People v. Hallenbeck

— The same question arises upon the two indictments against the defendant above named. They are both for uttering, writing and publishing a lewd and indecent paper, and they are both demurred to because, as the pleader claims, the indecent writing is not sufficiently described. The *503language of the one indictment is, and the other is similar, “ did utter, write and publish a certain obscene, lewd and indecent paper, and writing, which said paper was inclosed in a sealed envelope and deposited in ’the post-office of the United States, at said town of Catskill, for mailing and delivery, the said…