, 1880-11-15
r1nrcsscd In His Review Of the
% Testimony in tho Philip
Case.
81 Aim 1tcwitt Comos III for Red Hot
~" l,osc-Whut. Mnrshatl Jow-
eli Snys.
= :, p.,consfolds New Novol'-Gon. shar-
man Is Not Going on tho Retired
List Mt Present.
~ APPALLING, CRIME.

iaa. iaxrcd wit, criminal libel nl, Gclt. GARFIELD,
1rrw @ n crowd of spectators tlils lhorii'nr 10
tha supreme Court, IN Which tllo tlee'sl'fi1
Una IN hc announced. l,eforo tho JiltlEe
,.or wv" III, plaee D,1 lilo bencl', nparly NIL tho
.,ots nr,ys.lrd for tho general r.tblic wcro
s,.suu;r1. mud illu chn!ss wItlltlt tho Ruling
s.se1yrd fur members nf tho Bur nllI OtllGr
rrlylIcrrd uersnlls wcro Hls0 i'led. Ihe
w.,,, ,,rss was tnr,r!y represented, aHl rows Of
aSn,ctato,s stull,llls clase together frlnEct
vh .ha ,uclos,,rr Alrea,1y mentioned.
rhr prisoner occupied scat near Ills
.,unsc1' Counsel fnr Joseph f[art was also
aosr by. Tie prosecution wns represented
ns M" assistant pistrict-Attoruey bell. Il. W.
S,a,rh,,h,. George bliss, nut Joln /. DayGll-
,or, E1llll lt,,,,. .jncI y. Erihrtst, and AS
.t.,ant Distrlel-Attnrley ltolllns wcre among
tI,o uthcr pr!shtls present..
'y t,u,Iur the delivery Of ihc opinion the room
,r.4 % yc5y 1utrt, the auditors listening with
.lnsc attention tn every word. Amusement
.roa manifested by sIites during some pns-
sasps say wrtraylng tho utter future 9t the NJ
tot"n,s ia show tint Sllrll person rs Henry l..
Mosy EYER ad M cSstsnee a'a s,lerG Ws
;u1,,rd To InDk ut piio alintll0r tilrtnT tho
snuaSrts sa ol tile Court OH Mr.. 11owltt's COLI
1rcton With tile ease.
THE OPINION.
Following j. tho opiMl0n:
In th!s stnta the lfhnrty Of speech and Of pross
aro ttialvti. prntcn'cd. nslA IL et'nn oxtent re"
strjctr,i Is t Constitution of tho stnto, and IN
rrrtnu spesIutl G,,sca BY stntutr. U1llor these
nroysIun4, ul,rItE tho pol! tichl ,cnivuss, every
persoi s,s rtullt tn snnnk, write. and publish
ehnractcs. n i,lncps, qunlcn,lons, habits. or!n.
ons. ,|etccis, ,ncrIis, nr lack or them. OF my
candidate tnr u'lf.n III such fnrin nnd tnilnnor tls
to him silll see.n proper. subject IN Inv only TO
nsmu.tlJIlty fnr III, Iis,Iso OF thAt right. Fer
ECh discussions i11e law futs uI' ,ln stantlnra Of
morality. taste. Immunity. nr tccency, hut
leaycs thuse nAttels w1olly 10 tho eehsofsnip or
MORAL sESsE Dr TIL: PEOPLE.
etcrrt That wl,i.n such writings ar publications.
ne clls Il. their character, md nre not priv.
irurd ;he publisher lH.!st hn nhlg, on crthfnHE
presrcut,n, IN +Eluw to tho Jury not only TINT
r1sd u,nlsrs and for lilstiilntlo c,,tls., But
thrse provisions Will he searched Iii win 10 tIs
mn Right to publish MS Eell,sno any f9lso or
isssd hitter Or r. or.S 70 20 r. r.
sffrc. III such tnso Iiuithcr tha forger nor tho
publisher Of llo forgcry y writing or p'hl!shing
h!; senlmenls" M or |!n9s within tmo niT,
any question wfthtl, ti!g rl,,gc nf his lnwlnl
sEgh.s and privileges. lio is. tmth nyoWctify
nit! III fact. putting forth tu tho et,1t,9l'ifnity %
publication Il injurious Within tho law IT Ill,cl,
hu ID bnlnI III such cnse 70 k,ow ith TRUTH Hr tt,
tnke tie coscal,encca IT It's lals!ty: ln respect
knowledge hf THO forgery. there Ia Alnlply q
tnsus untsslls in Tho law ot felony wllci, tho
ply, under tho present condition ut tho lRw,
such nh net rnnnnt he reached except as crinl-
inhl llIpl. hut th!nk II eaniiot te doubted. tllat
toespnso the nllcuesI writer to censnre or In
Jury, public hgtrctl, cttitcmDt, or rtli1ute. or