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Domestic News May 14, 1873

Juniata Sentinel

Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pennsylvania

What is this article about?

George Francis Train was declared sane and responsible for his actions in court. He faces prosecution for publishing an obscene paper containing Bible quotations questioning if the Bible is obscene. The text criticizes the prosecutors and advocates for strict accountability over insanity pleas.

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George Francis Train has been pronounced sane and responsible for his acts. There is more insanity about the men who prosecuted him than their friends are willing to admit. They have now prosecuted him for publishing an obscene paper. Among the things published were a number of quotations from the Bible, with the question, "Is the Bible an obscene book?" Train may be wayward, but he is a long distance from being insane. There is entirely too much of the doctrine of insanity preached nowadays. Hold men and women to a strict moral and legal accountability for their acts, and there will appear less of this kind of action or conduct on the part of cunning and wayward people, which gives lawyers the opportunity to put in the plea of insanity to help clients into or out of difficulties.

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Legal Or Court Crime

What keywords are associated?

George Francis Train Insanity Ruling Obscenity Prosecution Bible Quotations Legal Accountability

What entities or persons were involved?

George Francis Train

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George Francis Train

Outcome

pronounced sane and responsible; prosecuted for publishing an obscene paper.

Event Details

George Francis Train was pronounced sane and responsible for his acts. Prosecutors, accused of insanity themselves, charged him for publishing an obscene paper including Bible quotations questioning if the Bible is obscene. Commentary criticizes overuse of insanity doctrine and calls for strict accountability.

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