Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-09

The fraud alleged Is that at the
time of the fling of the application
the priest did not. as he then and
there declared, renounce allegiance
to the Emperor of Austria Hungary,
of whom he had heretofore been a
subject, and did not intend to. as he
then and there declared, under oath,
he would do, support and defend the
Constitution and laws Of the United
States"
In telling members of his congre-
cation why he wouldn't buy Liberty
bonds Father Gross is charged In the
petition with saying:
IT have not bought Liberty bonds
because was sent here from Hun
gary to take charge of this parish
and may at any time after peace has
been declared be called back to Hum
gary. What could I say when my
people asked whether I had contri-
bsIted TO help America win the war7
My sister has son in the Hungarian
army, and suppose he was killed,
what could I say to herr"
Insult to Allies
On the Sunday following the Hail.
fax harbor ship disaster Father
Gross, preaching from his pulpit, Is
alleged to have said:
do you see, my dear flock, how
big the power of God is, and with
what en- awful catastrophe he pun
= ished famous America and her proud
al1ies7 / hope more accidents Ike
that will happen, because In it I see
Gods hand clearly, and / hope God
viii help Germany and Hungary TO
win"
In conversation with members Of
his congregation he is accused Of
having made these remarks:
you see I am a Hungarian and
nothing else. Neither Perth Amboy
nor the United States government
nor the Vesuvius volcano can turn
me to something else. want you all
to be good Hungarians like me. Why,
the leaders of the United States gov
ernment have all gone crazy. They
have lost their brains and their heads
and are running the country blindly
TO destruction. They have even driv-
en the Cardinal at Boston crazy, for
aid he not on Thanksgiving Day pray
TOR victory for the American Army2
Who ever heard of bigger stuptdness.
Chey are all crazy and distracted"
Refused 10 Pray For United States.
The priest Is also charged with hav-
Ing made the following utterances:
IT received q letter from my Bishop
ordering me to pray for an American
victory, but I will never pray for such
4 victory. I am willing to pray for
victory for the German and Hunga-
rian armies"
other remarks he is alleged to have
made follow:
'aThe leaders of the United States
Government are bunch of fools
when compared with the members OF
the German Government They went
crazy when they had the nerve to de-
clare war against Germany. An
American army of 100000 men cam
not stand up against 100000 Ger
mans. only wish the Germans win
the war and that the Americans Will
have to pay a big indemnity. Wood
row Wilson ought to be a teacher In a
little country school instead OF Pres
dent"
Former Judge Adrian Lyon, OF this
city. who was county judge when
Father Gross became citizen. made
an affidavit IN the case to the effect
that Father Gross had told him that
he tried to get admitted into the
Catholic diocese OF Trenton and was
rejected.
rather Gross has been In charge of
the Church of Our Lady OF Hungary
for several years and has been inter-
ested in other ventures. He has been
president of the Cortlandt Realty
Company and was interested for a
time in what was known as the tele-
pl enc herald.
He has been charged by some Hun
earians with having endeavored TO
hinder the demonstration OF the loyal
Hungarians on July Fourth The Ital-
iane had announced that they would
not march II he was to be In line.
Father Gross did not march. but was
Ia the grand stand during the exer-
cises, taking part IN the singing OF
patriotic songs. Considerable interest
was aroused a short time ago when he
attacked the Hungarian Loyalty
League. being organized In this city
with the sanction OF the necessary fed
eral authorizes.