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 united 8taie3 v. johkson. 453 �United States ». Johnson. �Oirouit Court, 8. D. New York. May 19, 1881.) �1. Pbostitution— Impohtation of Wombk— Act op Maech 3, 1875,1 �3—18 St. AT Large, 477. �Section 3 of the act of March 3, 1875, (18 St. at Large, 477,) relating to the importation of women into the United States for the purposes of prostitution, is applicable to women imported for that purpose from all countries wh»tsoever. �2. Bame — Indictmbnt. �In an Indictment for the violation of such statuts, it is not nec- essary that the acts constituting the importation should be set forth. �3. Samb— Evidence. �Evidence, upon the trial of such indictment, of the character of a house of assignation kept by the defendant, and of acts done at such house after the woman was imported, and while she lived there With the defendant, relating to the place named in the indictment as that where the purpose of prostitution was to be carried out, is admissible to show the purpose of prostitution laid in the indictment. — [Ed. �Indictment. Motion in arrest of judgment. �William P. Fiero, Asst. Dist. Att'y, for the United States, �John A. Goodlett, for defendant. �Blatchfoed, C. J. The defendant was indicted and con- �victed under section 3 of the act of March 3, 1875, (18 St. at �Large, 477,) which provides as f ollows : �' ' That the importation into the United States of women for the purposos of prostitution is hereby forbidden ; and all contracts and agreements iij relation thereto, made in advance or in pursuance of such illegal importa- tion or purposes, are hereby declared void ; and whoever shall knowingly and wilfully import, or cause any importation of, women into the United States for the purposes of prostitution, or shall knowingly or wilfully hold, or attempt to hold, any woman to such purposes, in pursuance ot such illegal importation and contract or agreement, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned not exceeding flve years, and pay a fine not exceeding $5,000." �The indictment was for importing for the purposes of pros- titution. The act is entitled "An act supplementary to the acts in relation to immigration." The first section of the act relates to the certificate of voluntary emigration to be given, under section 2162 of the Revised Statutes, by a con- sul of the United States to the master of a vessel, in regard ��� �