BLASPHEMY. MAN CHARGED AT OLD BAILEY.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1908, Page 7

BLASPHEMY. MAN CHARGED AT OLD BAILEY.

A SERIOUS CASE. . SUCIi CASES WILL NOT BE LENIENTLY TREATED. B/ Telegraph.— Pre«» Awooiition.— Copyright. (Received February 11, 9 a.m.) LONDON, 10th February. Harry Boulter, a tailor's cutter, charged at tho Old Bailey with blasphemy, was found guilty. Prisoner had made a practice of addressing public meetings, in conjunction with others, at Highbury Corner, Islington, and giving utterance to mat- [ ters of the most l blasphemous character, Mr. Justice Phillimore commented on tho seriousness of the crime, and gave prisoner an opportunity of signing a written affirmation that he regretted his utterances and promised not to repeat them. He was bound over to come up for judgment when called upon, ths judge adding that such cases woul,d not be treated leniently in the future. Boulter Is thirty-six years old. When tha case was bofore the Bow-street Police Court, Mr. Herbert Muskett, who prosecuted for the Commissioner of Police, said the matter was of great public importance. It was alleged that Boulter had, on three successive Sundays, while addressing meetings at Highbury-corner, used language of the most, blasphemous and horrible character. He had been cautioned over and over again, but he bad dared the authorities to prosecute him. On Sunday, 15th Docember, his language was worse than ever in relation to the Holy Bible and tho general tenets of the Christian religion. The magistrate handed to Boulter the information upon which process was obtained, and explained that he did so in order that it should not be necessary to let anyone in court hear -what, if true, was a disgrace to auv human being. Boulter stated that there iooo not , n a similar Prosecution since lbb<£, and asked for as long a remand aa possible. Ho added : "This will be a lengthy case, and 1 don't think it will be a police court case at all." The maslstrate asked if, in the event of an adjournment, Boulter would undertake that there should be no repetition of what was alleged against him. "Yes I suppose I may give that undertaking " Boulter replied. He added, however, that he could hardly give an undertaking not to address any public meeting during the adjournment. Sir A de Rutzan : Very well, then. Remanded on bail in two sureties of £50 each, and your own recognisances of £100.