New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-06
He Has Read 800
,unure Ones. but Isn't
Allowed to Qualify.
-owSTOCK ON TRIAL
AS JUDGE OF EVIL
..,crrley Case Opens in Federal
court-Morality of "Hagar
Revelly" in Question.

.,.,v Comsto,ks Judgment as a
and his opinions as a literary
~ on trial i'm the United States
4 ,hc prosecution by Comstock OF
I ...,a Kenncrley. a publisher Of Nc 2
4 ...b street. who is charged with
4 .,-s obscene matter through the mail
4 ..-is, published "Hagar Revolly.
.,l rortlayIns the careers Of two
c-.s employed in "a department
,r which the theme OF the effect NJ
,.ges or morality is discussed. II
/ urren Dos Daniel Carson Goodman
\ -,,-s was noteworthy gathering OF
...r-s .r court when judge Learned
4 ~ ,.nc8 The konrcrlcy case. They
bere go testify 20 the questions OF
eel ~ kmncricy. John Quinn and
u. Lockwood. who sought 10 show
4 =. ire book was not any more immoral
4 standard works by well known
..ors ,.
L.. specfc charge AGAINST kcnnerley
4 nat hc mailed "a copy Of tho book to
4 r,rs Gerard. 40 Pocomoke City. Md.
&, a. admitted 10y counsel. and the
/, sse,t.on before the jury. judge Hand
.-,.neel. was whether the book was
81 ascivous. indecent and filthy,
charged
yo-nsr Hspeool. editor Of "Harper's
!, ..tlv.~ was one OF the first witnesses
I'D BE was summoned as an expert,
l.. og.nn said. BE testified that he had
I'd prohab.y dfty obscene books. thirty
others o. q different grade of i'm
-,r. th.rt,-avc more OF third grade
I'd Two hundred filthy publications. He
L De- though, De- was competent TO give
opinion as 90 whether a book il OBJ
sa, ol not
-rsse Hand ruled that he could state
1 /, olnion. bat could not qualify as an
{ue-t ~. Hapeo0i intimated that he
a NOT in sympathy with the prosecution
IN win the suppression Of the white
,,," flms which were shown under the
SPICES % The Medical Review OF Re
,ss." BE was asked If he had discussed
J h young girls the effect Of such pct
r.. and books upon them.
O,.y with nay daughter" he answered.
Have you talked with any other girls
boat ne question
! am not in the habit Of discussing
.h questions with young girls" an
st-el Hapgood.
The attorneys for Kennerly, in pre-
r'rg ihs case 90 the jury. read most of
} book aloud.
4 81. quinn c0ntraSted the excerpts from
D Goodmans novel with passages from
j tons Paradise Lost" Shakespeare
4 aoneo and Juliet. King Lear"
4 yl.. Ado Abol; Nothing The Tam
4 Of the Shrfw' and 4 Winters
] ale" Johnson's "Massinger.' Thomas
3arEs Poems. Songs and sonnets.
3pJus Sir Walter Scott" and works
modern sex problems BY John u.
D l.keiellrr Ir. and Katharine Is. Davis,
= f Commissioner OF Corrections.
Z oiaG literary men summoned as wit
sssos Vere jeremiah jerks professor OF
\ aoogy BOO Columbia University: J. b.
Isricot literary editor Of Life" and
fonar1 De Abbott. literary editor of
4 c-Teat Opinion
n case Will Doe resumed at 1870 O'Clock
-csy.
Oh December - last William Cleary. a
rk employed by Kennerley. was fined
ty justices Moss. Fleming and
heeie. sitting in Special Sessions. for
Ing copy OF "Hagar Revelly.' In
"nolncing sentence Justice Moss said.
iou are only the clerk. and if We had
publisher Of the book we would not
p dealt So lenienuy with him. This
- is hlihy. The author Of il knew
iA' De was wrtins lie wrote II for
o'-is and cents, and not TO uplift the
erals or better women and girls"