Kilgore, Damon Y. (Damon Young), 1827-1888. Moral defence of the pastor of the First Progressive Christian Church / by Damon Y. Kilgore, Esq. ; including eighteen reasons for a new trial with an argument in their support ; also, the charge, opinion and sentence of the court in the case of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs. Rev. Simon M. Landis, M.D., for publishing a book, entitled Secrets of generation ; phonographically reported by C.R. Morgan.

Kilgore, Damon Y. (Damon Young), 1827-1888.

Moral defence of the pastor of the First Progressive Christian Church / by Damon Y. Kilgore, Esq. ; including eighteen reasons for a new trial with an argument in their support ; also, the charge, opinion and sentence of the court in the case of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs. Rev. Simon M. Landis, M.D., for publishing a book, entitled Secrets of generation ; phonographically reported by C.R. Morgan.

[Philadelphia] : First Progressive Christian Church, [1871?]

Cover title.

"In the Court of Oyer and Terminer and Quarter Sessions of the Peace for city and county of Philadelphia, January sessions, 1870."--p. 54.

Landis was charged with obscenity for having published a sex education book, Secrets of generation, that was "lewd, filthy, and corrupt."

Retrospective conversion record: RLIN.

Recon note: Match points differ

Landis, Simon M. (Simon Mohler) -- Trials, litigation, etc.

Trials (Obscenity) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Obscenity (Law) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Landis, Simon M. (Simon Mohler) defendant.

Landis, Simon M. (Simon Mohler) Secrets of generation.

Pennsylvania. Court of Oyer and Terminer (Philadelphia County)

Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Philadelphia County)

Imprint PA. Philadelphia 1871

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