United States v. Loftis

Deady, D. J.

The defendant is accused by the information in this case of “the crime of depositing for mailing and delivery in the post-office of the Unitéd States a publication of an indecent character, and a letter containing indecent and scurrilous epithets, contrary to section 3893 of the Eevised Statutes, committed by knowingly mailing at Rainier, in a sealed envelope, postage paid, and addressed to £ Mr. Joish Way Thayer, Oregon City, Oregon,’ a certain Obscene and indecent writing and publication” in words and figures as herein set forth.

The defendant demurs to the information because it…