the charge of
criminal assault.
When asked whether Mrs. Jackson
had been imprisoned at New Orleans.
Jackson refused TO answer until the
question was repeated TO him by the
female defendant. He then said she
had been in jail twice.
Mrs. Jackson then testified and duTA
ing her examination the name Of
Dis DeBar was mentioned for the first
time i'm court the witness admitting
that she was the divorced wife of Cen
eral Dis DeBar, adding that she had
inherited a fortune from him.
The woman also admitted that she
had been married to a man named Nc
Cool and to Phi. Messaut She said her
income from the Dis DeBar property
was $4,000 yearly. She acknowledged
that she had served six months ia Jail
in New York for defrauding Luther c..
Marsh. and denied that she had ever
been known as Vera p. Ava.
After Mrs. Jackson had made a gen
eral eenial Of the crimes charged
against her, the solicitor general an
n0unced that as the prisoners were not
defended he you'd not address the jury.
Jackson Talks to the Jury.
Jackson Their began a speech to the
jury. He said it was monstrous that
this Infamous charge had been laid at
their door, especially considering that
his companion had devoted her life 10
Christian reform.
However" ne added, Il believe that
absolute justice can be obtained from
an English judge and jury, which is
more than I can say foI America
The female prisoner, liz turn, ad-
dressed the jury. Drawing her classic
robe around her ample form and rails
ing herself to her full height. she held
The court spellbouud for over an hour.
Mrs. Jackson seemeG never at d loss
for words. She carefully dissected all
the evidence and wound up with a pow
erfuI perorau.n. to the effect that she
did i,3t desire any hating, ambiguous
verdict but an unequivocal expression
4 of justice.
' Justice Bigham then summed up very
strongly against the prisoners, saying
1t was hard 20 conceive of more re-
voting or abOminable conduct He said
that he would not be doing his duty
unless he prevented the male prisoner
from pTaCticing such filthy acts under
the cloak of religion for some years to
come.
The jury was absent less than five
minutes. 4 deathlike silence followed
the announcement of the word
guilt and the judge quickly passed
sentences.
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