Show THAW TRIAL TESTIMONY united states officer will not alow its publication dallas texas feb 15 W H atwell district attorney for the northern district of texas issued a letter of warning to the newspapers 0 his district with the reference to the publication of the thaw trial proceeding mr atwell calls attention to that section of the federal status which pro hobita the posting of obscene matter for mailing and delivery in the united states and says the nauseating testimony of a witness in the thaw case now being tried in new york in my opinion is superlative obscenity under tho statute above mentioned and federal courts have ao repeatedly held the reproduction of further testimony rise to thought and forwarded through the united sta tea mails in thia district will be made tha basis for presentments to the next federal grand jury convened in this district |