State v. Holedger

The opinion of the court was delivered, by

Dunbar, J.

The appellant was indicted for the crime of publishing, editing and selling obscene and indecent literature in Spokane county, Washington. The essential part of the information was as follows :

“ Frank Holedger is hereby charged with the crime of publishing, editing and selling obscene and indecent literature, committed as follows, to-wit: That on the 12th day of January, A. D. 1895, at the county of Spokane and state of Washington, Frank Holedger then and there being, did then and there knowingly, unlawfully, maliciously, scandalously and…