THE MYLEUS CASE.
DECISION OK THE CO CUT. Ey Cable—Press Association—Copyright New York, .January 14. The, United States Court of Appeal held that no moral turpitude was involved in Mylius' criminal libel on Kill™ George for which lie was convicted in England. The court held that if no / moral turpitude were involved hy Mylius publishing in Kugland a defamatory libel against a Devon laborer or a London street sweeper, therefore no moral turpitude was involved if the same libel were pitUi-hed regarding the Lord Chancellor or even King George. As the Government. is not appealing to the ('nilcd Slates Supreme Court, a last resource, is now left it. Melius will accordingly be admitted as a desirable citizen. The court admitted that the libel was a brutal one. lint declared itself unable to allow i|uestiims of rank to enter into consideration.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 169, 16 January 1914, Page 5
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140THE MYLEUS CASE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 169, 16 January 1914, Page 5
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