European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 a the stars and stripes Friday december 6, 1991smith s accuser describes attack the alleged victim Center leaves the courthouse wednesday during a break in Wiliam Kennedy Smith s trial. / thought he was going to kill me tearful woman says West Palm Beach Fla. A in 2vi hours of stunning testimony William Kennedy Smiths accuser told a jury wednesday that he raped her on the Lawn of his family a estate and she sobbed a i thought he was going to kill she said she screamed and tried to fight him off but he slammed his body on top of hers and said a a Stop it Bitch a a a. A the had me on the ground and i was trying to get out from under him because he was crushing me a she testified. A i was Yelling �?~no1 and a Stop a and i tried to get my out to get him off of me and he slammed it to the ground a she said. A and he pushed my dress up and he raped me and 1 thought he was going to kill Quot Quot the 30-year-old woman s court appearance was the first encounter with Smith since the fateful weekend. As sen. Edward m. Kennedy a Nephew left the courthouse he scoffed at her allegations. A obviously we saw some very sad and some very dramatic testimony a Smith said. A but in be been living with these allegations with this Damnable lie for the past eight months and i Hope everybody will be patient As i have been and allow me the Opportunity with roys help to defend myself in the coming he was referring to his lawyer Roy Black who began Cross examination Only briefly before court recessed for the Day. He was to continue thursday. The woman initially pleaded a poor memory when he quizzed her about details of the hours before she met Smith. The prosecutor said she would rest her Case today. Circuit judge Mary Lupo ordered saturday and sunday sessions to try to end the trial before Christmas. In court Smith stood up As the slender dark haired woman in a dark Gray suit and pearls identified him As the Man she met at a trendy West Palm Beach discotheque. At one Point she sobbed so strenuously the prosecutor asked her if she wanted a break. She said she wanted to continue. Asked a did you consider this an act of love a she caught her breath and said a ooh god she said she ran in terror from the Man she had thought was a a Nice Guy Quot when they met at the nightclub earlier that night. She suggested he underwent a personality change suddenly pouncing upon her without warning or sexual suggestions. A i understand How this Nice Guy had turned into that one that raped me a she said weeping. When they arrived at the Kennedy estate she said Smith invited her to see the House and they strolled on the Beach in front of the property where they encountered Smiths Uncle the democratic senator from Massachusetts and his son Patrick who walked past without a word. A it struck me As a Little Odd a she said of the encounter about 3 . A everyone was still awake. I thought about this seeing the House at 3 ., and i had second the woman said she and Smith kissed while on the Beach and a it was getting a lot More but she insisted his kiss was not sexual. Suddenly she said he declared he wanted to go swimming and began taking off his clothes. When he began opening his pants she recalled she turned and said she was leaving. A i started up the stairs and i was at the top of the Steps and my leg was grabbed a she said through sobs. She said she broke Loose and ran across the Lawn and a the tackled me and i was on the ground and be was on top of after the rape she said she ran into the Kennedy House and tried to hide but a i could hear him Yelling for she said she called her Friend Anne Mercer to come and get her and was shaking so badly she tried to steady herself on a Kitchen table but Smith pursued her. A the grabbed me again. He grabbed me by the . I thought he was going to kill me. I did no to know what he was going to do to me a she said bursting into tears. She said Smith pulled her into another room and seemed Calm. \ a the was real different a she said. �?o1 was telling him a you be raped me. How could you do this a he was sit Ting there very smug and he said a i did t rape a when she said she would Call the police she said Smith told her a no one will believe she said that when her friends arrived she Felt safer. She said she did no to Call police until the next Day be cause a i was too terrified of him his family a operative seeks Campaign Talent Albany . A new York gov. Mario Cuomo a aides and advisers have begun reaching out to political strategists and consultants who might help him in a presidential Campaign a top aide said wednesday. Loess a to mean the governor is said new York democratic run inc a that does no to mean the governor is no Quot party chairman John Marino a Veteran Cuomo political operative. A i believe we have to be ready and reach out to people who can help us if he does decide to Marino said it was his own initiative to look for Talent to staff a possible Campaign. A i have not spoken to the governor about this a he said. Marino did say he spoke with Cuomo on tuesday and quoted him As saying he did not want to be at a competitive disadvantage if he decided to run. Marino said their talk did not get into specifics on How to avoid that. Marino refused to say who had been contacted about helping on a possible Cuomo Campaign the Cuomo Camp has been consulting in recent weeks with John Sasso a top strategist in former Massachusetts gov. Michael Dukakis run for the 1988 democratic nomination. Cuomo has also been talking with Robert Shrum a Veteran democratic political consultant. Marino said he was being assisted by Wall Street executive Michael Delgiudice Cuomo a former chief of staff in Albany and Brad Johnson Cuomo s Washington lobbyist. With deadlines approaching for presidential primaries Marino Sata he Felt it was necessary to begin compiling a Campaign brain Trust. Cuomo has until dec. 20 to enter the nations first primary in new Hamp Shire scheduled for feb. 18. States with primary filing deadlines before Jan. 5 include Texas Massachusetts and Maryland. A Host of other deadlines arrive by Jan. Is including Michigan Florida and Illinois. Marino said Cuomo would already be in a a competitive disadvantages it he entered the race for the democratic nomination at this Point. A i want to make sure that competitive disadvantage is As Small As possible a Marino said. Cuomo could not be Uneedia reached for comment. A a Bush blames d c. Gridlock for slow recovery by Cox news service Washington a president Bush on wednesday blamed the sluggish Pace of economic recovery on a political gridlock Between the Republican controlled White House and the democratic controlled Congress. He spoke shortly after the Commerce department towered its 2.s percent estimate of the Economy a growth Between july and september to 1.7 percent and the Federal Reserve reported a flagging momentum in the economic recovery in october and Early a there Are things no president can do unilaterally times when the need for action finds the president and Congress pulling in different directions Quot Bush said. A to be candid my preferred solution to divided government is a Republican he told the business backed american Enterprise Institute that his travels to 48 states had convinced him that people a want action and they can to understand the political gridlock that too often paralyses Washington but Bush said he and members of Congress disagree on what action to take. A a yes the american people want government to act but not to build new centralized bureaucracies or create More red tape Quot he said. David Stockman who was president Reagan a fire budget director told another Aei session that government businesses and households wont want to rein of rate the Economy by returning to pre recession Speen 8 Levels until they pay off More of the a unsustainable Leo from the 1980s
