Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-05
So Says Justice John Passing on
Works Of Art
"PsYCHk'S BATH" AND "NAlAD"
Richmond's Inimitabte ard Only Re.
verser Of the Court Of Appeals Pass
es Upon scanty Apparel Of Maiden
Divnities-Fine and Jail.
Special to the paily rrcss.)

Especial to the Daily FrcsSD
RICHMOND. VA. March ia fine n
nf So and one day in Jail was tho
sentence passed on the proprietor of
The Richmond Art Company by Judge
Crutchficld this morning. The proprie-
tor being found guilty Of displaying
works Of art which the Judge consid
cred injurious to the morals Of tie
youth Of the city.
The defendant had a number Of wel!-
known citizens present as witnesses
but these were not put on the stand
Us the pictures were in court and wera
displayed to the judge. Seeing the
pictures hin,self it necessarily follow
ed that the Judge formed an opinion.
and the opinions of others never seem
to have any very great effect on the
only and inimitable Cr',tclhe!d.
The judge gave the company the
privilege Of being found guilty under
the city ordinance, paying lis fine and
ending the case in his court. or being
found guilty under the State law ard
having an imprisonment tackled on to +
the fine. and taking an appeal. The
Companv's marager did not care to end
tie case with the payment of fine. He
accepted the sentence Of ine and in,-
prisonment and then took an appeal to <
the higher court.
Judge Witt will revel in art before
his court says whether Crutchield is
I light or wrong IS
One OF the pictures that Judge Crutcll.
field passed on as tending to corrupt.
the morals Of the youth Of tho Ian!
was the exquisite "Psyche's Bath''&ofs@
more beautiful '.Eaiad,' by NJ F. Ra-
phacl.
rs the bust exposed?' asked tbs
judge When each Of the Sc, en- pictures
Was shown him.
The reply was invariably in the ahil.
native although the ''Naiad' was CLASP
ing her dimpling and tender knees ARK;
he! arm served 4 shelter Ircm the g;,z,.
Of the nrcfane
Another picture that was or rare All:
beautiful design and execution was
"Conyersaticn' by Schweiningcr /.
showed 4 woman at rest upon the
e.reen.sAa.d, iGly chatting to bird
Gu low hanging Dough. The woman
had on little more than the bird. bur
she seemed cHr,i and well content there
by the brook revcllins in the summer. y
tlme-lhe S9cs!. Old sunmer time.
'I.orelei' still more famous PIC 4
tnre: va" passed on as obscene
The only picture which called for
extended comment from the Judge wa.
'Ihe OricntalS Dream by Tojctti, a
tase Italian. This picture the judge
said was artfully conceived to show
every part of the female form divine.
lie kicked vigorously on it, The pro-
rrietor said it would be obscene in a
Darroom aud &c the hahitrcs Of s,ltl:
a place but would not be ohse enc III
t." parlor CT 4 clcan-minGcd man.
1T wouldn't hang in my parlor.''
said the judge and the proprietor pass.
ed him another
They dent worry ne al all" saiL
Crntchljcld. I'm on it years, am.
An old gentleman craned his neck
from the front row CT seats until Il
seemed that il 0caIA snap
Give him O. look for the love OF
heaven, let !.im sec it +" said tho judsc.
and The old gentleman ev,n,ined tho
picture and passed it back without a
smile 4
In The trial of the case fc~c a Jury
INC interesting point Viii be raised as
IN the selection Of twelve i,isn for M SIS
ih:1 on the pictures Twelve men win
Pure thoughts. it is believed. wouI,l
lass Their. as beautiful pictures ara
Mt harmful 10 thcmscls os, Twelv,
seHs2alists might not 10 iarrc;l 'rwelys
Ordinary citizens Of the -enus familiar.
" ca.lcH Pops might Sc secured aI,l
thci the burden Of passing on slch pic
lures would make t|,eir humble shout
GERS slope a little mere
III al the trial or tie cas:. before
Jury promises 70 create H.Gl,n en,,,ar. Il
fasamcnt and mere bushes ana .,csita.
''on than CITY Of this Size has ever
Witnessed
Judge Witt. himself. will ne the DuEt,
eye Of The Public for the roncc.