Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-03
dick" SHEPARD
UNDER ARREST.
Charged With Seeding Informa.
ion Concerning Lewd Litera.
turc Through Mails.
UNCLE SAM RUNS HIM DOWN
Said to Have Been Guilty Of Many aud
Continued 0deuses - Evidence
Strong Against Him.

r. r, Shepard. proprietor OF "Ye
Olde Booke store was arrested yes
terday afternoon, on a warrant from
the United states commissioners office,
charging him with violating the United
states statutes regulating the sending
Of literature through the mails, The
accused is charged IN detail with send
ing through the mail Information as to
how certain obscene leWd, lasciyious
books, pictures writings, prints and
publications might be obtained" the
letter being addressed Ia 6. g. Latimer,
box SiS Denver Colo. Latlmer Is "a
United States postoffice inspector, and
opened correspondence with shepard
last May The Information IS alleged
10 have been given By Shepard In a
letter written June ., 1905,
The second count charges shepard
with having sent to the same address
on the same date a certain printed
advertisement" I'm which obscene books
ana pictures were exploited
UNDER BONDS,
Mr., Shepard was arrested by Deputy
Marshal Page, and gave bail In $500,
10 answer Aug. 7. with j. F. Megreath
and G. W. Meyer as his bondsmen.
The accused claims that the books adj
vertised I'm the catalogue are sold by
dealers generally: moreover that there
is not an obiectlonble picture or eX-
preston In the printed advertisement.
LAW IS SEVERE.
Tho explanation however, affects tho
case but slightly as the federal law
has a way Of covering just such points.
II states In specific detail that 1t is
Just as bad 20 send an advertisement
telling how and where lewd books may
be obtained as to send the books Them
selves. The statute on this point in
cludes every article, or thing intended
or adopted or adapted for any inn
moral use and every written or printed
card, letter circular book, pamphlet,
advertisement. or notice Of any kind
giving Information directly or Indirect
~ where on how or OF whom or by what
means any Of the herembefore men-
toned things may be obtained or
made"
HEARING on MONDAY
Mr. Shepherd has taken the matter
Of his arrest very much to heart. and Is
noticeably indisposed on account OF It,
As Commissioner Baldwin Is out Of
town he was taken TO ogden for ar
raignment before Commissioner Ma
loney His hearing is set for next Mon
day when II viii be determined whether
or not he shall be bound over to await
action Of the grand jury on the case.
CAME FROM KANSAS,
Shepard came to Salt Lake from
Kansas 10 or ~ years ago and for a
long time before engaging IN the book
business practised law and engaged I'm
politics. In the latter field he was
quite active for some years and was at
one time "A member OF the Utah state
Legislature. His friends who know him
best as Dick Shepard, are much sur
prised 10 see him In the present trou-
Bile. II appears that the agents Of
Uncle sam have been on his trail FOR
a long time and that they have a
strong case against him. They say,
also, that it has In Il elements that are
particularly damaging, and that they
viii make the most Of them Mr. Shep-
ard himself being a lawyer Of ability
may he counted upon 10 make a stub
born fight against conviction. The out
come Of the case will be watched with
Interest both on account of Mr. Shep-
ards previous prominence IN the com
munity and from the reason that the
government Intends 10 push the prose
cution with vigor.