The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-28
NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY JUNE g. 1s7s-TRPIE SHEET

pehaif OF the government to conduct the prosecution
and Mr.. Brooke, Mr.. Jordan and Mr.. McKinay were
counsel for the defendants.
The court room was much more crowded than on the
preceding day. Among the spectators some wo
men, If those who attended expected to hear details O
the alleged Beccher Tlton Challis scandal they were
doomed to deep disappointment for the very question
TO he tried shut all chance OF entering into either the
truth or alsehood of the scandal alluded to- The poin
1S Ii IN sy Tie sTy was w wastas ns
Beecher and Mr. Challis obscene within the mean
TESTIMONY OF ANTHONY J. ooxsrocK.
:, The first witness called to- the stand was Anthony
Young Mems Christian Association, has made his bust
dealers IN obscene books ana pictures lie testified that
he went to Greenwich, Conn. and wrote 70 ne de
w5sS he s
the name OF j. Beardsey.
Ai,er much discussion copy OF the letter was read IN
The part % The es ass 10 long
United through the mails.
Indictment did bring dsiendans within the OPERA
SS the 'tM dRasn the nails
4 faray behalf the g9ysrnmsnt ua made
Judge Batchord, at the close Of the said he
s mes no ans criticism f
ges Of 1863 1872 and 1873 bearing upon the question Of
S s act Of ba ID and
c S an BE-
through the mails In that respect the words were
went provide nat book pamphsst s print in Or Or
Ss IL @ a II n s
down 1872 when the l4sth section Of the act Of that
things not found i IN the act 81 Referred any
written or en scy s
engraved and pr9hibiIed these things from being car
he in the the act 1885, there
WSc scu to Ssrs s or
dsloya devices were engraved Then this act Of 1873
u to ~" very much m scope
section g the act Of sT2 for i il il
Then went on 20 specify certain articles or
graphs bu were physical objects to be employed and
r @ ns 4ssars then s x
circular or Information stating where these things
ing q sgh Information through ne mails: All that was
IN the me act s hy Gs s as series
a bn t or hst 1
SatIon WAS also book This showed that very
Tra,ion aF as it; aaa''Oosy was CONCERNED;
certainty 'ns act the ds
there could have been no intent to include papcrthey
s s sia
tons Of the same character books pamphlets and prints
is "s1 ns Isl
wsra the va. bound 10 be Sa ha that
stn 81
OF this paper pnrported to be something which per
IN s S % s.
ments 1t called itself paper. The Court should say
pamphlet and the Court must take judicial notice of
% where err wses and
paper, that II book. pamphlet picture print
He therefore thought this could not be main
tanned.
Mr.. Purdy, for the government, offered to enter q
none proseqa on the Indictment
Mr. Brooke-No; we want verdict
Judge Batchford-l state to the jury that the
has offered evidence support the Indictment
The jury then found verdict acauittng the prisoners
There applause in Court but several women
Of the strong class gathered around Tennie and
Victoria, and congratulated them the victory they
had just achieved the District Attorney through
legal skill OF their able lawyers There was kiss
ing embracing and IN about FIVE minutes the court
empty and silent il It's echoes had never
been disturbed with tie story OF the Woodruff Cahin
prosecution.