Pamphlets in the Doctor's Rooms

A doctor who had lately moved to the district had his rooms searched. Officers found anti-slavery pamphlets and printed pictures of enslaved people being beaten. On one copy someone had written 'read and circulate'. He was indicted on five counts of publishing libels meant to stir up rebellion. He says the papers were only wrapping for his medical goods and that he handed none of them out. The law here requires proof that he actually published the writings within the district.