Evening star., 1942-05-13
apAgent Trial
Continues With
New Juror
Jerome G. Jackson
Found Dead in Car;
Alternate Seated

The japanese conspiracy trial
continued in District Court to-
day with an alternate Juror fill
ing the chair of a regular juror,
Jerome C. Jackson, 40, 1911 Mill
tary road NV, who died unex-
pectedly last night.
Justice T. Alan Goldsborough an
nounced Mr.. Jackson's death as
court opened. The juror was found
dead of heart attack on the back
seat of his car at $50 am. by
Bethesda police on Beach drive
just so yards over the District line
Police believed Mr.. Jackson felt the
attack coming, parked his car and
lay down on the back seat to rest.
The alternate filling his place in
the box was Donald A. Onyun, "a,
1921 Clinton street NE, repair
man for the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co.
Planned to Meet Wife.
In announcing Mr.. Jackson's
death, Justice Goldsborough sug-
gested that ''it is the feeling of the
court, of counsel and the jury that
the clerk send to the widow and
family the profound regret of all
on the sudden death of Mr.. Jack
son."
At Mr.. Jackson's s home, it was said
that he had gone out on business
and had planned to meet his wife
az a Tsnvorr,y,oa,,t l,,,jll;ner x.yt, are 81, a
was on evening duty. When he
failed to appear, police were notified
An interior decorator, Mr.. Jackson
was born in Washington and served
in the first World War. He is sur
vived by his widow, daughter, Lu-
cille, and two brothers, Harold and
Myron jackson. He was a Mason
and member of the Methodist
Church.
On trial, charged with aiding
Japanese propaganda, are Frederick
Vincent Williams and David War
rem Ryder. former San Francisco
newspapermen and publicists.
Specifically, the two men are on
trial under an indictment charging
them with violating the Foreign
Agents Registration Act. A jury of
seven women and five men, picked
quickly yesterday afternoon, is hear
ing the evidence and the case Is ex-
pected to take about two weeks.
The Government indicated it will
call to the witness stand one of the
co-defendants in the case, Tsutomu
Obana, secretary of the Japanese
Committee on Trade and Informa-
tion at San Francisco, who already
has pleaded guilty to violating the
Foreign Agents Registration Act.
He has not yet been sentenced.
Others who will be called as wit
nesses during the course of the case
are T. Wesley Adams, official in the
State Department; Mrs Dorothy
Lorenzo Bender of San Francisco;
Col. William A. Brewer, formerly of
San Francisco, now of Washington;
w. w. Chaplin of San Francisco,
1t. Edward Curtis Crimmins, for
merly of San Francisco; Special
Agent John A. Dearborn of the F.
B. l.; Ebert Dulfer and Paul Dull
fer, both of San Francisco; Archi-
bald B. Evans, official in the period
ical reading room of the Library of
Congress: Wilfrid Fleisher of Wash
ington, James B. Henderson of the
r. B. l., Leonard j. Lucas of San
Francisco, Harold Matson of New
York, K. Miyazaki, formerly of San
Francisco: Frank P. Osborn, Joseph
j. Pape and John T. Pigott, all of
San Francisco; Charles D. Ponton
OF New York City, Mrs. Dorothy
Williams Rosenberg and Wynant
Van Zandt. both of San Francisco;
H. K. Watanabe, formerly of San
Francisco; Edward G. White of San
Francisco, Charles G. Wright of
Glendale, Calf, and Kyle Yana-
shita of Oakland, Calf.
Jury Panel.
The jury comprises Mrs. Halle j
Davis, housewife; Mrs. Agnes H
Early. clerk in an engraving firm
Bernard Easterson, secretary in a
liquor house: Mrs. Nellie K. Endres
housewife: Mrs. Evelyn H. Everett
housewife; James S. Fitzsimmons
vice president of a restaurant busi-
ness: Mrs. Evelyn G. Freeman,
clerk; Mrs. Pauline M. Gets, house
wife: Mrs. Edith C. Lakey, Govern
ment clerk; James E. Law, ST, serv-
ice manager, and George H. Mar
shall, real estate man, and Mr.
Onyun.
Russell E. Packet, meat cutter
Is the second alternate
When Mrs Clara B. Leverton. SIS
OF l7l2 Sixteenth street NV.
housewife, was questioned for pos
sible jury service she revealed that
she has son who is a lieutenant ir
the United States Navy. Justice
Goldsborough suggested to opposing
counsel that it would be better il
she were excused, and both Govern.
ment and defense attorneys agreed.
Justice Goldsborough also-by
agreement of both sides-excused q
man from serving because he has 6
cousin who has been in the United
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