Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-08
JURY TO GET GROSS CASE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AS TESTIMONY CLOSES
Priests Testimony Causes
Great Interest As He Tells
of Incidents
SPEAKS OF HOLY FAMILY

BIZ SpeCtUI Correspondents.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. SIT ap-
peared here early this afternoon that
the case being tried by jury and
Judge Peter F. Daily here in which
Rev. Francis Gross, of Perth Amboy,
is accused of inciting riot, would go
to the jury late in the afternoon. AT
the close of the morning session Attor-
ney Thomas Brown, for the defense.
said that he would call only one or
two witnesses instead of practically
sall of the congregation of the priests
church and this would mean that after
the summing up by both sides the
matter would be passed on to the jury.
Father Gross went on the stand
yesterday afternoon in his own be-
half. When the priest was called to
the stand he leaned forward interest
edly. resting his elbows on the coun-
ter before the witness chair. He was
examined by his attorney, Thomas
Brown.
Question (by Mr.. Brown)-Did you
have occasion to see Louis Cstpo's
window? Answer-Yes, very often.
like this one? (Showing copy of New
Jersey Hirado). A.-Yes.
Q.-Had Mr.. Csipo had any other
papers in the window? Ayes, for
four months he had had copies from
week to week.
Odd you go to see Csipo about
having them taken out of the will
dow? A.-Yes. On October 80 after
/ had heard from two members of my
congregation who had been delegated
to ask him to remove them, / went
there with two sisters.
Q.-Was Csipo there? Ayes. No
one else.
Q.-were the papers there then?
A-Yes.
Odd you have any conversation
with him? Ayes, on october 80.
O.-What was said? C1ere Mr..
Coan objected but Judge Daily allow
ed the auestion). Al asked him to
take the paper out OF the window ana
especially said didn't care SO much
as long as only i was attacked but
when our holy religion was brought
i'm (Here the testimony was stopped
by an objection from Mr.. Coan).
@. (By Mr.. Brown)-Will you read
what you read to the congregation on
November /. (Objected to by Mr..
Coan, objection sustained).
O. What did you say to the con-
gregation that day? A. l said, MY
dear people, there is no need to give
YOU much explanation about the situ-
alton as you know as well as i know
that for the last five or six months i
am attacked and insulted: not only
me personally, but also our holy rellg-
ion. As long as these attacks were
personal 1 did not care so much, but
now also the sisterhood and the sisters
and the Holy Family are attacked. 1
thought It my duty to have him stop.
You know that our congregation, SIX
or eight weeks ago, sent two men 10
Csipo's asking him to take the papers
from his window and stop that custom.
Now, after our religion and sisterhood
are attacked, thought 1t would have
a good effect IL I went with the sisters.
especially at this time of epidemic,
when have been on duty at midnight,
2 o'clock, sometimes. 1 got no sleeI
for two or three days and some priests
go to the hospital, so worn out are
thew by their duties. While / am do
ing my duty this paper charges that l
deserted my people In the explosion
when I have taken the sisters to Car
teret. to a place of safety. When / am
doing all this and need all my energy
such expressions are used That crawl
under the skirts of a woman. l went
myself over there nicely with two sis
ters. He promised that he would take
the papers out. Not only has he not
complied but right after they had
printed a new paper, he put that up. I
also went to the editors place. Now
the paper charges that I am indicted
for having beaten. bleeding. Reich
man. Therefore, my dear people, /
have done everything in my power as
your pastor for our congregation and
our holy faith. Now. after IL had no
effect, I ask you TO go there. that our
congregation. which has patronized
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