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LAU FOOK KAU v. UNITED STATES

No. 5591.

34 F.2d 86 (1929)

LAU FOOK KAU v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

July 29, 1929.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell P. Tyler, of San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

Sanford B. D. Wood, U. S. Atty., and Charles H. Hogg, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Honolulu, Hawaii, and George J. Hatfield, U. S. Atty., and George M. Naus, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of San Francisco, Cal., for the United States.

Before RUDKIN, DIETRICH, and WILBUR, Circuit Judges.

WILBUR, Circuit Judge.

The appellant was convicted of sending an obscene letter through the United States mails. The portion of the letter charged to be obscene is set forth in English in the indictment. It was directed to Post Office Box No. 2034, Honolulu, T. H. This post office box was used by the Liberty News, a newspaper of which Siu Chin Tai was president. The letter was anonymous, and contained no address for reply. The allegation in the indictment alleged...

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