The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-12
20 VITAL POINTS.
- Are Decided by Judge
usnford in Federal Court.
$ fossARcARinE LAW INVALID.
$500 HsA Delegated Powsrs-Whst
a,s Illegal PabiScations-More
Cases Against JsrvIs-

go very important oral decisions were
4..aad down yesterday by Judge Hanforc.
-. rases came under each decision. The
ss~rrers 70 the indictments against ]. NJ.
n~ser and George Jarvis for sending OBJ
- sesters through the mails, which the
a ..r,t has held under advisement for sew
.-I dsys, we're sustained, ~ were also
-. srsins. w. J. Henderson, and J. W.
nreAes for violating the oIeomargarine
- argued yesterday by James Hamilton
f1sts The decision IN the latter cases
& ,..edesD the oleomargarine law practically
s.nerssive. ss IL holds that violations OF
Elemental regulations are not indict-
- because congress can not delegate its
i-tdstivs powers and can not prescribe
.sskhment for violation Of regulations
shieh are to be made by some one else.
! l,ssurs Of this decision 10 that II il ex-
1siy similar to one handed down by Judge
Hsaiord over . year ago in regard to in
aiefments for perjury I'm violating land
- regulations. Similar decisions were
eftsYwsrds handed down in Alabama and
Massachusetts, and. being taken to the
Uaissd States supreme court. were sus-
tainsd.
In tho first two canes the court held
tkss the law prohibiting the send
M Of obscene communications through
ne mails only refers to such a.
ass legal publications, but that private
lsssen not previously exhibited 10
third parties are not publications and
shsrefors are not prohibited. He also held
inst the word notorious" written on tho
lscs Of IN envelope addressed 20 q person
Il not . defamatory and hbeious epithet.
IL this he declared there was considerable
doubt In his mind, but he would resolve
the doubt in the prisoners favor.
7 Warner 10 the old Skagit county rancher
Who carried on racy correspondence with
sssestheart in Illinois, who. 20 far from
objecting to the tone Of his letters, re-
spondsd to them In . similar vein. On her
death the old mans letters fell into the
hands of her administrator, who handed
than to the special agent OF tho postofiice
department..
Jarvis IL the young man who was ac-
eused by two young women sisters named
Mckenzie, rooming in the same building
With him, Of annoying them with his am.
orous attentions, both personal and epis-
solary, and when rebuffed of having Will
BED them In an outrageous way in letters
addressed to them and to other persona
On the face Of the envelopes addressed to
them he wrote the word notorious" In
the lower left hand corner, but whether
the word could be applied to the name of
the person addressed or to the house to
which they were addressed. was IN open
question.
Jarvis. however. Is not out of the woods
yet, - q couple Of other indictments grow
Ing out Of his relations with the women
are not yet disposed OF. In one he Is ac-
eased Of having had cards printed stating
the prices charged by the women for in
lamons practices. with the printed sigma
lure of w. J. Dussnberry N broker for the
women. and of having mailed these cards
nenvelopcs addressed to numerous par
Les all over town. In the other indictment
be Is accused OF having stolen from pri-
tate mail box, erected for the reception OF
etiefs addressed TO the inmates Of the
rouse, a letter addressed to Maggie Nc
kenzie. and Of having opened. read and
destroyed IL.