New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-03
1.-THE TRIUMPH or DEATH" AGAIN.
GEORGE H. RICHMOND CHARGED WITH SENDING
by EXPRESS TO SEVERAL YOUNG WOMEN.

GEORGE VI. RICHMOND CHARGED WITH SENDING
IT BY EXPRESS TO SEVERAL YOUNG WOMEN.
The examination Of George II. Richmond, the
publisher Of No. u East Fifteenth-st. charged by
Anthony Comstock with sending copies Of Gabriel
D'Annunzlo's The Triumph OF Death" TO a number
of young women in New-Jersey through the me
dunn of the Adams Express Company. was held
Yesterday morning before United States Commits
sioner Shields. Mr. Richmond arrested early
last spring by Mr.. Comstock on charge of expos
ing this same book for sale. He was tried in April
In the Court of Special Sessions. Mr.. Cons ock APP
pearing as prosecutor. and acquitted. Many
publishers who appeared In court testified that the
book was not immoral. and a copy Of the book sub
mtted by the defence was examined by the Court,
The present case before United States Commits
sioner Shields Is brought under the new law passed
by Congress last winter which makes II criminal
offence TO send improper literature by an express
company, Just II has been unlawful for many
years to send such matter by the malls. The war
rant for the arrest was issued by Commissioner
Shields on the charge that Richmond had sent
copies OF THE Triumph Of Death on May ~ 10
Miss Ella Chambers. Bartetts Female Seminary
Asbury Park " j.; another, on April g. TO Miss
A. r. Ascalle High School. Asbury Park. y. j..
and on the same date sent copy 10 Miss Esther
Seely Baltimore. Nd.
Mr. Comstock called as the first witness. In
reply to Assistant DistrctAttorney Hinman he
said he had forwarded the registered letter bearing
the signature Of Miss Esther Seely to G. II. Rich
mond e. Co.. No. 70 East Fifteenth-st. He received
a registered receipt. and day or two later sealed
copy of the book in question at his office In this
CITY The book had been forwarded by the Adams
Express Company from Baltimore. There was an
outside wrapping put by the express company
In Baltimore but the original wrapping bearing the
address Of Miss seely stu on the book. He
also said that he had mailed the letter bearing the
signatures Of Miss Chambers and Miss AscaNe TO
Richmond Co from this city, and that h he e. had
ne had received the books from the Adams Express
Company. ,
sci for Mr.. Richmond. xr. Comstock admitted
that he wrote the letters TO Richmond to get ev-
dence against him The visit Of Richmond 10 his
0Somstock's) office in April was TO secure the re-
turn Of copies Of the books seized and plates Of
The Triumph OF Death" lie was asked 90 why ne
character Of Richmond"
" J. Peoples librarian OF the Mercantile Ii
fence He said that eight copies Of The Triumph
of Death were on the shelves OF the library FOR
The defendant was then called to the stand He
length as TO the trial in the Court OF Special ses-
sions but all Of these questions were ruled out
by COMMISSIONS Shields on objections by AS;
sistant District-Attorney Human Mr. Richmond
six hundred copies Of the book IN question and
added Mr. Fiske, IL suppose they are now In MIR.
Comstock's private library , . a., Ill.,,
Never mind" said COMMISSIONS Shields. to the
perturbed Inspector that doesn't cut any Ice. as
The bows say" In reply to Mr. Human Mr. Rich
nonI admitted that he had said he would not per
mil n daughter Of his to read the book as pub
's Counsel viii submit briefs in two weeks.