Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
Did Not Instruct Mob to Use
Force Against Cispo, Claim
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IN ending his examination of Csipo
for the time being, the witness was
asked what the relation between him
and Father Gross was. Csipo's an
swer was: I'VE are not friends" Mr..
Coan reserved the right on continuing
his examination Of Csipo later in the
trial.
A request by Mr.. Brown taht he be
permitted to wait till Csipo had given
all of his testimony before he cross
examines him, was not allowed by
Judge Daily. In his examination of
Csipo MIR. Brown first asked him If
he had yer been convicted of crime.
The witness answered in the affirma-
tive declaring that he had been found
guilty of perjury in Somerville. Csipo
then identified a copy of the New Jer-
sey Hiraldo, two copies of which were
in the windows of his Office. one in
the windo wlooking out on State street
and the other in the window fronting
on William street. Cstpo declared
that there was also a picture of
Father Gross in the State street win
dow. He declared there were no other
pictures in the window and that he
had written nothing which appeared
in his window.
II developed during the examination
of the next four witnesses that the
: probable line of defense upon which
Attorney Brown was working was
proving that Father Gross had NOT
told the members Of his congregation
to so to Csipo's and take the paper
from the window by force or violence,
but that he told them to request Csipo
to remove the paper himself.' Up un-
til this point it had been a question as
to what the defendant would take as
its defense.
The four witnesses placed on the
stand following Csipo were questioned
as to what transacted at the meeting
and at the office of Csipo following
Father Gross talk concerning the pa
per. These witnesses were Frank iris
to. Joseph GotZ, Anna Sander and
Mrs. Katy Fazekas.
Tristo testified 10 being at the
| church on the morning of November ]
and declared he went with the crowd
when il started for Csipo's office, bur
| dropped out at Buckingham venue
After the shooting he said he went 70
the office and saw the body of the
dead ma lying in the gutter, recog-
nizing it as Il man who had lived with
him.
Gotz said he was in church when
| Father Gross cad tho article. but that
he had not paid much attention TO it.
He testified hat he stood across the
street from Csipo's office during the
riot. heard five shots fired. saw !
woman tear down the PAPER from the
State street window and then saw the
crowd break the window. He declared
he did not know who fired the shots.
He said he was not a friend of Csipo's
and also declared that he was not UNI
friendly with him. Attorney Brown
asked him if Father Gross had not
told the people that he had tried to
have Csipo take the paper from the
window himself. but that Csipo re-
fused.
Miss Sander testified that Father
Gross had included the name of Ar
thur Reichmann when he referred to
Csipo having the article in his win
dow. She claimed that Father Gross
! said: women have more riEt,t IN
America than men," but was question
ed by Attorney Brown, who asked hel
If Father Gross hadn't said. "Womer
have more influence in America h a
men," The witness made the state
ment in Hungarian Just as h claimed
Father Gross had said it and the inter.
prefer translated il as right" instead
of Influence" She asserted that she
went ahead OF the crowd, knocked a
lCsipo's door. spoke a few words Il
him and then went up stairs L
tCsipo's apartments.
Mrs. Fazekus testified the same a
the three other witnesses, stating sh'
stood outside during the riot and thei
went to her home. All four witnosse
declared that Father Gross had rea'
the article from the New Jersey Her
aid and hen told the people TO go t.
| Csipo's and Ia the ape takei
from the window.
Following the testimony. the cour
adjourned.
There was much challenging oil
both sides before the jury was FINAL!
lchosen. the defense challenging tel
men, which is the limit allowed, and
tha state questioning iii of the mel
IcalIed. Francis Zwalinsli. of Peril
lAmboy, was challenged for cause b!
lMr. Brown and admitted that he wal