“Wouldn't the book as a whole be put in?’’
he asked, “or would they be indicted just for
the footnotes?'’ He said almost every stand
ard history contained Latin footnotes of mat
ter which taken by themselves might be con
sidered obscene.
“The government is trying to put some
thing before the jury which no one ever did
mail, trying to prejudice my case," said the
defendant.
“Consider the eminent authors, Carlyle, the
great Scotch Presbyterian, in his life of
‘‘Frederick the Great." Robertson's “Charles
the Fifth." Hallam's “Aliddle Ages,’’ all have
footnotes, like I had printed in Latin because
they were not decent enough to print in
English. There is matter in the works of
Luther. Knox and Calvin in Latin which has
never been questioned and which they con
sidered unfit to print in a live language.”
Prof. Pulliam translated the Latin after
the court had overruled vigorous objection.
The defendant charges that it was matter
which Roman Catholic priests were taught
concerning the confessional, giving questions
which lie alleges were asked in the confes
sional.
After the translation had been completed
Prof. Pul ban was questioned by Air. Don
aldson.
“Is the Latin language studied in our
schools and colleges?" he was asked.
“Yes, sir.”
“How many people in this country study
Latin, approximately
"1 couldn't say."
“Can a student of Latin fairly well
grounded in the language get an idea about
the Latin the Watson article contains?"
“He couldn't read it without studying. He
could read the first and second sections with
the aid of a lexicon without much trouble.”
The witness also said there were so many
misprints that he first pronounced the Latin
unintelligile. Even a college graduate
couldn't get an idea of but two sections, be
said.
