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King, of Boston, g History of Elizabeth RolIns.'
both being substantial histories Of the seduction of
Daniels alias Dutch Till" Emma Cooley Cath
arlne Alley, Siias Kate Hall - " Count Alfred D.
0rsay, Child of Nature improved by Chance;" Sa-
Pho Seduction and abandonment" 1.-The Con-
Us Mistress ) F" Caroline Amelia Augusta, Queen
OF England - New Boots - "The Magic CO.
iuinn which appears to be vehicle for assigna-
T Th Letter OF Adeline Mortimer TO her Lover"
Inc paper Is dated July |, 1871
Mr SMITH replied at great length, and commended
mat the paper should be read to the lury and wit
nesses should be examined TO prove It's obscenity II
might be the opinion of the majority of the public
that these very articles the titles of which had
been read by the District Attorney were calculated
TO subserve the cause OF virtue, by pointing out the
ehects OF vice. IL book or publication 10 be
judged by lis title, the selection of isolated passag-
es, there Is scarcely publisher but would be liable
TO prosecution Tor obscene publications. and mapy
OF the works OF Moore and Byron could not be de-.
tended with as much propriety as the articles named
by the District Attorney. The counsel closed a We
ry able speech by calling the Court to REQUIRE the
District Attorney TO do his duty, and read the artl
Giles charged as obscene, and sustaining his charge
by testimony.
The DISTRICT ATTORNEY replied and contended
that matter that was not necessary to be set forth in
the indictment, was not necessary TO be read in
Court. The only thing necessary was for the ury
TO Judge OF the obscenity of the paper from lis face
lie was not compelled 10 read more than was on the
face of the Indictment He said, rather than be
compelled to read every hlthy, lewd, and obscene
matter that might be brought before the court
through these and other publications, he would re-
sign his office. He did not mean to apply these re-
marks TO this paper throw out threat that he did
not intend TO do his duty
MIR. SMITH rejoined in some truly happy remarks
in which he defended the grounds he had before
taken, and was quite sarcastic and severe on some
OF the remarks OF the District Attorney and said he
wished 10 sSulk from doing the dirty work. for
which he got paid, and throw II upon the Jury who
were compelled to attend here gratuitously.
The Court decided that the District Attorney
was bound to read such parts of the paper as he re-
he'd on tor the prosecution.
The District Attorney read from the paper the ar
hcles headed matilda Rollins alias Daniels, alias
Dutch Till, and ''Catharine Alley, alias Kate
Horn" and rested his case
The defence called no witnesses, and Mr. Smith
made an able and udlcious defence of his client in
speech Astounding with eoquence, in the course
of which he read several articles and extracts from
the paper.
The District Attorney closed the argument In a
powerful speech, in which he forcbly depicted the
consequences that must ensue il these centious
papers were countenanced and allowed to exist
The Recorder briefly chargedthe jury, and ad-
verted to the blessings of properly conducted press
and of the evils OF an abandoned and profgate
press.
The jury after an absence of five minutes returned
a verdict of guilty
The Court then adjourned till Thursday morning
II o'clock.
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