Commonwealth v. Place
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 340, Jan. T., 1892, by defendants, James M. Place and Rufus R. Wilson, from judgment of Q. S. Schuylkill Co., March T.; 1891, No. 175, on indictment for libel. Indictment for libel. The indictment set forth the following publication: “ ’Tis the talk of the town.” “ The racy sensation now exciting the Pottsville people. The woman is married, so is the ‘ man who has suddenly gone south for his health, accompanied by his spouse.
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Appeal, No. 340, Jan. T., 1892, by defendants, James M. Place and Rufus R. Wilson, from judgment of Q. S. Schuylkill Co., March T.; 1891, No. 175, on indictment for libel. Indictment for libel. The indictment set forth the following publication: “ ’Tis the talk of the town.” “ The racy sensation now exciting the Pottsville people. The woman is married, so is the ‘ man who has suddenly gone south for his health, accompanied by his spouse. What rumor has to say about it.” ‘‘ Pottsville, Pa., January 24th. Never in Pottsville’s history has she been so excited over a scandal, as that which has…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Paxson,
The appellants were convicted of libel in the court below, and sentenced to both fine and imprisonment. The record is voluminous, containing no less than forty-two specifications of *318error which cover thirty-seven printed pages. Notwithstanding the formidable bulk of the record there is little in it which requires discussion.
The appellants allege that the court erred in refusing to quash the indictment, for the reason that the publication set forth therein was not a libel. The court below very properly refused this motion. The article referred to is not only…
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