New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-30
SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENTS.
rRIAL OF Dr.. T.. z. WICKES-HIS PUBLICATION
OF LHwD BOOES-MEDICAL TESTIMONY DE-
NoUNCEs THEM AS IMPROPER

TRIAL OF DR.. +. z. wICKEs-iIIs PUBLICATION
OF LHwD BOOEs-MEDIcAL TESTIMONY DE-
HoUNCES THEM AS IMPROPER.
Quite "a sensation has been created in New
ark by the late sprituastc revelations, and crowds OF
curious and scandalmongers have been beseging ths
court hear the different cases The hrst indictment on
the list against John McEven for open lewdness was
disposed OF yesterday The Jury after taking six hours
10 consider matter found him guilty Of ewdness end
he was remanded for sentence. Yesterday morning tho
trial Of Dr. T. wekes resumed before Judge Teese
He was indicted for publishing an obscene work. Dir.
bra Coles Ticheaor, BALDWIN, and Dodd 10 prove that
tho work not strictly speaking medical work:
Dr. Coles Tho was examined . hrst oeeettrea a
work as calculated TO have bad effect all It's
especially denounced Dr. Tichenor stated that after n
careful examination OF the work he could not nd
parted TO tho ignorant would probably have entirely
pernicous snd deleer0us effect and the man who could
medical work not 1T decent member OF society.
and ought TO be spurned from the soeey OF every re-
spectacle DR. Baldwin said that the style OF com.
position cf the work entirely different from that Of
any medical treatise on tho same subject and ts views
objected TO- as subject that should put Into
hands u the public Dr. Dodd on being sworn, stated
OF the book. having design to foster the sensual
desires Of the reader and carnal intercourse
for the defense he said he objected TO the paragraph In
the predatory remarks with reference to the phenomena
4
&C., in his opinion the whole Of the goth page Tie
Human Form Divine" tended to produce lust the 2st
page impressed him with the came idea; the matter In 10
true, but not OF nauro 10 mako known TO the pub
lie; the 25th 2th and 2th pages some passages that
lie read OF nature tending TO excite the passions
medical work. arranged and edited by an efficient med
ca man, would be understood by lie readers. ard still
not convey bad meaning page a. the chapter headed
Counsel 10 the Young. nothing Objectionable In that
alone, In the authors ideas that subjects page ~,
| on onsnism and masturbaton was Of . lewd nature
moro especially the pGraaraph on the bottom Of
| the page, which not 1T for publication. DIR.
| storer's remarks, which were read tho same
subject he also considered rather strong and
to tho subject Of masturbation IL 70 subject In my
opinion. which would be better kept from the public
the effect produced by reading such subject wOud
lust and carna intercourse between the sexes aud b
aide. the whole Is not true The plates the work
for the mott part taken from we'll known medical
| works man should attempt TO prevent conception
doctor has the right to take away tie life infant
that Of the mother but the husband has not that
right very strongly object to1he matter page iot
showing the effects Of drugs on me seIusl orksns; it
| men In speaking Of msgnetism the Language Of the
writer tends 10 iust The chapter uses aud Of
diseases, treatment Of female deaseA all correct but
| the sax nature" - not medical and the
style OF the language not proper have NOTHING
through the work countenancins abortion passage
page III tends 70 produce esrna Intercourse and thu
6es Of ny belief e Il not true br Hunt editor Of n,
Daily Adesrttse than proved thAs Of: Wakes Was The
10 tho work In question Dr. Coles was then questioned
BY the defense to the authorship Of another that
they wished 10 prove written BY DR. Joseph Psnust
but failed N e9tNhsh}pG The point TIVE Witneseoa ven