New-York tribune., 1868-01-31
SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENTS.

tgC0ND DAYS TRIAL OF DIR. WICKES-CouNsELa ,
ARGUMENTS FOR DEFENSE AND PRosECU-
TION.
This trial was resumed yesterday morning,
at u o'clock Proceedings commenced with the eXamina
tIon Of Dr Dougherty the part Of the DEFENSE VINO
testified to the that the book in question very nue
reselubed medical works Of that order. Mrs Meyer the
her Of the adopted child Of Dr. Wiekes produced
br the prosecution and stated that Wckes told her he
was going to publish book containing Interesting
matt Tor females The counsel for the deense inter-
tared 4 This poillt and tic witness sent down. .
~ Wm b tiuid then addressed the Jury ON behalf OF
se defense, and spoke for some time Inc SUBSTANCE oI
hs- address Gentlemen OF tie JuTy-M{ chet MI
.i,SrcDe .tre N, it. Ne allow the publication and sell
Ee N t.s book In my opinion many things nrcgud to
fe prosecution Of tins entirely uuWarianitd anu
sar on the part of the State. The counsel for the state
comes into cor to open ease, and produces THIS book
tr0M under his coat, he were AFRAID somebody hght
soc the pictures IL might have created greater e1eet
o1 ysu gentlemen If he had brought It In between pair
Of songs He far as 10 say that all the aOOr
fh book when the doctors who are certainly preudiced
Ieshis that there Is nothing ln the BOOK eoHn
teAaBcng abortion. The defendants Dr M!cSes mas To
stand fall by your decision Gtnteeh OF tS JHly an
islectOn Of the WORK Is sufficient Tor you 70 zen MetHI
obscene or not. wished to furnish you al WIN
Aee ess Int unfortunately, yesterday supply have dsa
psaied and last night had not copy TO read u the
defendant had thought TINS wOIk contrary 70 he nv M
Why Gid he put his name 10 ni why not puOlsL IL me
a cepv To- Squire Mills in his house, when tho squire
eanIe there 10 arrest McEWcnt ! VIII tel you Why,
useful work, containing useim S lnlSilus'loI t ron
The Medical Society do not like TINS Work at an
why because it attacked them it told the public to he
ware OF doctors by doing 80 TOOK money OUT VI the
pockets none Of Ms like that done; we are al uen ana
,rtnr1y they felt malicious towards him They all de
nsuHCed the book, saying tended TO lcNohss ana one
Of them was so eager IN his indignation that he denounc-
.d a plssare that I was reading from Prof StoTers
work thinking IL from WiCks. was sorry 70 see a
gentleman Of his standing place himself Ia such an I'M
YSSeasant position There class Of men who III q
body exhibit more prejudice lan tbe in men. .t -
n miuenslty Of hunbug IA TINS world b DeueVg IL
rapidly decreasing chiefly ON account o general ed'l-
eStion aud reading ms TtA oi nlchs Is & Sio'e lo
tbe "a the nss not Tor doctors cfsa h, hy'i'aI
NSTks which the could not understand ttl you,
gentlemen IL OF tte tricks OF the trade 70 keep the
public ignorant; II an people unuefetOou
WoRld these poor doctors do They object 70 the style OF
ings are IN these enlightened day even INC h.he s
into pieces and illustrated TO make tatractVc, &C mat
a ibev thjk Of the lille Of Prof storer ?" Tho
great charge against the book that It obscene some
LIN Known NJ aJcaI works. And are there not passages
IN Byron Pope Shakespeare and the Bible that
occasionally Skipped as not NJ 10 DC readf as 10 the
passages ON the prevention OF conception which one OF
the learned Doctors spoke against very strongly mean
60 uphold gentlemen, that there are cases when s1ch
easurcs allowable. or course the Doctors oiJect 10
A. as 10 takes money out OF Their pockets NOW Rhue
nen. have you read the bOok Docs create IeWd Iee
fDg.i believe not The gentleman, the defendant has
besn lecturer aud physician, but he ls not member
OF the Essex County Medical society Ibats WHAT ic
matter. Does he look Ike lewd mahf lDellcNe Eente
n1en Of tie jury that the defendant IN publishing ms
wOsk, meant 1t to be manual oi usefu hIoInhtoh 70
tRe ignorant on such subjects, ana Win thls cOnNeuoh
hsve the case in your hands. ,
~ addressing you feel uncertain whether my ehe Iot
sonic time this matter might have been construed INTO
my taking interest in tie case but doieci great
tBterest IN IT, nO ease trleu lately mas sucn peF uo
sur whole community believe YOU VIII agree WIN ine
nee and encourage criminal abort aud also tell
ysung men and women that they and enjoy their
,somen no mention Of married people, love triumphant
avoid conception IN larger letters ne claims tis
@aed woman & ] ana iIITg ,l ssS N sirnen the oiee
flaf a. qxgife In
stated that produced the book with the desire to create
:. ned witnesses, well known medical men, who
kave shown that tho book Is not medical
Ssdsr the impression that Dr. wicks is an educated
R his preface endeavOrs TO impress the reader that
sT from the Bible speaking OF the love Of God and Of
noye as nature The counsel then read several para
2sfes OF the man are evidently tended TO Free love,
Because he upbrads people for not coming ogether ne
es not denOunce marriage, as 1t Is necessary TO throw
vail his ultimate designs AS II would not 90 10
spon hi. views too quickly but better arrive at them by
derees We then arrive at the prevention OF coneeI
taon What the difference between that and criminal
sbOropl You do Il today IT Is eoReSp1GH i no & Wses
nce One little older than the other He then alluded
but the counsel for the defense objected C0nthung
no saidi could cell you more about this man Wcs the
fson; by hs works We shall Judge hi how does know
there are such wonders effected by these spiritual
Why arc they not produced in Court Prof WiCkes in his
wOrk miers that gets married for no other pr-
Sso tue4t % oasiy "i9 lu9e
defense produces as being similar work TO Wieks, s
quite Of different class 1t is medical treatise not
piled with naked women, nuptial cOuohes and other
l&scyious IDEAS. and written passions OF
the reader He also quotes passages from the Bible
which VIII read from tho Bible itself ead pas
sages have read you OF the passages and call
year attention TO the words the Son Of God and the differ
ent use made OF them IL is simply nothing more
nor less than blasphemy. Tie witness for the
slefense produced yesterday Hew-lork publisher
what dlsnteosed being he seems pays for typo-setng
aud printing all for nothing, and was TO give DR. Ncks
eO0: but probably when the work presented got
fgtened and backed This is the only witness they
have got TO put the box Evidently old friend Oi
Wicks ask YOU gentlemen, TO treat the defendant
YOU would Ike 20 be treated yourselves where In the
sane position; you consider the book obscene you viii
nd the defendant guilty II not he innocent lie then
concluded the case by recting few appr rate hnes
from Cowper and the Court ad jOurned til this morn
1ng.