United States v. Gwynne
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
_ Evan E. Gwynne was convicted of bringing Anna Ward from one city to another for immoral purposes, and moves to arrest of judgment and for a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, District Judge.
The defendant was indicted under the Mann Act (Act June 25, 1910, c. 395, 36 Stat. 825 [U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1911, p. 1343]), for the illegal transportation of one Anna Ward from Philadelphia to Baltimore. After the commission of the alleged offense, the defendant and Anna Ward were lawfully married, and the marriage relation existed at the time of the trial. The district attorney offered the wife as a witness. Defendant’s counsel objected on the ground of privilege. The objection was overruled, and the witness was permitted to testify.
If it had been shown that the…
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