7/29/2017 0 Comments Hugh Hefner ARRESTED 1963From the Chicago Tribune, June 5, 1963: The arrest was made on a warrant issued by Judge Norman N. Eiger in Municipal court on complaint of the corporation counsel’s office…After examining the magazine, Judge Eiger said he was satisfied that probable cause existed for the issuance of the warrant. He made it plain that that is the only issue he ruled on. The matter of whether Miss Mansfield’s pictures are art or obscenity must await judicial determination. When the case went to trial a few months later, Hefner took the stand in his defense. From the Trib, December 5, 1963: Hefner said that each person should be his own judge of what is acceptable. He said also that Miss Mansfield was not paid for the photographs, and that she posed to get publicity for a movie…Dr. Ner Littner, a child psychologist and member of the Chicago police censor board appeals committee, told the jury that he did not believe the June issue was obscene and in his opinion it didn’t appeal to “prurient interests for the average person.” In the end, the jury deadlocked 7 to 5, and Judge Nicholas J. Matkovic declared the case a mistrial. Such an interesting story, especially when I think of todays sexual standards in publication. Hard to believe they actually went ahd arrested him. And that it took him until the mid 70's to pack it up ahd head west. Leaving Chicago behind and building the infamous Playboy mansion.
Interesting that he was actually a pioneer in content of a sexual nature in publishing. Jayne Mansfield as wwll because it was her cover that led to hus arrest and court case. Vintage Stylist Dianna Prince
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