The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-05-12
CONVICT YODER
FOR PUBLICATION
Acted as His Own Counsel and
Used Publications of the Thaw
Trial as Parallel-Gives Bond
TO Desist From Further
Breach.

HnRnul1ctUfNr. ana Il. -. NsdFiClts
Of Hanover, who went NOdcr's
WAS arrested Monday, furnished
both the $500 bond for his
T.. Odcr's) good behavior for
t.elvc months and the additional
bond of $500, which was required
when am appeal to n higher court
WAS noted.
u want il understood" said
Justice John. that ~ iond il fur
niShed Tor Mr.. NNor.. md il nc
DC arrested am. CCu,icted OF
printing ObjCctiOu.t.tc matter at
any time while his appeal is
pending, the bonds tOtaliug $500
will be forfeited"
MIR. Smith was called up by
phone at his home on Chestnut
Hin by The journal this after
noon and asked ia IL was under
stood 10y him and his CO-bOnds-
man that Odcr'S publication was
10 cease.
NO" was the reply. "Our un-
dCrStanding Is tbat Mr.. NOdCr
shall i'm future refrain from pub
fishing anything that might be
considered iibclOUs, and that he
shall also refrain from INDUCING
in personalities
AdOn y. NOder was convicted
i'm the Police Court Wednesday
OF the charge OF uulaWfully print
ing. publishing, selling and dis
tributing literature Of an obscene,
immoral and vulgar nature. man
ifcstly tending TO corrupt the
morals OF youth, and fined 500,
sentenced TO thirty days in Jail
and put under $500 bonds Ito
keep the peace towards all citi-
zens of the Commonwealth"
which literal translation il taken
by many Co mean practically the
suspension Of his publication.
The publisher noted an appeal.
NOuer used as his defense the
Bible. by which ne CndeaVOred to
show that the holy writ contain
ed phrases and terms as obscene
and offensive i'm their nature as
the descriptions used in and the
wording OF his article, ~ Walk
Through Mayo Street." TO which
article exception was taken.
YOder appealed To the court
on account of his family,
and asked that the court forget
all past luminosity which may
have been aroused as result of
the various attacks made upon
Justice Crutchlield by himself,
and render his decision regardless
of the enemies or friends the pub
LEGATION may have caused.
commemorative AttOrn cy
FoIkes, who conducted the case
for the Commonwealth, i'm n
strong and eloquent summing up
bitterly arraigned the prisoner,
forcibly questioned his intentions.
doubted that the articles written
by YOder had tendency to up
lift the morals OF the community,
being of the opinion that said
articles had a contrary effect
tO-wit, manifeStly tending TO cor
rupt the morals of youth; To- lead
nstray the youth of the city.
The Proceedings.
IL was 1915 o'clock when the cas-
Tas reached on the docket.
The accused had entered the cour
DOM fifteen minutes earlier.
Yoder acted as his own counsel.
In anticipation OF the hearing. tn
Dom was damned almost to suffoca
on, every available inch OF standin
oona being occupied. Interest in tn
ase was perhaps more pronounce
nan in any OF his previous trials.
Chief Of Police Louis Werner. q
hose instance Yoder was arrested
as the first and only witness TO TAX
ae stand.
Asked by the Commemorative Al
,rney IL he knew who the publishe
Z the pamphlet in question was, h
eplied:
"Adon A. Yoder."
II admit the responsibility for tn
Of the pamphlet" sal
oder.
Read the article TO which excep
on has been taken" Major Verne
ras instructed by Mr.. Folkes.
This was done. witness emphasizin
he phrases and wording objected I,
Upon conclusion of the recital M
'Olkes gave additional emphasis I
he alleged obscene wording.
THE Commonwealth rests. That
he case" he said.
1T is your privilege to cross-exa
ne the witness, Mr.. YOder," JustiC
said.
Before answering any of Mr.. W
Ier's questions. Your Honor" MajC
Werner requested. II would like Il
dr. Yoder TO tell me what he NEAR
~ danger line in his article.
Worse Than First OfYense.
The publishers Interpretation
he phrase was picturesquely graph
md unfit for publication.
BY requesting an explanation of Il
ERIN, Major Werner shrewdly scort
decided point for the prosecute
Is Yoder's explanation served to en-
,hasize his published expressions.
"How long have you been Chief
oolice?" YOder first asked MajC
Werner.
Five years." was the reply.
Were you acting in this capacit
Turing the Thaw trial?" YOder ne,
Isked him.
Yes" was the answer.
Were you aware that during tn
rial the newspapers of not only tn
.ity. but throughout the United State
printed descriptions OF the trial ar
he relations of Evelyn Thaw wit
Stanford White. which were in the
nature as obscene. revolving and di
gushing as they could possibly hay
been ?" was the next question fired
he Chief by Yoder.
Il can't say that l took cognizant
Il the fact" was the chiefs cool ar
reply.
Was. then. your attention not cal
ID to it?" he was asked.
mo; ! cannot say that il was" ";
he reply.
Had your attention been called
(which action I understood at II
ime was taken in other cities-wou
fou have sworn out warrants for loo
'apers printing the disgusting d,
ails?" Yoder relentlessly asked II
witness.
LAS that was sometime ago, / don
NOW now what L would have dor
hen" the chief replied, not conce'
ng an inch.
The Complainant.
did you swear out the warrant {,